One of the two Sahihs, and the collection the Ummah places second only to Al-Bukhari.
Its particular strength is arrangement. Where Al-Bukhari organized by legal chapter and distributed narrations across the work, Imam Muslim gathered every version of a hadith in one place, with its variant wordings and chains together.
For anyone studying how a narration was transmitted, that arrangement is invaluable — which is why the two collections are used side by side rather than one instead of the other.
Darussalam recognized the benefit of publishing the full version in English in the best presentation available, with great care taken in rendering the Ahadith into clear, simple modern English.
The Dar-us-Salam Standard
As with the other translations of the six books of hadith, great care has been taken over accurate translation, clear modern English, and high-quality production.
Ahadith are followed by comments explaining the issues raised and helping readers derive the lessons — which is what separates a usable translation from a bare one. Additional features have been added to help readers get the most from the collection.
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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