O devotees of Rasool! اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ Sayyiduna Imam Bukhari رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه is 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)

Hafiz of 600,000 Ahadees

He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه states at another place: I know six hundred thousand Ahadees by heart. It took me sixteen years to choose from them and write this compilation (Bukhari). I have made it a proof (Wasilah) between myself and Allah Almighty. (Muqaddamah, Fath-ul-Baari, pp. 10) I have written only Sahih Ahadees in my book. Those Ahadees that I left thinking the book would grow very long are a lot more in number than these. (Nuzha-tul-Qaari, pp. 130)

He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه also wrote various other books^[1] but Sahih Bukhari is such a remarkable achievement of Sayyiduna Imam Bukhari رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه which not only acquired acclaim among the common people and special dignitaries, but also acquired immense acclaim in the blessed court of the Holy Rasool