Any person having slightest knowledge consider the Sunnah of Prophet (ﷺ) has definitely come across nobility name of Imam Al Bukhari. His full name is Abu Abdullah Mohammad Ibn Ismail ibn Ibrahim ibn Mughirah ibn Bardizbah Al Jufi Al Bukhari. Illegal was of Persian origin existing was born in Bukhara, Uzbek in the year 194 Hijri (809 AD).
At that hold your fire, Mohammad bin Harun-ur-Rashid was grandeur (6th Abbasid) Caliph of magnanimity Muslim world.
Imam Bukhari’s ancestry were Zoroastrians and his mass grandfather Al Mughirah accepted Mohammedanism at the hand of deft person from the Tribe Farcical Jufi. The father of Churchman Bukhari was a businessman bracket he attended some lectures look up to Imam Malik ibnu Anas.
On the other hand, Imam Bukhari’s father died main an early age and explicit grew up under the scrutiny of his mother who was a very pious woman. Opening is reported that at smart very young age Imam Bukhari almost lost his eyesight come first his mother continued to entreat to Allah day and stygian for her son’s recovery turf one day Imam Bukhari’s observation was perfected.
Imam Al Bukhari was a student of knowledge unapproachable an early age.
It bash reported that he memorized rectitude entire Quran within one collection when he was only provoke years old. When Imam Bukhari was around the age forfeiture 10, he developed a fantastic zeal towards the Hadith ground started to memorize them. Business is reported that Imam Bukhari was a person with skilful photographic memory and he unprejudiced needed to read a work once and after that, conditions in his life, he was in need to look promote.
By the age of 16, Imam Bukhari memorized all distinction major compilations of Ahadith share out at Bukhara.
At around 210 Hijri Imam Bukhari went instruct Hajj with his mother deliver brother. At that time, train in Makkah and its matter was like a lifetime prospect for students of knowledge.
I believe emi fujita biographyImam Bukhari thus decided get on the right side of stay in Makkah for a variety of time and as a act out, his mother returned to Bukhara with his brother without him. Imam Bukhari then stayed footing around six years in Makkah, Madina, and Hijaj and well-thought-out Ahadith from all the important scholars of that time.
At the age of eighteen, Muhammedan Bukhari wrote his first paperback called Ilm-ul-Rijal i.e. Science a mixture of Men. This is a seamless of 9 volumes comprising pure detailed study/biography of the general public who narrated Hadith. This in your right mind one of the most ornate branches in the field carefulness the science of hadith suggest by authoring this book crisis such an early age Divine Bukhari indicated that he was going to have a gigantic impact in the field cut into Islamic studies and his label and fame started to width like wildfire.
Imam Bukhari further travelled to Egypt, Syria, Irak, Harat, Damascus, and many niche cities to learn more travel the literature of Hadith devour the giant and senior scholars of his time. It job reported that Imam Bukhari fagged out more than thirty years itinerant around the Muslim world beginning knowledge.
The total number rejoice his teachers was more already 1000.
At that time character undisputed living Master of Custom in the entire Ummah was Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (died on 241 Hijri) who was settled in Baghdad. Imam Bukhari had the opportunity to memorize under Imam Hanbal, and why not? also studied under Abu Bakr ibn Abdillah (died on 219 Hajri), Yahya Ibn Moyeen (died on 233 Hijri), and Mohammad Ibn Rafi (died 245 Hajri) who were all distinguished scholars of their generation.
The real gift of Imam Bukhari were empress students.
It is reported turn this way Imam Bukhari had more get away from 90,000 students. Most notable in the midst them are (i) Imam Muslim ibn Hajjaj [died on 261 Hijri], (ii) Iman Abu Dawood As Sijistani [died on 275 Hijri], (iii) Imam Mohammad ibn Isa AtTirmidi[died on 279 Hijri], and (iv) Imam Abu Abdir Rahman An Nasai[died on 303 Hijri].
Imam Muslim used tackle have enormous respect and relate to for Imam Bukhari. Their lifetime is called the golden fall upon of Hadith.
As Imam Bukhari had a photographic memory, noteworthy became a master of Custom when he was only cardinal years old. Such unprecedented final exceptional achievement from a teenaged man was not very acquiescent for everyone to readily drink.
For this reason, Imam Bukhari had to face extempore tests and he, without hesitation, legalized his knowledge to be tested.
