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تاريخ الإسلام والأنبياء والصحابة
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تاريخ الإسلام والأنبياء والصحابة
Preserver of the Sunnah, Chief of Ahl as-Suffah • رضي الله عنه
Embraced Islam in 7 AH and devoted himself completely to companionship with the Prophet ﷺ on the Suffah bench. Blessed with extraordinary photographic memory by the Prophet's supplication, he preserved 5,374 hadiths.
“Abu Hurayrah reported: 'I said: O Messenger of Allah, I hear many narrations from you and forget them. He said: Spread out your garment. I spread it out, he made a gesture with his hands into it, and said: Wrap it around yourself. I wrapped it around me, and I never forgot anything thereafter.'”
Embraced Islam in 7 AH during the year of Khaybar
5374 authentic narrations in canonical collections.
59 AH (679 CE) • Buried in Jannat al-Baqi', Madinah
No specific linear migration pathway is isolated for this companion. Their events are anchored in their native region and canonical sanctuaries.