Imam Al-Bukhari is world-renowned for his major work, Al-Jami' As-Sahih (Sahih Al-Bukhari), but he also produced a number of other works, including Al-Adab Al-Mufrad — here translated into English. This book is a compilation of ahadith from various sources.
It includes an excellent introduction to the study of Hadith, and sayings of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ on over 500 topic areas, including the treatment of parents and children, relatives, neighbors, orphans and the poor.
Why Al-Bukhari Wrote a Second Book
Because the Sahih could not hold everything he valued.
His criteria for the Sahih were the strictest ever applied, and a great deal of sound and useful material fell outside them. Al-Adab Al-Mufrad is where he gathered the narrations on manners and conduct — a subject he clearly thought deserved a book of its own.
That decision says something. The greatest hadith scholar in history, having completed the most authenticated collection ever assembled, then wrote separately about how to treat your neighbor.
What Is In It
The ordinary business of living with other people: parents, children, relatives, neighbors, guests, the poor, the orphaned. How to speak, when to stay silent, how to greet, how to disagree.
The Prophet ﷺ said he was sent to perfect noble character, and this is the collection that takes that statement at its word.
Who It Is For
Every Muslim. It is also among the best books to read a page of at a time rather than straight through — the material works on a reader gradually.
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