Hadith — Bukhari

Book 1: Revelation

This foundational collection of hadiths details the onset, physical mechanics, and external validation of Muhammad's claimed divine revelations, establishing the epistemological basis for Islam.

This collection of traditions defines the core tenets of Islamic belief (Iman), establishing that faith is a composite of inward conviction, outward ritual obligations (the Five Pillars), and moral behavior.

Book 3: Knowledge

This collection of Hadith establishes the supreme importance of acquiring, preserving, and accurately transmitting Islamic religious knowledge, while detailing the severe spiritual consequences of ignorance, ritual impurity, and misrepresenting the Prophet.

Book 4: Ablutions Wudu

This text details the strict physical and ritual purity requirements (Wudu') necessary for Islamic prayer, outlining specific washing procedures, bodily functions that break purity, and the spiritual consequences of both perfect and flawed ablutions.

Book 5: Bathing Ghusl

This collection of Hadiths details the specific, mandatory physical rituals of bathing (Ghusl) required to remove major ritual impurity (Janaba) before a Muslim is permitted to perform prayers.

Book 6: Menstrual Periods

A collection of authoritative Islamic traditions detailing the strict laws of ritual purity, specifically focusing on the physical, spiritual, and social regulations governing women during menstruation.

Book 7: Rubbing Hands And Feet With Dust Tayammum

This collection of narrations establishes the Islamic ritual of Tayammum (dry ablution using earth/dust) when water is unavailable, while also detailing five unique theological privileges granted exclusively to Muhammad.

Book 8: Prayers Salat

This section of Sahih al-Bukhari details the divine establishment, physical regulations, and spatial requirements of Islamic ritual prayer (Salat), including the Night Journey narrative, Qibla direction, mosque etiquette, and the outward markers of a Muslim.

Book 9: Times Of The Prayers

This collection of Hadith establishes the strict, divinely mandated timings, physical postures, and immense salvific weight of the five daily Islamic prayers (Salat), framing them as the primary mechanism for the expiation of sins and the maintenance of spiritual standing.

Book 10: Call To Prayers Adhaan

This collection of Hadith details the origins, regulations, and immense spiritual merits of the Islamic call to prayer (Adhan), congregational prayer, and the strict physical and hierarchical requirements of the prayer ritual (Salat).

Book 11: Friday Prayer

This text outlines the mandatory rituals, historical precedents, and spiritual merits associated with the Islamic Friday Prayer (Jumu'ah), emphasizing physical purity, early attendance, and strict reverence during the sermon.

Book 12: Fear Prayer

This collection of Hadiths details the strict necessity and specific physical mechanics of performing Islamic ritual prayer (Salat) even during active military combat, alongside accounts of early Islamic battles and the taking of captives.

Book 13: The Two Festivals Eids

This collection of Hadith establishes the authoritative rituals, chronological order, and communal expectations for the two major Islamic festivals (Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha), emphasizing strict adherence to the Prophet's traditions.

Book 14: Witr Prayer

This collection of Hadith details the Prophet Muhammad's specific practices, timings, and physical postures regarding the Witr (odd-numbered) night prayer and the Qunut supplication.

Book 15: Invoking Allah For Rain Istisqaa

This collection of Hadith details the specific rituals, prayers, and theological implications of invoking Allah for rain (Istisqaa) through the mediation of Prophet Muhammad.

Book 16: Eclipses

This collection of Hadiths details the Prophet Muhammad's teachings and actions during a solar eclipse, establishing it as a divine warning requiring specific, prolonged prayers, charity, and repentance, while rejecting the superstition that eclipses occur due to human death.

Book 17: Prostration During Recital Of Qur An

This collection of Hadiths details the Islamic practice of physical prostration (Sajdat al-Tilawah) upon reciting or hearing specific verses of the Quran, emphasizing strict imitation of the Prophet Muhammad's actions.

Book 18: Shortening The Prayers At Taqseer

This text outlines the Islamic jurisprudence regarding the shortening and combining of obligatory prayers during travel, the physical postures required for prayer during illness, and the restrictions on women traveling without a male guardian.

