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 51, Characteristics of the Hypocrites & Their Rulings, discusses traits of hypocrisy and legal consequences.

Sahih Muslim: Book 51, Hadith 13

Sahih Muslim: Book 51, Hadith 13 Qais b. ‘Ubad reported: We said to ‘Ammar: Was your fighting (on the side of ‘Ali in the Battle of Siffin) a matter of your own choice or you got its hints from Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) for it, is likely for one to err in one’s own discretion or […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 51, Hadith 14

Sahih Muslim: Book 51, Hadith 14 Abu Tufail reported that there was a dispute between Hudhaifa and one from the people of Aqaba as it happens amongst people. He said: I adjure you by Allah to tell me as to how many people from Aqaba were. The people said to him (Hudhaifa) to inform him […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 51, Hadith 15

Sahih Muslim: Book 51, Hadith 15 Jabir b. Abdullah reported that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: He who climbed this hill, the hill of Murar, his sins would be obliterated as were obliterated the sins of Bani Isra’il. So the first to take their horses were the people of Banu Khazraj. Then there was a ceaseless […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 51, Hadith 16

Sahih Muslim: Book 51, Hadith 16 Jabir b. Abdullah reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: He who would climb this hill of Murar. The rest of the hadith is the same but with this variation that it was a desert Arab who was finding out his lost thing. وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبٍ الْحَارِثِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 51, Hadith 17

Sahih Muslim: Book 51, Hadith 17 Anas b. Malik reported: There was a person amongst us who belonged to the tribe of Bani Najjar and he recited Sura al-Baqarah and Surat Al-i-‘Imran and he used to transcribe for Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ). He ran away as a rebel and joined the People of the Book. They […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 51, Hadith 18

Sahih Muslim: Book 51, Hadith 18 Jabir reported that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) came back from a journey and as he was near Medina, there was such a violent gale that the mountain seemed to be pressed. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: This wind has perhaps been made to blow for the death of a hypocrite, and […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 51, Hadith 19

Sahih Muslim: Book 51, Hadith 19 Iyas reported on the authority of his father: We went along with Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) to visit a person suffering from fever. When I placed my hand upon him, I said: By Allah, I have never seen, till this day, a person running higher temperature than he. Thereupon Allah’s […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 51, Hadith 20

Sahih Muslim: Book 51, Hadith 20 Ibn Umar reported Allah’s Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: The similitude of a hypocrite is that of a sheep which roams aimlessly between two flocks. She goes to one at one time and to the other at another time. حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ح، وَحَدَّثَنَا […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 51, Hadith 21

Sahih Muslim: Book 51, Hadith 21 Ibn Umar reported Allah’s Apostle (ﷺ) saying like this but with this change of words: ” She sometimes finds a way in one flock and then in another flock.” حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْقَارِيَّ – عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ […]