Hadith by topic
154 authentic hadith on 12 topics, each in Arabic with a plain English rendering, the narrator, the collection and number, and the grading. Each topic also lists the weak sayings that are often shared.
Hadith about salah (prayer)
13 hadith. Prayer as a pillar of Islam, the first deed judged, the river that washes sins, and praying on time.
Hadith about charity (sadaqah)
14 hadith. Charity never decreases wealth, half a date shields from the Fire, and every good deed is charity.
Hadith about seeking knowledge
13 hadith. A path to Paradise, understanding of the religion, the scholars as heirs of the prophets, and knowledge that benefits.
Hadith about lying and truthfulness
12 hadith. Truth leads to Paradise and lies to the Fire, the signs of a hypocrite, and no lying even as a joke.
Hadith about tahajjud (the night prayer)
12 hadith. Allah descends in the last third of the night, the best prayer after the obligatory ones, and waking your spouse.
Hadith about kindness and mercy
12 hadith. Allah is kind and loves kindness, the merciful are shown mercy, and the man who gave water to a thirsty dog.
Hadith about patience (sabr)
13 hadith. The believer's affair is all good, patience at the first blow, and no gift is better than patience.
Hadith about cleanliness and purity
14 hadith. Purity is half of faith, the miswak, wudu that washes sins away, and the five acts of the fitrah.
Hadith about intention (niyyah)
12 hadith. Actions are judged by intentions, Allah looks at hearts, and the reward for a good deed you only intended.
Hadith about marriage (nikah)
14 hadith. O young people, marry; choose for religion; the best of you are best to their families; and the wali.
Hadith about parents and mothers
13 hadith. Your mother, your mother, your mother; Paradise under her feet; and the pleasure of the Lord in the pleasure of the parent.
Hadith about neighbours
12 hadith. Jibril kept advising about the neighbour, do not harm your neighbour, and share your cooking with them.
- Islam is built on fiveIslam is built on five: bearing witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, establishing the prayer, giving...Salah (prayer) · Sahih al-Bukhari 8; Sahih Muslim 16
- Between a person and disbeliefBetween a man and shirk and disbelief stands the abandoning of the prayer.Salah (prayer) · Sahih Muslim 82
- The covenant is the prayerThe covenant between us and them is the prayer, so whoever abandons it has disbelieved.Salah (prayer) · Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2621; Sunan an-Nasa'i 463; Sunan Ibn Majah 1079
- The first deed to be judgedThe first of a servant's deeds he will be called to account for on the Day of Resurrection is his prayer. If it is sound, he has succeeded and...Salah (prayer) · Jami' at-Tirmidhi 413; Sunan an-Nasa'i 465
- A river at your doorTell me, if there were a river at the door of one of you and he bathed in it five times every day, would any of his dirt remain? (They said: none of...Salah (prayer) · Sahih al-Bukhari 528; Sahih Muslim 667
- From one Jumu'ah to the nextThe five prayers, and from one Jumu'ah to the next, are an expiation for what comes between them, as long as major sins are not committed.Salah (prayer) · Sahih Muslim 233
- The deed Allah loves mostI asked the Prophet ﷺ which deed is most beloved to Allah. He said: The prayer at its proper time. I asked: Then what? He said: Then being good to...Salah (prayer) · Sahih al-Bukhari 527; Sahih Muslim 85
- Twenty-seven times the rewardPrayer in congregation is better than prayer alone by twenty-seven degrees.Salah (prayer) · Sahih al-Bukhari 645; Sahih Muslim 650
- Closest to Allah in sujoodThe closest a servant comes to his Lord is when he is in prostration, so make plenty of dua then.Salah (prayer) · Sahih Muslim 482
- Under Allah's protection after FajrWhoever prays the morning prayer is under the protection of Allah. So let Allah not call you to account for anything against His protection, for...Salah (prayer) · Sahih Muslim 657
- The two cool prayersWhoever prays the two cool prayers will enter Paradise.Salah (prayer) · Sahih al-Bukhari 574; Sahih Muslim 635
- Give us rest through itO Bilal, call the iqamah for the prayer: give us rest through it.Salah (prayer) · Sunan Abi Dawud 4985
- Pray as you have seen me prayPray as you have seen me praying.Salah (prayer) · Sahih al-Bukhari 631
- Charity never decreases wealthCharity never decreases wealth. Allah only adds honour to a servant who forgives. And no one humbles himself for Allah except that Allah raises him.Charity (sadaqah) · Sahih Muslim 2588
- Even half a dateProtect yourselves from the Fire, even with half a date.Charity (sadaqah) · Sahih al-Bukhari 1417; Sahih Muslim 1016
