209H-279H: Imaam Abu Eesaa At-Tirmidhee

Imaam Abu Eesaa at-Tirmidhee

His Birth and Lineage:
He is The Imaam, The Haafidh, al-Allaamah, Muhammad bin Eesaa bin Soorah bin Moosaa bin adh-Dhihaak as-Silmee adh-Dhareer al-Baughee at-Tirmidhee, his name was Muhammad and his Kunyah was Abu Eesaa. 

  

He was born in 209H. 

 

Imaam Tirmidhee's lineage is from Banee Saleem which is a branch of Banee Gheelaan. His grandfather whose name was Soorah, had a Marwazee origin and he for some reason moved to Tirmidh. Tirmidh is near the river Jeehoon of the area of Balkh. 

 

His travels in search of hadeeth were very vast and expansive and during his search he travelled to Basrah, Koofah, Waasit, Reh, Khurasaan and Hijaaz. 

 

His Teachers and Those who he Narrated from:

• al-Imaam, Ameer al-Mu'mineen Fil-Hadeeth, Imaam Bukhaaree, who he acquired the knowledge of fiqh and hadeeth from,
• Imaam Muslim,
• Imaam Abu Daawood,
• Qutaibah bin Sa'eed,
• Abu Mus'ab Ahmad bin Abee Bakr az-Zuhree al-Madanee,
• Ibraaheem bin Abdullah Harawee,
• Ismaa'eel bin Moosaa as-Suddee,
• Suwaid bin Nasr al-Marwazee,
• Alee bin Hujr al-Marwazee,
• Muhammad bin Abdul-Maalik bin Abee ash-Shawaarib,
• Abdullah bin Mu'awiyyah Jamhee,
• Muhammad bin Bishaar.

His Students and Those who Narrated From him:

• Muhammad bin Bishaar Bundaar,
• Abu Moosaa Muhammad bin al-Muthnaa,
• Ziyaad bin Yahyaa al-Hasaanee,
• Abbaas bin Abdul-A'dheem al-Anbaree,
• Abu Sa'eed al-Ashaju Abdullah bin Sa'eed al-Kandee,
• Abu Hafs Amr bin Alee al-Falaas,
• Ya'qoob bin Ibraaheem ad-Doorqee,
• Muhammad bin Mu'amar al-Qaisee al-Bahraanee,
• Nasr bin Alee al-Jahdhamiyyu,
• Muhammad bin Mundhir Shakkar,
• Makhool bin Fadhl,
• Muhammad bin Mahmood bin Anbar,
• Hamaad bin Shaakir,
• Hushaim bin Kulaib Shaashee,
• Ahmad bin Alee bin Hasnawiyyah,
• Abul-Abbaas Mahbubee,

And many more... 

 

Imaam al-Muhadditheen Muhammad bin Ismaa'eel al-Bukhaaree narrates from Imaam Tirmidhee and mentions him in his 'Saheeh', as Imaam Tirmidhee himself has mentioned this. 

 

His Works:

• Jaam'i at-Tirmidhee,
• Kitaab al-Illal,
• al-Illal, (this is at the end of Jaami at-Tirmidhee)
• Shamail Tirmidhee,
• az-Zuhd,
• at-Taareekh,
• Asmaa as-Sahaabah,
• al-Asmaa al-Kunaa,
• Kitaab Fil-Athaar al-Mawqoofah,
• Kitaab Jarh Wa-Ta'deel.

The Scholars Praise for Imaam Tirmidhee:
He was not a big man, he was weak and skinny. During the latter part of his life he became blind due to constant crying and Imaam Ibn Katheer said according to one statement he was born blind however the more well known reason for him losing his sight is the first one.

Abu Ya'ala al-Khaleel bin Abdullah al-Khaleelee al-Qazwaynee wrote in his book 'Uloom al-Hadeeth',

"All the scholars of hadeeth (muhadditheen) are agreed upon (his trustworthiness) Muhammad ibn Eesaa bin Soorah bin Shadaad al-Haafidh."

Imaam Haakim said,

"I heard from Umar bin A'lk who said, 'When Imaam Bukhaaree died he left no man behind him as Abu Eesaa in knowledge, memory, piety and righteousness, he would cry so much due to the fear of Allaah that he became blind and he remained alive for a number of years in this state.'"

Ibn Daqeeq as-Sa'eed said,

"The pronouncement of the word Tirmidh with Taa and Meem became so much so that it began reaching the level of tawatur."

