Abu Hurairah

Also known as Father of the Kitten, ‘Abd al-Raḥmān ibn Ṣakhr, Abu Hurairah al-Dawsiyy, Abu Hurayra

companion of Muhammad

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Vinony files it under 603 births, 679 deaths and 7th-century jurists.

Its subject is documented across 47 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Born: c. 603 , Al-Jabur, Arabia (present-day Al Bahah , Saudi Arabia)
Died: 679 (aged 75–76), Medina , Umayyad Caliphate (present-day Saudi Arabia)
Resting place: Al-Baqi Cemetery , Medina, Saudi Arabia
Era: Islamic Medina Rashidun Caliphate Umayyad Caliphate
Main interest s: Hadith
Known for: Narrating the highest number of hadith
Occupation: Scholar hadith narrator governor soldier
Relations: Banu Daws clan, Zahran tribe
Religion: Islam
Allegiance: Muhammad Rashidun Caliphate
Branch: Rashidun army
Commands: Governor of Bahrain
Personal ism: ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, عَبْد ٱلرَّحْمَٰن
Patronymic nasab: Ibn Ṣakhr, ٱبْن صَخْر
Teknonymic kunya: Abū Hurayra, أبُو هُرَيْرَة
Toponymic nisba: Al-Dawsī al-Zahrānī, ٱلدَّوْسِيّ ٱلزَّهْرَانِيّ

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Part of: companions of the Prophet
Given name: Abd al-Rahman
Gender: male
Place of birth: Tihamah
Occupation: muhaddith
Position held: Governor of Madina
Languages spoken: Arabic
Native language: Arabic
Religion: Islam
Image: Abu Hurayra Masjid an-Nabawi Calligraphy.svg

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student: Tawus ibn Kaysan
different from: Tell Abu Hureyra
ethnic group: Arabs
place of burial: Al-Baqi'
date of birth: 0602-00-00
date of death: 0676-00-00
name in native language: أبو هريرة
Commons category: Abu-Hurairah
relative: Said ibn al-Musayyib
honorific suffix: May Allah be pleased with him

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Encyclopedic overview

Abū Hurayra ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Ṣakhr al-Dawsī al-Zahrānī (Arabic: أبُو هُرَيْرَة عَبْد ٱلرَّحْمَٰن بْن صَخْر ٱلدَّوْسِيّ ٱلزَّهْرَانِيّ; c. 603–679), commonly known as Abu Hurayra (Arabic: أبُو هُرَيْرَة; lit. 'father of a kitten'), was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and considered the most prolific hadith narrator. Born in al-Jabur, Arabia to the Banu Daws clan of the Zahran tribe, he converted to Islam around 7 AH (c. 629 CE) following the Battle of Khaybar, and later became a member of the Suffah after migrating to Medina.

Under prophet Muhammad, Abu Hurayra was sent as a muezzin to al-Ala ibn al-Hadhrami in Bahrain. During the reign of the Rashidun caliph Umar (r. 634-644), he briefly served as a governor of Bahrain.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Abu Hurairah” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.