- The charity that keeps runningWhen a person dies, his deeds come to an end except for three: ongoing charity, knowledge that people benefit from, or a righteous child who prays...Charity (sadaqah) · Sahih Muslim 1631
- Every good deed is charityEvery good deed is charity.Charity (sadaqah) · Sahih al-Bukhari 6021; Sahih Muslim 1005
- Your smile is charityYour smile in the face of your brother is charity for you. Your enjoining good and forbidding evil is charity. Your guiding a man who is lost is...Charity (sadaqah) · Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1956
- A charity for every jointEvery joint of a person owes a charity on every day the sun rises. Judging fairly between two people is charity. Helping a man with his animal,...Charity (sadaqah) · Sahih al-Bukhari 2989; Sahih Muslim 1009
- Allah grows it like a mountainWhoever gives in charity the equal of a date from honest earnings, and Allah accepts only what is good, Allah takes it in His right hand and then...Charity (sadaqah) · Sahih al-Bukhari 1410; Sahih Muslim 1014
- The upper handThe upper hand is better than the lower hand. The upper hand is the one that gives, and the lower is the one that asks.Charity (sadaqah) · Sahih al-Bukhari 1429; Sahih Muslim 1033
- The best time to give(A man asked which charity has the greatest reward. He said:) That you give while you are healthy and hold on to your money, fearing poverty and...Charity (sadaqah) · Sahih al-Bukhari 1419; Sahih Muslim 1032
- Two angels every morningThere is no day on which people wake up but two angels come down. One of them says: O Allah, give the one who spends something in its place. And the...Charity (sadaqah) · Sahih al-Bukhari 1442; Sahih Muslim 1010
- Spend, and I will spend on youAllah said: Spend, O son of Adam, and I will spend on you.Charity (sadaqah) · Sahih al-Bukhari 5352; Sahih Muslim 993
- Charity so secret the left hand does not knowSeven people Allah will shade in His shade on the Day when there is no shade but His ... among them, a man who gives charity and hides it, so that...Charity (sadaqah) · Sahih al-Bukhari 660; Sahih Muslim 1031
- Charity to relatives counts twiceCharity to a poor person is charity, and to a relative it is two things: charity and keeping the ties of kinship.Charity (sadaqah) · Sunan an-Nasa'i 2582; Sunan Ibn Majah 1844
- Charity puts out sinsCharity puts out sin as water puts out fire.Charity (sadaqah) · Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2616
- A path to ParadiseWhoever takes a path to seek knowledge, Allah makes easy for him, through it, a path to Paradise.Seeking knowledge · Sahih Muslim 2699
- Understanding of the religionWhen Allah wants good for someone, He gives him understanding of the religion.Seeking knowledge · Sahih al-Bukhari 71; Sahih Muslim 1037
- Seeking knowledge is a dutySeeking knowledge is a duty on every Muslim.Seeking knowledge · Sunan Ibn Majah 224
- The best of youThe best of you are those who learn the Quran and teach it.Seeking knowledge · Sahih al-Bukhari 5027
- Convey, even one verseConvey from me, even a single verse.Seeking knowledge · Sahih al-Bukhari 3461
- The scholars are the heirs of the prophetsThe superiority of the scholar over the worshipper is like the superiority of the moon on the night it is full over all the other stars. The scholars...Seeking knowledge · Sunan Abi Dawud 3641; Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2682; Sunan Ibn Majah 223
- Pass it onMay Allah brighten the face of a person who hears a hadith from us, memorises it and passes it on. Many carry understanding to someone who...Seeking knowledge · Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2656; Sunan Abi Dawud 3660
- The only envy allowedThere is no envy except in two cases: a man to whom Allah gave wealth and who spends it on what is right, and a man to whom Allah gave wisdom, who...Seeking knowledge · Sahih al-Bukhari 73; Sahih Muslim 816
- How knowledge is taken awayAllah does not take away knowledge by snatching it from people. He takes knowledge away by taking the scholars, until, when no scholar is left,...Seeking knowledge · Sahih al-Bukhari 100; Sahih Muslim 2673
- Hiding knowledgeWhoever is asked about something he knows and hides it, Allah will bridle him with a bridle of fire on the Day of Resurrection.Seeking knowledge · Sunan Abi Dawud 3658; Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2649
- Learning for the wrong reasonWhoever learns knowledge by which the pleasure of Allah is sought, and learns it only to gain something of this world, will not smell the fragrance...Seeking knowledge · Sunan Abi Dawud 3664
