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What was the reason behind Bukhari's compilation of Sahih?
What was the reason behind Bukhari's compilation of Sahih?
- He wanted to include weak narrations in his book
- He found earlier hadith collections to be too long
- He saw the Prophet in a dream and was compelled to produce the Sahih (correct)
- He was encouraged by his contemporaries to compile a book of fabricated narrations
What were the conditions that a narrator had to meet for their hadith to be included in Bukhari's Sahih?
What were the conditions that a narrator had to meet for their hadith to be included in Bukhari's Sahih?
- They had to be wealthy
- They had to be related to Bukhari
- They had to meet four specific conditions (correct)
- They had to be from a specific tribe
Where did Bukhari complete writing his book?
Where did Bukhari complete writing his book?
- Mecca
- Medina
- Abbasid Caliphate
- Bukhara (correct)
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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.
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