The companions رضي الله عنهم
Abū Hurayrah رضي الله عنه
أبو هريرة
A companion who stayed close to the Prophet ﷺ and transmitted what he heard.
He stayed close to the Prophet ﷺ to hear and learn
His challenges and choices
- He explained that he stayed close to the Prophet ﷺ, content with enough food to fill his stomach, while other companions were occupied with trade or farming.
His standing in the sources
- He cited Al-Baqarah 2:159–160 when explaining why he transmitted knowledge rather than concealing it.
In the Qur'an
- Al-Baqarah 2:159–160 — He cited these āyāt when explaining why he transmitted knowledge rather than concealing it.Cited or recited in the report — not a revelation occasion
Connected lives
- Bilāl ibn Rabāḥ رضي الله عنه
Abū Hurayrah رضي الله عنه narrated that the Prophet ﷺ heard Bilāl's رضي الله عنه footsteps ahead of him in Paradise. When asked about his deeds, Bilāl رضي الله عنه described praying after each purification whenever he could.
- Salmān رضي الله عنه al-Fārisī
Abū Hurayrah رضي الله عنه narrated that, when he asked about the people referred to in Al-Jumuʿah 62:3, the Prophet ﷺ put his hand on Salmān رضي الله عنه and spoke of people from his nation attaining faith even if it were at the Pleiades.
- an-Najāshī رضي الله عنه (the Negus of Abyssinia)
Abū Hurayrah رضي الله عنه reported that the Prophet ﷺ announced an-Najāshī's رضي الله عنه death on the day he died, arranged the people in rows, and offered his funeral prayer with four takbīrs.
Sources and accounts
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Abū Hurayrah رضي الله عنه
He stayed close to the Prophet ﷺ to hear and learn
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 118He explained that he stayed close to the Prophet ﷺ, content with enough food to fill his stomach, while other companions were occupied with trade or farming.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 118He cited Al-Baqarah 2:159–160 when explaining why he transmitted knowledge rather than concealing it.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1182:159–160 — He cited these āyāt when explaining why he transmitted knowledge rather than concealing it.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 118Biographical account and appearances
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 118
Connected accounts
Bilāl ibn Rabāḥ رضي الله عنه — Abū Hurayrah رضي الله عنه narrated that the Prophet ﷺ heard Bilāl's رضي الله عنه footsteps ahead of him in Paradise. When asked about his deeds, Bilāl رضي الله عنه described praying after each purification whenever he could.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1149Salmān رضي الله عنه al-Fārisī — Abū Hurayrah رضي الله عنه narrated that, when he asked about the people referred to in Al-Jumuʿah 62:3, the Prophet ﷺ put his hand on Salmān رضي الله عنه and spoke of people from his nation attaining faith even if it were at the Pleiades.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 4897an-Najāshī رضي الله عنه (the Negus of Abyssinia) — Abū Hurayrah رضي الله عنه reported that the Prophet ﷺ announced an-Najāshī's رضي الله عنه death on the day he died, arranged the people in rows, and offered his funeral prayer with four takbīrs.
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