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98 books · 7,589 hadith
Compiled by Imam Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari · 810–870 CE
Compiled by Imam al-Bukhari over some sixteen years from a pool of hundreds of thousands of narrations, Sahih al-Bukhari is regarded by Sunni Muslims as the most authentic book after the Qur'an. Every report here met his strict conditions for an unbroken, reliable chain of transmission (isnad). It is arranged into topical books (kutub), from the beginning of revelation and faith to prayer, dealings, and manners.
How divine revelation first came to the Prophet and its early forms.
7 hadith
The nature of faith, its branches, and how belief increases and decreases.
51 hadith
The merit of seeking knowledge, teaching it, and preserving it accurately.
76 hadith
The rules and manner of performing ablution before prayer.
113 hadith
When a full-body ritual bath becomes obligatory and how it is done.
46 hadith
Rulings concerning menstruation and its effect on worship.
37 hadith
Purification using clean earth when water is unavailable or harmful.
15 hadith
The foundations of the ritual prayer, its postures and requirements.
167 hadith
The appointed times for each of the five daily prayers.
77 hadith
The call to prayer, its wording, and matters connected to congregation.
266 hadith
The Friday congregational prayer, its sermon and etiquette.
65 hadith
How the prayer is performed during battle or danger.
6 hadith
The prayers and customs of the two Eid festivals.
37 hadith
The Witr prayer performed at the close of the night.
15 hadith
Seeking rain from Allah through prayer in times of drought.
34 hadith
The special prayer offered during solar and lunar eclipses.
24 hadith
The prostrations prompted by certain verses of the Qur'an.
13 hadith
Shortening prayers while traveling and related conditions.
39 hadith
Voluntary night prayer and its place in the Prophet's practice.
63 hadith
The special reward of praying in the mosques of Makkah and Madinah.
9 hadith
Permissible movements and acts that may occur during prayer.
27 hadith
Correcting lapses in prayer through the prostration of forgetfulness.
14 hadith
Washing, shrouding, praying over, and burying the dead.
148 hadith
The obligatory alms, who owes it, and how it is distributed.
112 hadith
The rites of the pilgrimage to Makkah and their proper order.
247 hadith
The lesser pilgrimage that may be performed at any time of year.
30 hadith
The pilgrim who is blocked from completing the rites and what he must do.
15 hadith
The compensation due for hunting while in the state of pilgrim sanctity.
46 hadith
The sacredness and special standing of the city of Madinah.
24 hadith
Fasting in Ramadan and beyond, its rulings and merits.
112 hadith
The nightly voluntary prayers observed during Ramadan.
6 hadith
The great worth of the Night of Decree and seeking it.
11 hadith
Secluding oneself in the mosque for devotion, especially in Ramadan.
21 hadith
The rules of buying and selling and lawful commerce.
184 hadith
Advance-payment sales where goods are delivered later.
16 hadith
A partner's right of first refusal on shared property offered for sale.
3 hadith
Wages, hiring workers, and renting property or services.
25 hadith
Transferring a debt from one party to another.
3 hadith
Standing as guarantor for another person's obligation.
9 hadith
Appointing someone to act on one's behalf in dealings.
18 hadith
Farming partnerships and sharecropping arrangements on land.
28 hadith
Sharing irrigation water and tending orchards for a share of produce.
31 hadith
Taking and repaying loans, and the handling of insolvency.
24 hadith
Disputes and litigation between people over rights and claims.
15 hadith
How to handle lost property that one finds.
15 hadith
Wrongdoing and injustice against others and their consequences.
43 hadith
Business partnerships and the sharing of capital and profit.
22 hadith
Pledging property as security against a debt.
8 hadith
Freeing slaves and the great reward attached to it.
41 hadith
Slaves contracting to purchase their own freedom by installments.
6 hadith
Giving gifts, its etiquette, and encouragement toward it.
68 hadith
Giving testimony, who is accepted, and the weight of witnesses.
50 hadith
Reconciliation and settling disputes between people amicably.
20 hadith
The stipulations set in contracts and agreements.
24 hadith
Making bequests and the rules governing them.
44 hadith
Struggle in Allah's cause, its rulings and the conduct of campaigns.
294 hadith
The fifth of war spoils set aside and how it is spent.
63 hadith
The tax on protected non-Muslims and treaties of peace.
30 hadith
The origin of creation, including angels, heavens, and the unseen.
131 hadith
Accounts of the earlier prophets and their peoples.
154 hadith
The virtues and noble qualities of the Prophet and his lineage.
151 hadith
The merits and standing of the Prophet's Companions.
120 hadith
The virtues of the Ansar, the helpers of Madinah.
172 hadith
The battles and expeditions of the Prophet in chronological order.
488 hadith
Explanation of Qur'anic verses drawn from prophetic tradition.
499 hadith
The excellence of the Qur'an, its recitation and collection.
87 hadith
Marriage, its rulings, and the rights between spouses.
183 hadith
Divorce, its forms, waiting periods, and related rulings.
95 hadith
The duty of maintaining one's wife, children, and dependents.
22 hadith
Foods, table manners, and what is lawful to eat.
95 hadith
The sacrifice offered at the birth of a child.
9 hadith
Rules of slaughtering animals and the game caught in hunting.
69 hadith
The sacrificial animals offered on Eid al-Adha.
30 hadith
Lawful and unlawful drinks and the prohibition of intoxicants.
65 hadith
The conduct and reward of the sick and visiting them.
37 hadith
Prophetic guidance on remedies, healing, and treatment.
93 hadith
Clothing, adornment, and the etiquette of dress.
185 hadith
Good character, manners, and dealings with others.
250 hadith
Seeking permission before entering and related courtesies.
75 hadith
Supplications, remembrance of Allah, and their merits.
106 hadith
Reminders that soften the heart and turn it toward the hereafter.
181 hadith
Divine decree, predestination, and human responsibility.
26 hadith
Oaths, vows, and the obligations they create.
84 hadith
The expiation required for breaking an oath.
15 hadith
The fixed shares of inheritance and their distribution among heirs.
47 hadith
The prescribed legal punishments for certain offenses.
81 hadith
The compensation owed for killing or bodily injury.
55 hadith
Dealing with apostates and calling them back to Islam.
21 hadith
Acts done under compulsion and their legal consequences.
13 hadith
Legal ruses used to evade obligations and their disapproval.
28 hadith
Dreams, their interpretation, and their place in prophethood.
61 hadith
Trials, civil strife, and signs leading to the end of time.
83 hadith
The duties of rulers and judges in governing and deciding cases.
84 hadith
The place of wishes and longings and their proper bounds.
20 hadith
The acceptance of reports transmitted by a single reliable narrator.
21 hadith
Holding firmly to the Qur'an and Sunnah against innovation.
97 hadith
The oneness of Allah, His names, and His attributes.
188 hadith
Authentic hadith the source did not file under a named book.
311 hadith