Bulugh al-Maram
Orphaned young in Cairo, he had the Qur'an by heart at nine and grew into the greatest hadith scholar of his age, the chief judge of Egypt and the author of Fath al-Bari, the commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari that took him twenty five years. Bulugh al-Maram is his handbook of the narrations the law rests on, with a word on the soundness of each. He died in Cairo at seventy nine.
1,767narrations
16books, by subject
852 AHIbn Hajar died
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1The Book of PurificationHadith 1 to 179, 179 in all2The Book of PrayerHadith 180 to 640, 461 in all3FuneralsHadith 641 to 706, 66 in all4The Book of ZakahHadith 707 to 757, 51 in all5FastingHadith 758 to 815, 58 in all6HajjHadith 816 to 889, 74 in all7Business TransactionsHadith 890 to 1,122, 233 in all8MarriageHadith 1,123 to 1,344, 222 in all9Crimes (Qisas or Retaliation)Hadith 1,345 to 1,391, 47 in all10HududHadith 1,392 to 1,448, 57 in all11JihadHadith 1,449 to 1,511, 63 in all12FoodHadith 1,512 to 1,555, 44 in all13Oaths and VowsHadith 1,556 to 1,578, 23 in all14JudgmentsHadith 1,579 to 1,614, 36 in all15EmancipationHadith 1,615 to 1,634, 20 in all16The Comprehensive BookHadith 1,635 to 1,767, 133 in all
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About Bulugh al-Maram
How many hadith are in Bulugh al-Maram?
1,767 in the edition here, in 16 books. Editions number them differently, so another count can differ by a few.
What is the first hadith of Bulugh al-Maram?
The Messenger of Allah said regarding the sea,
“It’s water is purifying and its dead (animals) are lawful (to eat).” Read Bulugh al-Maram 1.
Who compiled Bulugh al-Maram?
Ibn Hajar, who died in 852 AH. Ibn Hajar's narrations on the rulings of the law, each with its source.
Are all the hadith in Bulugh al-Maram sahih?
No. The gradings here are 1,151 sahih, 268 daif, 156 hasan; each narration shows its own.
How do I find a hadith by its number?
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Can I read Bulugh al-Maram offline?
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