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IMAM AL-BUKHARI AND THE SCIENCE OF HADITH
Qarshiboyeva Zukhra Abduvaxabovna
The teacher of Samarkand Institute of Veterinary
Medicine, Animal Husbandry and Biotechnology
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Annotation:
This article focuses on the life and scientific work of Imam al-Bukhari, one of
the brightest representatives of the Renaissance in the region of Mowarannahr in the 9th-12th
centuries, one of the great representatives of religion.The main goal of the research is to
further study the exemplary life and fruitful activities of Imam Bukhari and popularize them
among readers. In addition, it is necessary to study the activities of such great people as
Imam al-Bukhari as a descendant, as well as their creativity
Keywords:
Imam al-Bukhari, muhaddith, Qur'an, hadith, Bukhara, Samarkand, Khartan,
sahih, nosahih, Khalid ibn Ahmad al-Zuhali, narrator, companion.
INTRODUCTION
Mature and well-known hadith scholar Imam al-Bukhari, the founder of the authentic
direction in the science of hadith, has gained respect in the Muslim world for his knowledge
among gifted, intelligent scholars, teachers, and friends. He is referred to as "Amir
alMu'minin" and "Imam al-Muhaddithiy" and is thought to have a sharp mind. His real name
is Muhammad, his last name is Abu Abdullah, and his nicknames are sometimes Imam al-
Muhaddasi (imam, leader of the muhaddiths), Amir almu'minin fi-l-hadith (Amir of the
science of hadith), and Muhammad ibn Ismail ibn Ibrahim ibn al-Mughirah ibn Bardazbeh
ibn Bazazbeh.
Bukhara, which has long been renowned for its advancements in science and culture,
is where Imam al-Bukhari was born. Following the salawu-ul-Jumu'ah (July 21, 810 AH), the
Imam of all the hadith scholars, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him),
Imam al-Bukhari, who granted them eternal life, was born in this wonderful city of Bukhara
on the thirteenth day of the month of Shawwal, 194 AH. At the age of ten, Imam al-Bukhari
started studying hadith. When he was eleven years old, he started criticizing several of his
teachers. "When I heard al-Bukhari remark, 'The inspiration for learning the hadiths came to
me when I was in primary school,' I asked, 'How old were you then?'" recounts Abu Ja'far
Muhammad ibn Abu Hatamal al-Warraq. I inquired. He claimed to have been 10 years old, if
not younger. This example makes it abundantly evident that Imam al-Bukhari took a
particular interest in and committed to memory the hadiths from an early age.
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In Bukhara, al-Bukhari initially studied hadith science. The hadith experts
Muhammad ibn Sallam al-Poykandi (777–839) and Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Masnadi al-
Jufi (died 843), who lived in this city and committed numerous hadiths to memory, taught
him the science of hadith. Al-Bukhari reportedly studied all of the well-known works of his
era until he reached their teenage years. When he was sixteen, he traveled to Hajj with his
mother and brother Ahmad. Prominent experts in key towns like Balkh, Basra, Kufa,
Baghdad, Homs, Damascus, Cairo, Mecca, and Medina taught him Islamic teachings and
more hadith. Al-Bukhari lived in Mecca and Medina for the majority of his life as a foreigner.
He started gathering information for his works here while he was studying.
In his work The Life of Al-Bukhari, the Syrian scholar Jamaliddin al-Damashqi stated:
"I authored The Problems of the Companions and Subordinates when I was eighteen, and
then The Great History." I was residing close to the Prophet's tombs in Madinah at the time.
Mostly on moonlit nights, I used to write. Very few historical figures were unknown to me.
However, I didn't want the book to be very long. This data demonstrates al-Bukhari's
extraordinary bravery and desire for science. Al-Bukhari was with the sheikhs, scholars, and
nobles wherever he went, and his primary objective was to study science.
For instance, al-Bukhari made eight trips to the Arab Caliphate's capital, Baghdad,
where he studied hadith with the scholar Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal. In one of his writings,
Imam al-Bukhari recollects, "I wrote the hadiths from 1,080 hadith experts." He went back to
his hometown of Bukhara years later. The renowned muhaddith was likewise embraced by
the Bukharan populace. Here, al-Bukhari instructed students in hadith science. In his book
"Samaria," Abu Tohirhoja Samarkandi describes the final days of the great muhaddithin: "He
arrived in Khartang, which is today Poyariq district. Here was where Allah's kindness was
shown. Following the night prayer on the eve of Eid al-Fitr in 256 (869 AD), Imam
Muhammad passed away. A monument to Imam al-Bukhari will be built in the village of
Khartang, in Samarkand's Chelak region, in observance of independence. In compliance with
the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated April 29,
1997, "On the celebration of the 1225th anniversary of the birth of Imam al-Bukhari
according to the Hijri-Lunar calendar," this monument was placed on the location of the
scholar's mausoleum. In 1998, the complex opened. The memorial complex will be used for
daily, Friday, and Eid prayers after first being used as a shrine. Ten hectares make up the
entire region. A tomb, an administrative building, a mosque, a library, a study room, and
several auxiliary spaces are all part of the complex.
A piece of kiswa-kabapush, given to Islam Karimov, the first president of the
Republic of Uzbekistan, by King Fahd ibn Abdul Aziz, hangs on the right side of the
mosque's altar. On November 4, 1998, the Imam Bukhari International Center was founded
with the goal of researching and promoting Bukhari's vast cultural legacy. Imam al Bukhari
has authored over 20 works and left a rich and significant scientific legacy for future
generations. The scholars' works "Al-Jam as-Sahih" ("Reliable Collection"), "At-Tarikh al-
Kabir" ("Great History"), "At-Tarikh as-Saghir" ("Little History"), "Al-Qiraatu khalfa-l-
Imam" ("Reading behind the Imam"), and "Raf'ul-yadani fisSalati" ("Raising both hands in
prayer") are housed in the Muslim Religious Board library.
Imam al-Bukhari's Al-Jame al-Kabir (The Great To'), At-Tarikh al-Awsat (Middle
History), and At-Tawsir al-Kabir (The Great Tafsir) History texts tell us that he wrote a lot of
books, big and tiny, such "Kitabul-Khiba" (also known as "The Book of Gifts"). Al-Jame 'as-
Sahih (The Trustworthy Collection), also referred to as Sahih Bukhari, is without a doubt
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Imam al Bukhari's most well-known work in the Islamic world. This work has been written
by Bukhari for sixteen years. The most significant part of it is that prior to Imam Bukhari,
hadith scholars did not carefully select every hadith they heard for their compilations.
In contrast, Imam Bukhari separated the hadiths he heard from various narrators into
sections, separated them into believers, and produced a separate book. According to al-
Bukhari's followers, he memorized one hundred thousand sahih (reliable) and two hundred
thousand inaccurate (dubious) hadiths, choosing Al-Jame 'as-Sahih from roughly six hundred
thousand hadiths. According to the scholar Ibn Salah (d. 1245), there are 7,275 authentic
hadiths in this work of al-Bukhari, including repeated hadiths and 4,000 hadiths that are not
repeated.
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