Pages: 1,208

Format: Hardcover 

Language: English 

Author: Imam Muslim Ibn Al-Hajjaj

Compiled by: Al-Hafiz zakiuddin Abdul-Aziz Al-Mundhiri

Publisher: Darussalam

Dimensions (cm): 15 x 21

Weight (g): 1700

***All Hadiths that are found in the full 7 volume version is found in this summarized version except for repetitions from different hadith narrators narrating the same hadiths in different ways (only repetitions have been removed)

Ahadith (traditions) of the Prophet Muhammad are his sayings, deeds and approvals which were memorized, recorded and transmitted by the Companions and their followers. There are many collections and compilations of Ahadith. Among these the most famous are the six collections which are known as Kutub Sittah, these are Sahih Al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud, Sunan An-Nasa'i, Al-Jami` litTirmidhi and Sunan Ibn Majah. The first two are regarded more authentic and known as Sahihain. Out of these two, Sahih AI-Bukhari has a higher position and is termed as the most reliable book after the Noble Qur'an.

We have presented the translations of Sahih AI-Bukhari in the English language in nine volumes, and also its summarized edition in one volume. Now, we are presenting the English translation of Summarized Sahih Muslim in two volumes. Although Sahih Al-Bukhari is the most reliable collection of Ahadith, however, Sahih Muslim has certain aspects of superiority. Imam Muslim adhered strictly to most of the principles of the Science of Hadith which were somehow at some places ignored by his teacher Imam Bukhari. Imam Muslim accepted for his collection only such Ahadith which had been transmitted with an unbroken chain of reliable narrators, free from all defects and were in perfect harmony with the narrations of other narrators. He has recorded only those Ahadith which were transmitted at least by two different narrators from two different Companions. Imam Bukhari has sometimes used the Kunyah (surname) of the narrators and sometimes their names. Imam Muslim avoided this confusion. Imam Muslim is also particular in pointing out the slightest difference in the text of the narrations. Imam Bukhari has fragmented most of the Ahadith and presented the portions under different chapters, while Imam Muslim presented them as a whole narration. So, the works of both Imams provide different approaches for the scholars and readers of Ahadith.

As about 58% Ahadith of Sahih Muslim are also found in Sahih Al-Bukhari, we have based the translation of such Ahadith on the translation of Sahih Al-Bukhari by Dr. Muhsin Khan. We are also benefited from the translation of Sahih Muslim by Abdul Hamid Siddiqi which was published in Pakistan. It took about five years to complete the project, and various translators and editors of Darussalam worked on it. Finally, Mr. Sidheeque M. A. Veliankode and Mr. Mohammad Ayub worked on it and gave the present shape to it.

We hope that this presentation will be appreciated by the readers and we ask Allah to give us strength and means to work on other projects in the cause of Islam -Amin!

Abdul Malik Mujahid
General Manager Darussalam Publishers

This summarized version of Sahih Muslim contains 2179 Hadith with 70 categories (referred to as books). Both volumes combined contain 1208 pages with index and appendix.