Sahih al-Bukhari
Chapter 37 Hiring • 25 Hadiths 795
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Hadith #2260
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The honest treasurer who gives willingly what he is ordered to give, is one of the two charitable persons, (the second being the owner)...
Hadith #2261
Narrated Abu Musa:I went to the Prophet (ﷺ) with two men from Ash`ari tribe. I said (to the Prophet), "I do not know that they want employment." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "No, we do not appoint for our jobs anybody who demands it earnestly...
Hadith #2262
Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah did not send any prophet but shepherded sheep." His companions asked him, "Did you do the same?" The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, "Yes, I used to shepherd the sheep of the people of Mecca for some Qirats...
Hadith #2263
Narrated `Aisha:The Prophet (ﷺ) and Abu Bakr employed a (pagan) man from the tribe of Bani Ad-Dail and the tribe of Bani 'Abu bin `Adi as a guide. He was an expert guide and he broke the oath contract which he had to abide by with the tribe of Al-`As...
Hadith #2264
Narrated Aisha:(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and Abu Bakr hired a man from the tribe of Bani-Ad-Dil as an expert guide who was a pagan (follower of the religion of the pagans of Quraish). The Prophet (ﷺ) and Abu Bakr gave him their ...
Hadith #2266
Narrated Ya`la bin Umaiya:I fought in Jaish-al-Usra (Ghazwa of Tabuk) along with the Prophet (ﷺ) and in my opinion that was the best of my deeds. Then I had an employee, who quarrel led with someone and one of the them bit and cut the other's finger ...
Hadith #2267
Narrated Ubai bin Ka`b:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Both of them (Moses and Al-Khadir) proceeded on till they reached a wall which was about to fall." Sa`d said [?? or Sa`id], "(Al-Khadir pointed) with his hands (towards the wall) and then raised his...
Hadith #2268
Narrated Ibn `Umar:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Your example and the example of the people of the two Scriptures (i.e. Jews and Christians) is like the example of a man who employed some laborers and asked them, 'Who will work for me from morning till midd...
Hadith #2269
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar bin Al-Khattab:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Your example and the example of Jews and Christians is like the example of a man who employed some laborers to whom he said, 'Who will work for me up to midday for one Qirat eac...
Hadith #2270
Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah said, 'I will be an opponent to three types of people on the Day of Resurrection: -1. One who makes a covenant in My Name, but proves treacherous; -2. One who sells a free person and eats his price; a...
Hadith #2271
Narrated Abu Musa:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The example of Muslims, Jews and Christians is like the example of a man who employed laborers to work for him from morning till night for specific wages. They worked till midday and then said, 'We do not need...
Hadith #2272
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "Three men from among those who were before you, set out together till they reached a cave at night and entered it. A big rock rolled down the mountain and closed the mouth of the cav...
Hadith #2273
Narrated Abu Mas'ud Al-Ansari:Whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ordered us to give in charity we would go to the market and work as porters to earn a Mudd (two handfuls) (of foodstuff) but now some of us have one-hundred thousand Dirhams or Dinars. (The...
Hadith #2274
Narrated Tawus:Ibn `Abbas said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade the meeting of caravans (on the way) and ordained that no townsman is permitted to sell things on behalf of a bedouin." I asked Ibn `Abbas, "What is the meaning of his saying, 'No townsman is p...
Hadith #2275
Narrated Khabbab:I was a blacksmith and did some work for Al-`As bin Wail. When he owed me some money for my work, I went to him to ask for that amount. He said, "I will not pay you unless you disbelieve in Muhammad." I said, "By Allah! I will never ...
Hadith #2276
Narrated Abu Sa`id:Some of the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) went on a journey till they reached some of the 'Arab tribes (at night). They asked the latter to treat them as their guests but they refused. The chief of that tribe was then bitten by a s...
Hadith #2277
Narrated Anas bin Malik:When Abu Taiba cupped the Prophet (ﷺ) and the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered that he be paid one or two Sas of foodstuff and he interceded with his masters to reduce his taxes...
Hadith #2278
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:When the Prophet (ﷺ) was cupped, he paid the man who cupped him his wages...
Hadith #2279
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:When the Prophet (ﷺ) was cupped, he paid the man who cupped him his wages. If it had been undesirable he would not have paid him...
Hadith #2280
Narrated Anas:The Prophet (ﷺ) used to get cupped and would never withhold the wages of any person...