Book 19: Prayer At Night Tahajjud

This chapter details the practices, merits, and specific supplications of the voluntary night prayer (Tahajjud) and other non-obligatory prayers in the life of Prophet Muhammad and his companions.

Book 20: Virtues Of Prayer At Masjid Makkah And Madinah

This text outlines the exceptional spiritual merit and specific regulations regarding prayer and pilgrimage to Islam's three holiest mosques, emphasizing the geographic concentration of divine blessing.

Book 21: Actions While Praying

This collection of Hadiths details the strict physical, verbal, and mental regulations required during Islamic ritual prayer (Salat), emphasizing absolute focus, specific postures, and the prohibition of extraneous actions.

Book 22: Forgetfulness In Prayer

This collection of Hadith outlines the legal and ritual procedures for correcting mistakes, specifically forgetfulness, made during Islamic formal prayer (Salat).

Book 23: Funerals Al Janaa Iz

A collection of hadiths detailing Islamic funeral rites, mourning practices, the theology of the afterlife, and the punishment of the grave.

Book 24: Obligatory Charity Tax Zakat

This text establishes Zakat (obligatory charity) and Sadaqah (voluntary charity) as foundational pillars of Islam, detailing strict mathematical formulas for giving and warning of severe eschatological punishments for those who hoard wealth.

Book 25: Hajj Pilgrimage

This text provides exhaustive, meticulous regulations and historical accounts regarding the Islamic pilgrimage (Hajj and 'Umra), detailing the specific rituals, locations, and physical actions modeled by the Prophet Muhammad.

Book 26: Umrah Minor Pilgrimage

This collection of Hadith outlines the spiritual rewards, historical precedents, and strict ritual regulations of the `Umrah (minor pilgrimage), emphasizing its power to expiate sins and the necessity of following Muhammad's exact practices.

Book 27: Pilgrims Prevented From Completing The Pilgrimage

This text outlines the ritual procedures, expiations, and spiritual rewards for Islamic pilgrims who are prevented from completing the Hajj or Umra, emphasizing strict adherence to the Prophet Muhammad's precedent.

Book 28: Penalty Of Hunting While On Pilgrimage

This collection of Hadith outlines the strict legal and ritual parameters for Muslims in the state of Ihram (consecration for pilgrimage), detailing permissible actions, proxy pilgrimage, and the concept of ritual obligation as a debt to Allah.

Book 29: Virtues Of Madinah

This collection of Hadith establishes the city of Medina as a divinely protected sanctuary that spiritually purifies its inhabitants, nullifies the good deeds of those who sin within it, and serves as an eschatological fortress against the Antichrist (Ad-Dajjal).

Book 30: Fasting

This text codifies the Islamic jurisprudence, spiritual benefits, and historical context of fasting (Sawm), establishing it as a mandatory pillar that earns divine forgiveness while strictly regulating its practice to prevent extreme asceticism.

Book 31: Praying At Night In Ramadaan Taraweeh

This collection of hadiths outlines the spiritual rewards, historical development, and prophetic precedent for praying at night during the month of Ramadan (Taraweeh), asserting that such prayers result in the forgiveness of all previous sins.

Book 32: Virtues Of The Night Of Qadr

This collection of Hadiths details the spiritual rewards, timing, and practices associated with the Night of Qadr (Laylat al-Qadr), emphasizing that observing it with prayer and fasting results in the forgiveness of all past sins, though its exact date was forgotten by the Prophet and must be sought in the final days of Ramadan.

Book 33: Retiring To A Mosque For Remembrance Of Allah I Tikaf

This collection of Hadith details the regulations, practices, and historical context of I'tikaf (ritual seclusion in a mosque), emphasizing the search for the hidden Night of Qadr, the boundaries of ritual purity, and the necessity of righteous motives.

