168 hadith
I heard the Prophet ﷺ say, "How wretched it is for a man to say, 'I have forgotten such-and-such surah,' or, 'I have forgotten such-and-such verse.' Rather, he was made to forget."
أحمد 4288SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "How wretched it is for a man to say, 'I have forgotten such-and-such surah,' or, 'I have forgotten such-and-such verse.' Rather, he was made to forget."
مسلم 1843SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "How wretched it is for one of you to say, 'I have forgotten such and such a verse.' Rather, he was made to forget."
أحمد 4085SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ led the prayer and omitted a verse. A man said to him, "Messenger of Allah, you left out such-and-such a verse." He replied, "Why did you not remind me of it?"
أحمد 16692DaifThe Prophet ﷺ said, "I am only a human being like you. I forget just as you forget, so when I forget, remind me."
الأعظمي 12703SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ once stood among us and delivered a long address. He left out nothing that would occur from that moment until the Day of Resurrection without speaking of it. Those who remembered it remembered it, and those who…
الأعظمي 1211SahihHe heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, regarding the verse *"Do not blame me for what I forgot, and do not burden me with hardship in my affair"* [Kahf 18:73], "The first instance from Musa was out of forgetfulness."
البخاري 6672SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood among us and delivered a speech in which he left out nothing that would occur before the Hour without mentioning it. Those who remembered it remembered it, and those who forgot it forgot it. Hudhayfah said, "I…
أحمد 23274SahihI witnessed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ reciting in prayer, and he left out something without reciting it. A man said to him, "Messenger of Allah, you left out such-and-such verse." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Why didn't you remind me…
الأعظمي 2294HasanThe Prophet ﷺ once delivered a sermon to us in which he left out nothing that would happen up until the Hour, mentioning every matter. Those who retained it knew it, and those who forgot it remained ignorant of it. Indeed, I would sometimes…
البخاري 6604SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ once stood among us and delivered a discourse in which he did not leave out a single thing that would occur from that moment until the Day of Resurrection without mentioning it. Whoever remembered it, remembered it,…
الأعظمي 15746SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ once stood among us and informed us of everything that would happen until the Day of Resurrection. Whoever remembered it, remembered it, and whoever forgot it, forgot it.
أحمد 23405SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ once stood among us and left out nothing that would happen between that moment and the coming of the Hour without informing us of it. Those who memorized it remembered it, and those who forgot it forgot it. These…
أبو داود 4240SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ once stood among us and addressed us at length. He left out nothing that would occur from that moment until the Day of Resurrection without speaking of it. Those who remembered it remembered it, and those who forgot…
مسلم 7263SahihWe said to Zayd bin Arqam, "Tell us a hadith from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." He replied, "We have grown old and have become forgetful, and narrating from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is a serious matter."
ابن ماجه 25SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ once stood among us and delivered a address in which he left nothing unmentioned of what would happen before the Hour. Those who remembered it remembered it, and those who forgot it forgot it. I sometimes see one of…
أحمد 23309SahihThe Prophet ﷺ recited what he was commanded to recite, and remained silent regarding what he was commanded to keep silent about. *"And your Lord is never forgetful"* [Maryam 19:64]. *"Indeed, in the Messenger of Allah you have an excellent…
الأعظمي 2030SahihThe Prophet ﷺ recited what he was commanded to recite and remained silent about what he was commanded to remain silent about. *"And your Lord is never forgetful"* [Maryam 19:64]. *"Indeed, in the Messenger of Allah you have an excellent…
البخاري 774SahihWhenever we came to him, we would say, "Tell us a hadith from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." He would reply, "We have grown old and become forgetful, and narrating from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is a serious matter."
أحمد 19304SahihAbu Hurairah said, "People say that Abu Hurairah narrates too much. Were it not for two verses in the Book of Allah, I would not have narrated a single hadith." Then he recited, *"Those who conceal the clear proofs and guidance We have…
الأعظمي 1172SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ once stood among us and informed us of everything that would occur in his nation until the Day of Resurrection. Whoever retained it retained it, and whoever forgot it forgot it.
