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Imam Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari (810-870 CE/ 194-256 AH), the compiler of Sahih al-Bukhari , is one of the most revered scholars in Islamic history. Born in Bukhara (in present-day Uzbekistan), he dedicated his life to the science of Hadith, traveling extensively across the Islamic world to verify sayings of the Prophet (PBUH). His collection is famous for its stringent authentication criteria; he only included narrations whose chain of transmission ( isnad ) was flawless and whose text ( matn ) did not contradict the Quran or other stronger hadith. For this reason, Sahih al-Bukhari is considered the most authentic book after the Quran itself.
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