Sahih Al Bukhari (All Volumes in One Book) No Repetition in This Literary Hadith
Sahih Bukhari contains 7563 hadith reports, but of these some 2450 may be considered as distinct, While the others may be called their repetitions in one form or another. Repetitions of the same report very often occur in different books and chapters. The types of repetitions
Hadith that have the same content and same chain of narration.Hadith that have the same content with different chain of narration.Hadith that have more than one content through the same chain of narration.This book contains 2398 hadith. All effort has been taken to amit repetitions, although some have been kept for a clear narrative.
The Sahih Bukhari collection of Hadiths is considered to be the most authentic collection of the teachings and sayings of the Prophet (ﷺ). These Prophetic traditions, or hadith, were collected by the Uzbek Muslim scholar Muhammad al-Bukhari, after being transmitted orally for generations.
Al-Bukhari traveled widely throughout the Abbasid empire from the age of 16, collecting those traditions he thought trustworthy. It is said that al-Bukhari collected over 300,000 hadith and included only 2,602 traditions in his Sahih.
Muhammad هbn Ismaa'eel ibn Ibraaheem ibn al-Mugheerah ibn Bardizbah al-Bukhaaree popularly known as al-Bukhaaree or Imaam al-Bukhaaree, was a Sunni Islamic scholar of Greater Khorasan. He is the author of the collection of hadeeths which Muslims regard as the most authentic of all Hadeeth compilations, Al-Jaami'-us-Saheeh. Most Sunni scholars consider it second only to the Qur’an in terms of authenticity. The Arabic word saheeh translates as authentic or correct.
Imaam al-Bukhaaree was born in 810 A.D. / 196 A.H. in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. His father, Ismail Ibn Ibrahim, was a known hadith scholar who died while he was still an infant and he was hence raised by his mother. Imam Bukhari began studying hadith, memorising works of Abdullah ibn al-Mubaarak while still a child.
At age of sixteen, Imam Bukhari made the pilgrimage to Mecca, beginning a series of travels in order to increase his knowledge of hadith. He went through all the important centres of Islamic learning of his time, talked to scholars and exchanged information on hadith. It is said that he heard from over 1,000 men, and learned over 600,000 traditions.
After sixteen years’ absence he returned to Bukhara, and drew up his al-Jami’ as-Sahih, a collection of 7,275 tested traditions, arranged in chapters so as to afford bases for a complete system of jurisprudence. Imam Bukhari finished his work around 846 A.D., and spent the last twenty-four years of his life visiting other cities and scholars, teaching the hadith he had collected. In every city that he visited, thousands of people would gather in the main mosque to listen to him recite traditions. Imam Bukhari died in a village near Samarkand in the year 870/256.
The Sahih Al-Bukhari book covers almost all aspects of life in providing proper guidance of Islam such as the method of performing prayers and other actions of worship directly from Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
Hadiths are a practical example of the implementation of Quranic guidance and are essential supplements to the teachings of the Quran. Neither the Quran nor the Sunnah can be understood correctly without the other. They have been meticulously compiled by individuals with exceptional memory skills and analytical expertise like Imam Bukhari, who travelled tirelessly to collect thousands of narrations and distinguish the true words of prophetic wisdom. Muslims during the time of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and generations that followed and generations to come are blessed to have these pearls of wisdom to guide us in a righteous, Islamic way of life leading to Al-Firdaus.
So far I have studied Kitab al Zakat (The Book of Charity), Kitab al Hajj (The Book of Pilgrimage), Kitab al Haydh (The Book of Menstrual & Postnatal Blood), Kitab al Adab (The Book of Manners), Kitab al 'ilm (The Book of Knowledge) and Kitab al Wudu (The Book of Ablution.)
Studying Sahih Bukhari is definitely in the top 10 of the best things I've ever done in my life, and I couldn't recommend it enough!
Whereas the Quran teaches you wisdom, human nature, reflection, gratitude, self love, compassion, worship, mercy, etc., the hadith teaches you HOW to do these things. The Quran soothes, heals, and embraces you, and the ahadith teach you how to think and live, which then shapes every part of your life through the example of the prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam, and the best of the people after him, his companions. May ALLAH allow us to adhere to the deen properly life the salaf as salih.
Imam Bukhari had written this book in a way where he had, not only, mentioned the ahadith he has collected along with its chain, but before this he has included a header. Each header carries the point in which he is proving. For a layman, however, it's not always easy to read between the lines and comprehend his point, which is where a commentator comes in.
May ALLAH abundantly bless and grant the loftiest paradise to Imam Bukhari for this incredible achievement! Ameen. It truly is a gem of a Book.