Person
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Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Bukhari

محمد بن إسماعيل البخاري

Abu Abdullah

810 CE – 870 CE (194 AH – 256 AH)(aged ~60) Born in Bukhara Died in Khartank (near Samarkand)

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Significance

Compiled the most authentic book in Sunni Islam after the Quran. Set the gold standard for hadith authentication.
Classical grade
thiqa hafiz
Generation
Generation 11
Why they matter in hadith

Compiled the most authentic book in Sunni Islam after the Quran. Set the gold standard for hadith authentication.

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