Translation
of Sahih Bukhari, Book 2:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said: Islam is based on (the following) five (principles):
1. To testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and
Muhammad is Allah's Apostle.
2. To offer the (compulsory congregational) prayers dutifully and perfectly.
3. To pay Zakat (i.e. obligatory charity) .
4. To perform Hajj. (i.e. Pilgrimage to
5. To observe fast during the month of Ramadan.
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Faith (Belief) consists of more than sixty branches
(i.e. parts). And Haya (This term "Haya" covers a large number of concepts which are to
be taken together; amongst them are self respect, modesty, bashfulness, and
scruple, etc.) is a part of faith."
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:
The Prophet said, "A Muslim is the one who avoids harming Muslims with
his tongue and hands. And a Muhajir (emigrant) is the
one who gives up (abandons) all what Allah has forbidden."
Narrated Abu Musa:
Some people asked Allah's Apostle, "Whose Islam is the best? i.e. (Who is a very good Muslim)?" He replied,
"One who avoids harming the Muslims with his tongue and hands."
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:
A man asked the Prophet , "What sort of deeds
or (what qualities of) Islam are good?" The Prophet replied, 'To feed (the poor) and greet those whom you know and those
whom you do not Know (See Hadith No. 27).
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "None of you will have faith till he wishes for his (Muslim)
brother what he likes for himself."
Narrated Abu Huraira:
"Allah's Apostle said, "By Him in Whose Hands my life is, none of
you will have faith till he loves me more than his father and his
children."
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said "None of you will have faith till he loves me more
than his father, his children and all mankind."
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Whoever possesses the following three qualities will
have the sweetness (delight) of faith:
1. The one to whom Allah and His Apostle becomes dearer than anything else.
2. Who loves a person and he loves him only for Allah's sake.
3. Who hates to revert to Atheism (disbelief) as he hates to be thrown into
the fire."
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Love for the Ansar is a
sign of faith and hatred for the Ansar is a sign of
hypocrisy."
Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit:
who took part in the battle of Badr
and was a Naqib (a person heading a group of six
persons), on the night of Al-'Aqaba pledge: Allah's
Apostle said while a group of his companions were around him, "Swear
allegiance to me for:
1. Not to join anything in worship along with Allah.
2. Not to steal.
3. Not to commit illegal sexual intercourse.
4. Not to kill your children.
5. Not to accuse an innocent person (to spread such an accusation among
people).
6. Not to be disobedient (when ordered) to do good
deed."
The Prophet added: "Whoever among you fulfills his pledge will be
rewarded by Allah. And whoever indulges in any one of them (except the
ascription of partners to Allah) and gets the punishment in this world, that
punishment will be an expiation for that sin. And if
one indulges in any of them, and Allah conceals his sin, it is up to Him to
forgive or punish him (in the Hereafter)." 'Ubada
bin As-Samit added: "So we swore allegiance for
these." (points to Allah's Apostle)
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
Allah's Apostle said, "A time will come that the best property of a
Muslim will be sheep which he will take on the top of mountains and the places
of rainfall (valleys) so as to flee with his religion from afflictions."
Narrated 'Aisha:
Whenever Allah's Apostle ordered the Muslims to do something, he used to
order them deeds which were easy for them to do, (according to their strength
endurance). They said, "O Allah's Apostle! We are not like you. Allah has
forgiven your past and future sins." So Allah's Apostle became angry and
it was apparent on his face. He said, "I am the most Allah fearing, and
know Allah better than all of you do."
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Whoever possesses the following three qualities will
taste the sweetness of faith:
1. The one to whom Allah and His Apostle become dearer than anything else.
2. Who loves a person and he loves him only for Allah's sake.
3. Who hates to revert to disbelief (Atheism) after Allah has brought
(saved) him out from it, as he hates to be thrown in fire."
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
The Prophet said, "When the people of
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
Allah's Apostle said, "While I was sleeping I saw (in a dream) some
people wearing shirts of which some were reaching up to the breasts only while
others were even shorter than that. Umar bin Al-Khattab was shown wearing a shirt that he was dragging."
The people asked, "How did you interpret it? (What is its interpretation) O Allah's Apostle?" He (the Prophet ) replied, "It is the Religion."
Narrated 'Abdullah (bin 'Umar):
Once Allah's Apostle passed by an Ansari
(man) who was admonishing to his brother regarding Haya'.
On that Allah's Apostle said, "Leave him as Haya'
is a part of faith." (See Hadith No. 8)
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said: "I have been ordered (by Allah) to fight against
the people until they testify that none has the right to be worshipped but
Allah and that Muhammad is Allah's Apostle, and offer the prayers perfectly and
give the obligatory charity, so if they perform a that, then they save their
lives an property from me except for Islamic laws and then their reckoning
(accounts) will be done by Allah."
