Died 678
Companion Of The Prophet

Father of the Kitten. Abu Hurayrah al-Dawsi al-Yamani was one of the best known Companions of the Prophet Muhammad and a narrator of hadiths. It is said that he was given the name Abu Hurayrah (Father of the Kitten) because he had a kitten and used to play with it while herding people's goats for a living.

Late Convert. Abu Hurayrah was among the converts to Islam who arrived in Madinah around 629, the seventh year after the migration, and after that he associated closely with Muhammad. He was one of the poor people known as the Ahl al-Suffa, who inhabited the platform in the Prophet's masjid and depended on charity.

Hadith Narrator. Although he arrived at Madinah only about four years before the Prophet's death, he is best known as a narrator of hadiths about the Prophet's daily life and other...