✨ Features at a Glance

| | Feature | Details | | --- | ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | | 📚 | Complete Collection | All 7,563 authentic hadiths from Sahih Muslim | | 🌐 | Bilingual | Full Arabic text + English translation for every hadith | | 📝 | Chapters | 2,200+ chapters with Arabic & English names | | ⚡ | Tiny Install | ~3KB package — data loaded from CDN on demand | | 🔍 | Full-text Search | Search English text and narrator names instantly | | 🖥️ | CLI | Terminal access with Arabic/English/both flags | | ⚛️ | React Hook | One command generates useMuslim() in your project | | 🐍 | Python | Identical API — same method names as the npm package | | 📘 | TypeScript | Full type definitions, zero @types package needed | | 🔧 | Zero Config | Works out of the box everywhere | | 🗄️ | One Dataset | bin/muslim.json shared by both JS and Python |

🚀 Installation

# local (for projects)
npm install sahih-muslim

# global (for CLI)
npm install -g sahih-muslim

# local (for projects)
pip install sahih-muslim

# global CLI is included automatically

🟨 JavaScript / Node.js

CommonJS & ESM

// CommonJS — require()
const muslim = require("sahih-muslim");

// ESM — import
import muslim from "sahih-muslim";

// Get by ID
muslim.get(1); // → Hadith

// Get by chapter
muslim.getByChapter(1); // → Hadith[]

// Full-text search
muslim.search("prayer"); // → Hadith[]

// Random
muslim.getRandom(); // → Hadith

// Index access
muslim[0]; // → Hadith (first)
muslim.length; // → 7563

// Metadata
muslim.metadata; // → { title, author, ... }
muslim.chapters; // → Chapter[]

Hadith object shape

{
  id: 1,
  chapterId: 1,
  arabic: "حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى...",
  english: {
    narrator: "Yahya bin Yahya",
    text: "It is narrated on the authority of Amir al-Mu'minin..."
  }
}

Native array methods — all work

muslim.find((h) => h.id === 23);
muslim.filter((h) => h.chapterId === 1);
muslim.map((h) => h.english.narrator);
muslim.forEach((h) => console.log(h.id));
muslim.slice(0, 10);

⚛️ React / Vue / Vite

Run this once inside your React project:

cd my-react-app
muslim --react

This auto-generates src/hooks/useMuslim.js. Then use it anywhere:

import { useMuslim } from "../hooks/useMuslim";

function HadithOfTheDay() {
  const muslim = useMuslim();
  if (!muslim) return <p>Loading...</p>;

  const h = muslim.getRandom();
  return (
    <div>
      <p>
        <strong>{h.english.narrator}</strong>
      </p>
      <p>{h.english.text}</p>
    </div>
  );
}

// Search example
function HadithSearch() {
  const muslim = useMuslim();
  const [results, setResults] = useState([]);
  if (!muslim) return <p>Loading...</p>;

  return (
    <>
      <input
        placeholder="Search hadiths..."
        onChange={(e) => setResults(muslim.search(e.target.value, 10))}
      />
      {results.map((h) => (
        <p key={h.id}>{h.english.text}</p>
      ))}
    </>
  );
}

Data is fetched from jsDelivr CDN once and cached globally. All components share the same request — no duplicates.

🐍 Python

The Python API is identical to the npm package — same camelCase method names, same behaviour.

from sahih_muslim import Muslim

muslim = Muslim()   # reads bin/muslim.json if in repo, else fetches from CDN

# Exact same API as JS
muslim.get(1)                          # Hadith | None
muslim.getByChapter(1)                 # list[Hadith]
muslim.search("prayer")                # list[Hadith]
muslim.search("prayer", limit=5)       # list[Hadith] — top 5
muslim.getRandom()                     # Hadith

# Index access & iteration
muslim[0]                              # first hadith
muslim.length                          # 7563
len(muslim)                            # 7563
for h in muslim: print(h.id)

# Array-style methods (matches JS prototype)
muslim.find(lambda h: h.id == 23)
muslim.filter(lambda h: h.chapterId == 1)
muslim.map(lambda h: h.narrator)
muslim.slice(0, 10)

# Metadata
muslim.metadata.english   # {"title": ..., "author": ...}
muslim.chapters           # list[Chapter]

Custom data path

# Use your own muslim.json at any path
muslim = Muslim(data_path="/absolute/path/to/muslim.json")
muslim = Muslim(data_path=Path(__file__).parent / "muslim.json")

Flask API example

from flask import Flask, jsonify, request
from sahih_muslim import Muslim

app = Flask(__name__)
muslim = Muslim()

@app.get("/api/hadith/<int:hadith_id>")
def get_hadith(hadith_id):
    h = muslim.get(hadith_id)
    return jsonify(h.to_dict()) if h else ("Not found", 404)

@app.get("/api/search")
def search():
    return jsonify([h.to_dict() for h in muslim.search(request.args.get("q", ""), limit=20)])

🖥️ CLI

The same muslim command works whether installed via npm or pip.