أحمد 18224HasanWe said to Zayd bin Arqam, "Narrate to us." He replied, "We have grown old and have forgotten, and narrating from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is a serious matter."
أحمد 19324SahihYou claim that Abu Hurayrah narrates too many hadiths from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Allah is the appointed reckoner. I was a poor man who served the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in exchange for a full stomach. The Muhajirun were preoccupied with…
مسلم 6397SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no man who takes from what Allah and His Messenger have decreed a word, or two, or three, or four, or five, and places them in the corner of his cloak, then acts upon them and teaches them to…
أحمد 9517SahihAbdullah used to give a sermon to the people every Thursday. A man said to him, "Abu Abdul-Rahman, I wish you would remind us every day." Abdullah replied, "What prevents me from doing so is that I dislike boring you. I space out my…
البخاري 70SahihA man said, "Messenger of Allah, the laws of Islam have become many for me, so tell me of something I can hold fast to." He replied, "Let your tongue remain moist with the remembrance of Allah."
الأعظمي 10774SahihAbdullah used to give a reminder every Thursday. Someone said to him, "We wish you would remind us every day." He replied, "I dislike boring you. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to space out his exhortations to us, fearing that we might grow…
أحمد 4060SahihMessenger of Allah, I have heard many hadiths from you and I fear that the last of them will make me forget the first. So tell me one word that gathers it all together. He said, "Fear Allah regarding what you know."
الترمذي 2683DaifPeople say that Abu Hurairah reports too many hadith, and Allah is the appointed reckoning. They also say, why is it that the Emigrants and the Helpers do not report hadith the way he does? My brothers among the Emigrants were kept busy by…
البخاري 2350SahihWe said to Zayd bin Arqam, "Narrate to us." He replied, "We have grown old and forgotten, and narrating from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is a serious matter."
أحمد 19305DaifI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Is there no man who will take what Allah and His Messenger have prescribed, a single phrase, or two, or three, or four, or five, and place them in the corner of his cloak so that he may learn them and…
أحمد 8409SahihI said, "Messenger of Allah, I hear a great deal of hadith from you, but I forget it." He said, "Spread out your cloak." So I spread it out. He scooped with both his hands, then said, "Gather it up." I gathered it up, and I never forgot…
الأعظمي 10355SahihI said, "Messenger of Allah, I hear many hadiths from you but I forget them." He said, "Spread out your cloak." So I spread it out. He then scooped with both his hands and said, "Gather it up." So I gathered it up, and I never forgot…
البخاري 119SahihYou claim that Abu Hurayrah narrates too many hadith from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Allah is the appointed reckoner. I was a poor man who stayed close to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ just to fill my stomach. The Muhajirun were occupied with…
البخاري 7354SahihAbdullah used to give us a reminder every Thursday. A man said to him, "Abu Abdul-Rahman, we love your teaching and long for it. We wish you would speak to us every day." He replied, "Nothing prevents me from doing so except my dislike of…
مسلم 7129SahihA man said, "Messenger of Allah, the laws of Islam have become many for me, so tell me of something I can hold fast to." He replied, "Let your tongue remain moist with the remembrance of Allah."
الترمذي 3375HasanI said, "Messenger of Allah, I hear many hadiths from you, but I forget them." He said, "Spread out your cloak." So I spread it out. He scooped with both his hands and then said, "Gather it up." So I gathered it up, and I never forgot…
الأعظمي 1173SahihI came to the Prophet ﷺ and spread out my garment before him. He then took it and gathered it against my chest, and after that I never forgot a single hadith.
الترمذي 3834HasanA man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, teach me a few words I can live by, but do not give me too much, or I will forget." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not become angry."
