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Fatwa CenterThe number of Hadeeths of Al-Bukhari
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How many Hadeeths (narrations) did Al-Bukhaari, may Allaah have mercy upon him, narrate in his Saheeh from the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam?
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad 
is His Slave and Messenger.
The majority of scholars are unanimous in agreeing that Al-Jaami ‘As-Saheeh Al-Musnad, popularly known as Saheeh Al-Bukhari, which was compiled by Abu ‘Abd-Allaah Muhammad ibn Ismaa‘eel Al-Bukhari 
is the most authentic book after the Quran. Al-Bukhari compiled it in sixteen years. He did not write a Hadeeth in it, even if it met the conditions of authenticity, unless he performed Ghusl (ritual bath), prayed two Rak‘ahs (units), sought the forgiveness of Allaah the Almighty and had no doubt about its authenticity. He stated that he had chosen the Hadeeths of the book from among six hundred thousand Hadeeths.
According to Ibn As-Salah and An-Nawawi 
there are 7,275 collected Hadeeths . Scrutinizing the chapters and Hadeeths of Al-Bukhari, Ibn Hajar found that, including repeated Hadeeths and excluding Hadeeths whose chains of narrators were dropped, the number was 7,397. However, the total without repeated Hadeeths becomes 2,602. If the 159 Hadeeths whose chains of narrators were dropped are added to this number, the total will be 2,761.
The number of Hadeeths, including repeated Hadeeths, Hadeeths whose chains of narrators were dropped and those that have other narrations, is 9,082. This number does not include the Mawqoof Hadeeths which are the sayings of the companions and Taabi‘is (successors).
Allaah Knows best.
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