Book 0: Introduction
This introductory text establishes the foundational Islamic methodology for Hadith authentication (Isnad), emphasizing the severe eternal consequences of falsely attributing words to the Prophet Muhammad and detailing the rigorous scrutiny applied to human narrators.
Book 1: The Book Of Faith
This foundational Hadith text outlines the core tenets of Islamic belief (Iman), practice (Islam), and spiritual excellence (Ihsan), while detailing eschatological events, major sins, and the exclusive intercessory role of Muhammad on the Day of Judgment.
Book 2: The Book Of Purification
This text details the Islamic laws of ritual purification (Wudu), asserting that precise physical washing of the body expiates minor sins and is an absolute prerequisite for the acceptance of prayer.
Book 3: The Book Of Menstruation
This text outlines the strict Islamic jurisprudence regarding ritual purity (Taharah), detailing the specific physical washings (Ghusl and Wudu) required to remove major and minor impurities caused by menstruation, sexual intimacy, bodily emissions, and other natural functions in order to validly perform prayers.
Book 4: The Book Of Prayers
This section of Sahih Muslim details the strict liturgical regulations for Islamic prayer (Salat), including the call to prayer (Adhan), congregational mechanics, mandatory recitations, physical postures, and the spiritual consequences of adherence or deviation.
Book 5: The Book Of Mosques And Places Of Prayer
This text establishes foundational Islamic jurisprudence regarding the sanctity of mosques, the precise timings and physical postures of daily prayers, the strict obligation of congregational worship, and the mechanics of ritual purification and sin expiation.
Book 6: The Book Of Prayer Travellers
This text meticulously details the Islamic jurisprudence regarding prayer (Salat) for travelers, the combination and shortening of prayers, the mechanics of voluntary night prayers, and the physical expiation of sins through ritual ablution.
Book 7: The Book Of Prayer Friday
This text outlines the strict ritual requirements, immense spiritual merits, and eschatological significance of the Islamic Friday prayer (Jumu'a), establishing it as a mandatory, sin-forgiving ordinance.
Book 8: The Book Of Prayer Two Eids
This text outlines the liturgical procedures for Islamic Eid prayers, emphasizes almsgiving as a means for women to escape Hell, and establishes the permissibility of cultural celebrations during festivals.
Book 9: The Book Of Prayer Rain
This collection of Hadiths details the specific rituals and supplications modeled by the Prophet Muhammad when praying for rain (Salat al-Istisqa) and his fearful reverence during storms.
Book 10: The Book Of Prayer Eclipses
This collection of hadiths details the Prophet Muhammad's establishment of the eclipse prayer (Salat al-Kusuf), refuting superstitions that eclipses are caused by human death, and framing them instead as divine warnings that require immediate, prolonged prayer, charity, and repentance.
Book 11: The Book Of Prayer Funerals
This chapter details the Islamic regulations, rituals, and theological beliefs surrounding death, mourning, funeral prayers, burial practices, and the afterlife state of the deceased.
Book 12: The Book Of Zakat
This text details the strict obligations, thresholds, and severe eschatological punishments regarding Zakat (obligatory alms) and Sadaqa (voluntary charity), while also addressing the distribution of war spoils and the emergence of the Khawarij sect.
Book 13: The Book Of Fasting
This text outlines the comprehensive Islamic jurisprudence regarding fasting, detailing the rules for Ramadan, voluntary fasts, expiations for breaking fasts, and the spiritual merits of the practice.
Book 14: The Book Of I Tikaf
The text details the Prophet Muhammad's practice of i'tikaf (spiritual retreat) during the last ten days of Ramadan, emphasizing intense devotion, night prayers, and the emulation of his actions by his family and followers.
Book 15: The Book Of Pilgrimage
This extensive collection of hadiths details the meticulous legal, physical, and spiritual requirements for performing the Hajj and Umra pilgrimages, establishing the Prophet Muhammad's actions as the supreme, binding model for Islamic ritual worship.
Book 16: The Book Of Marriage
This section of Sahih Muslim details Islamic jurisprudence regarding marriage, including the rejection of celibacy, regulations on dowers, the abrogation of temporary marriage (Mut'a), rules for divorce and remarriage, and guidelines for sexual intimacy.
Book 17: The Book Of Suckling
This collection of hadith establishes Islamic jurisprudence regarding fosterage (breastfeeding) creating unmarriageable kinship, the permissibility of sexual relations with married female captives, marital rotation among multiple wives, and the inherent 'crookedness' of women's nature.
Book 18: The Book Of Divorce
This text outlines Islamic jurisprudence regarding the procedures of divorce, the mandatory waiting period ('Idda), maintenance for divorced women, mourning regulations for widows, and historical accounts of the Prophet Muhammad's domestic disputes.