- The dua for beneficial knowledgeO Allah, I ask You for knowledge that benefits, provision that is good, and deeds that are accepted.Seeking knowledge · Sunan Ibn Majah 925
- Refuge from knowledge that does not benefitO Allah, I seek refuge in You from knowledge that does not benefit, from a heart that is not humble, from a soul that is never satisfied, and from a...Seeking knowledge · Sahih Muslim 2722
- Truth leads to ParadiseTruthfulness leads to righteousness, and righteousness leads to Paradise. A man keeps telling the truth until he becomes a truthful one. Lying leads...Lying and truthfulness · Sahih al-Bukhari 6094; Sahih Muslim 2607
- The three signs of a hypocriteThe signs of a hypocrite are three: when he speaks, he lies; when he promises, he breaks it; and when he is trusted, he betrays.Lying and truthfulness · Sahih al-Bukhari 33; Sahih Muslim 59
- Truth brings peace of mindLeave what makes you doubt for what does not make you doubt. Truthfulness is peace of mind, and lying is doubt.Lying and truthfulness · Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2518
- A house in Paradise for not lying in jestI guarantee a house on the edge of Paradise for whoever gives up arguing even when he is right, a house in the middle of Paradise for whoever gives...Lying and truthfulness · Sunan Abi Dawud 4800
- Lying to make people laughWoe to the one who speaks and lies to make people laugh. Woe to him, woe to him.Lying and truthfulness · Sunan Abi Dawud 4990; Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2315
- Lying to children counts(My mother called me and said: Come here, I will give you something. The Prophet ﷺ asked her:) What did you mean to give him? (She said: A date. He...Lying and truthfulness · Sunan Abi Dawud 4991
- Repeating everything you hearIt is enough of a sin for a person to pass on everything he hears.Lying and truthfulness · Sunan Abi Dawud 4992
- Lying about the Prophet ﷺWhoever deliberately tells a lie about me, let him take his seat in the Fire.Lying and truthfulness · Sahih al-Bukhari 108
- False speech among the greatest sinsShall I not tell you the greatest of the major sins? ... Associating partners with Allah and disobeying parents ... And beware of false speech. (He...Lying and truthfulness · Sahih al-Bukhari 2654; Sahih Muslim 87
- Honesty in tradeThe buyer and the seller may cancel the sale until they part. If they tell the truth and make everything clear, their sale is blessed for them. If...Lying and truthfulness · Sahih al-Bukhari 2079; Sahih Muslim 1532
- The false oath to sellThere are three whom Allah will not speak to on the Day of Resurrection, nor look at, nor purify, and they will have a painful punishment ... the one...Lying and truthfulness · Sahih Muslim 106
- Making peace is not lyingThe one who makes peace between people, passing on good or saying good, is not a liar.Lying and truthfulness · Sahih al-Bukhari 2692; Sahih Muslim 2605
- Allah descends in the last third of the nightOur Lord, blessed and exalted is He, descends every night to the lowest heaven when the last third of the night remains, and says: Who is calling on...Tahajjud (the night prayer) · Sahih al-Bukhari 1145; Sahih Muslim 758
- The best prayer after the obligatoryThe best fasting after Ramadan is the month of Allah, Muharram, and the best prayer after the obligatory prayer is the prayer at night.Tahajjud (the night prayer) · Sahih Muslim 1163
- Should I not be a grateful servant?The Prophet ﷺ used to stand in prayer at night until his feet were cracked. Aishah said: Why do you do this, O Messenger of Allah, when Allah has...Tahajjud (the night prayer) · Sahih al-Bukhari 4837; Sahih Muslim 2820
- If only he prayed at nightWhat a fine man Abdullah is, if only he would pray at night.Tahajjud (the night prayer) · Sahih al-Bukhari 1122; Sahih Muslim 2479
- Satan's three knotsSatan ties three knots at the back of the head of any of you when he sleeps, striking each knot with the words: you have a long night, so sleep. If...Tahajjud (the night prayer) · Sahih al-Bukhari 1142; Sahih Muslim 776
- Sleeping through until morning(A man was mentioned to the Prophet ﷺ who slept the night through until morning. He said:) Satan has urinated in his ear.Tahajjud (the night prayer) · Sahih al-Bukhari 1144; Sahih Muslim 774
- Pray while people sleepO people, spread the greeting of peace, feed others, and pray while people are asleep, and you will enter Paradise in peace.Tahajjud (the night prayer) · Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2485; Sunan Ibn Majah 1334
- Waking your spouse for the night prayerMay Allah have mercy on a man who gets up at night and prays, and wakes his wife; if she refuses, he sprinkles water on her face. May Allah have...Tahajjud (the night prayer) · Sunan Abi Dawud 1308; Sunan an-Nasa'i 1610; Sunan Ibn Majah 1336
