Hadith narrators biography examples
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Hadith Narrators Among the Prophet&#;s Companions
Among the Companions of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) were famous narrators of Hadith. They enjoyed the firsthand experience of hearing the Prophet&#;s teachings and observing his conduct. Below are some information on the seven most famous narrators among the Companions. They are also among those called the mukaththiroon (i.e., those who narrated a lot of hadiths), as they narrated more than a thousand hadiths each.
Abu Hurairah
Abu Hurairah stands at the top of the list of Hadith transmitters. This is because of the sheer bulk of his narrations. He was regarded by the Prophet himself as the most eager, among all Muslims, to acquire the knowledge of Hadith.
Belonging to the tribe of Daws, an offshoot of the great clan of Azd, Abu Hurairah came to Madinah in the seventh year of the Hijrah (the Prophet&#;s migration to Madinah). On being told that the Prophet was in Khaybar, he went there and accepted Islam.
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In Islamic sciences, all knowledge of the religion comes back to two sources: the Quran and the sayings and doings of the profet Muhammad ﷺ – the hadith. The Quran is of course considered the un-changed word of Allah as revealed to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and fryst vatten thus the foundation of all Islamic knowledge. Second after the Quran fryst vatten the example set forth by the Prophet ﷺ.
But considering that he lived years ago, how can we be sure that the sayings and doings we attribute to him are real and unchanged? To someone unfamiliar with the science of hadith, the collections of hadith may seem unreliable and susceptible to corruption. However, due to the work of Imam Muhammad al-Bukhari in the 9th century, the science of hadith has been protected from such problems using a systematic and thorough method of verification for each and every saying attributed to the Prophet ﷺ. Thus, in the 21st century we can still benefit directly from the authentic sayings of the profet Muhammad ﷺ.
Al-Bukhari’
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The seven most prolific narrators of Hadeeth (in order) are:
- Abu Hurairah, ‘Abdur Rahmān bin Sakhr ad-Dawsi (radiyallāhu ‘anhu), (dH), narrated ahādeeth.
- ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb (radiyallāhu ‘anhumā), (dH), narrated ahādeeth.
- Anas bin Mālik (radiyallāhu ‘anhu), (dH), narrated ahādeeth
- ‘A’ishah bint Abi Bakr, Umm ul-Mu’mineen (radiyallāhu ‘anhumā), (dH), narrated ahādeeth.
- ‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Abbās (radiyallāhu ‘anhumā), (dH), narrated ahādeeth.
- Jābir bin ‘Abdillah al-Ansāri (radiyallāhu ‘anhumā), (dH), narrated ahādeeth.
- Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri, Sa’d bin Mālik bin Sinān (radiyallāhu ‘anhu), (dH), narrated ahādeeth.
Their number is restricted to 7 because these are the only 7 who narrated more than ahādeeth each.
Abu Khadeejah.