دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ is instructing me to recite the blessed Kalimah.’ After saying this, he resumed reciting the Kalimah Tayyibah loudly. Then, he passed away in the same very state, while reciting the Kalimah Tayyibah loudly.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Reverence of the blessed Ahadees

O devotees of Rasool! Undoubtedly, once someone devotionally falls in love with someone also falls in love with every such thing that is associated to him. For example, the house of the beloved, his walls and one even develops reverence for the street of the beloved.

So when someone is drowned in the love of the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, then why wouldn’t he love and respect the blessed Ahadees of the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم due to them being associated with the Holy Rasool      صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم? اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ Sayyiduna Imam Bukhari رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه is also among those distinguished personalities who were embodiment of respect and reverence, and were true devotees of the Holy Rasool.

By having the deep and devoted love of the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه strictly held firm to the elements of reverence and respect and gathered a precious treasure of compilation of the most authentic Ahadees out of hundreds of thousands of Ahadees in the form of “Sahih Bukhari” and presented it to the Ummah of the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. Let’s listen to the greatness and eminence of this sacred book.

Imam Bukhari’s way of writing Hadees

Sayyiduna Imam Bukhari رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه states: اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ, I have mentioned around 6,000 Ahadees in Sahih Bukhari. Before writing every Hadees, I would perform Ghusl, offer 2 Rak’at Nafl Salah and perform Istikharah. When I would be ensured over the authenticity of any Hadees, then I would add it in the book. (Hadi-ul-Saari, vol. 1, pp. 10) (Nuzha-tul-Qaari, pp. 130)