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 The whole collection was translated to English by Muhsin Khan. His translations uses the 97 books version. The collection was translated into many other languages.<ref>http://www.australianislamiclibrary.org/sahih-bukhari.html</ref>
-The English names of the books often aren't a literal translation of the Arabic original. For example the book "كتاب السلم" (''kitaab us-sallam'', book of payment) is named "A book of Sales in which a Price is paid for Goods to be Delivered Later". Other times they are so literal, that they are actually not translation, but only a transliteration, for example "Khusoomaat" (Quarrels).
+The English text often isn't a literal translation of the Arabic original. For example the book "كتاب السلم" (''kitaab us-sallam'', book of payment) is named "A book of Sales in which a Price is paid for Goods to be Delivered Later". Other times they are so literal, that they are actually not translation, but only a transliteration, for example "Khusoomaat" (Quarrels).
 Just like in the Qur'an translations, when the Arabic original text is too violent or absurd, the English translation uses euphemisms, transliteration, mis-translation or just doesn't translate it at all.