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Muhammad al-Bukhari

محمد البخاري

Abbasid era · 810–870 CE

Compiler of Sahih al-Bukhari, widely regarded as the most authoritative collection of hadith in Sunni Islam.

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Muhammad al-Bukhari, a 9th-century scholar who travelled extensively across the Muslim world collecting and verifying oral traditions, compiled Sahih al-Bukhari, widely regarded as the single most authoritative collection of hadith in Sunni Islam. His rigorous methods for authenticating chains of transmission set a lasting standard for the study of hadith sciences.