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How did Abu Hurayrah narrate all these Hadiths despite the fact that he embraced Islam only three years before the Prophet's (PBUH) death?

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This text clarifies that the abundance of narrations from Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, is not an issue. Rather, it can be understood by considering the duration of his companionship with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, which exceeded three years, his complete devotion to him, and his intense eagerness to preserve hadith. If we assume he heard five hadiths daily, his narrations after four years would amount to more than five thousand hadiths, which aligns with the number of hadiths narrated from him in the Sunnah books, taking into account that they include repetitions, weak narrations, and those he received from other Companions.

The multitude of his narrations is attributed to several reasons: 1. His intense eagerness to preserve the sayings and actions of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. 2. His complete devotion to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, which allowed him to hear a great deal. 3. His strong memory and retention, attested to by the Companions and Imams. 4. The Prophet's supplication for him against forgetfulness, and the spreading of the cloak. 5. His dedication to narrating with the intention of disseminating knowledge. 6. His narrations from other Companions, in addition to what he heard directly.

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