Al-Sihah Al-Sittah or Kutub Al-Sittah
The Kutub Al-Sittah or Al-Sihah Al-Sittah, (translates as “The Authentic Six”), are the six Muslim scholars compile the six books containing collections of ahadith nabvi (sayings or acts of the Prophet Mohammad PBUH) in the 9th century.
The Kutub Al-Sittah or Al-Sihah Al-Sittah, the Six Canonical Books of Hadith.
- Sahih Al-Bukhari written by Imam Abu-Abdullah Muhammad Bin Ismail Bukhari
- Sahih Muslim written by Imam Muslim Bin Hijjaz Nishapuri
- Sunan Abu-Dawood written by Imam Al-Hafiz Abu-Dawood Sulayman Bin Al-Ashath Al-Sijistani
- Sunan Al-Tirmidhi written by Imam Al-Hafiz Abu Isa Muhammad Bin Isa At-Tirmidhi
- Sunan Al-Nasai written by Imam Abu Abdul Rahman Ahmad Bin Shuaib Al-Nasai
- Sunan Ibn-Majah written by Imam Al-Hafiz Abu Abdullah Muhammad Bin Yazid Ibn-Majah Al-Rabi Al-Qazwini
1. Sahih Al-Bukhari
Sahih al Bukhari is the one in the Kutub al Sittah, compiled by Persian scholar Muhammad Al-Bukhari. It was completed around 846 CE / 232 AH and publish in 9th century, Arabic. Muslims consider this book as one of the two most trusted collections of hadith books along with Sahih Muslim. The Arabic word sahih translates as authentic or correct. The two books, Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim are collectively known as Sahihyan.
Sahih Al-Bukhari in English – PDF
Sahih Al-Bukhari in Urdu – PDF
2. Sahih Muslim
Sahih Muslim is one of the Kutub al-Sittah (six major hadith collections) in Islam, complied by Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj, also known as Imam Muslim. It was published in 9th Century, Arabic. He was born in 204 AH (817/18 CE) in Nishapur (now Iran) and died in 261 AH (874/75 CE) in the city of his birth. He traveled widely to gather of ahadith, including to areas now in Iraq, the Arabian Peninsula, Syria and Egypt. This book is considered the second most authentic hadith collection after Sahih al-Bukhari. Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim both are known as Sahihyan.
Sahih Muslim in English – PDF
3. Sunan Abu-Dawood
Sunan Abu-Dawood is one of the Kutub al-Sittah, which was compiled by an Arab scholar named Abu-Dawood. He was born in Sijistan in 817–18 CE / 202 AH and died in Basra, Iraq in 889 CE / 275 AH. The ahadith took Abu Dawod 20 years to collect. He journeyed to Iraq, Egypt, Syria, Hijaz, Tihamah, Nishapur, and Merv, among other locations, to gather ahadith from academics.
Sunan Abu-Dawood in English – PDF
Sunan Abu-Dawood in Urdu – PDF
4. Sunan Al-Tirmidhi or Jami At-Tirmidhi
Imam Al-Tirmidhi, a Persian of Arab heritage from the Banu Sulaym clan, compiled Sunan Al-Tirmidhi or Jami At-Tirmidhi. He was a Termez-based Islamic scholar and ahadith collector (Uzbekistan). He started compiling it after the year 250 A.H. (A.D. 864/5) and finished it on the 10th of Dhu-al-Hijjah in the year 270 A.H. (A.D. 884, June 9). Tirmidhi’s strategy was to start with the title and then cite one or two Ahadith that were relevant to it.
Jami At-Tirmidhi in English – PDF
Jami At-Tirmidhi in Urdu – PDF
5. Sunan An-Nasai
Sunan An-Nasai is one of the six major hadith collections (Kutub al-Sittah), complied by Al-Nasai (214 – 303 AH to 829 – 915 CE). By origin, he was a Persian. Muslim regards this collection as the fifth most important of their six major hadith collections.
Sunan An-Nasai in English – PDF
Sunan An-Nasai in Urdu – PDF
6. Sunan Ibn-Majah
Sunan Ibn-Majah is from one of the hadith collections in Kutub al-Sittah, complied by Abu Abdillah Muhammad ibn Yazid Ibn Majah al-Rabi al-Qazwini commonly known as Ibn Majah, was a Persian origin scholar of ahadith. He was born in 824 CE/209 AH, Qazwin or Qazvin, and died in Qazwin 887 (or 889) CE. He traveled the Islamic world visiting Iraq, Makkah, the Levant and Egypt. Muslim regards this collection as sixth in terms of authenticity of their six major hadith collections.
