Hadees Collection (English)

Here is a a collection of sayings and deeds of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), also known as the sunnah. The reports of the Prophet's sayings and deeds are called ahadith. These famous Hadith scholars lived a couple of centuries after the Prophet's death and worked extremely hard to collect His ahadith. Each report in this collection was checked for compatibility with the Qur'an, and the veracity of the chain of reporters had to be painstakingly established. This collection is recognized by the overwhelming majority of the Muslim world to be one of the most authentic collections of the Sunnah of the Prophet (pbuh).

Sahih Bukhari

Translator: M. Muhsin Khan

Bukhari (full name Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Ismail bin Ibrahim bin al-Mughira al-Ja'fai) was born in 194 A.H. and died in 256 A.H. His collection of hadith is considered second to none. He spent sixteen years compiling it, and ended up with 2,602 hadith (9,082 with repetition). His criteria for acceptance into the collection were amongst the most stringent of all the scholars of ahadith.

1. Revelation
2. Belief
3. Knowledge
4. Ablutions (Wudu')
5. Bathing (Ghusl)
6. Menstrual Periods
7. Rubbing hands and feet with dust (Tayammum)
8. Prayers (Salat)
9. Virtues of the Prayer Hall (Sutra of the Musalla)
10. Times of the Prayers
11. Call to Prayers (Adhaan)
12. Characteristics of Prayer
13. Friday Prayer
14. Fear Prayer
15. The Two Festivals (Eids)
16. Witr Prayer
17. Invoking Allah for Rain (Istisqaa)
18. Eclipses
19. Prostration During Recital of Qur'an
20. Shortening the Prayers (At-Taqseer)
21. Prayer at Night (Tahajjud)
22. Actions while Praying
23. Funerals (Al-Janaa'iz)
24. Obligatory Charity Tax (Zakat)
25. Obligatory Charity Tax After Ramadaan (Zakat ul Fitr)
26. Pilgrimmage (Hajj)
27. Minor Pilgrammage (Umra)
28. Pilgrims Prevented from Completing the Pilgrimmage
29. Penalty of Hunting while on Pilgrimmage
30. Virtues of Madinah
31. Fasting
32. Praying at Night in Ramadaan (Taraweeh)
33. Retiring to a Mosque for Remembrance of Allah (I'tikaf)
34. Sales and Trade
35. Sales in which a Price is paid for Goods to be Delivered Later (As-Salam)
36. Hiring
37. Transferance of a Debt from One Person to Another (Al-Hawaala)
38. Representation, Authorization, Business by Proxy
39. Agriculture
40. Distribution of Water
41. Loans, Payment of Loans, Freezing of Property, __ruptcy
42. Lost Things Picked up by Someone (Luqaata)
43. Oppressions
44. Partnership
45. Mortgaging
46. Manumission of Slaves
47. Gifts
48. Witnesses
49. Peacemaking
50. Conditions
51. Wills and Testaments (Wasaayaa)
52. Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad)
53. One-fifth of Booty to the Cause of Allah (Khumus)
54. Beginning of Creation
55. Prophets
56. Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions
57. Companions of the Prophet
58. Merits of the Helpers in Madinah (Ansaar)
59. Military Expeditions led by the Prophet (pbuh) (Al-Maghaazi)
60. Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh))
61. Virtues of the Qur'an
62. Wedlock, Marriage (Nikaah)
63. Divorce
64. Supporting the Family
65. Food, Meals
66. Sacrifice on Occasion of Birth (`Aqiqa)
67. Hunting, Slaughtering
68. Al-Adha Festival Sacrifice (Adaahi)
69. Drinks
70. Patients
71. Medicine
72. Dress
73. Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab)
74. Asking Permission
75. Invocations
76. To make the Heart Tender (Ar-Riqaq)
77. Divine Will (Al-Qadar)
78. Oaths and Vows
79. Expiation for Unfulfilled Oaths
80. Laws of Inheritance (Al-Faraa'id)
81. Limits and Punishments set by Allah (Hudood)
82. Punishment of Disbelievers at War with Allah and His Apostle
83. Blood Money (Ad-Diyat)
84. Dealing with Apostates
85. Saying Something under Compulsion (Ikraah)
86. Tricks
87. Interpretation of Dreams
88. Afflictions and the End of the World
89. Judgments (Ahkaam)
90. Wishes
91. Accepting Information Given by a Truthful Person
92. Holding Fast to the Qur'an and Sunnah
93. ONENESS, UNIQUENESS OF ALLAH (TAWHEED)

Sahih Muslim

Translator: Abdul Hamid Siddiqui

Muslim (full name Abul Husain Muslim bin al-Hajjaj al-Nisapuri) was born in 202 A.H. and died in 261 A.H. He travelled widely to gather his collection of ahadith, including to Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Egypt. Out of 300,000 ahadith which he evaluated, only 4,000 approximately were extracted for inclusion into his collection based on stringent acceptance criteria. Muslim was a student of Bukhari.

