احْفَظِ اللَّهَ يَحْفَظْكَ
Be mindful of Allah and He will protect you. Be mindful of Allah and you will find Him before you. When you ask, ask of Allah; when you seek help, seek help from Allah.
Hadith
A curated selection from the six books, with narrator and reference for each.
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اتَّقِ اللَّهَ حَيْثُمَا كُنْتَ وَأَتْبِعِ السَّيِّئَةَ الْحَسَنَةَ تَمْحُهَا
Fear Allah wherever you are, follow a bad deed with a good one and it will wipe it out, and treat people with good character.
تَبَسُّمُكَ فِي وَجْهِ أَخِيكَ لَكَ صَدَقَةٌ
Your smile in the face of your brother is charity for you.
مَنْ خَرَجَ فِي طَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ فَهُوَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ
Whoever goes out seeking knowledge is on the path of Allah until he returns.
لَوْ أَنَّكُمْ تَتَوَكَّلُونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ حَقَّ تَوَكُّلِهِ لَرَزَقَكُمْ
If you relied upon Allah as He should be relied upon, He would provide for you as He provides for the birds: they go out hungry in the morning and return full.
About the hadith collections
Hadith are the recorded sayings, actions and approvals of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. They are the second source of Islamic law after the Qur'an and cover every aspect of life — from worship and morals to transactions and family matters. The most authoritative collections are the “six books” (al-Kutub al-Sittah): Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud, Jami' at-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa'i and Sunan Ibn Majah.
Wording follows widely used English renderings. For study, check each hadith against a published edition of its collection.
Hadith questions people ask
What is a hadith?
A hadith is a report of what the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said, did or silently approved. Each hadith has a chain of narrators (isnad) and a text (matn). Scholars graded them by the reliability of each narrator in the chain.
What does "sahih" mean?
Sahih means authentic. A sahih hadith has an unbroken chain of trustworthy narrators and a text free of hidden defects. Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim are regarded as the two most authentic collections.
What are the six major hadith collections?
They are Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud, Jami' at-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa'i and Sunan Ibn Majah. Together they are called al-Kutub al-Sittah (the Six Books) and form the core reference for hadith scholarship.
How do I search hadith on this page?
Type a keyword — such as "prayer", "charity" or "patience" — into the search box above. You can also filter by collection. Every result shows the narrator, book and reference number so you can verify it in a published edition.
Can I rely on the English translations here?
The English wording follows widely used renderings and is suitable for general reading. For detailed study or deriving rulings, check the Arabic original in a published edition of the collection.