Engage with the most authentic book after the Quran: Sahih al-Bukhari. This category is dedicated to the monumental work of Imam Muhammad al-Bukhari, who spent 16 years meticulously verifying over 600,000 narrations to compile about 7,563 sound Hadith. Here, you will explore the definitive record of the Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) teachings, covering faith, law, history, and morality. Imam al-Bukhari’s unparalleled rigorous methodology set the gold standard for Hadith verification. This category is an essential resource for every Muslim seeking certainty in their understanding of Islam’s core practices and beliefs.

Sahih al-Bukhari 265 (Book 5, Hadith 18)

Sahih al-Bukhari 265 (Book 5, Hadith 18) Narrated Maimuna: I placed water for the bath of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and he poured water over his hands and washed them twice or thrice; then he poured water with his right hand over his left and washed his private parts (with his left hand). He rubbed his […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 266 (Book 5, Hadith 19)

Sahih al-Bukhari 266 (Book 5, Hadith 19) Narrated Maimuna bint Al-Harith: I placed water for the bath of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and put a screen. He poured water over his hands, and washed them once or twice. (The sub-narrator added that he did not remember if she had said thrice or not). Then he poured […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 267 (Book 5, Hadith 20)

Sahih al-Bukhari 267 (Book 5, Hadith 20) Narrated Muhammad bin Al-Muntathir: on the authority of his father that he had asked `Aisha (about the Hadith of Ibn `Umar). She said, “May Allah be Merciful to Abu `Abdur-Rahman. I used to put scent on Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and he used to go round his wives, and […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 268 (Book 5, Hadith 21)

Sahih al-Bukhari 268 (Book 5, Hadith 21) Narrated Qatada: Anas bin Malik said, “The Prophet (ﷺ) used to visit all his wives in a round, during the day and night and they were eleven in number.” I asked Anas, “Had the Prophet (ﷺ) the strength for it?” Anas replied, “We used to say that the […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 269 (Book 5, Hadith 22)

Sahih al-Bukhari 269 (Book 5, Hadith 22) Narrated `Ali: I used to get emotional urethral discharge frequently. Being the son-in-law of the Prophet (ﷺ) I requested a man to ask him about it. So the man asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about it. The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, “Perform ablution after washing your organ (penis).” حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 270 (Book 5, Hadith 23)

Sahih al-Bukhari 270 (Book 5, Hadith 23) Narrated Muhammad bin Al-Muntathir: on the authority of his father that he had asked `Aisha about the saying of Ibn `Umar (i.e. he did not like to be a Muhrim while the smell of scent was still coming from his body). `Aisha said, “I scented Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 271 (Book 5, Hadith 24)

Sahih al-Bukhari 271 (Book 5, Hadith 24) Narrated `Aisha: It is as if I am just looking at the glitter of scent in the parting of the Prophet’s head hair while he was a Muhrim. حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَكَمُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى وَبِيصِ الطِّيبِ […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 272 (Book 5, Hadith 25)

Sahih al-Bukhari 272 (Book 5, Hadith 25) Narrated Hisham bin `Urwa: (on the authority of his father) `Aisha said, “Whenever Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) took the bath of Janaba, he cleaned his hands and performed ablution like that for prayer and then took a bath and rubbed his hair, till he felt that the whole skin […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 273 (Book 5, Hadith 26)

Sahih al-Bukhari 273 (Book 5, Hadith 26) Narrated Maimuna: Water was placed for the ablution of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) after Janaba. He poured water with his right hand over his left twice or thrice and then washed his private parts and rubbed his hand on the earth or on a wall twice or thrice and […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 274 (Book 5, Hadith 27)

Sahih al-Bukhari 274 (Book 5, Hadith 27) Narrated Abu Huraira: Once the call (Iqama) for the prayer was announced and the rows were straightened. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) came out; and when he stood up at his Musalla, he remembered that he was Junub. Then he ordered us to stay at our places and went to […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 275 (Book 5, Hadith 28)

Sahih al-Bukhari 275 (Book 5, Hadith 28) Narrated Maimuna: I placed water for the bath of the Prophet (ﷺ) and screened him with a garment. He poured water over his hands and washed them. After that he poured water with his right hand over his left and washed his private parts, rubbed his hands with […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 276 (Book 5, Hadith 29)

Sahih al-Bukhari 276 (Book 5, Hadith 29) Narrated Aisha: Whenever any one of us was Junub, she poured water over her head thrice with both her hands and then rubbed the right side of her head with one hand and rubbed the left side of the head with the other hand. حَدَّثَنَا خَلاَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، […]