Hadith Books

The 6 most important books of Hadith amongst Sunnis are (in their correct order of importance):

1. Sahih Bukhari (collected by Imam Bukhari (d. 870) – 7275 Hadiths)
2. Sahih Muslim (collected by Muslim Ibn al-Hajjaj (d. 875) – included 9200 Hadiths)
3. Sunan Abi Da’ud (collected by Abu Da’ud (d. 888))
4. Sunan al-Tirmidhi (collected by al-Tirmidhi (d. 892))
5. Sunan al-Sughra also known as Sunan an-Nasa’i (collected by al-Nasa’i (d. 915
6. Sunan Ibn Maja (collected by Ibn Maja (d. 886)