Book 34: Sales And Trade

This section of Sahih al-Bukhari details Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) regarding commerce, establishing strict ethical boundaries for trade, prohibiting usury (riba) and deceit, and outlining the lawful (halal) and unlawful (haram) means of acquiring wealth.

Book 35: Sales In Which A Price Is Paid For Goods To Be Delivered Later As Salam

This text outlines Islamic commercial jurisprudence regarding forward sales (As-Salam), mandating that advance payments for future goods must specify exact weight, measure, and delivery time to prevent uncertainty and exploitation.

Book 36: Shuf A

This text outlines the Islamic legal principle of Shuf'a (pre-emption), establishing that joint owners and physically closer neighbors have the right of first refusal in property sales and priority in receiving gifts.

Book 37: Hiring

This chapter outlines Islamic jurisprudence and ethical guidelines regarding hiring, employment, wages, and permissible earnings, while embedding significant theological narratives about works-based intercession and Islamic supersessionism.

Book 38: Transferance Of A Debt From One Person To Another Al Hawaala

The text establishes that delaying debt payment is unjust and demonstrates that the Prophet Muhammad refused to offer funeral prayers for a deceased man with unpaid debts until another believer assumed the financial burden.

Book 39: Kafalah

This chapter outlines the Islamic jurisprudence and theological implications of 'Kafalah' (suretyship or guarantees), emphasizing the spiritual danger of unpaid debt and the role of God and the Prophet as ultimate guarantors.

Book 40: Representation Authorization Business By Proxy

This collection of Hadith outlines Islamic jurisprudence regarding economic proxy, debt repayment, charitable trusts, penal codes, and the absolute authority of the Prophet Muhammad in mediating both civil and spiritual affairs.

Book 41: Agriculture

A collection of hadiths establishing Islamic jurisprudence regarding agriculture, land rental, and property rights, while also detailing the theological weight of good deeds, prophetic miracles, and historical interactions with Jewish tribes.

Book 42: Distribution Of Water

This chapter outlines Islamic jurisprudence regarding the distribution of water, agricultural commerce, animal welfare, and the absolute authority of the Prophet Muhammad in settling disputes.

Book 43: Loans Payment Of Loans Freezing Of Property Bankruptcy

This collection of Hadith outlines Islamic financial ethics regarding debt, borrowing, and bankruptcy, while simultaneously establishing profound theological claims about salvation through strict monotheism and charitable works.

Book 44: Khusoomaat

This collection of hadiths details Muhammad's role as the supreme judicial and spiritual arbiter in Medina, establishing legal precedents for debt, retaliation, textual variants of the Quran, and interfaith disputes.

Book 45: Lost Things Picked Up By Someone Luqatah

This collection of hadith outlines Islamic jurisprudence regarding the handling of lost property, distinguishing between inanimate objects, vulnerable animals, and self-sufficient animals, while establishing specific sacred laws for Mecca.

Book 46: Oppressions

This collection of Hadith outlines Islamic jurisprudence and eschatology regarding interpersonal injustice, property rights, the transfer of merit on Judgment Day, and the eschatological return of Jesus to abolish Christianity.

Book 47: Partnership

A collection of traditions detailing Islamic jurisprudence regarding partnerships, communal sharing, property rights, ritual slaughter, and the absolute authority of the Prophet Muhammad in regulating daily and religious life.

Book 48: Mortgaging

This collection of hadiths establishes Islamic jurisprudence regarding collateral (mortgaging), judicial oaths, and recounts the Prophet Muhammad's sanctioning of the deceptive assassination of a critic.

Book 49: Manumission Of Slaves

This collection of hadith outlines Islamic jurisprudence and spiritual rewards regarding the manumission, treatment, and regulation of slaves, emphasizing that freeing slaves grants salvation from Hellfire.

Book 50: Makaatib

This collection of six hadiths recounts the Prophet Muhammad's ruling that the right of patronage (Wala') over a freed slave belongs exclusively to the person who paid for their emancipation, declaring any human contractual conditions that contradict Allah's laws to be entirely invalid.

