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Abu Hurayrah

أبُو هُرَيْرَة عَبْد ٱلرَّحْمَٰن بْن صَخْر ٱلدَّوْسِيّ ٱلزَّهْرَانِيّ

Abu Hurayrah

603 CE – 679 CE (13 AH – 59 AH)(aged ~76) Born in Yemen Died in Medinah Banu Daws

Abu Hurayrah was a prominent companion of the Prophet Muhammad, renowned for narrating more hadith than any other companion. He embraced Islam in Medina and played a key role in preserving the Prophet's sayings and actions.

Abu Hurayrah, born Abd al-Rahman ibn Sakhr, hailed from the Banu Daws clan of the Zahran tribe in Arabia around 603 CE. He converted to Islam around 7 AH (629 CE) through Tufayl ibn 'Amr and migrated to Medina, where he became a close companion of the Prophet Muhammad and a member of the Suffah. Abu Hurayrah memorised over 5,000 hadiths and participated in several military expeditions including Khaybar, Mu'tah, and Tabuk. Under Caliph Umar, he briefly served as governor of Bahrain and later worked as a judge in Medina. He died in 679 CE (59 AH) and was buried at al-Baqi'.

Significance

He is the most prolific narrator of hadith, whose narrations form a foundational basis for Sunni Islamic jurisprudence and scholarship.

Reputation in tradition

Highly praised in Sunni tradition as the most prolific hadith narrator and a key transmitter of the Prophet's teachings; some non-Sunni scholars question his reliability.
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Father

Abd al-Rahman ibn Sakhr (عبد الرحمن بن صخر)
Classical grade
thiqa
Generation
Ṣaḥābī (Companion)
Narrations by collection
  • forty hadith nawawi: 0
Why they matter in hadith

He is the most prolific narrator of hadith, transmitting thousands of sayings of the Prophet.

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