Sahih al-Bukhari 7246 (Book 97, Hadith 157) Narrated `Abdullah: A man said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! Which sin is the biggest in Allah’s Sight?” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “To set up rivals unto Allah though He Alone created you.” That man said, “What is next?” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “To kill your son lest he […]
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 97, Oneness & Uniqueness of Allah (Tawheed), discusses the doctrine of monotheism and Allah’s attributes.
Sahih al-Bukhari 7247 (Book 97, Hadith 158) Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Your stay (in this world) in comparison to the stay of the nations preceding you, is like the period between `Asr prayer and the sun set (in comparison to a whole day). The people of the Torah were given the Torah […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 7248 (Book 97, Hadith 159) Narrated Ibn Mas`ud: A man asked the Prophet (ﷺ) “What deeds are the best?” The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “(1) To perform the (daily compulsory) prayers at their (early) stated fixed times, (2) to be good and dutiful to one’s own parents, (3) and to participate in Jihad in […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 7249 (Book 97, Hadith 160) Narrated Al-Hasan: `Amr bin Taghlib said, “Some property was given to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he gave it to some people and withheld it from some others. Then he came to know that they (the latter) were dissatisfied. So the Prophet said, ‘I give to one man and […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 7250 (Book 97, Hadith 161) Narrated Anas: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “My Lord says, ‘If My slave comes nearer to me for a span, I go nearer to him for a cubit; and if he comes nearer to Me for a cubit, I go nearer to him for the span of outstretched arms; […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 7251 (Book 97, Hadith 162) Narrated Abu Huraira: Perhaps the Prophet (ﷺ) mentioned the following (as Allah’s Saying): “If My slave comes nearer to Me for a span, I go nearer to him for a cubit; and if he comes nearer to Me for a cubit; I go nearer to him for the […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 7252 (Book 97, Hadith 163) Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said that your Lord said, “Every (sinful) deed can be expiated; and the fast is for Me, so I will give the reward for it; and the smell which comes out of the mouth of a fasting person, is better in Allah’s […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 7253 (Book 97, Hadith 164) Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) said that his Lord said: “It does not befit a slave that he should say that he is better than Jonah (Yunus) bin Matta. حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ،. وَقَالَ لِي خَلِيفَةُ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 7254 (Book 97, Hadith 165) Narrated Shu`ba: Mu’awiya bin Qurra reported that `Abdullah bin Al-Maghaffal Al-Muzani said, “I saw Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) on the day of the Conquest of Mecca, riding his she-camel and reciting Surat-al-Fath (48) or part of Surat-al-Fath. He recited it in a vibrating and pleasant voice. Then Mu’awiya recited […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 7255 (Book 97, Hadith 166) And Ibn ‘Abbas narrated: Abu Sufyan bin Harb told me that Heraclius called for his translator and then asked for the letter of the Prophet (ﷺ), and the former read it (thus): “In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Merciful. (This letter is) from Muhammad bin […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 7256 (Book 97, Hadith 167) Narrated Abu Huraira: The people of the Scripture used to read the Torah in Hebrew and explain it to the Muslims in Arabic. Then Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Do not believe the people of the Scripture, and do not disbelieve them, but say, ‘We believe in Allah and […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 7257 (Book 97, Hadith 168) Narrated Ibn `Umar: A Jew and Jewess were brought to the Prophet (ﷺ) on a charge of committing an illegal sexual intercourse. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked the Jews, “What do you (usually) do with them?” They said, “We blacken their faces and disgrace them.” He said, “Bring here […]