Book 51: Gifts

This chapter outlines the Islamic jurisprudence and prophetic traditions regarding the giving, receiving, and managing of gifts (Hiba), charity (Sadaqa), and loans, emphasizing generosity, social equity, and the specific exemptions of the Prophet Muhammad.

Book 52: Witnesses

This chapter establishes the legal, social, and theological parameters of witnessing, oaths, and testimony in Islam, highlighting the severe consequences of false witness and the limits of prophetic knowledge.

Book 53: Peacemaking

This collection of Hadith outlines the Islamic principles of peacemaking, conflict resolution, and arbitration, establishing the Prophet Muhammad's absolute authority as the ultimate, divinely guided judge whose rulings define a believer's faith.

Book 54: Conditions

This chapter outlines the Islamic jurisprudence regarding conditions in treaties, commerce, manumission, and social contracts, establishing the absolute supremacy of Allah's laws over human stipulations.

Book 55: Wills And Testaments Wasaayaa

This chapter outlines Islamic jurisprudence regarding wills, testaments, charitable endowments (Waqf), guardianship, and the theological mechanisms of earning merit for oneself and the deceased.

Book 56: Fighting For The Cause Of Allah Jihaad

This text establishes physical warfare (Jihad) as the supreme physical act of Islamic worship, detailing the rules of engagement, the immense eternal rewards for martyrs, and the historical military campaigns of Muhammad.

Book 57: One Fifth Of Booty To The Cause Of Allah Khumus

This chapter details the Islamic jurisprudence regarding the distribution of war booty (Khumus and Fai), the unique financial status of the Prophet Muhammad, and the theological justification for military conquest and the acquisition of spoils.

Book 58: Jizyah And Mawaada Ah

This chapter details Islamic jurisprudence regarding the collection of the Jizya (tax on non-Muslims), the establishment and maintenance of peace treaties (Mawaada'ah), the rules of Jihad, and the geopolitical expansion of the early Islamic state.

Book 59: Beginning Of Creation

This collection of Hadiths details Islamic cosmology, the nature of angels and demons, the physical realities of Heaven and Hell, predestination, and the Prophet Muhammad's Night Journey (Mi'raj).

Book 60: Prophets

A collection of Islamic traditions detailing the lives, physical attributes, and eschatological roles of various prophets, culminating in the assertion of Muhammad's supremacy and unique intercessory role on the Day of Judgment.

Book 61: Virtues And Merits Of The Prophet Pbuh And His Companions

This collection of Hadith establishes the supreme spiritual, physical, and prophetic authority of Muhammad, detailing his miracles, prophecies, physical characteristics, and the hierarchical virtues of his companions and specific Arab tribes.

Book 62: Companions Of The Prophet

This text establishes the spiritual hierarchy, virtues, and authoritative legacy of Prophet Muhammad's closest companions, serving to legitimize their leadership and elevate their status as the ultimate human examples of Islamic faithfulness.

Book 63: Merits Of The Helpers In Madinah Ansaar

This chapter details the historical and theological virtues of the early Muslim community in Medina (the Ansar and Muhajirun), recounts the Hijra (migration), and establishes Muhammad's prophetic authority through miraculous claims such as the Night Journey and the splitting of the moon.

Book 65: Prophetic Commentary On The Qur An Tafseer Of The Prophet Pbuh

This text is a comprehensive collection of the Prophet Muhammad's exegesis (Tafseer) on various Quranic verses, establishing his supreme authority in interpreting revelation, defining Islamic theology, and setting legal and ritual precedents.

Book 66: Virtues Of The Qur An

This collection of Hadith details the divine revelation, historical compilation, and spiritual virtues of the Qur'an, emphasizing its miraculous nature, the necessity of precise recitation, and its protective power for believers.

Book 67: Wedlock Marriage Nikaah

This collection of Hadith outlines the Islamic jurisprudence, prophetic traditions, and theological framework concerning marriage (Nikaah), gender relations, dowry (Mahr), polygamy, and the spiritual duties of spouses.