1. The Book of Faith (Kitab Al-Iman)
2. The Book of Purification (Kitab Al-Taharah)
3. The Book of Menstruation (Kitab Al-Haid)
4. The Book of Prayers (Kitab Al-Salat)
5. The Book of Zakat (Kitab Al-Zakat)
6. The Book of Fasting (Kitab Al-Sawm)
7. The Book of Pilgrimage (Kitab Al-Hajj)
8. The Book of Marriage (Kitab Al-Nikah)
9. The Book of Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq)
10. The Book of Transactions (Kitab Al-Buyu`)
11. The Book Pertaining to the Rules of Inheritance (Kitab Al-Farai`d)
12. The Book of Gifts (Kitab Al-Hibat)
13. The Book of Bequests (Kitab Al-Wasiyya)
14. The Book of Vows (Kitab Al-Nadhr)
15. The Book of Oaths (Kitab Al-Aiman)
16. The Book Pertaining to the Oath, for Establishing the Responsibility of Murders, Fighting, Requital and Blood-Wit (Kitab Al-Kitab Al-Qasama wa'l-Muharaba wa'l-Qisas wa'l-Diyat)
17. The Book Pertaining to Punishments Prescribed by Islam (Kitab Al-Hudud)
18. The Book Pertaining to Judicial Decisions (Kitab Al-Aqdiyya)
19. The Book of Jihad and Expedition (Kitab Al-Jihad wa'l-Siyar)
20. The Book on Government (Kitab Al-Imara)
21. The Book of Games and the Animals which May be Slaughtered and the Aninals that Are to be Eaten (Kitab-us-Said wa'l-Dhaba'ih wa ma Yu'kalu min Al-Hayawan)
22. The Book of Sacrifices (Kitab Al-Adahi)
23. The Book of Drinks (Kitab Al-Ashriba)
24. The Book Pertaining to Clothes and Decoration (Kitab Al-Libas wa'l-Zinah)
25. The Book on General Behaviour (Kitab Al-Adab)
26. The Book on Salutations and Greetings (Kitab As-Salam)
27. The Book Concerning the Use of Correct Words (Kitab Al-Alfaz min Al-Adab wa Ghairiha)
28. The Book of Poetry (Kitab Al-Sh`ir)
29. The Book of Vision (Kitab Al-Ruya)
30. The Book Pertaining to the Excellent Qualities of the Holy Prophet (may Peace be upon them) and His Companions (Kitab Al-Fada'il)
31. The Book Pertaining to the Merits of the Companions (Allah Be Pleased With Them) of the Holy Prophet (May Peace Be Upon Him) (Kitab Al-Fada'il Al-Sahabah)
32. The Book of Virtue, Good Manners and Joining of the Ties of Relationship (Kitab Al-Birr was-Salat-I-wa'l-Adab)
33. The Book of Destiny (Kitab-ul-Qadr)
34. The Book of Knowledge (Kitab Al-`Ilm)
35. The Book Pertaining to the Remembrance of Allah, Supplication, Repentance and Seeking Forgiveness (Kitab Al-Dhikr)
36. The Book of Heart-Melting Traditions (Kitab Al-Riqaq)
37. The Book Pertaining to Repentance and Exhortation to Repentance (Kitab Al-Tauba)
38. Pertaining To The Charateristics Of The Hypocrites And Command Concerning Them (Kitab Sifat Al-Munafiqin Wa Ahkamihim)
39. The Book Giving Description of the Day of Judgement, Paradise and Hell (Kitab Sifat Al-Qiyamah wa'l Janna wa'n-Nar)
40. The Book Pertaining to Paradise, Its Description, Its Bounties and Its Intimates (Kitab Al-Jannat wa Sifat Na'imiha wa Ahliha)
41. The Book Pertaining to the Turmoil and Portents of the Last Hour (Kitab Al-Fitan wa Ashrat As-Sa`ah)
42. The Book Pertaining to Piety and Softening of Hearts (Kitab Al-Zuhd wa Al-Raqa'iq)
43. The Book of Commentary (Kitab Al-Tafsir)

Sunan Abu-Dawud

Translator: Prof. Ahmad Hasan

Abu-Dawud (full name Abu-Dawud Sulaiman bin Al-Aash'ath Al-Azdi as-Sijistani) was born in 202 A.H. and died in 275 A.H. He was one of the most widely travelled of the scholars of ahadith, going to Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Khurasahn, Egypt, Syria, Nishapur, Marv, and other places for the sole purpose of collecting ahadith. His primary interest was in law, hence his collection focuses purely on legal ahadith. From about 50,000 ahadith, he chose 4,800 for inclusion in his work based on their superior authenticity.

