قَبِيصَةَ بْنِ الْمُخَارِقِ
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
36
Books
28
Teachers
14
Students
6
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·قَبِيصَةَ بْنِ الْمُخَارِقِ
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 - 36
Distribution By Collection
Musnad of Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal - Cordoba - T - N Cordoba Foundation - Cairo
4 (11%)Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanble
3 (8%)The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
2 (6%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
2 (6%)Sharah Maani Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
2 (6%)Masnad Humaidi
1 (3%)Marfa Al Sunan wl Aasaar
1 (3%)Al Sunan Al Sagheer Al Baihaqee
1 (3%)Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
1 (3%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
1 (3%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
1 (3%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal
1 (3%)Al Amwal Abu Ubaida
1 (3%)Sarah Al Sunnah Al Baghvi
1 (3%)Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf
1 (3%)Ahadith Al Shoyoukh Al Seeqat (Al Mushaykhat Al Kubra)
1 (3%)Al Minta Al Kubra Sharah w Takhreej Al Sunan Al Sugrah Al Baihaqee
1 (3%)Al Jaami Al Kabir Al Suyuti
1 (3%)Daeef Al Targheeb w Al Tarheeb
1 (3%)Tahdhib Aasaar
1 (3%)Al Fard Dar Al Qutni
1 (3%)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 (3%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
1 (3%)Majma uz Zawaid Wa Manba ul Fawaid
1 (3%)Musnad Al-Hamidi - T. Habib Al-Rahman Al-Azami - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya, Al-Mutanabi Library - Beirut, Cairo
1 (3%)The workbook Ibn Abi Shaybah (Al-Fikr) - Dar Al-Fikr - Dar Al-Fikr
1 (3%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
1 (3%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
1 (3%)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