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What was the reason behind Bukhari's compilation of Sahih?
He saw the Prophet in a dream and was compelled to produce the Sahih
What were the conditions that a narrator had to meet for their hadith to be included in Bukhari's Sahih?
They had to meet four specific conditions
Where did Bukhari complete writing his book?
Bukhara
Study Notes
- Bukhari traveled extensively throughout the Abbasid Caliphate from the age of 16.
- Bukhari found earlier hadith collections to include weak narrations.
- Bukhari was encouraged by his teacher and contemporary Ishaq Ibn Rahwayh to compile a book of only authentic narrations of the Prophet.
- Bukhari saw the Prophet in a dream and was compelled to produce the Sahih.
- Bukhari imposed four conditions for the narrators of a hadith to meet in order for the narration to be included in his Sahih.
- Bukhari began organizing his book in the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca before moving to the Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina.
- Bukhari completed writing the book in Bukhara around 846 (232 AH).
- Bukhari showed his book to his teachers for examination and verification, who testified to its authenticity with the exception of four hadith.
- Bukhari spent the last 24 years of his life visiting other cities and scholars, making minor revisions to his book and teaching the hadith he had collected.
- Thousands of people would gather to listen to Bukhari recite traditions in every city he visited.
Test your knowledge on the life and work of Imam Bukhari, one of the most renowned collectors of hadith in Islamic history. From his extensive travels to his imposition of strict conditions for narrators, this quiz will cover various aspects of Bukhari's journey in compiling his famous book, the Sahih. See how much you know about this influential scholar and his contributions to the preservation of Islamic traditions.
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