أبو هريرة
Abu Hurayrah
Foremost Narrator of Hadith
Quick Facts
Birth
Yemen (Daws)
Tribe
Daws
Relationship
Companion of the Suffah
Major Role
Preserver of the Prophet's words
Death
c. 679 CE, Madinah
Coming to Islam in the year of Khaybar, Abu Hurayrah devoted himself to the Prophet's company, living among the poor of the Suffah, and became the most prolific narrator of hadith.
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Devotion to Knowledge
Sahih Hadith
He kept close to the Prophet ﷺ, filling his memory rather than his stomach, and prayed for a retentive memory that was answered — preserving thousands of narrations.
Historical Sources
- ✦Sahih al-Bukhari; Sahih Muslim