- The reward of the intentionWhoever goes to bed intending to get up and pray at night, and sleep overcomes him until morning, has what he intended written for him, and his sleep...Tahajjud (the night prayer) · Sunan an-Nasa'i 1787
- The prayer of DawudThe prayer most beloved to Allah is the prayer of Dawud, peace be upon him, and the fasting most beloved to Allah is the fasting of Dawud. He used to...Tahajjud (the night prayer) · Sahih al-Bukhari 1131; Sahih Muslim 1159
- Two by twoThe night prayer is two rakat at a time. When one of you fears the dawn is coming, let him pray one rakah to make what he has prayed odd.Tahajjud (the night prayer) · Sahih al-Bukhari 990; Sahih Muslim 749
- How many rakat the Prophet ﷺ prayedThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not pray more than eleven rakat, in Ramadan or outside it. He would pray four, and do not ask how beautiful and long...Tahajjud (the night prayer) · Sahih al-Bukhari 1147; Sahih Muslim 738
- Allah is kind and loves kindnessO Aishah, Allah is Kind and loves kindness. He gives for kindness what He does not give for harshness, nor for anything else.Kindness and mercy · Sahih Muslim 2593; Sahih al-Bukhari 6927
- Kindness beautifies everythingKindness is not found in anything except that it beautifies it, and it is not taken out of anything except that it spoils it.Kindness and mercy · Sahih Muslim 2594
- Deprived of kindness, deprived of goodWhoever is deprived of kindness is deprived of all good.Kindness and mercy · Sahih Muslim 2592
- The merciful are shown mercyThe merciful are shown mercy by the Most Merciful. Be merciful to those on the earth, and the One above the heavens will be merciful to you.Kindness and mercy · Sunan Abi Dawud 4941; Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1924
- Whoever does not show mercy(The Prophet ﷺ kissed his grandson al-Hasan. Al-Aqra ibn Habis said: I have ten children and have never kissed one of them. The Prophet ﷺ looked at...Kindness and mercy · Sahih al-Bukhari 5997; Sahih Muslim 2318
- Mercy to the young, respect for the oldHe is not one of us who does not show mercy to our young and respect to our elders.Kindness and mercy · Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1919
- Even a cheerful faceDo not think little of any good deed, even meeting your brother with a cheerful face.Kindness and mercy · Sahih Muslim 2626
- Make things easyMake things easy and do not make them hard. Give good news and do not drive people away.Kindness and mercy · Sahih al-Bukhari 69; Sahih Muslim 1734
- Like one bodyYou see the believers, in their mercy, love and kindness to one another, like one body: when one part of it hurts, the rest of the body joins it in...Kindness and mercy · Sahih al-Bukhari 6011; Sahih Muslim 2586
- The man who gave water to a dogA man was walking along a road when he became very thirsty. He found a well, went down into it and drank, then came out. There was a dog panting and...Kindness and mercy · Sahih al-Bukhari 2466; Sahih Muslim 2244
- The woman and the catA woman was punished because of a cat she locked up until it died, and she entered the Fire because of it. She did not feed it or give it water while...Kindness and mercy · Sahih al-Bukhari 3482; Sahih Muslim 2242
- Excellence in everythingAllah has prescribed excellence in everything. So when you kill, kill well, and when you slaughter, slaughter well. Let each of you sharpen his blade...Kindness and mercy · Sahih Muslim 1955
- The believer's affair is all goodHow wonderful is the affair of the believer, for all of it is good, and that is for no one but the believer. If something good happens to him, he is...Patience (sabr) · Sahih Muslim 2999
- Patience is at the first blow(The Prophet ﷺ passed a woman weeping at a grave and said:) Fear Allah and be patient. ... (When she came to him later, he said:) Patience is at the...Patience (sabr) · Sahih al-Bukhari 1283; Sahih Muslim 926
- No gift better than patienceWhoever tries to keep from asking, Allah will keep him from it. Whoever seeks to be free of need, Allah will make him free of need. Whoever tries to...Patience (sabr) · Sahih al-Bukhari 1469; Sahih Muslim 1053; Sahih al-Bukhari 6470
- Even a thorn wipes out sinsNo tiredness, illness, worry, sadness, harm or grief befalls a Muslim, not even a thorn that pricks him, except that Allah wipes out some of his sins...Patience (sabr) · Sahih al-Bukhari 5641; Sahih Muslim 2573
