Abu Hurairah was born in Baha, Yeme

Abu Hurairah was born in Baha, Yemen into the Banu Daws tribe from the region of Tihamah on the coast of the Red Sea. His father had died, leaving him with only his mother and no other relatives. His name at birth was Abd al-Shams (servant of the sun). However, as a child, he had a cat and became known as "Abu Hurairah" (which literally means "Father of the Kitten" or more idiomatically "Of the kitten").
According to other versions, after embracing Islam Abu Hurairah looked after the mosque and Prophet Muhammad. He made it a regular habit to give the left over food to the stray cats. Gradually the number of cats around the masjid (mosque) increased. He loved to caress and play with them. Hence he got the name Abu Hurairah - Father (care taker) of kitten.
As a young man, he worked for Bushra bint Ghazwan.
In speeches and lectures, in Friday khutbahs and seminars, in the books of hadith and sirah, fiqh and ibadah, the name Abu Hurairah is mentioned in this fashion:
"On the authority of Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said …".
Through this phrase millions of Muslims, from the early history of Islam to the present, have come to be familiar with the name Abu Hurairah.

Keputusan (Bahasa Melayu) 1:

Abu Hurairah dilahirkan di Baha, Yaman ke Bani suku Daws dari wilayah Tihamah di pantai laut merah. bapanya telah meninggal dunia, meninggalkan beliau dengan hanya ibunya dan saudara-mara lain. namanya ketika lahir adalah abd al-Shams (hamba matahari). Walau bagaimanapun, seperti kanak-kanak,dia mempunyai kucing dan dikenali sebagai "Abu Hurairah" (yang bermaksud "bapa kepada anak kucing" atau lebih idiomatically "daripada kucing").
mengikut versi yang lain, selepas memeluk islam Abu Hurairah dijaga masjid dan nabi muhammad . beliau membuat ia satu tabiat biasa untuk memberi kiri atas makanan kepada kucing sesat. secara beransur-ansur bilangan kucing di sekitar masjid (masjid) meningkat.dia suka membelai dan bermain dengan mereka. maka dia mendapat nama Abu Hurairah -. Bapa (penjagaan pengambil) daripada kucing
sebagai seorang lelaki muda, dia bekerja untuk Bushra binti Ghazwan
dalam ucapan dan ceramah, di Jumaat khutbahs dan seminar, dalam buku hadis dan Sirah, fiqh. dan ibadah, nama Abu Hurairah yang tersebut dalam cara ini:
"pada pihak berkuasa Abu Hurairah ra dengan dia, yang berkata:utusan allah, mungkin allah memberkati beliau dan memberinya damai, berkata ... ".
melalui frasa ini berjuta-juta umat Islam, dari sejarah awal islam sehingga kini, telah datang untuk menjadi biasa dengan nama Abu Hurairah.