Who was Abū Hurayra?
The companion who preserved more hadith than any other — by his own account because of a duʿāʾ the Prophet ﷺ made for his memory. The three years he spent in the Prophet's ﷺ constant company.
10 passages from 7 books in the library
Abū Hurayra was the companion who transmitted more hadith than any other, and the cited classical works draw heavily on his narrations. Across al-Ghazali's Iḥyāʾ and Ibn Kathir's histories, countless reports are introduced "from the hadith of Abū Hurayra," preserved by al-Bukhārī, Muslim, al-Tirmidhī, Ibn Mājah, and others. Al-Ghazali records the Prophet ﷺ addressing him directly, "O Abū Hurayra…," and the sources note that he embraced Islam and migrated comparatively late, yet became the foremost preserver of the Prophet's ﷺ words.
Drawn from the classical sources below — in the scholars' own words.
The classical approach.
These passages are drawn from 7 books by Ibn Kathir and Imam al-Ghazali — part of the classical Sunni tradition that carries over a thousand years of reflection on the Qurʾān, the authentic Sunnah, and the consensus of the early community. Nothing below is a paraphrase. The words are the scholars' own, translated from the original Arabic manuscripts.
14th century · Bosra, Syria
Monumental history Al-Bidāyah wa al-Nihāyah, the world's most widely read Qurʾanic commentary, and the classical Stories of the Prophets.
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"Abu Sa'id and Abu Huraira, and Abu Huraira didn't migrate until much later, making it unlikely he"
11th–12th century · Ṭūs, Khurāsān
Reviving the inner life of Islam through the Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn — one of the most influential works ever written in any religious tradition.
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"Abu Huraira reported, The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, O Abu Huraira, if"
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"Abu Huraira narrated that, The generous ignorant person is more beloved to Allah than the worshipful"
11th–12th century · Ṭūs, Khurāsān
Reviving the inner life of Islam through the Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn — one of the most influential works ever written in any religious tradition.
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"Hadith the world is cursed and all within it is cursed reported by Al-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah from the hadith of Abu Huraira"
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"Reported by Abu Dawood Al-Tirmidhi Ibn Majah Ibn Hibban and Al-Hakim who authenticated it from the hadith of Abu Huraira"
14th century · Bosra, Syria
Monumental history Al-Bidāyah wa al-Nihāyah, the world's most widely read Qurʾanic commentary, and the classical Stories of the Prophets.
More on Ibn Kathir →
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"It is reported from Abu Huraira concerning the Prophet peace be upon him with some peculiarities in its narration"
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"Al-Bukhari reported that Abu Huraira said that the Prophet peace be upon him said on the day of resurrection"
11th–12th century · Ṭūs, Khurāsān
Reviving the inner life of Islam through the Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn — one of the most influential works ever written in any religious tradition.
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"throat, is reported in a mursal form by Ibn Abi Dunya from Shabi. Al-Bukhari narrates from Abu Huraira"
11th–12th century · Ṭūs, Khurāsān
Reviving the inner life of Islam through the Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn — one of the most influential works ever written in any religious tradition.
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"Fatima and al-Bazaar from Abu Huraira. Allah loves the rich, forbearing, and restrained, though there"
11th–12th century · Ṭūs, Khurāsān
Reviving the inner life of Islam through the Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn — one of the most influential works ever written in any religious tradition.
More on Imam al-Ghazali →
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"It was noted that Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Asbahani made an error in the narration from Abu Huraira."
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