179 hadith
I 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 8409SahihThe 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 9517SahihAbu 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 1172SahihI said to Abu Saeed Khudri, "Write it down for us." He replied, "We will not write it down for you, nor will we make it a Quran. Rather, take from us as we used to take from the Prophet of Allah ﷺ." Abu Saeed used to say, "Narrate hadith to…
الأعظمي 1163HasanYou 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 7354SahihPeople 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 2350SahihI said, "Messenger of Allah, we hear narrations from you that we cannot memorize. May we not write them down?" He replied, "Yes, write them down."
أحمد 7018DaifI said, "Messenger of Allah, shall I write down what I hear from you?" He replied, "Yes." I asked, "Even when you are pleased and when you are angry?" He answered, "Yes, for it is not fitting for me to say anything in either state except…
أحمد 6930DifficultAbu 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 10354SahihI used to write down everything I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, wanting to memorize it. Then the Quraysh forbade me, saying, "Do you write down everything you hear from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ is a human…
الأعظمي 13412SahihI used to write down everything I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, wanting to memorize it. But Quraysh forbade me, saying, "Do not write down everything you hear from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ is a human being…
الأعظمي 698SahihThe Prophet ﷺ delivered a sermon and mentioned the story contained in the hadith. Abu Shah said, "Write it down for me, Messenger of Allah." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Write it down for Abu Shah." The hadith contains a longer story.
الترمذي 2667Sahih"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, "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 7705SahihYou 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 6397SahihI used to write down everything I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, wanting to memorize it. The Quraysh forbade me from doing so, saying, "Are you writing down everything, when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ speaks in anger and in pleasure…
أحمد 6802SahihI used to write down everything I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, wanting to memorize it. The Quraysh forbade me, saying, "Do you write down everything you hear from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ is a human being…
الأعظمي 1169SahihI 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 3835SahihI used to write down everything I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, wanting to memorize it. The Quraysh forbade me, saying, "Do you write down everything you hear? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ is a human being who speaks in anger and in…
أبو داود 3646SahihZayd bin Thabit said, Abu Bakr sent for me after the men killed at Yamamah, and Umar was with him. Abu Bakr said, "Umar came to me and said, 'The fighting on the day of Yamamah has taken a heavy toll among those who had memorized the Quran,…
الأعظمي 7721SahihYou say that Abu Hurairah narrates too many hadiths 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…
البخاري 2047SahihAbu 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 1271SahihYou 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 7275SahihI 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 10355SahihWe heard him say, "No one had more knowledge of the hadith of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ than I did, except for Abdullah bin Amr. He used to write them down with his hand and retain them in his heart, while I retained them in my heart but did…
أحمد 9231SahihZayd bin Thabit entered upon Muawiya and related a hadith to him. Muawiya ordered someone to write it down, but Zayd said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade us from writing down anything of his hadith." So he erased it.
أحمد 21579DaifI 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 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 3648SahihI asked, "Messenger of Allah, shall I write down everything I hear from you?" He replied, "Yes." I asked, "In times of contentment and in times of anger?" He replied, "Yes, for I say nothing in any of those states except the truth."
الأعظمي 1170HasanI used to write down everything I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, wanting to memorize it. But the Quraysh discouraged me, saying, "You write down everything you hear from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, yet the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is a…
أحمد 6510SahihAn uncle of mine told me that he came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, teach me something that will benefit me, and keep it brief." Then he mentioned the rest of the hadith.
أحمد 20359SahihI 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 9710SahihNo one has narrated more hadith from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ than I have, except Abdullah bin Amr, for he used to write them down while I did not.
أحمد 7389SahihAbu Bakr [[r1]] sent for him after the deaths at the battle of Yamamah, and Umar was with him. Abu Bakr said, "Umar came to me and said, 'Casualties have been heavy among the reciters of the Quran at Yamamah, and I fear that further heavy…
أحمد 76SahihHe visited Muawiya, who asked him about a hadith and instructed someone to write it down. Zayd said to him, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us not to write down anything of his hadith." So he erased it.
أبو داود 3647DaifAre you not amazed at Abu Hurairah? He came and sat beside my chamber narrating from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, making sure I could hear him. I was performing my voluntary prayer at the time, and he got up and left before I could finish. Had…
أحمد 24865SahihI 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 119SahihZayd bin Thabit reported that Abu Bakr sent for him at the time when the people of Yamama were killed, and Umar was with him. Abu Bakr said, "Umar came to me and said, 'Death has struck the people hard at Yamama, and I fear that death will…
الأعظمي 11781SahihI 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 3834HasanI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "A servant continues to lie until he is recorded as a liar, or speaks the truth until he is recorded as truthful."
أحمد 4022SahihI took directly from the mouth of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ seventy surahs which no one disputes with me about.
أحمد 4372HasanAbu 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 118SahihNo one has narrated more hadith from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ than I have, except Abdullah bin Amr, for he used to write them down while I did not.
الترمذي 3841SahihNot everything we narrate to you did we hear directly from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Rather, our companions narrated to us, for we were kept busy tending to our camels.
الأعظمي 1209SahihPeople say that Abu Hurairah narrates too much. By Allah, were it not for two verses in the Book of Allah, I would not have narrated a single hadith. Then he recited these two verses, *"Indeed, those who conceal what We have sent down of…
أحمد 7276SahihShe said to Urwa, "Does it not astonish you what Abu Hurairah did? He came and sat beside my chamber, narrating from the Prophet ﷺ and making sure I could hear him. I was performing my voluntary prayer, and he got up before I could finish.…
الأعظمي 9589SahihI was with Ibn Abbas when a man came to him and said, "Some people come to us claiming that you have something which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not disclose to the public. Is this true?" Ibn Abbas replied, "Do you not know that Allah…
الأعظمي 12266HasanMy 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 1164HasanNone of the Prophet's ﷺ companions narrated more hadith from him than I did, except for Abdullah bin Amr, for he used to write them down while I did not.
الأعظمي 10260SahihNone of the Messenger of Allah's ﷺ companions narrated more hadith from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ than I did, except Abdullah bin Amr, for he used to write them down while I did not.
الترمذي 2668SahihA 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 2666DaifAyesha said, "Are you not amazed at Abu Hurairah? He came and sat next to my chamber narrating from the Prophet ﷺ, making sure I could hear him. I was busy with my supererogatory prayer, and he got up and left before I could finish my…
مسلم 6399SahihI said, "Messenger of Allah, I hear things from you. Shall I write them down?" He replied, "Yes." I asked, "Even when you are angry and when you are pleased?" He answered, "Yes, for I say nothing in either state except the truth."
أحمد 7020DifficultIn a long hadith describing the pilgrimage of the Prophet ﷺ, it is reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, "I have left among you that which, if you hold fast to it, you will never go astray after me, the Book of Allah. You will be questioned…
الأعظمي 15638SahihAyesha said to me, "Are you not amazed at Abu Hurairah? He came and sat beside my chamber, narrating from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ so that I would hear him. I was performing my supererogatory prayer, and he got up before I finished. Had he…
أحمد 25240SahihWe used to memorize hadith only when hadith was being preserved faithfully from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. But now that you have ridden every difficult and easy mount, that is far from possible.
مسلم 20SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I have left among you something which, if you hold fast to it, you will never go astray after me, the Book of Allah. You will be asked about me, so what will you say?" They replied, "We bear witness that you…
الأعظمي 11822SahihI took seventy surahs directly from the mouth of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and no one disputes that with me.
أحمد 4330HasanWe 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 25SahihWe did not hear every hadith directly from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Our companions would narrate them to us, since tending to our camels would keep us away from him.
أحمد 18493Sahih