Hadith Reference Finder
Search a hadith theme or keyword and get a full, checkable citation — narrator, collection, book, number, and grade — ready to use in a lesson, khutbah, or article.
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This hadith reference finder already lists every citation below — fully readable and indexable. Tap a topic bead, or filter by keyword.
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Every deed is judged by the intention behind it, and each person will be rewarded according to what they intended.
None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.
Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should speak good or remain silent, and should honor his guest and his neighbor.
Smiling at your brother is an act of charity.
Faith has over sixty branches, and modesty (haya) is one of them.
He is not one of us who does not show mercy to our young and does not honor our elders.
A man asked the Prophet who most deserves his good companionship. He said, “Your mother,” three times, then, “Your father.”
The Lord’s pleasure lies in the parent’s pleasure, and the Lord’s displeasure lies in the parent’s displeasure.
The most complete believers in faith are those with the best character, and the best among you are those best to their families.
Seeking knowledge is an obligation upon every Muslim.
Whoever takes a path in search of knowledge, Allah makes easy for him a path to Paradise.
The strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah than the weak believer, though there is good in both.
Cleanliness is half of faith.
Allah does not show mercy to one who does not show mercy to people.
The strong person is not the one who overpowers others; the strong person is the one who controls himself when angry.
Truthfulness leads to righteousness, and righteousness leads to Paradise. Lying leads to wickedness, and wickedness leads to the Fire.
The signs of a hypocrite are three: when he speaks he lies, when he promises he breaks it, and when he is entrusted he betrays that trust.
Do you know what backbiting is? It is saying something about your brother that he would dislike.
Jibril kept advising me about the neighbor until I thought he would make him an heir.
You will not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not believe until you love one another. Spread the greeting of peace (salam) among yourselves.
True patience is at the first strike of calamity.
Whoever relieves a believer’s hardship in this world, Allah will relieve his hardship on the Day of Judgment.
Fasting is a shield.
Whoever fasts Ramadan out of faith and hope for reward will have his previous sins forgiven.
Charity does not decrease wealth.
Supplication (dua) is the essence of worship.
If you relied on Allah with true reliance, He would provide for you as He provides for the birds: they go out hungry in the morning and return full in the evening.
Remember often the destroyer of pleasures — death.
What makes a citation complete
A usable hadith reference is more than the quoted line. It needs the narrator — the Companion who reported it — the collection and book it comes from, a hadith number so anyone can look it up, and the authenticity grade assigned by hadith scholars. Missing any one of these turns a citation into an unverifiable quote.
That completeness matters most in three situations: teaching a class where a student might ask “where is this from,” writing an article where a reader will want to check the source, and preparing a khutbah where the congregation deserves a properly sourced reminder. This tool is built around that need — every entry above already carries all four elements.
A worked example
Filtering this hadith reference finder for “mother” surfaces a citation formatted like this:
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Text | “Your mother,” named three times before “your father,” when asked who deserves the best companionship. |
| Narrator | Abu Hurairah |
| Source | Sahih al-Bukhari 5971; also Sahih Muslim 2548 |
| Grade | Sahih |
What each grade means for citation purposes
- Sahih — the chain of narration meets the strictest criteria hadith scholars apply; safe to cite without further caveat in most contexts.
- Hasan — the chain is reliable but slightly less strong than Sahih; still considered usable in scholarship, worth noting as Hasan when citing precisely.
- Grading under discussion — a small number of widely used hadith have chains that specialists have debated; this tool flags those explicitly rather than presenting them as settled.
Every reference above states its grade plainly so you never have to guess before citing it.
The topics covered
Sources and methodology
Every citation on this page is drawn from a major, widely recognized collection — mainly Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, and Jami at-Tirmidhi — with the narrator, book, and hadith number taken from standard print numbering. No wording, narrator, or reference on this page is generated; each was entered from an existing published citation.
For a formal citation, a ruling, or teaching, verify the exact Arabic wording and full chain against a primary source such as Sunnah.com.
Questions
What’s the difference between this and Hadith by Topic Finder?
Hadith by Topic Finder is for open-ended browsing through ten themed folios. This tool is built specifically to hand you a complete, ready-to-cite reference once you already know roughly what you’re looking for.
Can I use these citations in a published article or khutbah?
Yes — each includes narrator, collection, book, number, and grade, which is what a citation needs. For direct quotation, cross-check the exact Arabic wording against a primary source first.
Why do some references list two collections?
Many well-known hadith were recorded independently by more than one compiler — commonly both Bukhari and Muslim. Listing both gives a stronger, doubly-attested reference.
What does “grading discussed among specialists” mean?
A handful of widely cited hadith have chains that hadith specialists have debated over the centuries. Rather than presenting these as uncontroversially Sahih or Hasan, this tool notes the discussion explicitly.
Can I search by hadith number instead of topic?
Yes — type a reference like “Bukhari 5971” or “Muslim 223” into the search box and this hadith reference finder will match it directly, alongside its normal topic-based search.
Is this hadith reference finder connected to a live hadith database?
No — this hadith reference finder is a fixed, hand-checked list of 28 references. It won’t cover every hadith in existence; for a broader search, use the Hadith Search Tool.
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