- When Allah loves a people, He tests themThe size of the reward is with the size of the trial. When Allah loves a people, He tests them. Whoever accepts it has Allah's pleasure, and whoever...Patience (sabr) · Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2396; Sunan Ibn Majah 4031
- Tested according to faith(He was asked who are tested most severely. He said:) The prophets, then the next best, then the next best. A man is tested according to his...Patience (sabr) · Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2398
- When Allah wants good for someoneWhen Allah wants good for someone, He afflicts him with trials.Patience (sabr) · Sahih al-Bukhari 5645
- The words to say at a lossThere is no servant who is struck by a calamity and says: Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un, Allahumma'jurni fi musibati wa akhlif li khayran minha...Patience (sabr) · Sahih Muslim 918
- Patience with losing one's sightAllah said: When I test My servant through his two beloved ones and he is patient, I give him Paradise in place of them.Patience (sabr) · Sahih al-Bukhari 5653
- The woman who chose patience(A woman who had seizures asked him to pray for her. He said:) If you wish, be patient and you will have Paradise, or if you wish, I will pray to...Patience (sabr) · Sahih al-Bukhari 5652; Sahih Muslim 2576
- The house of praiseWhen a servant's child dies, Allah says to His angels: Have you taken the child of My servant? They say: Yes. He says: Have you taken the fruit of...Patience (sabr) · Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1021
- Patience in angerThe strong man is not the one who wrestles others down. The strong man is the one who controls himself when he is angry.Patience (sabr) · Sahih al-Bukhari 6114; Sahih Muslim 2609
- Do not wish for deathNone of you should wish for death because of a harm that has befallen him. If he must, let him say: O Allah, keep me alive as long as life is better...Patience (sabr) · Sahih al-Bukhari 5671; Sahih Muslim 2680
- Purity is half of faithPurity is half of faith. Alhamdulillah fills the scale, and Subhanallah and Alhamdulillah fill what is between the heavens and the earth. Prayer is...Cleanliness and purity · Sahih Muslim 223
- No prayer without purityNo prayer is accepted without purification, and no charity from what was taken dishonestly.Cleanliness and purity · Sahih Muslim 224
- The key to prayerThe key to prayer is purification. Its opening is the takbir, and its close is the taslim.Cleanliness and purity · Sunan Abi Dawud 61; Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3
- Wudu washes sins awayWhen a Muslim, or a believer, makes wudu and washes his face, every sin he looked at with his eyes leaves his face with the water, or with the last...Cleanliness and purity · Sahih Muslim 244
- Shining from the traces of wuduMy Ummah will be called on the Day of Resurrection with shining faces, hands and feet from the traces of wudu.Cleanliness and purity · Sahih al-Bukhari 136; Sahih Muslim 246
- The five acts of the fitrahFive things are part of the fitrah: circumcision, shaving the pubic hair, plucking the armpit hair, clipping the nails and trimming the moustache.Cleanliness and purity · Sahih al-Bukhari 5889; Sahih Muslim 257
- The miswak with every prayerWere it not that I would make it hard for my Ummah, or for the people, I would have ordered them to use the miswak with every prayer.Cleanliness and purity · Sahih al-Bukhari 887; Sahih Muslim 252
- The miswak cleans the mouthThe miswak purifies the mouth and pleases the Lord.Cleanliness and purity · Sunan an-Nasa'i 5
- Wash your hands on wakingWhen one of you wakes up from sleep, let him wash his hand before putting it into the water for his wudu, for none of you knows where his hand spent...Cleanliness and purity · Sahih al-Bukhari 162; Sahih Muslim 278
- Allah is beautiful and loves beauty(A man said: A person likes his clothes to be nice and his sandals to be nice. He said:) Allah is beautiful and loves beauty. Arrogance is rejecting...Cleanliness and purity · Sahih Muslim 91
- Keep paths and shade cleanBeware of the two things that bring curses. (They asked: What are they? He said:) The one who relieves himself on people's paths or in their shade.Cleanliness and purity · Sahih Muslim 269
- Not guarding against urine(He passed two graves and said:) They are being punished, and not for something hard to avoid ... Yes, one of them did not shield himself from his...Cleanliness and purity · Sahih al-Bukhari 216; Sahih Muslim 292
- Removing harm from the roadFaith has seventy-odd or sixty-odd branches. The highest of them is saying la ilaha illallah, and the lowest is removing something harmful from the...Cleanliness and purity · Sahih Muslim 35
- The bath on FridayBathing on Friday is a duty on everyone who has reached puberty.Cleanliness and purity · Sahih al-Bukhari 879; Sahih Muslim 846
