Sahih Muslim: Book 55, Hadith 13 – This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira through another chain of transmitters. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ سَوَاءً . Sahih Muslim: Book 55, […]
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 55, The Book of Zuhd & Softening of Hearts, encourages asceticism, spiritual reflection, and purification of the heart.
Sahih Muslim: Book 55, Hadith 14 Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Look at those who stand at a lower level than you but don’t look at those who stand at a higher level than you, for that is better-suited that you do not disparage Allah’s favors. In the chain narrated by Abu […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 55, Hadith 15 Abu Huraira, narrated that he heard Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: There were three persons in Bani Isra’il, one suffering from leprosy, the other bald-headed and the third one blind. Allah decided to test them. So He sent an angel who came to the one who was suffering from […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 55, Hadith 16 It is reported on the authority of Amir b. Sa’d that Sa’d b. Abi Waqqas was in the fold of his camels that his son ‘Umar came to him. When Sa’d saw him he said: I seek refuge with Allah from the mischief of this rider. And as he […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 55, Hadith 17 Sa’d b. Abu Waqqas is reported to have, said: By Allah, I am the first person amongst the Arabs to throw an arrow in the cause of Allah and we used to go with Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and there was no food for us to eat but only the […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 55, Hadith 18 This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Isma’il b. Khalid with the same chain of transmitters and the words are: ” One amongst us would relieve himself as the goats do without anything mixing with its excrement.” وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 55, Hadith 19 ‘Umair al-‘Adawi reported: ‘Utba b. Ghazwan delivered us a sermon and he praised Allah and lauded Him, then said: Now coming to the point, verily the world has been given the news of its end and that too quite early. Nothing would be left out of it but only […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 55, Hadith 20 – Khalid b. ‘Umair reported and he had seen the pre-Islamic days also, that ‘Uqba b. Ghazwan delivered this address and he was the governor of Basra. The rest of the hadith is the same as transmitted by Shaiban. وَحَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ سَلِيطٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ، […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 55, Hadith 21 Khalid b. Umair reported: I heard Uqba b. Ghazwan as saving: I found myself as the seventh amongst the seven who had been along with Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ). We had nothing to eat but the leaves of hubla (a wild tree) until the corners of our mouths were injured. […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 55, Hadith 22 Abu Huraira reported that they (the Companions of the Holy Prophet) said: Allah’s Messenger, will we be able to see our Lord on the Day of Judgment? He said: Do you feel any difficulty in seeing the sun in the noon when there is no cloud over it? They […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 55, Hadith 23 Anas b. Malik reported: We were in the company of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) when he smiled, and said: Do you know why I laughed? We said: Allah and His Messenger, know best. Thereupon he said: It was because (there came to my mind the) talk which the servant would […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 55, Hadith 24 Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: O Allah, make for the family of Muhammad the provision which is a bare subsistence. حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ، عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله […]