Hadith Explorer

Search and study 66,000+ hadiths in Arabic and English, with the scholarly resources that usually stay locked behind the Arabic language.

Hadith Explorer is more than a hadith reader. It brings together classical explanations (sharh), narrator biographies and chains of narration, so you can understand a hadith and see how it reached us.

HADITH COLLECTIONS
• Sahih al-Bukhari
• Sahih Muslim
• Jami at-Tirmidhi
• Musnad Ahmad
• Sahih Ibn Hibban
• Sunan ad-Darimi
• Mustadrak al-Hakim

More collections, including Abu Dawud, an-Nasa’i and Ibn Majah, are planned.

EXPLANATIONS FROM CLASSICAL SCHOLARS
Read a growing library of explanations translated into English, including Fath al-Bari by Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani on Sahih al-Bukhari and al-Minhaj by al-Nawawi on Sahih Muslim.

CHAINS OF NARRATION (ISNAD)
See each chain of narration as a simple flowchart, from the compiler back to the Prophet ﷺ.

NARRATOR BIOGRAPHIES
Tap a narrator to read their biography, referenced from classical books of Ilm al-Rijal by Ibn Hibban, Ibn Hajar and others.

SMART HADITH SEARCH
• Search in English or Arabic
• Finds different spellings, such as Abu Hurayrah and Abu Hurairah
• Look up a hadith by number, such as “Bukhari 1”
• Filter results by collection and grade

BUILT FOR READING AND STUDY
• Arabic text with English translation
• Hadith gradings where available
• Adjustable Arabic and English text size
• Dark mode and gold theme
• Chapters you’ve already opened are available offline
• Share any hadith with one tap

Whether you are a student of knowledge, a researcher or simply want to learn more about the Sunnah, Hadith Explorer helps you go deeper into the hadith.