Ibn Hibbaan said in Kitaab ath-Thiqaat,

"Abu Eesa compiled the knowledge of hadeeth and authored books in this field and preserved them by his memory and re-itterated."

Abu Sa'eed Idreesee said,

"Abu Eesaa's memory was one of example."

They say some scholars of hadeeth tested Abu Eesaa, so they recited 40 of their ghareeb (strange/odd) ahaadeeth to him. Then immediately Imaam Abu Eesaa at-Tirmidhee recited all 40 ahaadeeth back to them. Upon this they said,

"We have not seen a scholar of hadeeth like you."

Idreesee narrates with his chain from Imaam Abu Eesaa who said,

"Once on the way to Makkah I wrote two parts of a hadeeth of a Shaykh. Coincidently I met him so I asked him to narrate the ahaadeeth, which he accepted. I had thought I had written the two parts but unfortunately I had both parts (of paper) in my hand without anything written on them. The Shaykh recited the ahaadeeth and he saw the two parts in my hand and said, 'Are you not ashamed.' So I explained the events and told him not to worry and your efforts are not wasted, 'I have memorised all the ahaadeeth you have narrated.' But he did not believe me and said, 'Recite them.' So I recited them. But he was still not saisfied and said, 'You had memorised them from before.' So I said, 'Narrate some other ahaadeeth and we will see.' So he narrated a further 40 ahaadeeth, and I recited them all back to him without the mistake of a single letter."

Sam'anee said in al-Insaab,

"Imaam of his era without competition, the author."

Imaam al-Mizzee said,

"al-Haafidh the author of al-Jaami and other works, one of the Haafidh Imaams."

Imaam adh-Dhahabee said,

"al-Haafidh of the time, the author of Jaami, his trustworthiness is agreed upon."

Haafidh Ibn Hajr said,

"One of the Imaams."

Imaam Ibn Katheer said,

"He was an Imaam of his time from the Imaams who had high status's."

The Status of Jaami at-Tirmidhee:
His Sunan has approximately 3956 Ahaadeeth. Some of the specialities of his Sunan are that it mentions the practices of the companions and sucessors, of the major scholars, critical analysis of the narrators, defects and grading of ahaadeeth.

The level of Imaam Tirmidhee's fiqh can be appreciated from the chapter headings he uses in his Sunan.

Imaam Abu Eesaa Tirmidhee himself said,

"When I authored this work I presented it to the scholars of Hijaaz, A'raaq and Khurasaan, all of them read it and liked it. Whoever has this book in his house (i.e. Jaam'i Tirmidhee) then it is as if the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) is talking himself."

Abu Nasr Abdur-Raheem bin Abdul-Haqq Yusoofee said,

"There are four types of ahaadeeth in Jaam'i Tirmidhee, (1) their authenticity is certain. (2) This type is upon the conditions of Abu Daawood and Nasaa'ee. (3) A type in which he has mentioned the defects and weakness of the hadeeth, (4) and about the fourth type he says himself, "I have not transmitted any such hadeeth in my book upon which a faqeeh did not act."

Explanations of Sunan at-Tirmidhee

A'aridah al-Ahwadhee Fee Sharh al-Jaami Lit-Tirmidhee, by Haafidh Abu Bakr bin Abdullah al-Ma'aroof Ibn al-Arabee. It has been printed in Egypt with many mistakes and there are two manuscripts of it, one in Madeenah and the second in a library in Bihaar (India).
Sharh Jaami Lit-Tirmidhee, by Haafidh Abul-Fath Muhammad bin Sayyid an-Naas.




Sharh Jaami Lit-Tirmidhee, by Zain-ud-Deen Abdur-Rahmaan ibn Ahmad Naqeeb al-A'raaqee, it reached a total of 20 volumes but got burnt during some fitnah.




al-Urf ash-Shadhee Ala Jaami at-Tirmidhee, by Siraaj-ud-Deen Umar bin Raslaan, only a small part was explained.




Sharh az-Zawaa'id Lit-Tirmidhee, by Allaamah Siraaj-ud-Deen Umar bin Alee al-Mulqin, this is an explanation of the additional ahaadeeth other than those in the two Saheehs and in Sunan Abee Daawood.




al-Lab al-Libaab Feemaa Yaqool at-Tirmidhee Wa Fil-Baab, by Haafidh Ibn Hajr al-Asqalaanee, this is in one volume and a copy is in Madeenah. It is an extremely indespensible book in which he has explained the words and ahaadeeth with the sciences of Jarh Wa-Ta'deel when Imaam Tirmidhee says, "Wa Fil Baal An Fulaan..." about the ahaadeeth pertaining to fiqhee issues.




