Imam Al-Bukhari spent sixteen years on this book. Before writing any hadith into it he prayed two rak'ah seeking guidance from Allah, and only when he was certain of a narration's authenticity did he include it.
The result covers almost every aspect of life in providing guidance from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
Why This Edition
Tremendous numbers of errors exist in translations of Al-Bukhari by other publishers. To eliminate that problem Dar-us-Salam spent over three years on this publication, and the result is the edition most widely relied on in English.
For a text of this standing, translation accuracy is not a refinement — a mistranslated hadith becomes a mistaken ruling repeated for decades.
What Is in the Set
Nine hardback volumes, roughly 4,000 pages, containing the full collection with Arabic text and English translation.
Who Should Own It
Every serious student of knowledge, every imam, and any household building a permanent Islamic library. It is the reference you check rather than the book you read through — and for that purpose there is no substitute for the complete set.
For a shorter entry point, the Summarized Sahih Al-Bukhari condenses it to about a thousand pages.
The Six Collections in English
Dar-us-Salam has translated all six canonical collections into English, to a consistent standard of translation, commentary and production:
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