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 86, Limits & Punishments (Hudood), discusses the fixed legal penalties prescribed by God for certain crimes.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6598 (Book 86, Hadith 73)

Sahih al-Bukhari 6598 (Book 86, Hadith 73) Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) forbade Al-Wisal (fasting continuously for more than one day without taking any meals). A man from the Muslims said, “But you do Al-Wisal, O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)!” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) I said, “Who among you is similar to me? I sleep and […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 6599 (Book 86, Hadith 74)

Sahih al-Bukhari 6599 (Book 86, Hadith 74) Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Those people who used to buy foodstuff at random (without weighing or measuring it) were beaten in the lifetime of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) if they sold it at the very place where they had bought it, till they carried it to their dwelling places. […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 6600 (Book 86, Hadith 75)

Sahih al-Bukhari 6600 (Book 86, Hadith 75) Narrated `Aisha: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) never took revenge for his own self in any matter presented to him till Allah’s limits were exceeded, in which case he would take revenge for Allah’s sake. حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 6601 (Book 86, Hadith 76)

Sahih al-Bukhari 6601 (Book 86, Hadith 76) Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: I witnessed the case of Lian (the case of a man who charged his wife for committing illegal sexual intercourse when I was fifteen years old. The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered that they be divorced, and the husband said, “If I kept her, I would […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 6602 (Book 86, Hadith 77)

Sahih al-Bukhari 6602 (Book 86, Hadith 77) Narrated Al-Qasim bin Muhammad: Ibn `Abbas mentioned the couple who had taken the oath of Lian. `Abdullah bin Shaddad said (to him), “Was this woman about whom Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, ‘If I were ever to stone to death any woman without witnesses. (I would have stoned that […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 6603 (Book 86, Hadith 78)

Sahih al-Bukhari 6603 (Book 86, Hadith 78) Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Lian was mentioned in the presence of the Prophet, `Asim bin Adi said a statement about it, and when he left, a man from his tribe came to him complaining that he had seen a man with his wife. `Asim said, “I have been put […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 6604 (Book 86, Hadith 79)

Sahih al-Bukhari 6604 (Book 86, Hadith 79) Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Avoid the seven great destructive sins.” They (the people!) asked, “O Allah’s Apostle! What are they?” He said, “To join partners in worship with Allah; to practice sorcery; to kill the life which Allah has forbidden except for a just cause […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 6605 (Book 86, Hadith 80)

Sahih al-Bukhari 6605 (Book 86, Hadith 80) Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Abu-l-Qasim (the Prophet) saying, “If somebody slanders his slave and the slave is free from what he says, he will be flogged on the Day of Resurrection unless the slave is really as he has described him.” حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 6606 (Book 86, Hadith 81)

Sahih al-Bukhari 6606 (Book 86, Hadith 81) Narrated Abu Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani: A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, “I beseech you to judge us according to Allah’s Laws.” Then his opponent who was wiser than he, got up and said, “He has spoken the truth. So judge us according […]