Source: Fatawa ‘Ulama-e-Hadith, Kitab al-Salah, Volume 1
In Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, there is:
Similarly, in Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim:
Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Ḥajar quotes Imam Ibn al-ʿArabī as stating that when all relevant narrations are compiled, the number of Sunan al-Fitrah reaches up to thirty.
Thus, it is incorrect to claim a contradiction between Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim. Rather, the variation is due to the diversity of narrations and the differing numbers reported therein—not an actual disagreement.
❀ Question:
Is there a difference between Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim regarding the Hadith of the Sunan al-Fitrah? Imam Muslim mentions ten, while Imam Bukhari mentions five. Did Imam Bukhari also affirm the ten Sunan?❀ Answer:
The narrations concerning the Sunan al-Fitrah (natural acts of cleanliness and grooming in Islam) do not specify a fixed number. Different narrations report varying numbers of these practices.In Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, there is:
- One narration mentioning one Sunnah,
- Another mentioning three,
- And yet another mentioning five Sunan al-Fitrah.
Similarly, in Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim:
- One narration reports five,
- And another reports ten.
Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Ḥajar quotes Imam Ibn al-ʿArabī as stating that when all relevant narrations are compiled, the number of Sunan al-Fitrah reaches up to thirty.
Thus, it is incorrect to claim a contradiction between Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim. Rather, the variation is due to the diversity of narrations and the differing numbers reported therein—not an actual disagreement.
