Hadiths
The Islamic Hadith (traditions of the Prophet) also describe the houri although not all hadiths are equally trustworthy. The most authentic hadith collection named Sahih Bukhari, authored by the Sunni Islamic scholar, Muhammad al-Bukhari (810 - 870 C.E.), gives the following traditions:
The Islamic Hadith (traditions of the Prophet) also describe the houri although not all hadiths are equally trustworthy. The most authentic hadith collection named Sahih Bukhari, authored by the Sunni Islamic scholar, Muhammad al-Bukhari (810 - 870 C.E.), gives the following traditions:
- "… the houris, (who will be so beautiful, pure and transparent that) the marrow of the bones of their legs will be seen through the bones and the flesh." (Sahih Bukhari, Book 54 "The Beginning of Creation," Hadith 476)