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 1105 (Book 19, Hadith 18)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1105 (Book 19, Hadith 18) Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: A man said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! How is the prayer of the night?” He said, “Two rak`at followed by two rak`at and so on, and when you apprehend the approaching dawn, offer one rak`a as witr.” حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1106 (Book 19, Hadith 19)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1106 (Book 19, Hadith 19) Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The prayer of the Prophet (ﷺ) used to be of thirteen rak`at, i.e. of the night prayer. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو جَمْرَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ كَانَ صَلاَةُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثَلاَثَ […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1107 (Book 19, Hadith 20)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1107 (Book 19, Hadith 20) Narrated Masruq: I asked Aisha about the night prayer of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and she said, “It was seven, nine or eleven rak`at besides the two rak`at of the Fajr prayer (i.e. Sunna). “ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ أَبِي حَصِينٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1108 (Book 19, Hadith 21)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1108 (Book 19, Hadith 21) Narrated `Aisha: The Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to offer thirteen rak`at of the night prayer and that included the witr and two rak`at (Sunna) of the Fajr prayer. حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا حَنْظَلَةُ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ كَانَ […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1109 (Book 19, Hadith 22)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1109 (Book 19, Hadith 22) Narrated Anas bin Malik: Sometimes Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) would not fast (for so many days) that we thought that he would not fast that month and he sometimes used to fast (for so many days) that we thought he would not leave fasting throughout that month and (as […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1110 (Book 19, Hadith 23)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1110 (Book 19, Hadith 23) Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Satan puts three knots at the back of the head of any of you if he is asleep. On every knot he reads and exhales the following words, ‘The night is long, so stay asleep.’ When one wakes up and remembers […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1111 (Book 19, Hadith 24)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1111 (Book 19, Hadith 24) Narrated Samura bin Jundab: The Prophet (ﷺ) said in his narration of a dream that he saw, “He whose head was being crushed with a stone was one who learnt the Qur’an but never acted on it, and slept ignoring the compulsory prayers.” حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1112 (Book 19, Hadith 25)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1112 (Book 19, Hadith 25) Narrated `Abdullah: A person was mentioned before the Prophet (p.b.u.h) and he was told that he had kept on sleeping till morning and had not got up for the prayer. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Satan urinated in his ears.” حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورٌ، […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1113 (Book 19, Hadith 26)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1113 (Book 19, Hadith 26) Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) (p.b.u.h) said, “Our Lord, the Blessed, the Superior, comes every night down on the nearest Heaven to us when the last third of the night remains, saying: “Is there anyone to invoke Me, so that I may respond to invocation? Is there […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1114 (Book 19, Hadith 27)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1114 (Book 19, Hadith 27) Narrated Al-Aswad: I asked `Aisha “How is the night prayer of the Prophet?” She replied, “He used to sleep early at night, and get up in its last part to pray, and then return to his bed. When the Mu’adh-dhin pronounced the Adhan, he would get up. If […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1115 (Book 19, Hadith 28)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1115 (Book 19, Hadith 28) Narrated Abu Salma bin `Abdur Rahman: I asked `Aisha, “How is the prayer of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) during the month of Ramadan.” She said, “Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) never exceeded eleven rak`at in Ramadan or in other months; he used to offer four rak`at– do not ask me about […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1116 (Book 19, Hadith 29)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1116 (Book 19, Hadith 29) Narrated `Aisha: I did not see the Prophet (ﷺ) reciting (the Qur’an) in the night prayer while sitting except when he became old; when he used to recite while sitting, and when thirty or forty verses remained from the Sura, he would get up and recite them and […]