- Actions are judged by intentionsActions are only by intentions, and each person has only what he intended. So whoever emigrated for some worldly thing he wanted, or a woman he...Intention (niyyah) · Sahih al-Bukhari 1; Sahih Muslim 1907
- Allah looks at heartsAllah does not look at your appearance or your wealth. He looks at your hearts and your deeds.Intention (niyyah) · Sahih Muslim 2564
- Rewarded for a good deed only intendedAllah has written the good deeds and the bad deeds, and then made it clear. Whoever intends a good deed and does not do it, Allah writes it with Him...Intention (niyyah) · Sahih al-Bukhari 6491; Sahih Muslim 131
- Sincerely asking for martyrdomWhoever sincerely asks Allah for martyrdom, Allah will raise him to the ranks of the martyrs, even if he dies in his bed.Intention (niyyah) · Sahih Muslim 1909
- Spending on your family is charityWhen a man spends on his family hoping for the reward, it is charity for him.Intention (niyyah) · Sahih al-Bukhari 55; Sahih Muslim 1002
- Even the food you put in your wife's mouthYou will never spend anything seeking the pleasure of Allah except that you will be rewarded for it, even what you put in your wife's mouth.Intention (niyyah) · Sahih al-Bukhari 56; Sahih Muslim 1628
- Those held back by an excuse(During an expedition he said:) There are people in Madinah behind us who were with us in every mountain pass and valley we crossed. Only an excuse...Intention (niyyah) · Sahih al-Bukhari 2839
- The first three to be judgedThe first of people to be judged on the Day of Resurrection is a man who was martyred. He will be brought, Allah will remind him of His blessings and...Intention (niyyah) · Sahih Muslim 1905
- Allah does not need a partnerAllah, blessed and exalted is He, said: I am the One most free of need of any partner. Whoever does a deed in which he associates someone else with...Intention (niyyah) · Sahih Muslim 2985
- Raised according to their intentions(An army will march on the Kaaba and the earth will swallow them. Aishah asked about those among them who were not of them. He said:) The first and...Intention (niyyah) · Sahih al-Bukhari 2118; Sahih Muslim 2884
- Two Muslims who meet with swordsWhen two Muslims meet each other with their swords, the killer and the one killed are in the Fire. (I said: This is the killer, but what about the...Intention (niyyah) · Sahih al-Bukhari 31; Sahih Muslim 2888
- Jihad and intentionThere is no emigration after the conquest of Makkah, but there is striving and intention. When you are called to go out, then go out.Intention (niyyah) · Sahih al-Bukhari 2783; Sahih Muslim 1353
- O young people, marryO young people, whoever of you can afford to marry, let him marry, for it lowers the gaze and guards chastity. And whoever cannot, let him fast, for...Marriage (nikah) · Sahih al-Bukhari 5066; Sahih Muslim 1400
- Marriage is my sunnah(Three men said they would pray all night, fast every day and never marry. He said:) Are you the ones who said such and such? By Allah, I fear Allah...Marriage (nikah) · Sahih al-Bukhari 5063; Sahih Muslim 1401
- Choose the one with religionA woman is married for four things: her wealth, her lineage, her beauty and her religion. Win the one with religion, may your hands be covered in...Marriage (nikah) · Sahih al-Bukhari 5090; Sahih Muslim 1466
- The best thing in this worldThis world is something to enjoy, and the best enjoyment of this world is a righteous woman.Marriage (nikah) · Sahih Muslim 1467
- When a man of good religion proposesWhen someone whose religion and character you are pleased with proposes to you, marry him. If you do not, there will be trouble on the earth and...Marriage (nikah) · Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1084
- Her consentA previously married woman is not to be married until she is consulted, and a virgin is not to be married until her permission is asked. (They asked:...Marriage (nikah) · Sahih al-Bukhari 5136; Sahih Muslim 1419
- No marriage without a waliThere is no marriage without a guardian (wali).Marriage (nikah) · Sunan Abi Dawud 2085; Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1101; Sunan Ibn Majah 1881
- The best marriage is the easiestThe best marriage is the easiest one.Marriage (nikah) · Sunan Abi Dawud 2117
- Keep the conditions of the marriageThe conditions most deserving to be fulfilled are those by which you made intimacy lawful.Marriage (nikah) · Sahih al-Bukhari 2721; Sahih Muslim 1418
- Give a walimah(To Abd ar-Rahman ibn Awf, when he married:) Give a wedding feast, even if only with one sheep.Marriage (nikah) · Sahih al-Bukhari 5167; Sahih Muslim 1427
