Name the member of Ashaab-e-Sufah who had narrated maximum Ahadith?
A. Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar
B. Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal
C. Hazrat Abu Hurrairah (R.A)
D. Imam Muslim bin Hajjaj Neshapuri
Answer
Correct Answer: C. Hazrat Abu Hurairah (R.A)
Detailed
Ashab al-Suffa, is a generic name given to Companions of the Prophet who stayed in the arbour next to the mosque of the Prophet, which was established by the Islamic prophet Muhammad next to Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Madina after the Emigration and studied religious sciences there. Abu Hurairah was one of the Sahabah (companions) of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) and, according to Sunni Islam, the most prolific narrator of hadith and he was a member of Ashab al-Suffa. He is credited with narrating at least 5374 Ahadith. Abu Hurairah had narrated a maximum number of Ahadith.