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 3093 (Book 59, Hadith 37)

Sahih al-Bukhari 3093 (Book 59, Hadith 37) Narrated Busr bin Sa`id: That Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani narrated to him something in the presence of Sa`id bin ‘Ubaidullah Al- Khaulani who was brought up in the house of Maimuna the wife of the Prophet. Zaid narrated to them that Abu Talha said that the Prophet (ﷺ) […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 3094 (Book 59, Hadith 38)

Sahih al-Bukhari 3094 (Book 59, Hadith 38) Narrated Salim’s father: Once Gabriel promised the Prophet (that he would visit him, but Gabriel did not come) and later on he said, “We, angels, do not enter a house which contains a picture or a dog.” حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُمَرُ، […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 3095 (Book 59, Hadith 39)

Sahih al-Bukhari 3095 (Book 59, Hadith 39) Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “When the Imam, during the prayer, says, “Allah hears him who praises Him’, say: ‘O Allah! Our Lord! All the praises are for You/, for if the saying of anyone of you coincides with the saying of the angels, his past […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 3096 (Book 59, Hadith 40)

Sahih al-Bukhari 3096 (Book 59, Hadith 40) Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “As long as any-one of you is waiting for the prayer, he is considered to be praying actually, and the angels say, ‘O Allah! Be merciful to him and forgive him’, (and go on saying so) unless he leaves his place […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 3097 (Book 59, Hadith 41)

Sahih al-Bukhari 3097 (Book 59, Hadith 41) Narrated Yali: I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) reciting the following Verse on the pulpit: “They will call: O Malik…’ and Sufyan said that `Abdullah recited it: ‘They will call: O Mali…’ (43.77) حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَعْلَى، عَنْ […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 3098 (Book 59, Hadith 42)

Sahih al-Bukhari 3098 (Book 59, Hadith 42) Narrated `Aisha: That she asked the Prophet (ﷺ) , ‘Have you encountered a day harder than the day of the battle) of Uhud?” The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, “Your tribes have troubled me a lot, and the worse trouble was the trouble on the day of ‘Aqaba when I […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 3099 (Book 59, Hadith 43)

Sahih al-Bukhari 3099 (Book 59, Hadith 43) Narrated Abu ‘Is-haq-Ash-Shaibani: I asked Zir bin Hubaish regarding the Statement of Allah: “And was at a distance Of but two bowlengths Or (even) nearer; So did (Allah) convey The Inspiration to His slave (Gabriel) and then he (Gabriel) Conveyed (that to Muhammad). (53.9-10) On that, Zir said, […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 3100 (Book 59, Hadith 44)

Sahih al-Bukhari 3100 (Book 59, Hadith 44) Narrated `Abdullah: Regarding the Verse: “Indeed he (Muhammad) did see. Of the Signs of his Lord, The Greatest!” (53.18) That the Prophet (ﷺ) had seen a green carpet spread all over the horizon of the sky. حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 3101 (Book 59, Hadith 45)

Sahih al-Bukhari 3101 (Book 59, Hadith 45) Narrated Aisha: Whoever claimed that (the Prophet) Muhammad saw his Lord, is committing a great fault, for he only saw Gabriel in his genuine shape in which he was created covering the whole horizon. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الأَنْصَارِيُّ، عَنِ […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 3102 (Book 59, Hadith 46)

Sahih al-Bukhari 3102 (Book 59, Hadith 46) Narrated Masruq: I asked Aisha “What about His Statement:– “Then he (Gabriel) approached And came closer, And was at a distance Of but two bow-lengths Or (even) nearer?” (53.8-9) She replied, “It was Gabriel who used to come to the Prophet (ﷺ) in the figure of a man, […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 3103 (Book 59, Hadith 47)

Sahih al-Bukhari 3103 (Book 59, Hadith 47) Narrated Samura: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Last night I saw (in a dream) two men coming to me. One of them said, “The person who kindles the fire is Malik, the gate-keeper of the (Hell) Fire, and I am Gabriel, and this is Michael.” حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 3104 (Book 59, Hadith 48)

Sahih al-Bukhari 3104 (Book 59, Hadith 48) Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “If a husband calls his wife to his bed (i.e. to have sexual relation) and she refuses and causes him to sleep in anger, the angels will curse her till morning.” حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، […]