It is narrated from Abu Ma'shar that Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away during the rule of Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) in the year 58 AH, and in that same year Sa'id bin al-As, Sayyidah Aishah and Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (Malik) (may Allah be pleased with them all) passed away.

It is narrated from Damrah bin Rabi'ah that Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away in the year 58 AH, and there is also a view of 59 AH; at that time he was 78 years old.

It is narrated from Hisham bin Urwah that Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away in the year 57 AH.

It is narrated from Hisham bin Urwah that Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away in the year 75 AH. (Note: Historically, the reports of 57 to 59 AH are considered more reliable.)

Muhammad bin Umar (al-Waqidi) states that Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away in the year 59 AH, at the end of the rule of Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him), and at the time of his death he was 78 years old. Al-Walid bin Utbah led his funeral prayer, as he was then the governor of Madinah, while Marwan had at that time been removed from the governorship of Madinah. Thabit bin Qays narrated from Thabit bin Mishhal that al-Walid wrote to Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) informing him of the death of Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), and he wrote back: "See which heirs he has left behind, and pay his heirs ten thousand dirhams; treat them well as neighbours and deal kindly with them, for he was among those who supported Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) and was with him in the house (during the siege)."

Muhammad bin Qays bin Makhramah states that a man came to Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) and asked him about some matter. Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: "Go to Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), for one day I, Abu Hurayrah and another companion of mine were sitting in the mosque, supplicating to Allah Almighty and remembering our Lord, when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to us and sat down near us." He said: As soon as he (peace and blessings be upon him) sat down, we fell silent (out of respect), so he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Resume what you were engaged in." Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "So my companion and I supplicated before Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) kept saying Amin to our supplication. Then Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) supplicated, saying: 'Allahumma inni as'aluka mithla alladhi sa'alaka sahibaya hadhani, wa as'aluka 'ilman la yunsa' (O Allah, I ask You for the same things that these two companions of mine have asked of You, and I ask You for knowledge that is never forgotten)." So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Amin." Then we too said: O Messenger of Allah, we also ask Allah for knowledge that is never forgotten. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Dawsi (Abu Hurayrah) has outstripped you both in this." This hadith is sahih al-isnad (authentic in its chain), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Abu Hurayrah is a vessel of knowledge."

Khalid bin Sa'id bin Amr bin Sa'id bin al-As narrates from his father, and he from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), that she sent for Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) and said to him: "O Abu Hurayrah! What are these hadiths that we learn you narrate from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? Have you heard anything other than what we heard, and have you seen anything other than what we saw?" He said: "O mother! The mirror, the kohl container and adorning yourself for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) also kept you occupied (away from spending more time) with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) (because of which you may not have come to know of many of his sayings and actions), whereas, by Allah, nothing kept me occupied away from his (peace and blessings be upon him) company." This hadith is sahih al-isnad (authentic in its chain), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

Abu Salih states that Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) was among those Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) who memorised the most hadiths.

Abu Rafi' narrates: I heard Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) say: "I have memorised from the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) things that I have not narrated to you, and if I were to tell you even one of them, you would stone me with stones." This hadith has an authentic (sahih) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.