مالك 1735DifficultAbu Hurairah said, "You say that Abu Hurairah narrates too much from the Prophet ﷺ. Allah is the appointed reckoning. You also say, 'Why do the Muhajirun not narrate these hadith from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and why do the Ansar not…
أحمد 7705SahihI said, "Messenger of Allah, I hear many hadiths from you, but I forget them." He said, "Spread out your cloak." So I spread it out, and he scooped with his hands into it, then said, "Gather it up." I gathered it up, and after that I never…
البخاري 3648SahihAn Arabi said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "The laws of Islam have become too many for me, so tell me of something I can hold fast to." He replied, "Let your tongue remain moist with the remembrance of Allah." [[r4]]
ابن ماجه 3793HasanI said, "Messenger of Allah, I have heard many hadith from you, but I forget them." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Spread out your cloak." So I spread it out, and he scooped with his hand into it, then said, "Gather it up." I gathered it up, and I…
الأعظمي 9710SahihAbu Hurayrah said, "You claim that I narrate too many hadith from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and Allah is the final reckoner. I was a poor man who kept close to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ just to fill my stomach. The Muhajirun were occupied…
الأعظمي 10354SahihAbu Hurairah said, "People say that Abu Hurairah narrates too much. Were it not for two verses in the Book of Allah, I would not have narrated a single hadith." Then he would recite, *"Those who conceal what We have revealed of clear proofs…
الأعظمي 1271SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Musa was the Messenger of Allah," and then he related the hadith. *"He said, 'Did I not tell you that you would never be able to bear with me patiently?'"* [Kahf 18:72] The first instance was forgetfulness,…
البخاري 2728SahihHe heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say that Musa told his servant boy, "Bring us our morning meal." The boy replied, *"Do you remember when we took shelter at the rock? I forgot the fish, and none made me forget to mention it but Satan"*…
البخاري 3278SahihAbdullah used to deliver his admonitions every Thursday or Monday. We said to him, or it was said to him, "Abu Abdul-Rahman, we love your discourse and long for it. We wish you would remind us every day." Abdullah replied, "Nothing prevents…
أحمد 4439SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ would space out his exhortations to us over the days, fearing that we might grow weary.
أحمد 4228SahihYou claim that Abu Hurayrah narrates too many hadiths from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Allah is the appointed reckoner. I was a poor man who stayed close to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ just to fill my stomach. The Muhajirun were preoccupied with…
أحمد 7275SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ would space out his exhortations to us over the days, fearing that we might grow weary.
الترمذي 2855SahihThe Prophet ﷺ would space out his admonitions over several days, mindful not to weary us.
البخاري 68SahihMuawiya gave me a letter to take to Ayesha. So I went to Ayesha and handed her Muawiya's letter. She said, "My son, shall I tell you something I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" I said, "Yes, please." She said, "Hafsa and I were with…
أحمد 25162HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was traveling along the road to Makkah when he passed by a mountain called Humdan. He said, "Move on, this is Jumdan. The mufarridun have gone ahead." They asked, "Who are the mufarridun, Messenger of Allah?" He…
الأعظمي 10773SahihMy father said to me, "Have you written down anything from me?" I replied, "Yes." He said, "Bring it to me." So I brought it to him, and he erased it. Then he said, "Memorize as we memorized from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ."
الأعظمي 1164HasanA man from the Ansar used to sit with the Prophet ﷺ and listen to his words. The hadith would impress him, but he could not remember it. He complained about this to the Prophet ﷺ, saying, "Messenger of Allah, I hear hadith from you and they…
الترمذي 2666DaifI said, "Messenger of Allah, I hear many things from you but I cannot remember them." He said, "Spread out your cloak." So I spread it out, and he related a great deal of hadith, and I never forgot anything he told me.
الترمذي 3835SahihAbdullah used to come out to us and say, "I am informed of your presence here, and nothing prevents me from coming out to you except my dislike of wearying you. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to space out his admonitions over the days,…
أحمد 3587Sahih"You say that Abu Hurairah narrates too many hadith from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and you ask why the Muhajirun and the Ansar do not narrate from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ the way Abu Hurairah does. My brothers among the Muhajirun were…
الأعظمي 5403SahihAbu Hurairah said, "People say that Abu Hurairah narrates too much. Were it not for two verses in the Book of Allah, I would never have related a single hadith." Then he would recite, *"Indeed, those who conceal what We have revealed of…
البخاري 118Sahih