Ṣaḥābī
Abū Hurayrah
أَبُو هُرَيْرَة
Most prolific transmitter of ḥadīth
d. 678 CE. From the Dawsī tribe. The most prolific transmitter of prophetic ḥadīth — 5,374 narrations. Accompanied the Prophet ﷺ intensely for the last three years of his life.
Classical sources
Bukhārī 3708 · adh-Dhahabī, Siyar vol. 2
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