Abu Hurayra

Companion of Muhammad (c. 603–679)

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 is considered the most prolific hadith narrator. Born in al-Jabur in Arabia into the Banu Daws clan of the Zahran tribe, Abu Hurayra was a comparatively late convert to Islam, embracing the faith around 7 AH (c. 629 CE), following the Battle of Khaybar. He migrated to Medina, became a member of the Suffah, and lived in Muhammad's house.

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