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle was asked, "What is the best deed?" He replied,
"To believe in Allah and His Apostle (Muhammad). The questioner then
asked, "What is the next (in goodness)? He replied, "To participate
in Jihad (religious fighting) in Allah's Cause." The questioner again
asked, "What is the next (in goodness)?" He replied, "To perform
Hajj (Pilgrim age to Mecca) 'Mubrur, (which is
accepted by Allah and is performed with the intention of seeking Allah's
pleasure only and not to show off and without committing a sin and in
accordance with the traditions of the Prophet)."
Narrated Sa'd:
Allah's Apostle distributed (Zakat) amongst (a
group of) people while I was sitting there but Allah's Apostle left a man whom
I thought the best of the lot. I asked, "O Allah's Apostle! Why have you
left that person? By Allah I regard him as a faithful believer." The
Prophet commented: "Or merely a Muslim." I remained quiet for a
while, but could not help repeating my question because of what I knew about
him. And then asked Allah's Apostle, "Why have you left
so and so? By Allah! He is a faithful believer." The Prophet again
said, "Or merely a Muslim." And I could not help repeating my
question because of what I knew about him. Then the Prophet said, "O Sa'd! I give to a person while
another is dearer to me, for fear that he might be thrown on his face in the
Fire by Allah."
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:
A person asked Allah's Apostle . "What (sort
of) deeds in or (what qualities of) Islam are good?" He replied, "To
feed (the poor) and greet those whom you know and those whom you don't
know."
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet said: "I was shown the Hell-fire and that the majority of
its dwellers were women who were ungrateful." It was asked, "Do they
disbelieve in Allah?" (or are they ungrateful to
Allah?) He replied, "They are ungrateful to their husbands and are
ungrateful for the favors and the good (charitable deeds) done to them. If you
have always been good (benevolent) to one of them and then she sees something
in you (not of her liking), she will say, 'I have never received any good from
you."
Narrated Al-Ma'rur:
At Ar-Rabadha I met Abu Dhar
who was wearing a cloak, and his slave, too, was wearing a similar one. I asked
about the reason for it. He replied, "I abused a person by calling his
mother with bad names." The Prophet said to me, 'O Abu Dhar!
Did you abuse him by calling his mother with bad names You
still have some characteristics of ignorance. Your slaves are your brothers and
Allah has put them under your command. So whoever has a brother under his
command should feed him of what he eats and dress him of what he wears. Do not
ask them (slaves) to do things beyond their capacity (power) and if you do so,
then help them.' "
Narrated Al-Ahnaf bin Qais:
While I was going to help this man ('Ali Ibn Abi Talib), Abu Bakra met me and asked, "Where are you going?" I
replied, "I am going to help that person." He said, "Go back for
I have heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'When two Muslims fight (meet) each other
with their swords, both the murderer as well as the murdered will go to the
Hell-fire.' I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! It is all right for the murderer but
what about the murdered one?' Allah's Apostle replied, "He surely had the
intention to kill his companion."
Narrated 'Abdullah:
When the following Verse was revealed: "It is those who believe and
confuse not their belief with wrong (worshipping others besides Allah.)"
(6:83), the companions of Allah's Apostle asked, "Who is amongst us who
had not done injustice (wrong)?" Allah revealed: "No doubt, joining
others in worship with Allah is a great injustice (wrong) indeed." (31.13)
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "The signs of a hypocrite are three:
1. Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie.
2. Whenever he promises, he always breaks it (his promise
).
3. If you trust him, he proves to be dishonest. (If you keep something as a
trust with him, he will not return it.)"
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:
The Prophet said, "Whoever has the following four (characteristics)
will be a pure hypocrite and whoever has one of the following four
characteristics will have one characteristic of hypocrisy unless and until he
gives it up.
1. Whenever he is entrusted, he betrays.
2. Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie.
3. Whenever he makes a covenant, he proves treacherous.
4. Whenever he quarrels, he behaves in a very imprudent, evil and insulting
manner."
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever establishes the prayers on the night of Qadr out of sincere faith and hoping to attain Allah's
rewards (not to show off) then all his past sins will be forgiven."
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "The person who participates in (Holy battles) in
Allah's cause and nothing compels him to do so except belief in Allah and His
Apostles, will be recompensed by Allah either with a reward, or booty (if he
survives) or will be admitted to Paradise (if he is killed in the battle as a
martyr). Had I not found it difficult for my followers, then I would not remain
behind any sariya going for Jihad and I would have
loved to be martyred in Allah's cause and then made alive, and then martyred
and then made alive, and then again martyred in His cause."
