Abd al-Rahman ibn Sakhr al-Dawsi

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Abd al-Rahman ibn Sakhr al-Dawsi, better known as Abu Hurayrah, was a prominent companion of the Prophet Muhammad and the most prolific narrator of hadith in Sunni Islamic tradition.

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instanceOf Muslim
Sahabi
Sunni figure
hadith narrator
historical person
acceptedBy Sunni hadith scholars
appointedBy Umar ibn al-Khattab NERFINISHED
associatedWith Ahl al-Suffa NERFINISHED
burialPlace Al-Baqi Cemetery NERFINISHED
category Companions of the Prophet
Sunni hadith narrators
companionOf Muhammad NERFINISHED
convertedToIslamDuring Medinan period
deathPlace Medina NERFINISHED
era 7th century
ethnicity Arab
followedSchool Sunni Islam NERFINISHED
gender male
governorOf Bahrain NERFINISHED
hasAlias Abu Hirr NERFINISHED
Abu Huraira NERFINISHED
Abu Hurayrah NERFINISHED
honorific Radiyallahu ‘anhu
knownFor being the most prolific narrator of hadith in Sunni Islam
companionship with the Prophet Muhammad
language Arabic
livedIn Medina NERFINISHED
narratedFor Muhammad NERFINISHED
narratedHadithCountApprox over 5000
narratedHadithInSahihAlBukhariApprox over 4000
narratedHadithInSahihMuslimApprox over 4000
praisedBy Sunni hadith critics
praisedFor devotion to learning hadith
strong memory
region Yemen NERFINISHED
religion Islam
student Abu Salih al-Samman NERFINISHED
Anas ibn Malik NERFINISHED
Ibn Abbas NERFINISHED
Ibn Umar NERFINISHED
Sa‘id ibn al-Musayyib NERFINISHED
studentOf Muhammad NERFINISHED
supportedCaliph Abu Bakr NERFINISHED
Ali ibn Abi Talib NERFINISHED
Umar ibn al-Khattab NERFINISHED
Uthman ibn Affan NERFINISHED
teacher Muhammad NERFINISHED
tribe Daws NERFINISHED
wasPoorCompanion true

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Abu Hurayrah fullName Abd al-Rahman ibn Sakhr al-Dawsi