مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ،
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
67
Books
12
Teachers
54
Students
17
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ،
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 - 67
Distribution By Collection
Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
22 (33%)Kitab Al Ezma
18 (27%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
8 (12%)Zakir Al-Quran w Riwayatihim Bazahum Baza
6 (9%)Kitab Al Amsal Fi Al Hadith Nabi
6 (9%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
1 (1%)Shuab ul Iman
1 (1%)Al-Bayhaqi’s Belief and Guidance to the Path of Righteousness on the Madhhab of the Predecessors and the Companions of Hadith - T. Ahmed Essam Al-Kateb - Dar Al-Afaq Al-Jadidah - Beirut
1 (1%)Al Qaza Wl Qadar
1 (1%)Al Etaqad w Al Hidayah Ilah Sabeel Al Reshad
1 (1%)Mosua Al Tib Al Nabi
1 (1%)Fazail Al-Khulfa Al-Rashidin
1 (1%)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