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 66, Virtues of the Qur’an, discusses the merits of the Qur’an and rewards for reciting it.

Sahih al-Bukhari 4796 (Book 66, Hadith 25)

Sahih al-Bukhari 4796 (Book 66, Hadith 25) Narrated Qatada: I asked Anas bin Malik: “Who collected the Qur’an at the time of the Prophet (ﷺ) ?” He replied, “Four, all of whom were from the Ansar: Ubai bin Ka`b, Mu`adh bin Jabal, Zaid bin Thabit and Abu Zaid.” حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، حَدَّثَنَا […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 4797 (Book 66, Hadith 26)

Sahih al-Bukhari 4797 (Book 66, Hadith 26) Narrated Anas bin Malik: When the Prophet (ﷺ) died, none had collected the Qur’an but four persons;: Abu Ad-Darda’. Mu`adh bin Jabal, Zaid bin Thabit and Abu Zaid. We were the inheritor (of Abu Zaid) as he had no offspring . حَدَّثَنَا مُعَلَّى بْنُ أَسَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 4798 (Book 66, Hadith 27)

Sahih al-Bukhari 4798 (Book 66, Hadith 27) Narrated Ibn `Abbas: `Umar said, Ubai was the best of us in the recitation (of the Qur’an) yet we leave some of what he recites.’ Ubai says, ‘PI have taken it from the mouth of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and will not leave for anything whatever.” But Allah said […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 4799 (Book 66, Hadith 28)

Sahih al-Bukhari 4799 (Book 66, Hadith 28) Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Mu’alla: While I was praying, the Prophet (ﷺ) called me but I did not respond to his call. Later I said, “O Allah’s Apostle! I was praying.” He said, “Didn’t Allah say: ‘O you who believe! Give your response to Allah (by obeying Him) and […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 4800 (Book 66, Hadith 29)

Sahih al-Bukhari 4800 (Book 66, Hadith 29) Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: While we were on one of our journeys, we dismounted at a place where a slave girl came and said, “The chief of this tribe has been stung by a scorpion and our men are not present; is there anybody among you who can […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 4801 (Book 66, Hadith 30)

Sahih al-Bukhari 4801 (Book 66, Hadith 30) Narrated Abu Mas’ud: Whoever recites two verses … (text as in the following hadith) حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ مَنْ قَرَأَ بِالآيَتَيْنِ‏.‏ ‏.‏‏.‏ ‏.‏ Sahih al-Bukhari 4801 (Book 66, Hadith […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 4802 (Book 66, Hadith 31)

Sahih al-Bukhari 4802 (Book 66, Hadith 31) Narrated Abu Mas’ud: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “If somebody recited the last two Verses of Surat Al-Baqara at night, that will be sufficient for him.” حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 4803 (Book 66, Hadith 32)

Sahih al-Bukhari 4803 (Book 66, Hadith 32) Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) ordered me to guard the Zakat revenue of Ramadan. Then somebody came to me and started stealing from the foodstuff. I caught him and said, “I will take you to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)!” Then Abu Huraira described the whole narration and said: […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 4804 (Book 66, Hadith 33)

Sahih al-Bukhari 4804 (Book 66, Hadith 33) Narrated Al-Bara’: A man was reciting Surat Al-Kahf and his horse was tied with two ropes beside him. A cloud came down and spread over that man, and it kept on coming closer and closer to him till his horse started jumping (as if afraid of something). When […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 4805 (Book 66, Hadith 34)

Sahih al-Bukhari 4805 (Book 66, Hadith 34) Narrated Aslam: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) was traveling on one of his journeys, and `Umar bin Al-Khattab was traveling along with him at night. `Umar asked him about something, but Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) did not answer him. He asked again, but he did not answer. He asked for the […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 4806 (Book 66, Hadith 35)

Sahih al-Bukhari 4806 (Book 66, Hadith 35) Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: A man heard another man reciting (Surat-Al-Ikhlas) ‘Say He is Allah, (the) One.’ (112. 1) repeatedly. The next morning he came to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and informed him about it as if he thought that it was not enough to recite. On that Allah’s […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 4807 (Book 66, Hadith 36)

Sahih al-Bukhari 4807 (Book 66, Hadith 36) Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: My brother, Qatada bin An-Nau’man said, “A man performed the night prayer late at night in the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ) and he read: ‘Say: He is Allah, (the) One,’ (112.1) and read nothing besides that. The next morning a man went to […]