Book 19: The Book Of Invoking Curses
This text outlines the Islamic legal procedure of 'Li'an' (mutual cursing), a ritual allowing a husband to accuse his wife of adultery without the required four witnesses by swearing oaths that result in permanent divorce and the disowning of the child.
Book 20: The Book Of Emancipating Slaves
This text outlines Islamic jurisprudence regarding the emancipation of slaves, establishing that the right of inheritance (Wala') belongs exclusively to the emancipator, and promises physical deliverance from Hellfire as a direct reward for freeing a Muslim slave.
Book 21: The Book Of Transactions
This collection of hadiths outlines strict Islamic jurisprudence regarding commerce, detailing specific prohibitions against deceptive, speculative, or exploitative business transactions.
Book 22: The Book Of Musaqah
This text outlines Islamic jurisprudence regarding agriculture, commerce, debt, usury (riba), and property rights, intertwining strict economic regulations with spiritual rewards and punishments.
Book 23: The Book Of The Rules Of Inheritance
This text outlines Islamic inheritance jurisprudence, including religious exclusivity, gender distribution, the specific ruling of 'Kalala' (dying without parents or children), and the Prophet Muhammad's assumption of believers' debts.
Book 24: The Book Of Gifts
This collection of Hadiths establishes strict Islamic jurisprudence regarding gifts, prohibiting the reclamation of charity, mandating absolute financial equity among children, and codifying the permanence of life grants ('Umra).
Book 25: The Book Of Wills
This collection of hadith establishes Islamic jurisprudence regarding wills, limits charitable bequests to one-third of an estate, validates proxy charity for the deceased, and recounts the controversial events surrounding Muhammad's deathbed.
Book 26: The Book Of Vows
This collection of Hadiths outlines Islamic jurisprudence regarding vows, emphasizing that vows cannot alter divine destiny, discouraging their initiation as a practice of the 'miserly,' and invalidating vows that involve disobedience, lack of ownership, or unnecessary self-harm.
Book 27: The Book Of Oaths
This chapter outlines Islamic jurisprudence regarding the making and breaking of oaths, the necessity of submitting to divine will, and the expiation of sins through specific works, particularly the humane treatment and manumission of slaves.
Book 28: The Book Of Oaths Muharibin Qasas Retaliation And Diyat Blood Money
This text outlines Islamic jurisprudence regarding murder, retaliation (Qisas), blood money (Diyat), oaths (Qasama), and the severe capital punishments for apostasy and treason.
Book 29: The Book Of Legal Punishments
This text outlines the prescribed Islamic legal punishments (Hudud) for theft, adultery, and intoxication, emphasizing that the earthly execution of these severe penalties serves as spiritual purification and atonement for the offender.
Book 30: The Book Of Judicial Decisions
This text establishes Islamic judicial principles, detailing the burden of proof, the prohibition of religious innovation, the fallibility of human judgment, and the moral obligations of believers in disputes.
Book 31: The Book Of Lost Property
This section of Sahih Muslim outlines Islamic jurisprudence regarding the handling of lost property, the ethical obligations of hospitality, the communal sharing of surplus resources, and concludes with a narrative of Muhammad miraculously multiplying food and water.
Book 32: The Book Of Jihad And Expeditions
This text outlines the Islamic jurisprudence and historical narratives regarding physical warfare (Jihad), the rules of engagement, the distribution of war spoils, and the treatment of enemies and captives during the Prophet Muhammad's military campaigns.
Book 33: The Book On Government
This section of Sahih Muslim outlines the Islamic theology of governance, demanding absolute obedience to rulers to maintain Ummah unity, while establishing Jihad and martyrdom as the supreme acts of devotion that expiate sin.
Book 34: The Book Of Hunting Slaughter And What May Be Eaten
A collection of Islamic rulings detailing the lawful and unlawful practices for hunting, slaughtering, and consuming various animals, emphasizing ritual purity and prophetic authority.
Book 35: The Book Of Sacrifices
This text details the strict regulations, timing, and methods for the 'Id al-Adha animal sacrifices, emphasizing that sacrifices must occur after the 'Id prayer and be dedicated solely to Allah.
Book 36: The Book Of Drinks
This text outlines Islamic dietary jurisprudence, focusing on the strict prohibition of intoxicants, the detailed etiquette of eating and drinking, and narratives of miraculous food multiplication by Muhammad.
Book 37: The Book Of Clothes And Adornment
This collection of Hadith details strict Islamic regulations regarding clothing, adornment, daily habits, and household items, establishing external orthopraxy as a direct determinant of eternal salvation or damnation.
Book 38: The Book Of Manners And Etiquette
This text outlines Islamic etiquette regarding naming conventions, newborn rituals, household privacy, and the strict protocols for seeking permission to enter a home.
