Sahih al-Bukhari 385 (Book 8, Hadith 41) Narrated Hudhaifa that he saw a person bowing and prostrating imperfectly. When he finished his Salat, Hudhaifa told him that he had not offered Salat. The subnarrator added, “I think that Hudhaifa also said: Were you to die you would die on a “Sunna” (legal way) other than […]
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 386 (Book 8, Hadith 42) Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Malik: Ibn Buhaina, “When the Prophet (ﷺ) prayed, he used to separate his arms from his body so widely that the whiteness of his armpits was visible.” أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ مُضَرَ، عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ هُرْمُزَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 387 (Book 8, Hadith 43) Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Whoever prays like us and faces our Qibla and eats our slaughtered animals is a Muslim and is under Allah’s and His Apostle’s protection. So do not betray Allah by betraying those who are in His protection.” حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 388 (Book 8, Hadith 44) Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “I have been ordered to fight the people till they say: ‘None has the right to be worshipped but Allah.’ And if they say so, pray like our prayers, face our Qibla and slaughter as we slaughter, then their blood […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 389 (Book 8, Hadith 45) Narrated Maimun bin Siyah that he asked Anas bin Malik, “O Abu Hamza! What makes the life and property of a person sacred?” He replied, “Whoever says, ‘None has the right to be worshipped but Allah’, faces our Qibla during the prayers, prays like us and eats our […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 390 (Book 8, Hadith 46) Narrated Abu Aiyub Al-Ansari: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “While defecating, neither face nor turn your back to the Qibla but face either east or west.” Abu Aiyub added. “When we arrived in Sham we came across some lavatories facing the Qibla; therefore we turned ourselves while using them […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 391 (Book 8, Hadith 47) Narrated `Amr bin Dinar: I asked Ibn `Umar, “Can a person who has performed the Tawaf around the Ka`ba for `Umra but has not performed the (Sa`i) Tawaf of Safa and Marwa, have a sexual relation with his wife?” Ibn `Umar replied “When the Prophet (ﷺ) reached Mecca […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 392 (Book 8, Hadith 48) Narrated Mujahid: Someone came to Ibn `Umar and said, “Here is Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) entering the Ka`ba.” Ibn `Umar said, “I went there but the Prophet (ﷺ) had come out of the Ka`ba and I found Bilal standing between its two doors. I asked Bilal, ‘Did the Prophet […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 393 (Book 8, Hadith 49) Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the Prophet (ﷺ) entered the Ka`ba, he invoked Allah in each and every side of it and did not pray till he came out of it, and offered a two-rak`at prayer facing the Ka`ba and said, “This is the Qibla.” حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 394 (Book 8, Hadith 50) Narrated Bara’ bin `Azib: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) prayed facing Baitul-Maqdis for sixteen or seventeen months but he loved to face the Ka`ba (at Mecca) so Allah revealed: “Verily, We have seen the turning of your face to the heaven!” (2:144) So the Prophet (ﷺ) faced the Ka`ba and […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 395 (Book 8, Hadith 51) Narrated Jabir: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) used to pray (optional, non-obligatory prayer) while riding on his mount (Rahila) wherever it turned, and whenever he wanted to pray the compulsory prayer he dismounted and prayed facing the Qibla. حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 396 (Book 8, Hadith 52) Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet (ﷺ) prayed (and the sub-narrator Ibrahim said, “I do not know whether he prayed more or less than usual”), and when he had finished the prayers he was asked, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! Has there been any change in the prayers?” He said, “What […]