Hadith #2281
Narrated Anas bin Malik:The Prophet (ﷺ) sent for a slave who had the profession of cupping, and he cupped him. The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered that he be paid one or two Sas, or one or two Mudds of foodstuff, and appealed to his masters to reduce his taxes:...
Hadith #2282
Narrated Abu Mas`ud Al-Ansari:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) regarded illegal the price of a dog, the earnings of a prostitute, and the charges taken by a soothsayer...
Hadith #2283
Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited the earnings of slave girls (through prostitution)...
Hadith #2284
Narrated Ibn `Umar:The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade taking a price for animal copulation...
Hadith #2286
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:"Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) gave the land of Khaibar to the Jews to work on and cultivate and take half of its yield. Ibn `Umar added, "The land used to be rented for a certain portion (of its yield)." Nafi` mentioned the amou...

Chapters & Sections

Chapter 0
Chapter 0
Chapter 1
Revelation
Hadith #1 — 7
Chapter 2
Belief
Hadith #8 — 58
Chapter 3
Knowledge
Hadith #59 — 134
Chapter 4
Ablutions (Wudu')
Hadith #135 — 247
Chapter 5
Bathing (Ghusl)
Hadith #248 — 293
Chapter 6
Menstrual Periods
Hadith #294 — 333
Chapter 7
Rubbing hands and feet with dust (Tayammum)
Hadith #334 — 348
Chapter 8
Prayers (Salat)
Hadith #349 — 520
Chapter 9
Times of the Prayers
Hadith #522 — 602
Chapter 10
Call to Prayers (Adhaan)
Hadith #603 — 875
Chapter 11
Friday Prayer
Hadith #876 — 941
Chapter 12
Fear Prayer
Hadith #942 — 947
Chapter 13
The Two Festivals (Eids)
Hadith #948 — 989
Chapter 14
Witr Prayer
Hadith #990 — 1004
Chapter 15
Invoking Allah for Rain (Istisqaa)
Hadith #1005 — 1039
Chapter 16
Eclipses
Hadith #1040 — 1066
Chapter 17
Prostration During Recital of Qur'an
Hadith #1067 — 1079
Chapter 18
Shortening the Prayers (At-Taqseer)
Hadith #1080 — 1119
Chapter 19
Prayer at Night (Tahajjud)
Hadith #1120 — 1187
Chapter 20
Virtues of Prayer at Masjid Makkah and Madinah
Hadith #1188 — 1197
Chapter 21
Actions while Praying
Hadith #1198 — 1223
Chapter 22
Forgetfulness in Prayer
Hadith #1224 — 1236
Chapter 23
Funerals (Al-Janaa'iz)
Hadith #1237 — 1394
Chapter 24
Obligatory Charity Tax (Zakat)
Hadith #1395 — 1512
Chapter 25
Hajj (Pilgrimage)
Hadith #1513 — 1772
Chapter 26
`Umrah (Minor pilgrimage)
Hadith #1773 — 1805
Chapter 27
Pilgrims Prevented from Completing the Pilgrimage
Hadith #1806 — 1820
Chapter 28
Penalty of Hunting while on Pilgrimage
Hadith #1821 — 1866
Chapter 29
Virtues of Madinah
Hadith #1867 — 1890
Chapter 30
Fasting
Hadith #1891 — 2007
Chapter 31
Praying at Night in Ramadaan (Taraweeh)
Hadith #2008 — 2013
Chapter 32
Virtues of the Night of Qadr
Hadith #2014 — 2024
Chapter 33
Retiring to a Mosque for Remembrance of Allah (I'tikaf)
Hadith #2025 — 2046
Chapter 34
Sales and Trade
Hadith #2047 — 2238
Chapter 35
Sales in which a Price is paid for Goods to be Delivered Later (As-Salam)
Hadith #2239 — 2256
Chapter 36
Shuf'a
Hadith #2257 — 2259
Chapter 37 Current
Hiring
Hadith #2260 — 2286
Chapter 38
Transferance of a Debt from One Person to Another (Al-Hawaala)
Hadith #2287 — 2289
Chapter 39
Kafalah
Hadith #2290 — 2298
Chapter 40
