Sahih Al-Bukhari is generally regarded as the single most authentic collection of hadith in existence, ranked by scholars second only to the Qur'an itself as a source of Islamic guidance. This nine-volume set presents the complete work with the Arabic text alongside the English translation of Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan — and Dar-us-Salam spent over three years re-preparing this edition specifically to correct the errors present in earlier translations.
About the Compiler
Imam Muhammad ibn Isma'il Al-Bukhari (rahimahullah, 194–256 AH) began studying hadith as a child in his native Bukhara and travelled for sixteen years across the Hijaz, Egypt, Iraq, and Central Asia to collect narrations directly from the scholars who carried them. Of the roughly 600,000 narrations he examined, he retained only those he could verify beyond doubt — some 7,275 with repetitions, arranged by subject across 97 books. Before entering any hadith into the collection, he prayed two rak'ah seeking guidance from Allah, and included it only once he was certain of its authenticity. That standard of scrutiny is the reason his book carries the weight it does; among the six canonical collections, none is held to a stricter measure of soundness.
Why This Edition
Tremendous numbers of errors exist in other English translations of Al-Bukhari. To eliminate that problem, Dar-us-Salam spent over three years on this publication, cross-checking the translation against the Arabic line by line, and the result is the edition most widely relied on in English today. 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 side by side, plus brief notes clarifying terms and names that would otherwise be unfamiliar to an English reader. There is no added commentary beyond that — the text stands as a primary reference rather than a study guide, which is exactly what a serious student needs once they are ready to consult the hadith directly rather than through someone else's explanation.
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 straight through — and for that purpose there is no substitute for the complete set. Readers newer to hadith studies often benefit from pairing it with a commentary or starting with a smaller collection first, since the text alone does not explain difficult terms in depth.
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 hadith collections (Kutub as-Sittah) into English to a consistent standard of translation, commentary, and production. Sahih Al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim are considered the two most authentic; the remaining four Sunan works round out the set that scholars rely on for hadith across every area of belief and practice.
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