57 books · 6,764 hadith
Compiled by Imam Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj al-Naysaburi · 815–875 CE
Compiled by Imam Muslim, a contemporary of al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim is the second of the two most authentic collections, together they are called the Sahihayn. Muslim gathered all the chains of a single narration in one place and is especially prized for the care and precision of its isnads.
Muslim's preface on hadith methodology, distinguishing trustworthy narrators from weak ones.
183 hadith
The foundations of belief, its branches, and what strengthens or nullifies it.
412 hadith
Ritual purity, ablution, ghusl, and the substances that cause impurity.
136 hadith
Rulings tied to menstruation, postnatal bleeding, and related states of women.
151 hadith
The obligatory daily prayers, their times, and how they are performed.
299 hadith
The etiquette of mosques and the places where prayer may be offered.
363 hadith
Shortening and combining prayers while travelling, and voluntary prayers.
349 hadith
The congregational Friday prayer, its sermon, and its obligations.
84 hadith
The two festival prayers of Fitr and Adha and their customs.
21 hadith
The special prayer seeking rain in times of drought.
17 hadith
The prayer offered during solar and lunar eclipses.
28 hadith
Washing, shrouding, praying over, and burying the dead.
119 hadith
The obligatory alms, who owes it, and its rightful recipients.
211 hadith
Fasting in Ramadan, voluntary fasts, and things that break the fast.
258 hadith
Secluding oneself in the mosque for worship, especially in Ramadan.
11 hadith
The rites of the pilgrimage to Mecca and their proper sequence.
547 hadith
The contract of marriage, its conditions, and marital rights.
159 hadith
The bonds of kinship created through breastfeeding and their effects.
74 hadith
The dissolution of marriage, its forms, and the waiting period.
77 hadith
The oath of mutual cursing between spouses accusing one another.
24 hadith
Freeing slaves, its merit, and the rules governing manumission.
29 hadith
Trade dealings, lawful and forbidden sales, and commercial ethics.
138 hadith
Sharecropping, irrigation contracts, and dealings over land and crops.
158 hadith
The fixed shares of inheritance and how an estate is divided.
20 hadith
Giving gifts, the etiquette of granting them, and fairness among children.
36 hadith
Bequests, their limits, and how one disposes of property after death.
28 hadith
Vows made to God and the obligation to fulfil them.
14 hadith
Swearing oaths, keeping them, and the expiation for breaking them.
82 hadith
Oaths in unsolved killings, retaliation, and blood-money for injuries.
49 hadith
The prescribed penalties for theft, adultery, and other fixed crimes.
58 hadith
Judgeship, giving verdicts, and the conduct of judicial rulings.
23 hadith
Found property, how it is announced, and the finder's duties.
19 hadith
Armed struggle, military expeditions, and the conduct of war.
169 hadith
Leadership, obedience to rulers, and the responsibilities of authority.
237 hadith
Lawful hunting and the proper method of slaughtering animals.
79 hadith
The animals sacrificed at Eid al-Adha and their conditions.
54 hadith
Permitted and forbidden drinks, chiefly the prohibition of intoxicants.
233 hadith
Dress, ornament, and what is allowed or forbidden in adornment.
153 hadith
Good manners, social conduct, and the etiquette of daily life.
56 hadith
Greeting others, its etiquette, and rights owed between Muslims.
184 hadith
Choosing words carefully and avoiding improper or misleading speech.
22 hadith
The Prophet's stance on poetry and its permissible use.
10 hadith
True and false dreams and their interpretation.
35 hadith
The noble qualities and miracles of the Prophet Muhammad.
188 hadith
The excellences and standing of the Prophet's Companions.
286 hadith
Kindness, good character, and maintaining ties of kinship.
190 hadith
Divine decree, God's foreknowledge, and human responsibility.
45 hadith
The value of religious knowledge and warnings against innovation.
25 hadith
Remembrance of God, supplication, repentance, and seeking forgiveness.
111 hadith
Reports that soften the heart and turn it toward the hereafter.
12 hadith
Turning back to God from sin and the acceptance of repentance.
58 hadith
The traits of hypocrites and the rulings concerning them.
19 hadith
The Day of Resurrection and the realities of Paradise and Hell.
73 hadith
Paradise, the delights within it, and the description of its people.
96 hadith
Trials, civil strife, and the signs preceding the Last Hour.
142 hadith
Renouncing worldly attachment and softening the heart toward God.
73 hadith
Explanation of selected Qur'anic verses through prophetic reports.
37 hadith