Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Bukhari, commonly referred to as Imam al-Bukhari or Imam Bukhari, was a 9th-century Muslim muhaddith who is widely regarded as the most important hadith scholar in the history of Sunni Islam.
12 Facts About Muhammad al-Bukhari
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Muhammad al-Bukhari travelled across the Abbasid Caliphate and learned under several influential contemporary scholars.
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Muhammad al-Bukhari spent the rest of his life teaching the hadith he had collected.
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Sahih Muhammad al-Bukhari is revered as the most important hadith collection in Sunni Islam.
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Muhammad al-Bukhari's father was Ismail ibn Ibrahim, a scholar of hadith and a student of Malik ibn Anas, Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak, and Hammad ibn Salamah.
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Muhammad al-Bukhari memorized the works of Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak while still a child and began writing and narrating hadith while still an adolescent.
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Muhammad al-Bukhari wrote Al-Tarikh al-Kabir during his time in Medina.
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Muhammad al-Bukhari studied under prominent Islamic scholars including Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Ali ibn al-Madini, Yahya ibn Ma'in and Ishaq ibn Rahwayh.
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Muhammad al-Bukhari's statements were received negatively by prominent hadith scholars and he was driven out of Nishapur.
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Alongside the latter, Sahih Muhammad al-Bukhari is known as one of the 'Sahihayn ' and they are together part of the Kutub al-Sittah.
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One of the most famous stories from the Sahih al-Bukhari is the story of Muhammad's first revelation.
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Al-Bukhari rebuked those who rejected of qadar in Sahih Muhammad al-Bukhari by quoting a verse of the Quran implying that God had precisely determined all human acts.