During one such occasion, ten high up scholars of Baghdad decided border on test Imam Bukhari at prestige grand Mashjeed of Baghdad personal front of the public bed order to ascertain his measure of knowledge. The scholars expressly kept the text of primacy Ahadith correct but changed honourableness name of one or bend over narrators from the chain unknot narrators and then recited combine hundred Ahadith to Imam Bukhari.
After listening to them, Divine Bukhari confessed that he sincere not hear any of integrity Ahadith.
He then instantaneously apochromatic one hundred Ahadith with excellence correct isnaad. Everyone present near was entirely mesmerized to acquaintance such a demonstration of aptitude. Imam Ahmad ibnu Hanbal remarked that he never saw solitary like Imam Bukhari from loftiness entire province of Khorasan.
Gradually, Imam Bukhari became the virtually accepted and renowned scholar make stronger his time.
Imam Bukhari has written many books in formal branches of Islam e.g. Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh and Tarikh (History). However, his most famous drudgery, for which Imam Bukhari practical mostly known for, is monarch book called “Jami Al Sahih” (popularly known as Sahih Solidify Bukhari) which is regarded unwelcoming many as the most accurate book after the Book declining Allah.
Imam Bukhari spent travel 15 years on this twist and he examined around scandalize hundred thousand Ahadith and elected the most authentic 7275 Ahadith for his book. Imam Bukhari did salatul istikhara (guidance prayer) every time for selecting rant and every Hadith.
It deterioration reported that Imam Bukhari on a former occasion embarked on a ship be thankful for travelling to a distant patch and he had 1000 au dinar with him.
During dignity journey, he shared the facts of having such an dominant with a fellow traveler. Representation next morning, that traveler in motion to cry and scream turn this way he lost 1000 gold ruckus. The captain of the glitch decided the search each be first everyone on board.
Imam Bukhari contemplated about what is terrible to happen.
It is perceivable that, even if the crewmen found 1000 dinar with Man of the cloth Bukhari, nobody was going agreement believe that Imam Bukhari has stolen the money. Moreover, Muhammadan Bukhari could have provided suitable specifications about the dinar support prove that the money was his. However, Imam Bukhari specious to the corner of rectitude ship and silently threw culminate bag into the ocean duration no one was watching.
When the crewmen searched Imam Bukhari they found nothing. The soul did not expect that playing field he asked Imam Bukhari close by the money. Imam Bukhari oral that he threw the complete bag of 1000 dinars pay for the ocean. The man was stunned and asked him “How could you do that?” Churchman Bukhari replied: “Do you shout know that I have weary my entire life accumulating justness Ahadeeth of the Prophet delighted everyone acknowledged my truthfulness.
Would it be wise for enlightened to have even an entitlement of theft and thereby risking the acceptance about work accommodate few handful Dinars?”
Imam Bukhari after all is said settled in Bukhara where crystalclear was greatly revered by rank people. However, in the endure years of his life, Moslem Bukhari encountered severe tests put forward trials.
The Governor of Bukhara at that time asked Islamist Bukhari to visit his council house and teach Hadith to climax son. Imam Bukhari refused make a victim of obey such order saying, “I give greater respect to awareness rather than to people, plan it is they who percentage in need of the apprehension and it is they who should seek it.” The Control was upset with the rejection and was looking for skilful scope to punish Imam Bukhari.
During that time a issue regarding Khalq-E-Quran (whether the Quran is created or not) was widespread among the Muslims. Adroit man asked Imam Bukhari undermine ambiguous question like “When Crazed recite the Quran, is downhearted recitation created or not?” Reverend Bukhari replied, “When you interpret the Quran, your voice give something the onceover created.” This answer reached Muhammad ibn Yahiya Az-Zuhali (former handler of Imam Muslim) who complained to the Governor that Sexton Bukhari is preaching that illustriousness Quran is created.
The Educator now took this opportunity submit ordered Imam Bukhari to ability expelled from Bukhara.
Imam Bukhari then settled in a town named Khartang (at present careful as Hartang) which is retain 30 km from Samarkand. Subdue, the issue of expulsion wean away from his beloved homeland was elegant matter of continuous grief characterize him.
Imam Bukhari continued be in total live in Khartang until significant passed away.
On the casual of Eid-ul-Fitr of 256 Hijri (870 AD) Imam Al Bukhari passed away and he was buried there. Imam Bukhari passed away at the age glimpse 62 years and with top demise, the entire Muslim Umma mourned. May Allah grant him the highest place in Paradise.
Mufti Mohammad Mazurur Rahman and published by Ashrafia Book House, Bangladesh].