A Full Recitation of
Sahih Muslim

With an unbroken chain of narration and ijāza, in the presence of Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi.

Fatih Mihrimah Mosque, Istanbul 1–10 Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1448 Ten days · Fajr to Isha Open to brothers & sisters

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When

14–23 August 2026
1–10 Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1448

Where

Fatih Mihrimah Mosque, Istanbul

Daily

From Fajr to Isha

Open to

Brothers & sisters

Ijāza

Granted on completion

The Invitation

Ten days in the presence of a living tradition

By the grace of Allah, we invite you to take part in a complete recitation of Sahih Muslim — read from its first hadith to its last in the presence of Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi, who transmits it with an unbroken chain of narration reaching back through the generations to Imam Muslim, and onward to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.

Over ten days at the historic Fatih Mihrimah Mosque, all who attend will hear the entire collection and receive ijāza — a licence of transmission — joining a living chain that has carried this knowledge, teacher to student, for more than a thousand years.

The Book

About Sahih Muslim

Sahih Muslim is one of the two most rigorously authenticated collections of Prophetic hadith. Together with Sahih al-Bukhari, the two are known as the Sahihayn — held to be the most trustworthy books after the Qur'an.

It was compiled by Imam Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj al-Naysaburi (d. 261 AH), who selected its contents from a far larger body of narrations according to the most exacting standards of authenticity. Scholars across the centuries have praised the precision of its arrangement and the care of its methodology, and it has been studied and transmitted in an unbroken tradition ever since.

A student standing in recitation among the congregation

Why a Recital

A Living Sunnah

The transmission of hadith has never been a matter of books alone. From the earliest generations, the words of the Prophet ﷺ were heard — recited aloud by a teacher and received by students, who were then authorised to carry them onward. This is the tradition of samāʿ (audition) and ijāza (licensed transmission), and it is what keeps the isnad — the chain — alive and unbroken.

To sit in such a gathering is to become a link in that chain. A full recital like this one revives a practice observed throughout the history of Islam, and gives all who are present a direct, connected share in the preservation of the Sunnah.

Seyyiduna

Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi

Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi is among the foremost scholars of hadith and the Islamic sciences of our age. Heir to a distinguished scholarly family of Damascus, he has devoted his life to teaching, transmitting, and serving the sacred tradition, and is widely recognised among the most influential Muslim scholars in the world today.

[ Draft biography — to be reviewed and expanded by the organising team. ]

In the Footsteps of 2019

A journey that began with Sahih al-Bukhari

This recitation continues a journey that began with the historic recital of Sahih al-Bukhari led by Shaykh al-Yaqoubi at the Mihrimah Sultan Mosque in 2019. Over eleven days the mosque was filled with spiritual life; local scholars described it as a milestone, and it drew attention across the Muslim world as the revival of a treasured scholarly tradition.

8,000

attended the khatam

700

students received ijāza

days of recitation

The Venue

Fatih Mihrimah Mosque

A classical Ottoman mosque in the Fatih district of Istanbul — the same blessed setting as the 2019 recital. Its light-filled prayer hall has hosted scholars and seekers from across the world.

[ Practical details to follow: directions, nearby accommodation, and travel guidance for visitors. ]