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said: "Whoever establishes prayers during the nights of
Ramadan faithfully out of sincere faith and hoping to attain Allah's rewards
(not for showing off), all his past sins will be forgiven."
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever observes fasts during the month of
Ramadan out of sincere faith, and hoping to attain Allah's rewards, then all
his past sins will be forgiven."
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Religion is very easy and whoever overburdens
himself in his religion will not be able to continue in that way. So you should
not be extremists, but try to be near to perfection and receive the good
tidings that you will be rewarded; and gain strength by worshipping in the
mornings, the nights." (See Fath-ul-Bari, Page
102, Vol 1).
Narrated Al-Bara' (bin 'Azib):
When the Prophet came to
Al-Bara' added, "Before we changed our
direction towards the Ka'ba (
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "If any one of you improve (follows strictly) his
Islamic religion then his good deeds will be rewarded ten times to seven
hundred times for each good deed and a bad deed will be recorded as it
is."
Narrated 'Aisha:
Once the Prophet came while a woman was sitting with me.
He said, "Who is she?" I replied, "She is so and so," and
told him about her (excessive) praying. He said disapprovingly, "Do (good)
deeds which is within your capacity (without being overtaxed) as Allah does not
get tired (of giving rewards) but (surely) you will get tired and the best deed
(act of Worship) in the sight of Allah is that which is done regularly."
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Whoever said "None has the right to be
worshipped but Allah and has in his heart good (faith) equal to the weight of a
barley grain will be taken out of Hell. And whoever said: "None has the
right to be worshipped but Allah and has in his heart good (faith) equal to the
weight of a wheat grain will be taken out of Hell. And whoever said, "None
has the right to be worshipped but Allah and has in his heart good (faith)
equal to the weight of an atom will be taken out of Hell."
Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab:
Once a Jew said to me, "O the chief of believers!
There is a verse in your Holy Book Which is read by
all of you (Muslims), and had it been revealed to us, we would have taken that
day (on which it was revealed as a day of celebration." 'Umar bin Al-Khattab asked,
"Which is that verse?" The Jew replied, "This day I have
perfected your religion For you, completed My favor
upon you, And have chosen for you Islam as your religion." (5:3) 'Umar replied,"No doubt, we
know when and where this verse was revealed to the Prophet. It was Friday and
the Prophet was standing at 'Arafat (i.e. the Day of Hajj)"
Narrated Talha bin 'Ubaidullah:
A man from
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "(A believer) who accompanies the funeral
procession of a Muslim out of sincere faith and hoping to attain Allah's reward
and remains with it till the funeral prayer is offered and the burial ceremonies
are over, he will return with a reward of two Qirats.
Each Qirat is like the size of the (Mount) Uhud. He who offers the funeral
prayer only and returns before the burial, will return with the reward of one Qirat only."
Narrated 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "Abusing a Muslim is Fusuq
(an evil doing) and killing him is Kufr
(disbelief)." Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit: "Allah's Apostle went out to inform the people
about the (date of the) night of decree (Al-Qadr) but
there happened a quarrel between two Muslim men. The Prophet said, "I came
out to inform you about (the date of) the night of Al-Qadr,
but as so and so and so and so quarrelled, its
knowledge was taken away (I forgot it) and maybe it was better for you. Now
look for it in the 7th, the 9th and the 5th (of the last 10 nights of the month
of Ramadan)."
Narrated Abu Huraira:
One day while the Prophet was sitting in the company of some people, (The
angel) Gabriel came and asked, "What is faith?" Allah's Apostle
replied, 'Faith is to believe in Allah, His angels, (the) meeting with Him, His
Apostles, and to believe in Resurrection." Then he further asked,
"What is Islam?" Allah's Apostle replied, "To worship Allah
Alone and none else, to offer prayers perfectly to pay the compulsory charity (Zakat) and to observe fasts during the month of
Ramadan." Then he further asked, "What is Ihsan
(perfection)?" Allah's Apostle replied, "To worship Allah as if you
see Him, and if you cannot achieve this state of devotion then you must
consider that He is looking at you." Then he further asked, "When
will the Hour be established?" Allah's Apostle replied, "The answerer
has no better knowledge than the questioner. But I will inform you about its portents.
1. When a slave (lady) gives birth to her master.
2. When the shepherds of black camels start boasting and competing with
others in the construction of higher buildings. And the Hour is one of five
things which nobody knows except Allah.
