Sahih Muslim is one of the most authentic collections of hadith in Sunni Islam, compiled by the Islamic scholar Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (821–875 CE). It is considered second only to Sahih al-Bukhari in terms of authenticity and is part of the “Sahihain,” the two most reliable hadith collections. Sahih Muslim meticulously gathers sayings, actions, and approvals of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) with a rigorous methodology that emphasizes the reliability of the chain of narrators. The collection covers a broad spectrum of Islamic jurisprudence, ethics, theology, and ritual practices, serving as a foundational reference for scholars and students of Islamic knowledge worldwide.

Introduction to Sahih Muslim discusses the compiler’s purpose, methodology, and the structure of the collection.

Sahih Muslim: Introduction, Hadith 13

Sahih Muslim: Introduction, Hadith 13 Abūt-Tāhir and Harmalah bin Yahyā narrated to me, they said Ibn Wahb narrated to us, he said Yūnus informed me, on authority of Ibn Shihāb, on authority of Ubayd Allah bin Abd Allah bin Utbah, that Abd Allah bin Mas’ūd said: ‘It is the case that you do not relate […]

Sahih Muslim: Introduction, Hadith 14

Sahih Muslim: Introduction, Hadith 14 Muhammad bin Abd Allah bin Numayr and Zuhayr bin Harb narrated to me, they said Abd Allah bin Yazīd narrated to us, he said Sa’īd bin Abī Ayyūb narrated to me, he said Abū Hāni’ narrated to me, on authority of Uthmān Muslim bin Yasār, on authority of Abī Hurayrah, […]

Sahih Muslim: Introduction, Hadith 15

Sahih Muslim: Introduction, Hadith 15 Harmalah bin Yahyā bin Abd Allah bin Harmalah bin Imrān at-Tujībī narrated to me, he said Ibn Wahb narrated to us, he said Abū Shurayh narrated to me that he heard Sharāhīl bin Yazīd saying ‘Muslim bin Yasār informed me that he heard Abā Hurayrah saying, the Messenger of Allah, […]

Sahih Muslim: Introduction, Hadith 16

Sahih Muslim: Introduction, Hadith 16 Abū Sa’īd al-Ashajj narrated to me, Wakī’ narrated to us, al-A’mash narrated to us, on authority of al-Musayyab bin Rāfi’, on authority of Āmir bin Abdah, he said, Abd Allah said: ‘Indeed Satan will appear in the form of a man and he will come to the people, narrating to […]

Sahih Muslim: Introduction, Hadith 17

Sahih Muslim: Introduction, Hadith 17 Muhammad bin Rāfi’ narrated to me, Abd ur-Razzāq narrated to us, Ma’mar informed us, on authority of Ibn Tāwus, on authority of his father, on authority Abd Allah bin Amr bin al-Ās, he said: ‘Indeed in the sea are devils chained up, whom Sulaymān shackled and they are at the […]

Sahih Muslim: Introduction, Hadith 18

Sahih Muslim: Introduction, Hadith 18 Muhammad bin Abbād and Sa’īd bin Amr al-Ash’athī narrated to me on authority of Ibn Uyaynah; Sa’īd said Sufyān informed us on authority of Hishām bin Hujayr, on authority of Tāwus, he said (Bushayr bin Ka’b) came to Ibn Abbās so he set about narrating to him. Ibn Abbās said […]

Sahih Muslim: Introduction, Hadith 19

Sahih Muslim: Introduction, Hadith 19 Muhammad bin Rāfi’ narrated to me, Abd ur-Razzāq narrated to us, Ma’mar informed us, on authority of Ibn Tāwus, on authority of his father, on authority of Ibn Abbās, he said: ‘Indeed we would take Ḥadīth and they would be taken on authority of the Messenger of Allah, peace and […]

Sahih Muslim: Introduction, Hadith 20

Sahih Muslim: Introduction, Hadith 20 Abū Ayyūb Sulaymān bin Ubayd Allah al-Ghaylānī narrated to us, Abū Āmir, meaning al-Aqadī, narrated to us, Rabāh narrated to us, on authority of Qays bin Sa’d, on authority of Mujāhid, he said Bushayr ul-Adawī came to Ibn Abbās then he set about narrating to him, saying: ‘The Messenger of […]

Sahih Muslim: Introduction, Hadith 21

Sahih Muslim: Introduction, Hadith 21 Dāwud bin Amr aḍ-Ḍabbī narrated to us, Nāfi’ bin Umar narrated to us, on authority of Ibn Abī Mulaykah, he said: ‘I wrote to Ibn Abbās asking him to write something said: ‘By Allah, Alī did not give judgment according to this unless he was astray’.’ حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو […]

Sahih Muslim: Introduction, Hadith 22

Sahih Muslim: Introduction, Hadith 22 Amr an-Nāqid narrated to us, Sufyān bin Uyaynah narrated to us, on authority of Hishām bin Hujayr, on authority of Tāwus, he said: ‘A book was brought to Ibn Abbās which contained the verdicts of Alī, may Allah be pleased with him, and he effaced but a small amount,’ and […]

Sahih Muslim: Introduction, Hadith 23

Sahih Muslim: Introduction, Hadith 23 Hasan bin Alī al-Hulwānī narrated to us, Yahyā bin Ādam narrated to us, Ibn Idrīs narrated to us, on authority of al-A’mash, on authority of Abī Ishāq who said: ‘When they narrated these things after Alī, may Allah be pleased with him, a man from the companions of Alī said: […]

Sahih Muslim: Introduction, Hadith 24

Sahih Muslim: Introduction, Hadith 24 Alī bin Khashram narrated to us, Abū Bakr, meaning Ibn Ayyāsh, informed us, he said ‘I heard al-Mughīrah saying: ‘There are no Ḥadīth on authority of Alī, may Allah be pleased with him, that are confirmed except from the companions of Abd Allah bin Mas’ūd.’ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ خَشْرَمٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا […]