Hadhrat Abu Hurairah رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ

Hadhrat Abu Hurairah رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ

Although he is popularly known by his nickname of Abu Hurairah, Imaam Bukhaari رَحِمَهُ ٱللّٰه states that his real name was Abdullaah. He belonged to the Dows tribe and accepted Islaam at the hand of Hadhrat Tufayl bin Amr Dowsi رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ.

Although he met Rasulullaah ﷺ in Makkah, he returned home with his people. Rasulullaah ﷺ made Du’aa saying, “O Allaah! Guide the Dows tribe and bring them here.”

As a result of this Du’aa, Hadhrat Abu Hurairah رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ arrived in Madinah with a group of 80 men in the year 7 A.H. to learn from Rasulullaah ﷺ. Hadhrat Abu Hurairah رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ remained in the company of Rasulullaah ﷺ and had a tremendous fervour to learn, because of which he has narrated the most Ahadeeth. His narrations number 5374.

When some people objected to the number of Ahadeeth that he narrated, he countered them by saying, “While my Muhaajireen brothers were engaged in trade and my Ansaar brothers were engaged in farming, I remained constantly in the company of Rasulullaah ﷺ.”