- The daff and the voiceWhat separates the lawful from the unlawful (in marriage) is the daff and the voice.Marriage (nikah) · Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1088
- The best of you to your familyThe best of you is the best to his family, and I am the best of you to my family.Marriage (nikah) · Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3895
- Best in character to their wivesThe most complete of the believers in faith are those best in character, and the best of you are those best in character to their wives.Marriage (nikah) · Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1162
- Do not hate your wifeA believing man should not hate a believing woman. If he dislikes one trait in her, he will be pleased with another.Marriage (nikah) · Sahih Muslim 1469
- Your mother, your mother, your mother(A man asked: O Messenger of Allah, who most deserves my good company? He said:) Your mother. (Then who?) Your mother. (Then who?) Your mother. (Then...Parents and mothers · Sahih al-Bukhari 5971; Sahih Muslim 2548
- Paradise is beneath her feet(Jahimah came to the Prophet ﷺ wanting to go out to fight. He asked:) Do you have a mother? (He said: Yes. He said:) Then stay with her, for Paradise...Parents and mothers · Sunan an-Nasa'i 3104
- Right after the prayer(I asked which deed is most beloved to Allah. He said:) The prayer at its time. (Then what?) Then being good to parents. (Then what?) Striving in the...Parents and mothers · Sahih al-Bukhari 5970; Sahih Muslim 85
- The pleasure of the LordThe pleasure of the Lord is in the pleasure of the parent, and the anger of the Lord is in the anger of the parent.Parents and mothers · Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1899
- The middle gate of ParadiseA parent is the middle gate of Paradise. So if you wish, lose that gate, or keep it.Parents and mothers · Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1900; Sunan Ibn Majah 2089
- Parents in old ageMay his nose be rubbed in dust, then may his nose be rubbed in dust, then may his nose be rubbed in dust! (They asked: Who, O Messenger of Allah? He...Parents and mothers · Sahih Muslim 2551
- Your jihad is with your parents(A man came asking permission to go out to fight. He asked:) Are your parents alive? (He said: Yes. He said:) Then strive in serving them.Parents and mothers · Sahih al-Bukhari 3004; Sahih Muslim 2549
- Cursing your parentsAmong the greatest of the major sins is a man cursing his own parents. (They asked: How can a man curse his own parents? He said:) He insults another...Parents and mothers · Sahih al-Bukhari 5973; Sahih Muslim 90
- A mother who is not Muslim(My mother came to me while she was still a polytheist, hoping for my kindness. I asked the Prophet ﷺ whether I should keep ties with her. He said:)...Parents and mothers · Sahih al-Bukhari 2620; Sahih Muslim 1003
- Honouring your father's friendsThe finest kind of goodness is for a child to keep up the ties with the people his father loved.Parents and mothers · Sahih Muslim 2552
- The parent's dua is answeredThree duas are answered without doubt: the dua of the one who is wronged, the dua of the traveller, and the dua of a parent for his child.Parents and mothers · Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1905
- A child who prays for themWhen a person dies, his deeds come to an end except for three: ongoing charity, knowledge that people benefit from, or a righteous child who prays...Parents and mothers · Sahih Muslim 1631
- Charity on behalf of a mother who died(Sa'd ibn Ubadah's mother died while he was away. He said:) O Messenger of Allah, my mother died while I was away from her. Will it benefit her if I...Parents and mothers · Sahih al-Bukhari 2756
- Jibril kept advising me about the neighbourJibril kept advising me to treat the neighbour well until I thought he would make him an heir.Neighbours · Sahih al-Bukhari 6014; Sahih Muslim 2624
- Whoever believes in Allah and the Last DayWhoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him not harm his neighbour. Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him honour his guest....Neighbours · Sahih al-Bukhari 6018; Sahih Muslim 47
- By Allah, he does not believeBy Allah, he does not believe! By Allah, he does not believe! By Allah, he does not believe! (They asked: Who, O Messenger of Allah? He said:) The...Neighbours · Sahih al-Bukhari 6016
- Kept out of ParadiseHe will not enter Paradise whose neighbour is not safe from his harm.Neighbours · Sahih Muslim 46
- Love for your neighbour what you love for yourselfBy the One in whose hand my soul is, a servant does not truly believe until he loves for his neighbour, or he said for his brother, what he loves for...Neighbours · Sahih Muslim 45
