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 1177 (Book 21, Hadith 18)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1177 (Book 21, Hadith 18) Narrated Anas: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Whenever anyone of you is in prayer, he is speaking in private to his Lord and so he should neither spit in front of him nor on his right side but to his left side under his left foot.” حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1178 (Book 21, Hadith 19)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1178 (Book 21, Hadith 19) Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: The people used to offer the prayer with the Prophet (ﷺ) with their waist-sheets tied round their necks because of the shortness of the sheets and the women were ordered not to lift their heads till the men had sat straight. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1179 (Book 21, Hadith 20)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1179 (Book 21, Hadith 20) Narrated `Abdullah: I used to greet the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was in prayer and he would return my greeting, but when we returned (from Ethiopia) I greeted the Prophet (while he was praying) but he did not return the greeting, and (after finishing the prayer) he said, […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1180 (Book 21, Hadith 21)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1180 (Book 21, Hadith 21) Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) sent me for some job and when I had finished it I returned and came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and greeted him but he did not return my greeting. So I felt so sorry that only Allah knows it and I […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1181 (Book 21, Hadith 22)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1181 (Book 21, Hadith 22) Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: The news about the differences amongst the people of Bani `Amr bin `Auf at Quba reached Allah’s Apostle and so he went to them along with some of his companions to affect a reconciliation. Allah’s Apostle was delayed there and the time for the […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1182 (Book 21, Hadith 23)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1182 (Book 21, Hadith 23) Narrated Abu Huraira: It was forbidden to keep the hands on the hips during the prayer. (This is narrated by Abu Huraira from the Prophet.) حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ نُهِيَ عَنِ الْخَصْرِ، فِي الصَّلاَةِ‏.‏ […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1183 (Book 21, Hadith 24)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1183 (Book 21, Hadith 24) Narrated Abu Huraira: It was forbidden to pray with the hands over one’s hips. حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، رضى الله عنه قَالَ نُهِيَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ الرَّجُلُ مُخْتَصِرًا‏.‏ Sahih al-Bukhari 1183 (Book 21, Hadith 24)   The above hadith is […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1184 (Book 21, Hadith 25)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1184 (Book 21, Hadith 25) Narrated `Uqba bin Al-Harith: I offered the `Asr prayer with the Prophet (ﷺ) and after finishing the prayer with Taslim he got up quickly and went to some of his wives and then came out. He noticed the signs of astonishment on the faces of the people caused […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1185 (Book 21, Hadith 26)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1185 (Book 21, Hadith 26) Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “When the Adhan for the prayer is pronounced, then Satan takes to his heels passing wind so that he may not hear the Adhan and when the Mu’adh-dhin finishes, he comes back; and when the Iqama is pronounced he again takes […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1186 (Book 21, Hadith 27)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1186 (Book 21, Hadith 27) Narrated Abu Huraira: People say that I narrate too many narrations of the Prophet; once I met a man (during the lifetime of the Prophet) and asked him, “Which Sura did Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) s recite yesterday in the `Isha’ prayer?” He said, “I do not know.” I […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1187 (Book 22, Hadith 1)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1187 (Book 22, Hadith 1) Narrated `Abdullah bin Buhaina: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) once led us in a prayer and offered two rak`at and got up (for the third rak`a) without sitting (after the second rak`a). The people also got up with him, and when he was about to finish his prayer, we waited […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1188 (Book 22, Hadith 2)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1188 (Book 22, Hadith 2) Narrated `Abdullah bin Buhaina: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) got up after the second rak`a of the Zuhr prayer without sitting in between (the second and the third rak`at). When he finished the prayer he performed two prostrations (of Sahu) and then finished the prayer with Taslim. حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ […]