Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3840
جامع الترمذي#3840HasanNarrated 'Abdullah bin Rafi':"I said to Abu Hurairah: 'Why were you given the Kunyah Abu Hurairah?' He said: 'Do you not fear me?'" He said: "Indeed, I am in awe of you.' He said: 'I used to tend the sheep of my people, and I had a small kitten; so I used to place it in a tree at night, and during the day I would take it with me and play with it. So they named me Abu Hurairah
Scholarly Authentication
We show the most cautious grade (weakest-wins) as the overall label. Individual scholars graded it as follows:
Ahmad Muhammad ShakirHasan Isnaad
Al-AlbaniHasan Isnaad
Bashar Awad MaaroufHasan
Zubair Ali ZaiIsnaad Hasan
In-book reference: 49:240