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Effective date: January 1, 2025Version: 1.0

Different parts of Random Hadith carry different rights. We balance open access to Islamic knowledge — in the spirit of sadaqah jariyah — with responsible stewardship of the work we've compiled and created.

Original hadith texts

The original Arabic texts of the hadith — from collections such as Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abi Dawud, Jami' at-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa'i, and Sunan Ibn Majah — are classical religious works in the public domain. They belong to the global Muslim community and may be freely read, copied, and shared.

Translations

English translations presented on this site may be based on existing public domain translations or created and adapted by us. Where we have created or significantly modified translations, these are offered under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.

The CC BY-NC 4.0 license

You are free to share (copy and redistribute) and adapt (remix, transform, build upon) the translated material — for non-commercial purposes, with appropriate credit to Random Hadith, a link to the license, and an indication of any changes made.

Website code

The source code that powers this website — HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, React components, database structures, APIs, and configurations — is proprietary and not open source. It may not be copied, modified, redistributed, reverse-engineered, or reused to create competing services without our express written permission.

Design and UI elements

The visual design, layout, illustrations, iconography, typography choices, and overall user interface are protected by copyright and remain the property of Random Hadith.

Brand and trademark

The “Random Hadith” name, logo, taglines, and associated marks are protected. You may not use them in a way that implies endorsement or affiliation without permission, except as required for attribution under the CC license.

Permitted uses

  • Personal reading, study, and reflection.
  • Sharing individual narrations with attribution.
  • Non-commercial educational use of the translations under CC BY-NC 4.0.
  • Sharing on social media and personal (non-commercial) blogs with a link back.
  • Linking to pages on this website.

Prohibited uses

  • Commercial redistribution or resale of our content without a license.
  • Creating competing platforms using our database or substantial content.
  • Mass automated downloading, scraping, or bulk republishing.
  • Removing attribution or claiming our content as your own.
  • Reuse of the code, design, brand, or trademarks without written permission.

Attribution guidelines

When using our content under the permitted terms, please credit us as follows:

“[Hadith text]” — Source: Random Hadith (randomhadith.com), licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0

For academic work, use a citation style appropriate to your field (APA, MLA, Chicago) that identifies Random Hadith as the source and includes the URL.

Commercial licensing

A commercial license is required to use our content in commercial apps or software, paid courses or materials, books or publications for sale, corporate use, or advertising. Commercial licenses may involve fees depending on the scope and nature of use. For more on Creative Commons, see the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

Contact for licensing inquiries

For licensing requests, commercial use permissions, or to report violations, please email [email protected] with “Licensing Inquiry” in the subject line, or use our contact page.

Need a commercial license or have a question? Reach out and we'll do our best to help.