Hadith refers to the recorded sayings, actions, and approvals of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. These narrations are a key source of Islamic knowledge after the Qur’an. They guide Muslims in worship, character, and daily life. Each hadith shows how the Prophet ﷺ lived and taught the message of Islam in practical ways.

Hadith collections like Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim have preserved these narrations with great care. Scholars classify hadiths based on their authenticity and chain of narration. Studying hadith helps Muslims better understand and follow their faith. Browse the hadiths below or use the search bar above to find a specific narration on the topic you need.

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 13, Hadith 3

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 13, Hadith 3 Abu Musa Al-Ash’ari (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “When a slave’s child dies, Allah the Most High asks His angels, ‘Have you taken out the life of the child of My slave?” They reply in the affirmative. He then asks, ‘Have […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 326

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 326 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: AbusSahba’ said: We discussed the things that cut off the prayer according to Ibn Abbas. He said: I and a boy from Banu AbdulMuttalib came riding a donkey, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was leading the people in prayer. He dismounted and I […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 8, Hadith 35

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 8, Hadith 35 Ibn Abbas narrated: “A woman came to the Prophet and said: ‘My sister died while she had two consecutive months of fasting due.’ So he said: ‘Do you not see that if there was a debt due from your sister then you would have to pay it?’ She said: […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 716 (Book 10, Hadith 128)

Sahih al-Bukhari 716 (Book 10, Hadith 128) Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The Imam is to be followed. Say the Takbir when he says it; bow if he bows; if he says ‘Sami`a l-lahu liman hamidah’, say, ‘ Rabbana wa laka l-hamd’, prostrate if he prostrates and pray sitting altogether if he prays […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 19, Hadith 1

Muwatta Malik: Book 19, Hadith 1 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Urwa ibn az- Zubayr from Amra bint Abd ar-Rahman that A’isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said,”When the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, did itikaf […]

Sunan an-Nasa’i: Book 8, Hadith 28

Sunan an-Nasa’i: Book 8, Hadith 28 It was narrated from ‘Amr bin Shu’aib, from his father, from his grandfather, that the Prophet (ﷺ) forbade reciting poetry in the Masjid. أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنْ […]

Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal: Book 5, Hadith 189

Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal: Book 5, Hadith 189 It was narrated from `Ali bin Abi Talib (رضي الله عنه) that The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said concerning the nursing infant: `No one (truly) believes until he believes in four things; until he believes that there is no god but Allah and that I am the […]

Sunan Ibn Majah: Book 5, Hadith 181

Sunan Ibn Majah: Book 5, Hadith 181 It was narrated from Abu ‘Ali Al-Hamdani that he went out in a ship in which ‘Uqbah bin ‘Amir Al-Juhani was present. The time for prayer came, and we told him to lead us in prayer and said to him: “You are the most deserving of that, you […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 3, Hadith 43

Sahih Muslim: Book 3, Hadith 43 – ‘Urwa has narrated it on the authority of ‘A’isha that when Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) took a bath because of sexual intercourse, he first washed his hands before dipping one of them into the basin, and then performed ablu- tion as is done for prayer. وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، حَدَّثَنَا […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 13, Hadith 4

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 13, Hadith 4 Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Allah is pleased with His slave who says: ‘Al-hamdu lillah (praise be to Allah)’ when he takes a morsel of food and drinks a draught of water.”. وعن أنس رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ […]

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 327

Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 327 The above mentioned narration has also been narrated by Mansur through a different chain of narrators. This version has: Then two girls from Banu ‘Abd al-Muttalib came fighting together. He caught them. ‘Uthman (a narrator) said: He separated them. And Dawud (another narrator) said: He pulled away from […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 8, Hadith 36

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 8, Hadith 36 Ibn Abbas narrated: (A Hadith similar to no. 716 with a different chain.) حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الأَحْمَرُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ نَحْوَهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَسَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدًا، يَقُولُ جَوَّدَ أَبُو خَالِدٍ الأَحْمَرُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، ‏.‏ […]