The Prophet then recited: "Verily, with Allah (Alone) is the knowledge
of the Hour--." (31. 34) Then that man (Gabriel)
left and the Prophet asked his companions to call him back, but they could not
see him. Then the Prophet said, "That was Gabriel who came to teach the
people their religion." Abu 'Abdullah said: He (the Prophet) considered
all that as a part of faith.
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas:
I was informed by Abu Sufyan that Heraclius said to him, "I asked you whether they
(followers of Muhammad) were increasing or decreasing. You replied that they
were increasing. And in fact, this is the way of true Faith till it is complete
in all respects. I further asked you whether there was anybody, who, after
embracing his (the Prophets) religion (Islam) became displeased and discarded
it. You replied in the negative, and in fact, this is (a sign of) true faith.
When its delight enters the heart and mixes with them completely, nobody can be
displeased with it."
Narrated An-Nu'man bin Bashir:
I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'Both legal and illegal things are evident
but in between them there are doubtful (suspicious) things and most of the
people have no knowledge about them. So whoever saves himself from these
suspicious things saves his religion and his honor. And whoever indulges in
these suspicious things is like a shepherd who grazes (his animals) near the Hima (private pasture) of someone else and at any moment he
is liable to get in it. (O people!) Beware! Every king has a Hima and the Hima of Allah on the
earth is His illegal (forbidden) things. Beware! There is a piece of flesh in
the body if it becomes good (reformed) the whole body becomes good but if it
gets spoilt the whole body gets spoilt and that is the heart.
Narrated Abu Jamra:
I used to sit with Ibn 'Abbas
and he made me sit on his sitting place. He requested me to stay with him in
order that he might give me a share from his property. So I stayed with him for
two months. Once he told (me) that when the delegation of the tribe of 'Abdul Qais came to the Prophet, the Prophet asked them, "Who
are the people (i.e. you)? (Or) who are the delegate?" They replied,
"We are from the tribe of Rabi'a." Then the
Prophet said to them, "Welcome! O people (or O delegation of 'Abdul Qais)! Neither will you have disgrace nor will you
regret." They said, "O Allah's Apostle! We cannot come to you except
in the sacred month and there is the infidel tribe of Mudar
intervening between you and us. So please order us to do something good
(religious deeds) so that we may inform our people whom we have left behind (at
home), and that we may enter
1. To testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and
Muhammad is Allah's Apostle.
2. To offer prayers perfectly
3. To pay the Zakat (obligatory charity)
4. To observe fast during the month of Ramadan.
5. And to pay Al-Khumus (one fifth of the booty to
be given in Allah's Cause).
Then he forbade them four things, namely, Hantam, Dubba,' Naqir Ann Muzaffat or Muqaiyar; (These were
the names of pots in which Alcoholic drinks were prepared) (The Prophet
mentioned the container of wine and he meant the wine itself). The Prophet
further said (to them): "Memorize them (these instructions) and convey
them to the people whom you have left behind."
Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab:
Allah's Apostle said, "The reward of deeds depends upon the intention
and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended. So
whoever emigrated for Allah and His Apostle, then his emigration was for Allah
and His Apostle. And whoever emigrated for worldly benefits or for a woman to
marry, his emigration was for what he emigrated for."
Narrated Abu Mas'ud:
The Prophet said, "If a man spends on his family (with the intention of
having a reward from Allah) sincerely for Allah's sake then it is a (kind of)
alms-giving in reward for him.
Narrated Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas:
Allah's Apostle said, "You will be rewarded for whatever you spend for
Allah's sake even if it were a morsel which you put in your wife's mouth."
Narrated Jarir bin Abdullah:
I gave the pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle for the following:
1. offer prayers perfectly
2. pay the Zakat
(obligatory charity)
3. and be sincere and true to every Muslim.
Narrated Ziyad bin'Ilaqa:
I heard Jarir bin 'Abdullah (Praising Allah). On
the day when Al-Mughira bin Shu'ba
died, he (Jarir) got up (on the pulpit) and thanked
and praised Allah and said, "Be afraid of Allah alone Who has none along
with Him to be worshipped.(You should) be calm and quiet till the (new) chief
comes to you and he will come to you soon. Ask Allah's forgiveness for your
(late) chief because he himself loved to forgive others." Jarir added, "Amma badu (now then), I went to the Prophet and said, 'I give my
pledge of allegiance to you for Islam." The Prophet conditioned (my
pledge) for me to be sincere and true to every Muslim so I gave my pledge to
him for this. By the Lord of this mosque! I am sincere and true to you
(Muslims). Then Jarir asked for Allah's forgiveness
and came down (from the pulpit).