طَلَبُ الْعِلْمِ فَرِيضَةٌ عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ
Seeking knowledge is an obligation upon every Muslim.
Hadith
A curated selection from the six books, with narrator and reference for each.
3 hadiths
أَعْطُوا الأَجِيرَ أَجْرَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَجِفَّ عَرَقُهُ
Give the worker his wages before his sweat dries.
ازْهَدْ فِي الدُّنْيَا يُحِبَّكَ اللَّهُ
A man came and said: Messenger of Allah, show me a deed that if I do it Allah will love me and people will love me. He said: Be detached from this world and Allah will love you; be detached from what people have and people will love you.
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.