Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī
صحيح البخاريThe gold standard of ḥadīth authentication.
- Compiler
- Imam Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl al-Bukhārī
- Dates
- 810–870 CE / 194–256 AH
- Hadith
- 7,563
About this collection
The most authoritative hadith collection in Sunni Islam. al-Bukhārī applied exacting standards — every narrator had to be of proven reliability, and every link in the chain had to be documented. What survives is the single most verified body of prophetic sayings in Islamic history.
Methodology
al-Bukhārī evaluated over 600,000 hadith in sixteen years of travel and recording. He kept only those whose chains of transmission were airtight.
3 hadith from Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī
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Worth is measured in akhlāq — manners, not titles.
Character"Truly, the best of you are the finest among you in character."
Narrated by ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAmr
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Consistency outranks intensity.
Worship"The deeds most beloved to Allah are those done consistently, even if they are small."
Narrated by ʿĀʾishah
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The minimal definition: your community is safe from you.
Social"The Muslim is the one from whose tongue and hand the Muslims are safe."
Narrated by ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAmr