Books of Hadith

From Mw

There are many book of hadith, where actions and sayings of Muhammad and his companions can be found.

The Six Most Authentic Books of Hadith

Name of Compilation	Compiler	No. of Hadith
Sahih Bukhari	Imam Muhammad al-Bukhari	7,397[1]
Sahih Muslim	Imam Muslim b. al-Hajjaj	12,000[2]
Sunan Abu Dawud	Abu Dawud	4,800
Sunan at-Tirmidhi	Muhammad b. `Isa at-Tirmidhi	4,000~
Sunan an-Nisa`i	Ahmad b. Shu`ayb	5,000+
Sunan Ibn Majah	Muhammad b. Yazid	4,341[3]

Other Books on Hadith include

• Muwatta
• Ahmad
• Ibn Hibban
• Al-Haakim
• Darqutnee
• Al-Bazzar
• Daarimi
• Ash-Shairazee
• At-Tabaraanee
• Abu Na'eem

[edit] Notes

1. ↑ 4,000 of which are repetition
2. ↑ 4,000 of which are repetitions; a total of 3033 hadith while only counting the matn of the hadith
3. ↑ 3,002 of these hadith are also appear in the collections of Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, and Nasa'i