- Add water to the brothO Abu Dharr, when you cook a broth, add more water to it and look after your neighbours.Neighbours · Sahih Muslim 2625
- No gift is too smallO Muslim women, let no woman think little of a gift to her neighbour, even if it is a sheep's hoof.Neighbours · Sahih al-Bukhari 2566
- Which neighbour comes first(I said: O Messenger of Allah, I have two neighbours. To which of them should I send a gift? He said:) To the one whose door is closest to you.Neighbours · Sahih al-Bukhari 6020
- The best neighbourThe best of companions with Allah is the one who is best to his companion, and the best of neighbours with Allah is the one who is best to his...Neighbours · Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1944
- Let him use your wallNo one should stop his neighbour from fixing a wooden beam in his wall.Neighbours · Sahih al-Bukhari 2463; Sahih Muslim 1609
- The man who put his things in the street(A man came to complain about his neighbour. He said:) Go and be patient. (He came back two or three times, and he said:) Go and put your belongings...Neighbours · Sunan Abi Dawud 5153
- Refuge from a bad neighbourSeek refuge with Allah from a bad neighbour in a settled home, for a neighbour in the desert moves on from you.Neighbours · Sunan an-Nasa'i 5502
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Guide
How to read a hadith, and its grading
A hadith is a report of what the Prophet ﷺ said, did or approved. Each one has two parts: the chain of narrators (isnad), the people who passed it on from one to the next, and the text (matn). On these pages we show the text and name the Companion who narrated it, then the books that record it.
What the reference means
"Sahih al-Bukhari 528" is hadith number 528 in al-Bukhari's collection, in the numbering used by Fath al-Bari and sunnah.com. Sahih Muslim is numbered as in Muhammad Fuad Abd al-Baqi's edition, which is also what sunnah.com shows. When a hadith is in both, it is called agreed upon (muttafaq alayh), the strongest level of authenticity. The other four of the six books are the Sunan of Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi, an-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah.
What the grades mean
- Sahih (sound): an unbroken chain of trustworthy, precise narrators, with no hidden flaw and no contradiction of stronger reports. Every hadith in al-Bukhari and Muslim is sahih.
- Hasan (good): like sahih, but one narrator's precision is a little lower. It is still used as evidence.
- Da'if (weak): a gap in the chain or a weak narrator. It is not quoted as the Prophet's ﷺ words without saying it is weak. Many scholars allow mentioning a mildly weak hadith for encouraging good deeds, if it is not very weak, does not set a new practice, and is not believed to be certain.
- Mawdu' (fabricated): invented and falsely attributed. It is not allowed to pass it on except to warn about it.
For the four Sunan we show al-Albani's grading, as most English readers will meet it, and note where other critics differ. The Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever deliberately tells a lie about me, let him take his seat in the Fire" (Sahih al-Bukhari 108). That is why every topic ends with the weak sayings people share.
About the translations
The English on these pages is our own plain rendering of the Arabic, written to be read aloud easily. It is not a copy of any published translation. Words in brackets give the setting of the hadith. Each hadith links to its own place on the page, so you can share a single one.
For the Quran by theme, see Quran verses by topic. For Ramadan, see hadith about Ramadan, and for short quotes with images, Islamic quotes.
Questions
Good to know
What is the difference between hadith and sunnah?
A hadith is a single report about the Prophet ﷺ. The Sunnah is his way as a whole, known through the hadith. See what is the Sunnah.
Are all hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari authentic?
Yes. The scholars of the Ummah accepted the connected hadith of al-Bukhari and Muslim as sahih. A few words in them were discussed by the critics, but not the hadith on these pages.
Why do some sites give different hadith numbers?
Different editions number the books differently, especially Sahih Muslim and the Muwatta. We use the numbering on sunnah.com: Fath al-Bari for al-Bukhari and Abd al-Baqi for Muslim.
Can I share a weak hadith?
Only if you say it is weak. Many scholars allow mentioning a mildly weak hadith to encourage good deeds, but it should never be presented as the Prophet's ﷺ certain words, and fabricated ones should not be shared at all.