49/47. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3834 — Abu Hurairah Memory
The Virtues Of Abu Hurairah, May Allah Be Pleased With Him
Hadith About Abu Hurairah Memorizing Hadith
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3834
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3834
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْمُقَدَّمِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الرَّبِيعِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَبَسَطْتُ ثَوْبِي عِنْدَهُ ثُمَّ أَخَذَهُ فَجَمَعَهُ عَلَى قَلْبِي فَمَا نَسِيتُ بَعْدَهُ حَدِيثًا . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
I Came To The Prophet (ﷺ) And Spread Out My Garment Next To Him, Then He Took It And Gathered It At My Heart, So I Did Not Forget After That [Any Hadith].
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3834In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 234English translation : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3834
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3834
This hadith about Abu Hurairah memorizing hadith describes a special moment with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. Abu Hurairah came to him and spread out his garment beside him. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم took it and gathered it at Abu Hurairah’s heart. Abu Hurairah then says that he did not forget any hadith after that. The narration is about Abu Hurairah’s memory and his link to the Prophet’s teaching. It does not give a general method for everyone to copy in the same way. The clear lesson is that Abu Hurairah’s strong memory for hadith is tied in this report to the Prophet’s action and Allah’s blessing through it.
What we learn from this hadith
- Abu Hurairah sought closeness to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم for learning.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم performed an action connected with Abu Hurairah’s memory.
- Abu Hurairah remembered hadith after this in the way stated by the narration.
