أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ

· BH - AH

Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت

Narrations

155

Books

Teachers

Students

Identity

Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ

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 - 155

Distribution By Collection

Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya

9 (6%)

Musnad of Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal - Cordoba - T - N Cordoba Foundation - Cairo

7 (5%)

Musnad Ahmed bin Hanbal. - The Research Office of the Thesaurus Society - The Islamic Thesaurus Society.

7 (5%)

The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N

5 (3%)

Majma uz Zawaid Wa Manba ul Fawaid

5 (3%)

Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanble

5 (3%)

Al Maqsad Al Ala Fi Zawaid Abu Yaalaa

5 (3%)

The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Al-Fikr) - Dar Al-Fikr - Dar Al-Fikr

4 (3%)

Musnad Ahmed as a director - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Adel Morshed, and others - by Al-Resala Foundation

4 (3%)

Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani

4 (3%)

Musnad Abu Yaalaa

4 (3%)

Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut

3 (2%)

Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain

3 (2%)

Al Fawaid Al Shahir Bial Ghilaniat

3 (2%)

Musannaf Ibne Abi Shaibah

3 (2%)

Shuab ul Iman

3 (2%)

The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage

3 (2%)

Al Kuna w Al Asma Lil Dulabi

3 (2%)

The Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal - T. Shuaib Al-Arna'ut - Adel Murshid, and others - N Al-Risala Foundation

3 (2%)

Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani

3 (2%)

The substantive refinement of Hilyat al-Awliya', by Hafiz Abi Naim al-Asbhani - T - N Dar Taibah for Publishing and Distribution -

3 (2%)

Manaqib Ameer Al Momineen Ali Bin Abi Talib Moghazli

2 (1%)

Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat

2 (1%)

Musnad Imam Ahmad - T. Ahmed Muhammad Shaker - Dar Al-Hadith - Cairo

2 (1%)

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

2 (1%)

Makarim Al Ikhlaq Al Khraiti

2 (1%)

Al Aasaar Abu Yousaf

2 (1%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai

2 (1%)

Sunan al-Nisa'i al-Kubra for al-Nisa'i - d. Abd al-Ghaffar Suleiman al-Bandari, Syed Kasravi Hassan - Dar al-Kutub al-'Ilmiyyah - Beirut

2 (1%)

The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Awamah) - T. Muhammad Awamah - Dar Al-Qibla

2 (1%)

Al-Sunan (known as Al-Sunan Al-Kubra) by Al-Nasa'i - Dar Al-Taseel Research Center - Dar Al-Taseel - Cairo

2 (1%)

Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee

2 (1%)

Tafseer Min Sunan Saeed Bin Mansoor

1 (1%)

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 (1%)

The Compiled Book of Hadiths and Antiquities - T. Kamal Yusuf Al-Hout - Al-Rushd Library - Riyadh

1 (1%)

Al-Sunan Al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, and in its appendage is Al-Jawhar Al-Naqi - T - N Majlis Al-Maarif Al-Maarif - Hyderabad

1 (1%)

The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr

1 (1%)

Al-Musnad Al-Sahih Muslim, summarized by the transfer of justice from justice to the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, Sahih Muslim - A group of investigators - Dar Al-Jeel - Beirut

1 (1%)

Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain

1 (1%)

Al-Fitan by Naeem bin Hammad - Prof. Dr. Suhail Zakkar - Dar Al-Fikr

1 (1%)

The workbook, Abd al-Razzaq al-Sana'ani, Research Center, Dar al-Taseel, Dar al-Taseel, Cairo

1 (1%)

Musnad Ishaq bin Rahawayh - Musnad Ibn Abbas - T. Muhammed Mukhtar Dirar Al-Mufti - Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi

1 (1%)

Makaram al-Akhlaq by al-Kharati and its Excellencies, and Mahmoud its methods - Dr. Abdullah bin Bajash bin Thabit al-Hamiri - Al-Rushd Library in 2006 AD

1 (1%)

Makarim morals for cartography - Dr. Suad Suleiman Al-Khandaqawi - N

1 (1%)

Masawi Al Akhlaq Wamadhumumaha

1 (1%)

Sunan Darmi

1 (1%)

Musnad Ishaq Bin Rahiviyah

1 (1%)

Musannaf Abdul Razzaq

1 (1%)

Al Muajam Al Sagheer Tibrani

1 (1%)

Sunan Saeed Bin Mansoor

1 (1%)

Musnad Al Shahab

1 (1%)

Fazail Al Sahaba Al Ahmad Bin Hanble

1 (1%)

Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar

1 (1%)

Al Targeeb Fi Fazail Al Amal w Sawab Zalik

1 (1%)

Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi

1 (1%)

Kitab Al Aasaar Al Shabani

1 (1%)

Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi

1 (1%)

Al Mantaqi Min Kitab Makarim Al Ikhlaq w Maa Lia

1 (1%)

Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal

1 (1%)

Al Amwal Ibn Zanjoya

1 (1%)

Al Aahad w Al Masani

1 (1%)

Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta

1 (1%)

Kitab Al Fittan

1 (1%)

Sifatul Jannah

1 (1%)

Nawadar Al Asool Fi Marfa Al Hadith Al Rasool

1 (1%)

Mosua Al Tib Al Nabi

1 (1%)

Al Jaami Al Kabir Al Suyuti

1 (1%)

Al Kifaya Fi Ailm Al Riwayh Al Khatib Al Baghdadi

1 (1%)

Jamia Biyan Al Ailm w Fazila

1 (1%)

Akhbar Makkah Fi Qadeem Al Dahar w Hadith Al Fakhi

1 (1%)

Akhbar Makkah Al Azraqi

1 (1%)

Al Qatuf Al Dania Al Darmi

1 (1%)

Tareekh Al-Madina

1 (1%)

Daeef Al Targheeb w Al Tarheeb

1 (1%)

Sahih Muslim

1 (1%)

Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Al Harsi

1 (1%)

Classical Scholar Assessments

The cards below present assessments from the major classical critics. Together they form the standard reference for evaluating Abu Hurayrah's status in the science of Rijal (narrator criticism).

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