Book 68: Divorce

This chapter details the Islamic jurisprudence regarding divorce (Talaq), the waiting period ('Iddah), mutual imprecation for adultery (Lian), wife-initiated divorce (Khula), and the strict regulations surrounding widowhood and remarriage.

Book 69: Supporting The Family

This collection of Hadith establishes Islamic jurisprudence and moral exhortations regarding financial provision for one's family, elevating the mundane duty of supporting dependents to the spiritual status of charity (Sadaqa) and holy war (Jihad).

Book 70: Food Meals

This collection of Hadith details the dietary habits, table etiquette, and ascetic lifestyle of Prophet Muhammad, establishing his physical actions as the normative standard (Sunnah) for all Muslims.

Book 72: Hunting Slaughtering

A collection of authoritative rulings by the Prophet Muhammad detailing the strict requirements for lawful (halal) hunting, animal slaughter, dietary restrictions, and the treatment of animals.

Book 73: Al Adha Festival Sacrifice Adaahi

This text outlines the strict regulations, timing, and methods for the annual Al-Adha animal sacrifices, emphasizing that valid sacrifices must occur after the 'Id prayer according to the Prophet Muhammad's tradition.

Book 74: Drinks

This chapter details the absolute prohibition of alcoholic drinks, establishes strict etiquette for drinking and eating, outlines eschatological warnings, and recounts prophetic miracles related to beverages.

Book 75: Patients

This chapter establishes the Islamic theology of suffering, asserting that physical ailments and calamities expiate a Muslim's sins, while emphasizing patience, the ultimate reliance on Allah's mercy for salvation, and historical events surrounding Muhammad's illness and death.

Book 76: Medicine

This chapter outlines Islamic teachings on medicine, asserting that Allah provides a cure for every disease, detailing specific physical and spiritual remedies, and establishing theological principles regarding contagion, magic, and divine sovereignty.

Book 77: Dress

This chapter details exhaustive Islamic regulations regarding clothing, grooming, physical appearance, and bodily modifications, establishing strict external markers of obedience, gender distinction, and religious identity.

Book 78: Good Manners And Form Al Adab

This chapter outlines the comprehensive Islamic framework for good manners, social etiquette, and moral conduct, explicitly linking these behavioral mandates to eternal salvation and divine favor.

Book 79: Asking Permission

This chapter outlines Islamic social etiquette, privacy rules, and interpersonal conduct, while embedding core theological claims about monotheism (Tawhid), the inevitability of sin, and prophetic authority.

Book 80: Invocations

This collection of hadiths details the specific invocations (du'a), words of remembrance (dhikr), and ritual prayers prescribed by Muhammad to secure Allah's forgiveness, protection from earthly and spiritual afflictions, and entry into Paradise.

Book 81: To Make The Heart Tender Ar Riqaq

This collection of Hadith focuses on asceticism, the brevity of worldly life, the terrors of the Day of Judgment, and the necessity of Muhammad's intercession for salvation.

Book 82: Divine Will Al Qadar

This text outlines the Islamic doctrine of Al-Qadar (Divine Will/Predestination), asserting that every human's provision, lifespan, deeds, and ultimate eternal destination are irrevocably written by an angel while they are in the womb.

Book 83: Oaths And Vows

This chapter outlines the Islamic jurisprudence regarding oaths (swearing by Allah), the mandatory expiation for breaking them, and the regulations surrounding religious vows.

Book 85: Laws Of Inheritance Al Faraa Id

This collection of hadiths establishes Islamic jurisprudence regarding inheritance, detailing fixed fractional shares for relatives, the prohibition of prophets leaving material inheritance, rules of paternity, and the patronage of freed slaves.

Book 86: Limits And Punishments Set By Allah Hudood

This chapter details the 'Hudood' (prescribed legal punishments) in Islam for severe moral and societal transgressions, including adultery, theft, intoxication, and apostasy/treason, establishing that enduring these physical punishments expiates the corresponding sins.