194 H - 256 H
Imam Muhammad bin Ismail al-Bukhari
Narrator: bukhariLocation: Bukhara & Samarkand (Uzbekistan)
Imam al-Bukhari is the most famous scholar of Hadith. His masterpiece, Sahih al-Bukhari, is considered by Sunni Muslims as the most authentic book after the Holy Qur'an. He memorized hundreds of thousands of Hadiths and was highly strict in testing the integrity of narrators.
Complete Biography of Imam Muhammad bin Ismail al-Bukhari
Birth
194 AH (810 CE) in Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Death
256 AH (870 CE) in Khartank, near Samarkand
Notable Teachers
- Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal
- Ishaq bin Rahwayh
- Ali bin al-Madini
Notable Students
- Imam Muslim
- Imam at-Tirmidzi
- Imam an-Nasa'i
Famous Works
- Sahih al-Bukhari
- Al-Adab al-Mufrad
- At-Tarikh al-Kabir