Since the rise of Islam in the s, Makkah has been a unique mixing place for world travelers. Since all Muslims are obligated to complete the Hajj at least once, Makkah is constantly visited by people from all corners of the world. For a hadith scholar like al-Bukhari, this type of environment was invaluable. He traveled through Egypt, Syria, and Iraq to continue his studies throughout his adult life, finally settling in Basra, where he would compile his monumental hadith collection.
He had far stricter rules than other hadith scholars for accepting a hadith as authentic. The chain of narrators for a particular hadith had to be verified as authentic and reliable before Imam al-Bukhari would include that hadith in his compilation. For example, the first hadith in the book begins:. This chain of six narrators was meticulously inspected by Imam al-Bukhari.
In order for him to consider the hadith authentic, he had to study the lives of all the people in the chain in depth. He studied where and when the narrators lived, in order to make sure that if someone narrates from someone else, they must both have been in the same place at the same time and have actually met and discussed hadith.
Imam al-Bukhari also studied the lives of narrators, to make sure they were trustworthy and would not fabricate, or change the wording of a hadith. If he discovered that someone in a chain openly sinned or was not considered trustworthy, that hadith was immediately discarded and not included in his book unless a stronger chain for it existed.
Using his strict guidelines for hadith acceptance, Imam al-Bukhari was the first to make a systematic approach to classifying hadith. This system for hadith then became the standard by which all hadiths were classified by other hadith scholars.
As for the trigger of the idea, Bukhari mentioned it himself, saying: "I was with Ishaq Ibn Rahawi, when he said: If you collected a brief book about the correct norms of Prophet Mohamed the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him. He did not rush out to publish the book and made a lot of reviews, revisions and investigations until he came out with the final version to include 7, Hadiths selected by Bukhari out the , that he received, where he worked hard on checking the narrations in a strict manner.
He set conditions to accept the story of the narrator of the hadith, which is to be contemporary to those who narrated it, and to have heard the talk out of the person himself, in addition to: trust, justice, discipline, mastery, science and honesty. We use cookies to improve your experience on our site and to show you personalized advertising. For more information, please read our Privacy Policy. Emad Blake, Al Arabiya.
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Top Content. There he attracted thousands of students, including one who would eventually be known as one of the most famous scholars of Hadith, Imam Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj. Some of the Scholars in Nishapur were upset that their students abandoned their assemblies to join the study circle of Imam al-Bukhari. In order to discredit him, some spread rumours that Imam al-Bukhari moved to Nishapur to spread heretical views.
These rumours forced Imam al-Bukhari to leave Nishapur and return to his home city of Bukhara. In Bukhara, he was pressured by the governor to give private lessons to his children but he refused and explained to him that his lessons are open to all students from every walk of life.
His stay in Bukhara did not last long and he was forced to leave his home city as a result of the envy and scheming of unscrupulous people. Finally, he settled in Kharteng, a village on the outskirts of Samarqand. As one can see, reformers and society-builders may have to deal with boycott, poverty, persecution and political pressure.
But this should not come as a surprise to anyone, as the ones who are more severely tested are the Prophets and then those who come close to follow their example. The earth has become too narrow for me despite its vastness, so take me back to You.
After spending his entire life in the service of the Din and the Muslim Ummah, he had enough of this Dunya and wanted to be with his Lord. Multiple sources report that Imam al-Bukhari was seen in a dream after his death. Not only did he protect the knowledge through which our Creator is known via His Messenger, but he also laid out solid foundations and rules for the integrity of the science of Hadith.
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