Sahih Muslim is one of the most authentic collections of hadith in Sunni Islam, compiled by the Islamic scholar Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (821–875 CE). It is considered second only to Sahih al-Bukhari in terms of authenticity and is part of the “Sahihain,” the two most reliable hadith collections. Sahih Muslim meticulously gathers sayings, actions, and approvals of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) with a rigorous methodology that emphasizes the reliability of the chain of narrators. The collection covers a broad spectrum of Islamic jurisprudence, ethics, theology, and ritual practices, serving as a foundational reference for scholars and students of Islamic knowledge worldwide.

Book 16, The Book of Marriage, discusses marriage contracts, rights, conditions, and related jurisprudence.

Sahih Muslim: Book 16, Hadith 121

Sahih Muslim: Book 16, Hadith 121 Jabir (Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah’s Messenger (may peace he upon him) said: When any one of you is invited to a feast, he should accept it. He may eat if he likes, or he may abandon (eating) if he likes. Ibn Mathanni did not make […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 16, Hadith 122

Sahih Muslim: Book 16, Hadith 122 – A hadith like this has been narrated on the authority of Abd Zubair with the same chain of transmitters. وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ بِمِثْلِهِ. Sahih Muslim: Book 16, Hadith 122   The above hadith is from the Sahih […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 16, Hadith 123

Sahih Muslim: Book 16, Hadith 123 Abu Haraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: If any one of you is invited, he should accept (the invitation). In case he is fasting, he should pray (in order to bless the inmates of the house), and if he is not fasting he […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 16, Hadith 124

Sahih Muslim: Book 16, Hadith 124 Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) used to say: The worst kind of food is the wedding feast to which the rich are invited and the poor are ignored. He who does not come to the feast, he in fact disobeys Allah and His Messenger (ﷺ). حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 16, Hadith 125

Sahih Muslim: Book 16, Hadith 125 Sufyan reported: I said to Zuhri: Abu Bakr, what does this hadith mean:” The worst kind of food is at a wedding feast of the rich”? He laughed and said: The food served in the feast given by the rich is not worst (in itself). Sufyan said: My father […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 16, Hadith 126

Sahih Muslim: Book 16, Hadith 126 – This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) through another chain of transmitters. A hadith like this has been narrated by Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) through another chain of transmitters. وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 16, Hadith 127

Sahih Muslim: Book 16, Hadith 127 – Abu Haraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah’s Apostle (ﷺ) as saying. The worst kind of food is at the wedding feast from which one who comes is turned away, and he who refuses it is invited, and he who did not accept the invitation disobeyed Allah […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 16, Hadith 128

Sahih Muslim: Book 16, Hadith 128 ‘A’isha (Allah he pleased with her) reported: There came the wife of Rifa’a to Allah’s Apostle (ﷺ) and said: I was married to Rifa’a but he divorced me, making may divorce irrevocable. Afterwards I married Abd al-Rahman b. al-Zubair, but all he possesses is like the fringe of a […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 16, Hadith 129

Sahih Muslim: Book 16, Hadith 129 ‘A’isha (Allah be pleased with her), the wife of Allah’s Apostle (ﷺ), reported that Rifa’a al-Quraid (Allah be pleased with him) divorced his wife, making her divorce irrevocable. Afterwards she married Abd at-Rahman b. al-Zubair (Allah be pleased with him), She came to Allah’sApostle (may peace be upon him […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 16, Hadith 130

Sahih Muslim: Book 16, Hadith 130 `A’isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported that Rifa`a al Qurazi divorced his wife and afterwards `Abd al-Rahman b. al-Zubair married her. She came to Allah’s Apostle (ﷺ) and said: Messenger of Allah, Rifa`a has divorced me by three pronouncements. (The rest of the hadith is the same.) حَدَّثَنَا […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 16, Hadith 131

Sahih Muslim: Book 16, Hadith 131 ‘A’isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) was asked about a woman whom a man married and then divorced her, and then she married (another) person, and she was divorced before sexual intercourse with her, whether it was lawful for her first husband (to marry […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 16, Hadith 132

Sahih Muslim: Book 16, Hadith 132 – A hadith like this has been narrated on the authority of Hisham with the same chain of transmitters. حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ جَمِيعًا عَنْ هِشَامٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ ‏.‏ Sahih Muslim: Book 16, Hadith 132   The […]