كَثِيرِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
45
Books
33
Teachers
16
Students
10
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·كَثِيرِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ
Known As (يُعرف بـ) ·
Kunya (الكنية) ·
Nasab (النسب)
Status / Rank (الرتبة) Sahabi (Companion) · Thiqah Thabt
Born ~ BH (~602 CE) ·
Embraced Islam 7 AH (after the Battle of Khaybar)
Died AH (679 CE) ·
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ —
Biography
"O Allah, fill him with knowledge."
The Prophet ﷺ supplicated for Abu Hurayrah after he complained of forgetting hadith. From that day, Abu Hurayrah said: "I never forgot a hadith after that."
— Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim (multiple chains)This well-attested narration is cited by classical scholars as the divinely-given basis for Abu Hurayrah's extraordinary memory.
Reliability Assessment
صحابي جليل
Distinguished Companion of the Prophet ﷺ — unconditionally trustworthy
Abu Hurayrah is one of the seven most prolific narrators of Hadith. Because of the sheer volume of his narrations — exceeding five thousand — his case received particular attention from classical Hadith critics. The early scholars established his reliability through multiple lines of evidence: his close companionship of the Prophet ﷺ for three years of devoted study, the consistent agreement of his narrations with those of other Sahaba, the prayers of the Prophet ﷺ for his memory (preserved in authentic chains), and the testimony of his contemporaries.
All Hadiths Narrated - 45
Distribution By Collection
Jamia Biyan Al Ailm w Fazila
9 (20%)Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanble
2 (4%)Musnad of Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal - Cordoba - T - N Cordoba Foundation - Cairo
2 (4%)Shuab ul Iman
2 (4%)Aamali Al Muhamli - Riwayat Ibn Yahyaa Albaye
2 (4%)Musnad Ibne Abi Shaibah
1 (2%)Musnad Al Shammean
1 (2%)Musnad Al Shahab
1 (2%)Al Aadab Al Baihaqee
1 (2%)Al Targeeb Fi Fazail Al Amal w Sawab Zalik
1 (2%)Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
1 (2%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
1 (2%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
1 (2%)Al Mukhlisyat w Ajza Akhari Abi Tahir Al Mukhlis
1 (2%)Al Madkhal Iilaa Al Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
1 (2%)Mawarid Al Zaman Iilaa Zawayid Ibn Hibban
1 (2%)Musnad Imam Abi Hanifa Riwayat Abi Naeem
1 (2%)Mukhtsar Sunan Abu Dawood Al Munzari
1 (2%)Al-Ihsan fi Taqreeb Sahih Ibn Hibban, an investigator - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Al-Risala Foundation, Beirut
1 (2%)Encouragement in the virtues of deeds and the reward for that - T. Muhammad Hassan Muhammad Hassan Ismail - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut - Lebanon
1 (2%)People of Faith - T. Mukhtar Ahmed Al-Nadawi, owner of the Salafi House in Bombay - India - n Al-Rushd Library for Publishing and Distribution in Riyadh in cooperation with the Salafi House in Bombay, India
1 (2%)Sahih Mawared al-Thirsin to Zawa'id Ibn Hibban - T. Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani - Dar al-Sami'i for Publishing and Distribution, Riyadh - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
1 (2%)Sunan Al-Darimi - T. Fawaz Ahmed Zumrli, Khaled Al-Saba Al-Alami - Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi - Beirut
1 (2%)The Collector of the Statement of Knowledge and His Excellence Al-Qurtubi - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Fawaz Ahmad Zumrli - Al-Rayyan Foundation - Dar Ibn Hazm
1 (2%)Sunan Ibn Majah - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. Abi Al-Maati Library
1 (2%)Sunan Abi Daoud - T - N Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi - Beirut
1 (2%)The Collector of the Explanation of Knowledge and His Excellence Al-Qurtubi - T. Mosaad Abdel Hamid Muhammad Al-Saadani - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
1 (2%)Sunan Abi Dawood
1 (2%)The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
1 (2%)Sunan Ibn Majah
1 (2%)Sunan Darmi
1 (2%)Sahih Ibn Hibban
1 (2%)Musnad e Bazzar
1 (2%)Classical Scholar Assessments
Engaging with Skepticism مناقشة الشبهات
A small number of voices — both early and modern — have raised questions about the volume of Abu Hurayrah's narrations. Classical and modern scholars have addressed these systematically. We summarise the key responses here.
Position of the Major Legal Schools
Sunni (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali)
Shi'a (Ja'fari)
Ibadi