# By ID
muslim 1
muslim 2345

# Within a chapter
muslim 23 34

# Language flags
muslim 2345              # English only (default)
muslim 2345 -a           # Arabic only
muslim 2345 --arabic     # Arabic only
muslim 2345 -b           # Arabic + English
muslim 2345 --both       # Arabic + English

# Search
muslim --search "prayer"
muslim --search "fasting" --all    # show all results (default: top 5)

# Chapter listing
muslim --chapter 5

# Random
muslim --random
muslim --random -b

# React hook generator (JS only — run inside your React project)
muslim --react

# Info
muslim --version
muslim --help

Example output

════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
Hadith #1  |  Chapter: 1 — Faith
════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
Narrator: Yahya bin Yahya

It is narrated on the authority of Amir al-Mu'minin, Abu Hafs
Umar ibn al-Khattab, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah
(ﷺ) say: "Actions are judged by intentions..."
════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

🗄️ Monorepo Structure

sahih-muslim/
│
├── bin/
│   ├── muslim.json         ← 🔑 SHARED — single source of truth for JS + Python
│   └── index.js            ← JS CLI entry
│
├── chapters/               ← 🔑 SHARED — generated by `node build.mjs`
│   ├── meta.json               used by CDN loader (JS browser) + Python CDN fallback
│   ├── 1.json
│   └── ...
│
├── sahih_muslim/           ← Python package
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── muslim.py           ← auto-reads bin/muslim.json
│   └── cli.py
│
├── index.js                ← JS ESM (browser-safe)
├── index.cjs               ← JS CommonJS
├── index.node.js           ← JS Node ESM
├── index.browser.js        ← JS browser / CDN (auto-generated)
├── index.d.ts              ← TypeScript definitions
├── build.mjs               ← generates chapters/ from bin/muslim.json
│
├── package.json            ← npm config
├── pyproject.toml          ← Python / Poetry config
├── MANIFEST.in             ← Python sdist: include data, exclude JS
└── .npmignore              ← npm publish: exclude Python files

Shared data — how it works

| File | Used by | | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | | bin/muslim.json | JS Node (CJS + ESM) · Python (auto-detected from repo root) | | chapters/ | JS browser CDN fetch · Python CDN fallback |

You never duplicate data. Both packages read the exact same file.

📊 API Reference

Methods

| Method | JS | Python | Returns | | ----------------------- | --- | ------ | -------------------------- | | get(id) | ✅ | ✅ | Hadith \| undefined/None | | getByChapter(id) | ✅ | ✅ | Hadith[] | | search(query, limit?) | ✅ | ✅ | Hadith[] | | getRandom() | ✅ | ✅ | Hadith | | find(predicate) | ✅ | ✅ | Hadith \| undefined/None | | filter(predicate) | ✅ | ✅ | Hadith[] | | map(fn) | ✅ | ✅ | any[] | | forEach(fn) | ✅ | ✅ | void/None | | slice(start, end) | ✅ | ✅ | Hadith[] |

Properties

| Property | Type | Description | | ---------- | -------------- | --------------------------- | | length | number / int | Total hadiths — 7,563 | | metadata | Metadata | Title, author, introduction | | chapters | Chapter[] | All chapters |

💡 Examples

import { MongoClient } from "mongodb";
import muslim from "sahih-muslim";

const client = new MongoClient(process.env.MONGO_URI);
await client.connect();
await client
  .db("islam")
  .collection("hadiths")
  .insertMany([...muslim]);
await client.close();
console.log("Seeded", muslim.length, "hadiths");

from sahih_muslim import Muslim

muslim = Muslim()
records = [h.to_dict() for h in muslim]
# Insert into any DB
print(f"Seeded {len(records)} hadiths")

from sahih_muslim import Muslim

muslim = Muslim()
topics = ["prayer", "charity", "fasting", "knowledge", "patience"]
for topic in topics:
    count = len(muslim.search(topic))
    print(f"{topic:12} → {count} hadiths")

import express from "express";
import muslim from "sahih-muslim";

const app = express();

app.get("/api/hadith/random", (_, res) => res.json(muslim.getRandom()));
app.get("/api/hadith/:id", (req, res) => {
  const h = muslim.get(parseInt(req.params.id));
  h ? res.json(h) : res.status(404).json({ error: "Not found" });
});
app.get("/api/search", (req, res) =>
  res.json(muslim.search(req.query.q || "")),
);
app.get("/api/chapter/:id", (req, res) =>
  res.json(muslim.getByChapter(parseInt(req.params.id))),
);

app.listen(3000, () => console.log("Running on :3000"));

🔧 Development

git clone https://github.com/SENODROOM/sahih-muslim.git
cd sahih-muslim
npm install

# Regenerate chapters/ from bin/muslim.json
node build.mjs

# Publish to npm
npm publish

# Publish to PyPI
pip install build twine
python -m build
python -m twine upload dist/*

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome!

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a branch: git checkout -b feature/my-feature
3. Commit: git commit -m 'Add my feature'
4. Push: git push origin feature/my-feature
5. Open a Pull Request

📄 License

Licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0) — see LICENSE for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• 📖 Source — Sahih Muslim, one of the most authentic hadith collections in Islam
• 👨‍🏫 Translations — By reputable Islamic scholars
• 💚 Inspiration — The global Muslim community seeking knowledge

🌟 If this project helped you, please give it a star!

Made with ❤️ for the Muslim community · Seeking knowledge together

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