The Six Books

الكتب الستة ورواتها

A trail through the great hadith compilations.

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Persia & Central Asia
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Walk this pathway

5steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. Al-Bukhari

    The soundest book after God's book.

    Al Bukhari · Sahih al-Bukhari · Bukhara

  2. Muslim

    The second Sahih: Naysaburi precision.

    Muslim Ibn Al Hajjaj · Sahih Muslim

  3. Al-Tirmidhi

    The Jami' and the Shama'il.

    Al-Tirmidhi, Muhammad ibn Isa · Jami' al-Tirmidhi

  4. The Sunans

    Abu Dawud, Nasa'i and Ibn Majah.

    Abu Dawud al-Sijistani · al-Nasa'i · Ibn Majah

  5. Before and after

    The Muwatta and later collections.

    Muwatta of Imam Malik · The Six Books

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Overview

A path through the great hadith compilations and their narrators: al-Bukhari, Muslim, al-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, al-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah.

Sources

  • Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “The Six Books”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-six-books/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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