Delve into Sahih Muslim, revered as one of the two most authentic collections of Hadith alongside Sahih al-Bukhari. This category is dedicated to the masterpiece of Imam Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj, who meticulously organized over 7,500 rigorously verified narrations. Here, you will explore the profound teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) with a unique focus on clarity and completeness of chains. Furthermore, Imam Muslim’s thematic arrangement and minimal repetition make it an exceptional resource for systematic study. Engaging with this text allows you to build a comprehensive understanding of Islamic belief, law, and ethics with the highest degree of certainty. Therefore, this category serves as a foundational pillar for students and scholars seeking knowledge from the most trusted sources of the Sunnah.

 

Sahih Muslim: Book 4, Hadith 214

Sahih Muslim: Book 4, Hadith 214 Anas reported: The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) used to be brief and perfect in prayer. وَحَدَّثَنَا خَلَفُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، وَأَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الزَّهْرَانِيُّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ صُهَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يُوجِزُ فِي الصَّلاَةِ وَيُتِمُّ ‏.‏ Sahih Muslim: Book […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 4, Hadith 215

Sahih Muslim: Book 4, Hadith 215 Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was among those whose prayers was brief and perfect. حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ، قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ مِنْ أَخَفِّ النَّاسِ صَلاَةً فِي تَمَامٍ […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 4, Hadith 216

Sahih Muslim: Book 4, Hadith 216 Anas reported: I never prayed behind an Imam who was more brief and more perfect in prayer than the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَيَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرُونَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، – يَعْنُونَ ابْنَ جَعْفَرٍ […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 4, Hadith 217

Sahih Muslim: Book 4, Hadith 217 Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would listen to the crying of a lad in the company of his mother, in prayer, and he would recite a short surah or a small surah. وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ أَنَسٌ […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 4, Hadith 218

Sahih Muslim: Book 4, Hadith 218 Anas b. Malik reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) having said: When I begin the prayer I Intend to make it long, but I hear a boy cry. ing; I then shorten it because of his mother’s feelings. وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ الضَّرِيرُ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 4, Hadith 219

Sahih Muslim: Book 4, Hadith 219 Al-Bara’ b. ‘Azib reported: I noticed the prayer of Muhammad (ﷺ) and saw his Qiyam (standing), his bowing, and then going back to the standing posture after bowing, his prostration, his sitting between the two prostrations, and his prostration and sitting between salutation and going away, all these were […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 4, Hadith 220

Sahih Muslim: Book 4, Hadith 220 Hakam reported: There dominated in Kufa a man whose name was men- tioned as Zaman b. al-Ash’ath, who ordered Abu ‘Ubaidah b. ‘Abdullah to lead people in prayer and he accordingly used to lead them. Whenever he raised his head after bowing, he stood up equal to the time […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 4, Hadith 221

Sahih Muslim: Book 4, Hadith 221 Hakam reported: When Matar b. Najiya dominated Kufa he ordered Abu Ubaida to lead people in prayer, and the rest of the hadith is the same. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ، بَشَّارٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ، أَنَّ مَطَرَ بْنَ نَاجِيَةَ، لَمَّا ظَهَرَ عَلَى الْكُوفَةِ […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 4, Hadith 222

Sahih Muslim: Book 4, Hadith 222 Thabit reported it on the authority of Anas: While leading you in prayer I do not shorten anything in the prayer. I pray as I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) leading us. He (Thabit) said: Anas used to do that which I do not see you doing; when […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 4, Hadith 223

Sahih Muslim: Book 4, Hadith 223 Thabit reported it on the authority of Anas: I have never said such a light and perfect prayer as I said behind the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). The prayer of the Messenger. of Allah (ﷺ) was well balanced. And so too was the prayer of Abu Bakr well balanced. […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 4, Hadith 224

Sahih Muslim: Book 4, Hadith 224 Al-Bara’ (b. ‘Azib), and he was no liar (but a truthful Companion of the Holy Prophet), reported: They used to say prayer behind the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). I never saw anyone bending his back at the time when he (the Holy Prophet) raised his head, till the Messenger […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 4, Hadith 225

Sahih Muslim: Book 4, Hadith 225 Al-Bara’ reported, and he was no liar: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Allah listened to him who praised Him, none of us bent his back till he (the Holy Prophet) prostrated; we then, afterwards, went down in prostration. وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ خَلاَّدٍ الْبَاهِلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، – […]