أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
49
Books
31
Teachers
11
Students
16
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو
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 - 49
Distribution By Collection
The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
4 (8%)Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah (with comments by Mahmoud Khalil) - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. The Islamic Bureau - Beirut
3 (6%)Sahih Ibn Khuzamia
3 (6%)Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah - Verified, commented on, and extracted his hadiths and presented to him by: Dr. Muhammad Mustafa Al-Azami - N. The Islamic Bureau
3 (6%)Al-Muntaqa min Al-Sunan Al-Musnadah - T. Abu Ishaq Al-Huwaini - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
2 (4%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
2 (4%)Al Mantaqi Min Al Sunnan Al Musnad Ibn Al Jarood
2 (4%)Musnad of Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal - Cordoba - T - N Cordoba Foundation - Cairo
2 (4%)Aamali Al Muhamli - Riwayat Ibn Yahyaa Albaye
2 (4%)Musnad Ahmed bin Hanbal. - The Research Office of the Thesaurus Society - The Islamic Thesaurus Society.
2 (4%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
2 (4%)Al-Muntaqa min al-Musnad al-Mashkol - T - N Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
2 (4%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
2 (4%)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 (2%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
1 (2%)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
1 (2%)Sunan Ibn Majah - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. Abi Al-Maati Library
1 (2%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
1 (2%)Al Mukhlisyat w Ajza Akhari Abi Tahir Al Mukhlis
1 (2%)Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanble
1 (2%)Musannaf Ibne Abi Shaibah
1 (2%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai
1 (2%)Majma uz Zawaid Wa Manba ul Fawaid
1 (2%)Masnad Al Royani
1 (2%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
1 (2%)Musnad Abi Awana
1 (2%)Musnad Siraj
1 (2%)Al Kuna w Al Asma Lil Dulabi
1 (2%)Sunan Ibn Majah
1 (2%)Musnad Imam Abi Hanifa Riwayat Abi Naeem
1 (2%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
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