HADITH · SUNNAH
Hadith collections
Read the major hadith collections in Arabic and English, chapter by chapter, with the chain of narrators.
- Sahih al-Bukhari — The most authentic collection after the Qur'an, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari (d. 256 AH).
- Sahih Muslim — The second of the two Sahihs, compiled by Imam Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (d. 261 AH).
- Sunan an-Nasa'i — One of the Sunan, compiled by Imam an-Nasa'i (d. 303 AH), noted for strict narrator scrutiny.
- Sunan Abi Dawud — A Sunan collection focused on legal hadith, compiled by Imam Abu Dawud (d. 275 AH).
- Jami' at-Tirmidhi — Compiled by Imam at-Tirmidhi (d. 279 AH), with the compiler's own grading of narrations.
- Sunan Ibn Majah — The last of the six books, compiled by Imam Ibn Majah (d. 273 AH).
- Musnad Ahmad — Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal's musnad (d. 241 AH), arranged by the companion who narrated. The available selection is partial.
- Muwatta Malik — The earliest surviving compilation of hadith and fiqh, by Imam Malik (d. 179 AH).
- Riyad as-Salihin — Imam an-Nawawi's curated selection on virtue, manners and conduct.
- Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyyah — at-Tirmidhi's description of the Prophet's ﷺ appearance, character and habits.
- Al-Adab al-Mufrad — al-Bukhari's manual of Islamic etiquette and good manners.
- Bulugh al-Maram — Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani's hadith of legal rulings, organised by chapter.
- Mishkat al-Masabih — A broad thematic selection drawn from the major hadith works.
- Collections of Forty — The Forty Hadith of an-Nawawi, the Forty Hadith Qudsi and the Forty of Shah Waliullah.