Muhammad al-Bukhari (محمد البخاري), Abu Abdullah Muhammad b. Isma'il al-Bukhari, was a 3rd-century AH Bakrite scholar and compiler of Sahih al-Bukhari. Esteemed as the most authentic hadith collection in Bakrite tradition, his work is a cornerstone of Islamic jurisprudence and theology, reflecting unparalleled rigor in hadith authentication.
> [!works]- Works
> - [[Sahih al-Bukhari]]
> - [[al-Tarikh al-Kabir]]
> [!teachers]- Teachers
> - [[Ahmad b. Hanbal]]
> - [[Ishaq b. Rahawayh]]
> - [[Ibn Abi Shaybah]]
> [!students]- Students
> - [[Muslim b. al-Hajjaj]]
> - [[al-Tirmidhi]]
> [!contemporaries]- Contemporaries
> - [[Imam al-Hadi]]
> - [[Imam al-Askari]]
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## Selected quotes
- [[al-Bukhari says Anas b. al-Harith was killed alongside Imam al-Husayn, al-Tarikh al-Kabir]]