Hadith Library

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The books

36,064 hadith in 9 books

1 صحيح البخاري Sahih al-Bukhari 7,580 hadith No separate grade is given: the whole book is accepted as sound. 2 صحيح مسلم Sahih Muslim 7,360 hadith No separate grade is given: the whole book is accepted as sound. 3 سنن أبي داود Sunan Abi Dawud 5,272 hadith

4 جامع الترمذي Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3,924 hadith

5 سنن النسائي Sunan an-Nasa'i 5,679 hadith

6 سنن ابن ماجه Sunan Ibn Majah 4,338 hadith

7 موطأ مالك Muwatta Malik 1,829 hadith

8 الأربعون النووية Forty Hadith of an-Nawawi 42 hadith 9 الأربعون القدسية Forty Hadith Qudsi 40 hadith

Accepted by all gradersGraders differWeak according to all gradersNot graded

A few hadith from the library

These are four hadith from the Forty Hadith of an-Nawawi, shown as they appear in the library, with what each says and who narrated it. The whole library is in Arabic: search it or open any book from the list above.

عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: سَمِعْت رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم يَقُولُ: بُنِيَ الْإِسْلَامُ عَلَى خَمْسٍ: شَهَادَةِ أَنْ لَا إلَهَ إلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، وَإِقَامِ الصَّلَاةِ، وَإِيتَاءِ الزَّكَاةِ، وَحَجِّ الْبَيْتِ، وَصَوْمِ رَمَضَانَ . [رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ] ، [وَمُسْلِمٌ]

Islam is built on five: the testimony that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His messenger, establishing the prayer, giving zakat, Hajj to the House, and fasting Ramadan.

Forty Hadith of an-Nawawi, no. 3 · Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم مِنْ حُسْنِ إسْلَامِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لَا يَعْنِيهِ . حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ، رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ [رقم: 2318] ، ابن ماجه [رقم:]

Part of the excellence of a person's Islam is that he leaves what does not concern him.

Forty Hadith of an-Nawawi, no. 12 · Hasan, narrated by at-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah

عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ خَادِمِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه و سلم قَالَ: لَا يُؤْمِنُ أَحَدُكُمْ حَتَّى يُحِبَّ لِأَخِيهِ مَا يُحِبُّ لِنَفْسِهِ . رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ [رقم:13]، وَمُسْلِمٌ [رقم:45].

None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.

Forty Hadith of an-Nawawi, no. 13 · Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim

عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو الْأَنْصَارِيِّ الْبَدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم إنَّ مِمَّا أَدْرَكَ النَّاسُ مِنْ كَلَامِ النُّبُوَّةِ الْأُولَى: إذَا لَمْ تَسْتَحِ فَاصْنَعْ مَا شِئْت .

Among the words of the earlier prophets that people still know: if you feel no shame, do as you wish.

Forty Hadith of an-Nawawi, no. 20 · Narrated by al-Bukhari

Read all of the Forty Hadith of an-Nawawi

The six books of hadith, the Muwatta of Malik, and the Forty Hadith of an-Nawawi and the Forty Qudsi, in Arabic. Search them, see how named scholars graded each hadith, and open its source.

Authentic and weak hadith

Hadith are graded by how reliable their chain of narrators and their text are. In this library every grade is shown with the name of the scholar who gave it, and the hadith are grouped by what the graders agree on.

How hadith are graded · Authentic Hadith · Weak Hadith

About this library

Hadith are the reports of what the Prophet ﷺ said, did and approved. They were collected in books, and the best known are the six books: Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abi Dawud, Jami' at-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa'i and Sunan Ibn Majah.

Al-Bukhari and Muslim collected only hadith that they judged to be sound, and the Muslim community has accepted the contents of these two books. The four Sunan books also contain hadith that are good, and some that are weak, and the scholars have graded them one by one.

This library gives you the Arabic text of every hadith, the grades of the scholars where the database has them, and the book and number of each one, with a link you can copy and share.

Where the data comes from

The Arabic text and the grades come from the open hadith database (Unlicense, public domain) at github.com/fawazahmed0/hadith-api. The classical Arabic text of these books is in the public domain.
The grades are those of named modern scholars and editors: Al-Albani, Zubair Ali Zai, Shuaib al-Arnaut, Ahmad Shakir, Bashar Awad Maarouf, Abu Ghuddah, Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqi, Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamid and Salim al-Hilali, each for the books where the database has their work.
English translations of the hadith belong to their translators and publishers, so they are not copied here. Every hadith source on this website opens the hadith in this library, in Arabic.

Please note

A grade is the judgement of a scholar, and scholars sometimes differ. When they do, this library says so and shows each grade instead of choosing one.

Some entries in the database have no text or no grade, and a few may contain mistakes. For an important matter, check the hadith in the printed collections and ask a qualified scholar.

This is a reference for study. It is not a fatwa.

Questions about hadith grades

What is the difference between sahih, hasan and daif?

Sahih means authentic: its chain is connected through reliable narrators with strong memory, without hidden defect. Hasan means good: it is like sahih but one narrator's memory is somewhat lighter. Daif means weak: it fails one of these conditions.

Are all hadith in Bukhari and Muslim authentic?

Scholars of the community accepted the contents of Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim as sound, apart from a few narrations that some scholars discussed. That is why this library does not list a grade for each hadith in these two books.

Are all the hadith in the Sunan books weak?

No. The four Sunan books contain many sahih and hasan hadith and also some weak ones. Open a book and use the grade filter to see the weak ones.

Why do two scholars give different grades?

They may judge a narrator differently, find other chains that strengthen a hadith, or set different conditions. This is normal, and this library shows each grade with the scholar's name.

Can I use a weak hadith?

Scholars differ. A hadith that is fabricated (mawdu) may never be attributed to the Prophet ﷺ. For others, some scholars allow citing a weak hadith only for encouragement to good deeds, with conditions, and others do not allow it at all. Ask a scholar.

What is the difference between sahih, hasan and da'if?

A sahih hadith has a connected chain of upright and precise narrators and no hidden defect. A hasan hadith is like it, but its narrators are slightly less precise. A da'if (weak) hadith misses one of these conditions. Scholars may differ on the grade of a particular hadith.

Why does a hadith show several grades?

Different scholars, such as al-Albani, Shuaib al-Arna'ut or Zubair Ali Zai, may reach different conclusions on the same hadith. All the grades from the database are shown, so that you can see where scholars agree or differ.

Why is only the Arabic text shown?

Translations belong to their translators and publishers, so this library publishes the classical Arabic text of each hadith, and every hadith source on this website opens the hadith here.

How many hadith are in the library?

The library holds 36,064 hadith in nine books: the six books, the Muwatta of Malik, the Forty Hadith of an-Nawawi and the Forty Hadith Qudsi. Narrations are counted one by one, so repeated narrations are counted each time.

How do I cite a hadith?

Write the book and the number, for example “Sahih al-Bukhari 1” or “Sahih Muslim 1599”. Each hadith card has a button that copies a link to that hadith in this library, and a share button.

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