Book 39: The Book Of Greetings
A comprehensive collection of Muhammad's teachings regarding social etiquette, medical practices, spiritual warfare, superstitions, and the treatment of animals.
Book 40: The Book Concerning The Use Of Correct Words
This collection of hadith outlines strict linguistic prescriptions for Muslims, forbidding specific words to protect the absolute sovereignty of Allah and the honor of believers, while also detailing minor social etiquettes.
Book 41: The Book Of Poetry
This text outlines the Islamic Prophet Muhammad's nuanced view on poetry and leisure, praising verses that affirm monotheistic truth while severely condemning frivolous poetry and games of chance as spiritually corrupting.
Book 42: The Book Of Dreams
A collection of hadiths detailing the Islamic theology of dreams, categorizing them as divine revelation or demonic harassment, and prescribing specific physical and spiritual rituals for managing them.
Book 43: The Book Of Virtues
This text details the unique virtues, physical characteristics, miracles, and eschatological role of Prophet Muhammad, establishing his pre-eminence among all prophets and his central role as the final intercessor for his followers.
Book 44: The Book Of The Merits Of The Companions
This text details the specific virtues, spiritual ranks, and guaranteed heavenly rewards of Muhammad's closest companions, wives, and favored tribes, establishing a strict hierarchy of early Islamic figures.
Book 45: The Book Of Virtue Enjoining Good Manners And Joining Of The Ties Of Kinship
This collection of hadith outlines Islamic ethical mandates regarding familial piety, social harmony, the expiation of sins through suffering, and the mechanics of divine judgment based on interpersonal conduct.
Book 46: The Book Of Destiny
This text outlines the absolute Islamic doctrine of Qadar (Divine Destiny), asserting that every human's lifespan, livelihood, deeds, and eternal destination (Paradise or Hell) are irrevocably written before birth, and that God is the direct author of both righteous acts and inescapable sins.
Book 47: The Book Of Knowledge
This text outlines the Islamic epistemology of knowledge preservation, warning against theological disputation, predicting the loss of true scholars in the end times, and establishing the meritocratic system of introducing good or evil practices.
Book 48: The Book Pertaining To The Remembrance Of Allah Supplication Repentance And Seeking Forgiveness
This chapter details the Islamic practices of Dhikr (remembrance of Allah), supplication (Dua), and repentance, outlining specific phrases, numerical repetitions, and physical postures that guarantee divine forgiveness, immense spiritual rewards, and protection from evil.
Book 49: The Book Of Heart Melting Traditions
This collection of hadiths details Muhammad's visions of Paradise and Hell, warns that women constitute the greatest spiritual trial for men, and illustrates through a narrative that believers can leverage their past righteous deeds to secure divine deliverance from physical peril.
Book 50: The Book Of Repentance
This collection of hadith outlines the Islamic doctrine of repentance (Tawbah), emphasizing Allah's overwhelming mercy, the mechanism of good deeds erasing bad deeds, and the historical narratives of divine forgiveness for early Muslims.
Book 51: Characteristics Of The Hypocrites And Rulings Concerning Them
This collection of hadiths details the characteristics, historical actions, and divine condemnation of the 'hypocrites' (Munafiqun) in early Islam, establishing the boundaries of prophetic intercession and the severe temporal and eternal punishments for secret apostasy.
Book 52: Characteristics Of The Day Of Judgment Paradise And Hell
This collection of hadiths details Islamic eschatology, the nature of Allah's judgment, the necessity of divine mercy for salvation over human deeds, and polemics against attributing a son to God.
Book 53: The Book Of Paradise Its Description Its Bounties And Its Inhabitants
A detailed eschatological discourse describing the physical and sensual realities of Islamic Paradise and Hell, the events of the resurrection, the torment of the grave, and the terrifying nature of the final reckoning.
Book 54: The Book Of Tribulations And Portents Of The Last Hour
This text is a comprehensive collection of Islamic eschatological prophecies detailing the signs of the Last Hour, the severe tribulations (fitnah) to come, the emergence of the Antichrist (Dajjal), and the physical return of Jesus (Isa) to champion Islam.
Book 55: The Book Of Zuhd And Softening Of Hearts
This collection of hadiths emphasizes 'Zuhd' (asceticism), detailing the extreme poverty of Muhammad and his companions, warning against the spiritual dangers of wealth, and outlining the necessity of sincere deeds for the Day of Judgment.
Book 56: The Book Of Commentary On The Qur An
This chapter details the 'Asbab al-Nuzul' (occasions of revelation) for various Quranic verses, relying on the testimony of Muhammad's Companions to establish the historical and legal context necessary for interpreting Islamic scripture.