Sahih al-Bukhari 4820 (Book 66, Hadith 49) Narrated `Uthman: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The best among you (Muslims) are those who learn the Qur’an and teach it.” حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَلْقَمَةُ بْنُ مَرْثَدٍ، سَمِعْتُ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيِّ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ […]
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 4821 (Book 66, Hadith 50) Narrated `Uthman bin `Affan: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The most superior among you (Muslims) are those who learn the Qur’an and teach it.” حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيِّ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 4822 (Book 66, Hadith 51) Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: A lady came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and declared that she had decided to offer herself to Allah and His Apostle. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “I am not in need of women.” A man said (to the Prophet) “Please marry her to me.” The […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 4823 (Book 66, Hadith 52) Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: A lady came to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! I have come to you to offer myself to you.” He raised his eyes and looked at her and then lowered his head. When the lady saw that he did not […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 4824 (Book 66, Hadith 53) Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “The example of the person who knows the Qur’an by heart is like the owner of tied camels. If he keeps them tied, he will control them, but if he releases them, they will run away.” حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 4825 (Book 66, Hadith 54) Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “It is a bad thing that some of you say, ‘I have forgotten such-and-such verse of the Qur’an,’ for indeed, he has been caused (by Allah) to forget it. So you must keep on reciting the Qur’an because it escapes from the […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 4826 (Book 66, Hadith 55) Narrated `Abdullah: I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying… (as above, no. 550). حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، مِثْلَهُ. تَابَعَهُ بِشْرٌ عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ،. وَتَابَعَهُ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ عَنْ عَبْدَةَ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ، سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ، سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم. Sahih al-Bukhari 4826 (Book 66, Hadith […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 4827 (Book 66, Hadith 56) Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Commit yourself to the Qur’an, for by Him in whose Hand is my soul, it is surely more prone to break away than a camel in its bind. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ بُرَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 4828 (Book 66, Hadith 57) Narrated `Abdullah bin Mughaffal: I saw Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) reciting Surat-al-Fath on his she-camel on the day of the Conquest of Mecca. حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو إِيَاسٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ مُغَفَّلٍ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمَ فَتْحِ […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 4829 (Book 66, Hadith 58) Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: Those Suras which you people call the Mufassal, are the Muhkam. And Ibn `Abbas said, “Allah’s Apostle died when I was a boy of ten years, and I had learnt the Muhkam (of the Qur’an). حَدَّثَنِي مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 4830 (Book 66, Hadith 59) Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: Ibn `Abbas said, “I have learnt all the Muhkam Suras during the life time of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ).” I said to him, ‘What is meant by the Muhkam?” He replied, “The Mufassal.” حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بِشْرٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 4831 (Book 66, Hadith 60) Narrated Aisha: The Prophet (ﷺ) heard a man reciting the Qur’an in the mosque and said, “May Allah bestow His Mercy on him, as he has reminded me of such-and-such Verses of such a Surah.” حَدَّثَنَا رَبِيعُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ […]