40 Hadith from Sahih al-Bukhari

Dr Shahrul Hussain is a Lecturer in Islamic studies and Headof Research at Ibn Rushd Centre of Excellence for Islamic Research. He is alsoa visiting lecturer at Birmingham City University, Business School. He studiedArabic and Islamic studies including Hadith with various scholars in the UK andEgypt. He is a graduate of the prestigious University of Al-Azhar where hegraduated from the faculty of Islamic law and Jurisprudence in 2001.

• IntroductionHadith 1 The Fundamentals of Islam 1Hadith 2 Modesty is a Part of Faith 4Hadith 3 The Best of Deeds 6Hadith 4 Beware of the Signs of a Hypocrite 8Hadith 5 Avoiding Urine and Gossiping 11Hadith 6 Food at the Time of Prayer 14Hadith 7 Follow the Imam 16Hadith 8 Being Respectful of the Dead 18Hadith 9 Having Good Friends 20Hadith 10 Marriage and What to Do if you Cannot Get Married 23Hadith 11 Everyone Needs Good Neighbours 25Hadith 12 Everyone Must Observe their Responsibility 28Hadith 13 Having Gender Boundaries 31Hadith 14 The Importance of Brotherhood 33Hadith 15 The Importance of Manners and Character 36Hadith 16 The Most Beloved to the Prophet Muhammad 38 غHadith 17 The Virtues of Teaching Qur’an 41Hadith 18 The Etiquettes of Eating 43Hadith 19 Character of a Muslim 45Hadith 20 Loving the Messenger of Allah 48Hadith 21 The Virtue of Knowledge and Scholars 51Hadith 22 Beware of Making Up Things about the Prophet 54Hadith 23 The Importance of Monotheism 57Hadith 24 Being Considerate 60Hadith 25 Honesty in Buying and Selling 62Hadith 26 The Virtues of Surah al-Baqarah 64Hadith 27 Atonement for Believers 67Hadith 28 Always have a Good Opinion of your Muslim Brother 69Hadith 29 Keeping Sins a Secret 71Hadith 30 Making Up with the Person you have Fallen Out With 74Hadith 31 Attaining Islamic Knowledge 76Hadith 32 Maintaining Balance in Worshipping Allah 78Hadith 33 Paying off your Debts 81Hadith 34 The Reward of Illness and Journey 83Hadith 35 You will be with Those Whom you Love 85Hadith 36 The Three Qualities of Faith 88Hadith 37 Reliance on Allah 91Hadith 38 Striving to be Self-sufficient 94Hadith 39 If the Prophet غ Did It, It’s Good Enough for Me 96Hadith 40 The Reward of Spending Money on Family 98