1. Purification (Kitab Al-Taharah)
2. Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
3. Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Details of Commencing Prayer
4. Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Rules of Law about the Prayer during Journey
5. Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Prayer at Night
6. Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Ramadan
7. Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Prostration while reciting the Qur'an
8. Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Witr
9. Zakat (Kitab Al-Zakat)
10. The Rites of Hajj (Kitab Al-Manasik Wa'l-Hajj)
11. Marriage (Kitab Al-Nikah)
12. Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq)
13. Fasting (Kitab Al-Siyam)
14. Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)
15. Sacrifice (Kitab Al-Dahaya)
16. Game (Kitab Al-Said)
17. Wills (Kitab Al-Wasaya)
18. Shares of Inheritance (Kitab Al-Fara'id)
19. Tribute, Spoils, and Rulership (Kitab Al-Kharaj, Wal-Fai' Wal-Imarah)
20. Funerals (Kitab Al-Jana'iz)
21. Oaths and Vows (Kitab Al-Aiman Wa Al-Nudhur)
22. Commercial Transactions (Kitab Al-Buyu)
23. Wages (Kitab Al-Ijarah)
24. The Office of the Judge (Kitab Al-Aqdiyah)
25. Knowledge (Kitab Al-Ilm)
26. Drinks (Kitab Al-Ashribah)
27. Foods (Kitab Al-At'imah)
28. Medicine (Kitab Al-Tibb)
29. Divination and Omens (Kitab Al-Kahanah Wa Al-Tatayyur)
30. Dialects and Readings of the Qur'an (Kitab Al-Huruf Wa Al-Qira'at)
31. Hot Baths (Kitab Al-Hammam)
32. Clothing (Kitab Al-Libas)
33. Combing the Hair (Kitab Al-Tarajjul)
34. Signet-Rings (Kitab Al-Khatam)
35. Trials and Fierce Battles (Kitab Al-Fitan Wa Al-Malahim)
36. The Promised Deliverer (Kitab Al-Mahdi)
37. Battles (Kitab Al-Malahim)
38. Prescribed Punishments (Kitab Al-Hudud)
39. Types of Blood-Wit (Kitab Al-Diyat)
40. Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah)
41. General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

Malik's Muwatta

Translators: `A'isha `Abdarahman at-Tarjumana and Ya`qub Johnson

Malik's Muwatta ("the well-trodden path") is a collection of two items:

• the sayings and deeds of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) (also known as the sunnah). The reports of the Prophet's sayings and deeds are called ahadith.

• the legal opinions and decisions of the Prophet's Companions, their successors, and some later authorities.

Malik (full name Malik bin Anas bin Malik bin Abu Amir Al-Asbahi) was born in 93 A.H. and died in 179 A.H. He lived most of his life in Madinah, the city in which the Prophet (pbuh) settled in. He was a preeminent scholar of Islam, and is the originator of the Maliki judicial school of thought. He is reputed to have had over one thousand students. During Malik's lifetime, he steadily revised his Muwatta, so it reflects over forty years of his learning and knowledge. It contains a few thousand hadith.

1. The Times of Prayer
2. Purity
3. Prayer
4. Forgetfulness in Prayer
5. Jumu'a
6. Prayer in Ramadan
7. Tahajjud
8. Prayer in Congregation
9. Shortening the Prayer
10. The Two 'Ids
11. The Fear Prayer
12. The Eclipse Prayer
13. Asking for Rain
14. The Qibla
15. The Qur'an
16. Burials
17. Zakat
18. Fasting
19. I'tikaf in Ramadan
20. Hajj
21. Jihad
22. Vows and Oaths
23. Sacrificial Animals
24. Slaughtering Animals
25. Game
26. The 'Aqiqa
27. Fara'id
28. Marriage
29. Divorce
30. Suckling
31. Business Transactions
32. Qirad
33. Sharecropping
34. Renting Land
35. Pre-emption in Property
36. Judgements
37. Wills and Testaments
38. Setting Free and Wala'
39. The Mukatab
40. Hudud
41. The Mudabbar
42. Drinks
43. Blood-Money
44. The Oath of Qasama
45. Madina
46. The Decree
47. Good Character
48. Dress
49. The Description of the Prophet, may Allah Bless Him and Grant Him Peace
50. The Evil Eye
51. Hair
52. Visions
53. Greetings
54. General Subjects
55. The Oath of Allegiance
56. Speech
57. Jahannam
58. Sadaqa
59. Knowledge
60. The Supplication of the Unjustly Wronged
61. The Names of the Prophet, may Allah Bless Him and Grant Him Peace

Forty Hadith Qudsi

Hadith Qudsi are the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) as revealed to him by the Almighty Allah. Hadith Qudsi (or Sacred Hadith) are so named because, unlike the majority of Hadith which are Prophetic Hadith, their authority (Sanad) is traced back not to the Prophet but to the Almighty.

Among the many definitions given by the early scholars to Sacred Hadith is that of as-Sayyid ash-Sharif al-Jurjani (died in 816 A.H.) in his lexicon At-Tarifat where he says: "A Sacred Hadith is, as to the meaning, from Allah the Almighty; as to the wording, it is from the messenger of Allah (PBUH). It is that which Allah the Almighty has communicated to His Prophet through revelation or in dream, and he, peace be upon him, has communicated it in his own words. Thus Qur'an is superior to it because, besides being revealed, it is His wording."

Click Here to read 40 Ahadees Qudsi.