Representation, Authorization, Business by Proxy
Hadith #2299 — 2319
Chapter 41
Agriculture
Hadith #2320 — 2350
Chapter 42
Distribution of Water
Hadith #2351 — 2383
Chapter 43
Loans, Payment of Loans, Freezing of Property, Bankruptcy
Hadith #2385 — 2409
Chapter 44
Khusoomaat
Hadith #2410 — 2425
Chapter 45
Lost Things Picked up by Someone (Luqatah)
Hadith #2426 — 2439
Chapter 46
Oppressions
Hadith #2440 — 2482
Chapter 47
Partnership
Hadith #2483 — 2507
Chapter 48
Mortgaging
Hadith #2508 — 2515
Chapter 49
Manumission of Slaves
Hadith #2517 — 2559
Chapter 50
Makaatib
Hadith #2560 — 2565
Chapter 51
Gifts
Hadith #2566 — 2636
Chapter 52
Witnesses
Hadith #2637 — 2689
Chapter 53
Peacemaking
Hadith #2690 — 2710
Chapter 54
Conditions
Hadith #2712 — 2737
Chapter 55
Wills and Testaments (Wasaayaa)
Hadith #2738 — 2781
Chapter 56
Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad)
Hadith #2782 — 3090
Chapter 57
One-fifth of Booty to the Cause of Allah (Khumus)
Hadith #3091 — 3155
Chapter 58
Jizyah and Mawaada'ah
Hadith #3157 — 3189
Chapter 59
Beginning of Creation
Hadith #3190 — 3325
Chapter 60
Prophets
Hadith #3326 — 3488
Chapter 61
Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions
Hadith #3489 — 3648
Chapter 62
Companions of the Prophet
Hadith #3649 — 3775
Chapter 63
Merits of the Helpers in Madinah (Ansaar)
Hadith #3776 — 3948
Chapter 64
Military Expeditions led by the Prophet (pbuh) (Al-Maghaazi)
Hadith #3949 — 4473
Chapter 65
Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh))
Hadith #4474 — 4977
Chapter 66
Virtues of the Qur'an
Hadith #4979 — 5062
Chapter 67
Wedlock, Marriage (Nikaah)
Hadith #5063 — 5250
Chapter 68
Divorce
Hadith #5251 — 5350
Chapter 69
Supporting the Family
Hadith #5351 — 5372
Chapter 70
Food, Meals
Hadith #5373 — 5466
Chapter 71
Sacrifice on Occasion of Birth (`Aqiqa)
Hadith #5467 — 5474
Chapter 72
Hunting, Slaughtering
Hadith #5475 — 5544
Chapter 73
Al-Adha Festival Sacrifice (Adaahi)
Hadith #5545 — 5574
Chapter 74
Drinks
Hadith #5575 — 5639
Chapter 75
Patients
Hadith #5640 — 5677
Chapter 76
Medicine
Hadith #5678 — 5782
Chapter 77
Dress
Hadith #5783 — 5969
Chapter 78
Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab)
Hadith #5970 — 6226
Chapter 79
Asking Permission
Hadith #6227 — 6303
Chapter 80
Invocations
Hadith #6304 — 6411
Chapter 81
To make the Heart Tender (Ar-Riqaq)
Hadith #6412 — 6593
Chapter 82
Divine Will (Al-Qadar)
Hadith #6594 — 6620
Chapter 83
Oaths and Vows
Hadith #6621 — 6707
Chapter 84
Expiation for Unfulfilled Oaths
Hadith #6708 — 6722
Chapter 85
Laws of Inheritance (Al-Faraa'id)
Hadith #6723 — 6771
Chapter 86
Limits and Punishments set by Allah (Hudood)
Hadith #6772 — 6860
Chapter 87
Blood Money (Ad-Diyat)
Hadith #6861 — 6917
Chapter 88
Apostates
Hadith #6918 — 6939
Chapter 89
(Statements made under) Coercion
Hadith #6940 — 6952
Chapter 90
Tricks
Hadith #6953 — 6981
Chapter 91
Interpretation of Dreams
Hadith #6982 — 7047
Chapter 92
Afflictions and the End of the World
Hadith #7048 — 7136
Chapter 93
Judgments (Ahkaam)
Hadith #7137 — 7225
Chapter 94
Wishes
Hadith #7226 — 7245
Chapter 95
Accepting Information Given by a Truthful Person
Hadith #7246 — 7267
Chapter 96
Holding Fast to the Qur'an and Sunnah
Hadith #7268 — 7370
Chapter 97
Oneness, Uniqueness of Allah (Tawheed)
Hadith #7371 — 7563

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