Sahih al-Bukhari 3165 (Book 59, Hadith 109) Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “The main source of disbelief is in the east. Pride and arrogance are characteristics of the owners of horses and camels, and those bedouins who are busy with their camels and pay no attention to Religion; while modesty and gentleness are […]
Sahih al-Bukhari is one of the most authentic and revered collections of hadith in Islam, compiled by Imam Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Bukhari. It contains thousands of narrations meticulously verified and arranged by topic, covering beliefs, worship, ethics, law, and the life of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Recognized for its rigorous criteria of authenticity, it holds a central place in Sunni scholarship and daily Islamic practice.
Book 59, Beginning of Creation, discusses cosmological topics, origins, and divine acts in creation.
Sahih al-Bukhari 3166 (Book 59, Hadith 110) Narrated `Uqba bin `Umar and Abu Mas`ud: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) pointed with his hand towards Yemen and said, “(True) Belief is Yemenite, towards here (i.e. the Yemenite, had True Belief and embraced Islam readily). Certainly sternness and mercilessness are the qualities of those who are loud and at […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 3167 (Book 59, Hadith 111) Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “When you hear the crowing of roosters, ask for Allah’s Blessings for (their crowing indicates that) they have seen an angel. And when you hear the braying of donkeys, seek Refuge with Allah from Satan for (their braying indicates) that they […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 3168 (Book 59, Hadith 112) Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “When night falls (or it is evening), keep your children close to you for the devils spread out at that time. But when an hour of the night elapses, you can let them free. Close the doors and mention the […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 3169 (Book 59, Hadith 113) Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “A group of Israelites were lost. Nobody knows what they did. But I do not see them except that they were cursed and changed into rats, for if you put the milk of a she-camel in front of a rat, it […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 3170 (Book 59, Hadith 114) Narrated Aisha: The Prophet (ﷺ) called the Salamander, a mischief-doer. I have not heard him ordering that it should be killed. Sa`d bin Waqqas claims that the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered that it should be killed. حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عُفَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 3171 (Book 59, Hadith 115) Narrated Um Sharik: That the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered her to kill Salamanders. حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ شَيْبَةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، أَنَّ أُمَّ شَرِيكٍ، أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَمَرَهَا بِقَتْلِ الأَوْزَاغِ. Sahih al-Bukhari 3171 (Book 59, Hadith 115) […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 3172 (Book 59, Hadith 116) Narrated `Aisha: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Kill the snake with two white lines on its back, for it blinds the on-looker and causes abortion.” حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 3173 (Book 59, Hadith 117) Narrated `Aisha: The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered that a short-tailed or mutilated-tailed snake (i.e. Abtar) should be killed, for it blinds the on-looker and causes abortion.” حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ،، قَالَتْ أَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِقَتْلِ الأَبْتَرِ وَقَالَ “ […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 3174 (Book 59, Hadith 118) Narrated Abu Mulaika: Ibn `Umar used to kill snakes, but afterwards he forbade their killing and said, “Once the Prophet (ﷺ) pulled down a wall and saw a cast-off skin of a snake in it. He said, ‘Look for the snake. ‘They found it and the Prophet (ﷺ) […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 3175 (Book 59, Hadith 119) Narrated Nafi`: Ibn `Umar used to kill snakes but when Abu Lubaba informed him that the Prophet (ﷺ) had forbidden the killing of snakes living in houses, he gave up killing them. حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقْتُلُ […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 3176 (Book 59, Hadith 120) Narrated `Aisha: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Five kinds of animals are mischief-doers and can be killed even in the Sanctuary: They are the rat the scorpion, the kite (a type of predatory bird), the crow and the rabid dog.” حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ […]