Sahih al-Bukhari 381 (Book 8, Hadith 37) Narrated Anas bin Malik: We used to pray with the Prophet (ﷺ) and some of us used to place the ends of their clothes at the place of prostration because of scorching heat. حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، هِشَامُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي غَالِبٌ […]
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 8, Prayers (Salat), discusses the methods, obligations, and virtues of the five daily prayers.
Sahih al-Bukhari 382 (Book 8, Hadith 38) Narrated Abu Maslama: Sa`id bin Yazid Al-Azdi: I asked Anas bin Malik whether the Prophet (ﷺ) had ever, prayed with his shoes on. He replied “Yes.” حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ بْنُ أَبِي إِيَاسٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مَسْلَمَةَ، سَعِيدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الأَزْدِيُّ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ أَكَانَ […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 383 (Book 8, Hadith 39) Narrated Ibrahim: Hammam bin Al-Harith said, “I saw Jarir bin `Abdullah urinating. Then he performed ablution and passed his (wet) hands over his Khuffs (socks made from thick fabric or leather), stood up and prayed. He was asked about it. He replied that he had seen the Prophet […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 384 (Book 8, Hadith 40) Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu’ba: I helped the Prophet (ﷺ) in performing ablution and he passed his wet hands over his Khuffs and prayed. حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، قَالَ وَضَّأْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 385 (Book 8, Hadith 41) Narrated Hudhaifa that he saw a person bowing and prostrating imperfectly. When he finished his Salat, Hudhaifa told him that he had not offered Salat. The subnarrator added, “I think that Hudhaifa also said: Were you to die you would die on a “Sunna” (legal way) other than […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 386 (Book 8, Hadith 42) Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Malik: Ibn Buhaina, “When the Prophet (ﷺ) prayed, he used to separate his arms from his body so widely that the whiteness of his armpits was visible.” أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ مُضَرَ، عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ هُرْمُزَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 387 (Book 8, Hadith 43) Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Whoever prays like us and faces our Qibla and eats our slaughtered animals is a Muslim and is under Allah’s and His Apostle’s protection. So do not betray Allah by betraying those who are in His protection.” حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 388 (Book 8, Hadith 44) Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “I have been ordered to fight the people till they say: ‘None has the right to be worshipped but Allah.’ And if they say so, pray like our prayers, face our Qibla and slaughter as we slaughter, then their blood […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 389 (Book 8, Hadith 45) Narrated Maimun bin Siyah that he asked Anas bin Malik, “O Abu Hamza! What makes the life and property of a person sacred?” He replied, “Whoever says, ‘None has the right to be worshipped but Allah’, faces our Qibla during the prayers, prays like us and eats our […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 390 (Book 8, Hadith 46) Narrated Abu Aiyub Al-Ansari: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “While defecating, neither face nor turn your back to the Qibla but face either east or west.” Abu Aiyub added. “When we arrived in Sham we came across some lavatories facing the Qibla; therefore we turned ourselves while using them […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 391 (Book 8, Hadith 47) Narrated `Amr bin Dinar: I asked Ibn `Umar, “Can a person who has performed the Tawaf around the Ka`ba for `Umra but has not performed the (Sa`i) Tawaf of Safa and Marwa, have a sexual relation with his wife?” Ibn `Umar replied “When the Prophet (ﷺ) reached Mecca […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 392 (Book 8, Hadith 48) Narrated Mujahid: Someone came to Ibn `Umar and said, “Here is Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) entering the Ka`ba.” Ibn `Umar said, “I went there but the Prophet (ﷺ) had come out of the Ka`ba and I found Bilal standing between its two doors. I asked Bilal, ‘Did the Prophet […]