Why is Ibn Abbas considered the Companion who narrated the most hadiths in the Jawami' Al-Kalim program, when it is well-known that Abu Hurairah narrated the most?
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"Abu Hurayrah is the Companion who narrated the most hadiths, and he is the head of the seven prolific narrators, followed by Ibn Umar, then Anas, then Aisha, then Ibn Abbas, then Jabir, then Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri. Abu Hurayrah narrated (5374) hadiths, and Ibn Abbas (1696) hadiths, according to the research of Muhammad Adam Al-Ethiopee in 'Mashariq Al-Anwar Al-Wahhajah'."
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