Quwwat al-Mughtadee Ala Jaami at-Tirmidhee, by Allaamah Suyootee.




Sharh Jaami at-Tirmidhee, by Haafidh Ibn Hajr al-Asqalaanee, as he has mentioned himself in Fath ul-Baaree.




Sharh Jaami at-Tirmidhee, by Shaykh Abul-Hasan bin Abdul-Haadee as-Sindhee, an excellent explanation which the author did in the Haram (sanctuary) it is in 40 Juzz.




Sharh Jaami at-Tirmidhee, by Allaamah Abu Tayyib Sindhee.




Hidaayatul-Lu'zee Bi-Nukaat at-Tirmidhee, by Allaamah Abu Tayyib Shams ul-Haqq A'dheemabaadee, other than an explanation it has a very detailed and comprehensive analysis and discussion on the chains of Sunan at-Tirmidhee. It was not completed.


Allaamah ash-Shaykh Ubaidullaah Mubaarakpooree Rehmaanee said,





"What pity the Allaamah was unable to complete this explanation during his life."





Tuhfatul-Ahwadhee Sharh Jaami at-Tirmidhee, by Allaamah ash-Shaykh Abul-A'la Abdur-Rahmaan Mubaarakpooree, this is one of the best explanations ever authored on Jaami at-Tirmidhee the first volume was printed in 1342H. Those who have consulted have always sighed in exclamation. It also includes answers and refutations of the Hanafee Madhhab and more so answers to the works and idea's of Nimawee and his work Aathaar as-Sunan.




al-Jaami as-Saheeh Wahuwa Sunan at-Tirmidhee Tahqeeq Wa Sharh, by Allaamah ash-Shaykh Abil-Ishbaal Ahmad Muhammad Shaakir, the first two volumes were published in 1356H. It was later published in 5 volumes the explainer however pased away and was thus unable to complete it.


Shaykh Ubaidullaah Mubaarakpooree Rehmaanee said,





"My heart supplicates dearly that this book is printed quickly in the manner of the previous volumes, it is an invalubale gift of knowledge for the scholars of Ahlul-Hadeeth."





Rashh as-Sihaab Feemaa Tark ash-Shaykh Mimaa Fil-Libaab and Takhreej Ahadeeth at-Tirmidhee Maa Fil-Libaab, by Allaamah al-Usaadh Faidh ur-Rahmaan ath-Thawree, these two books have integral scholarly points and great benefit.

His Death:
The Imaam died on the 13th of Rajab in 279H in his city of Tirmidh.

Sources for this Biography are:

• Sharh Illal at-Tirmidhee (1/11-14), by Haafidh Ibn Rajab,
  
• Seeratal-Bukhaaree (pgs-357-368) of Shaykh Muhammad Abdus-Salaam Mubaarakpooree A'dhamgharee, with additional notes by his son Shaykh Ubaidullaah Mubaarakpooree Rehmaanee,
  
• Tadhkirratul-Huffaadh (2/154-155 no.658),
  
• Subl as-Salaam Sharh Buloogh al-Maraam (1/88),
  
• Tabaqaat al-Huffaadh (pg's 282 no.634),
  
• al-Jaami as-Saheeh Wahuwa Sunan at-Tirmidhee Tahqeeq Wa Sharh (1/77-91) of Allaamah ash-Shaykh Abil-Ishbaal Ahmad Muhammad Shaakir,
  
• al-Bidaayah Wan-Nihaayah (11/66-67) of Imaam Ibn Katheer,
  
• Taqreeb at-Tahdheeb (pg.435 no.6206),
  
• Tuhfa Ahlun-Nazar Fee Mastalah Ahlul-Khabar (pgs. 303-304),
  
• Bustaanul-Muhadditheen (pgs. 290-295),
  
• Usool al-Hadeeth Uloomuhu Wa Mastalahu (pgs.211-213), and
  
• The Service To Ahadeeth By The Ahlul-Hadeeth Scholars of Pakistan and Hindh, by Allaamah Irshaad ul-Haqq al-Atharee.

202H-275H: Imaam Abu Daawood As-Sijastaanee

Imaam Abu Daawood as-Sijastaanee

His Birth and Lineage: He is al-Imaam, the firm, leader of the Huffaadh, Suleimaan bin al-Ash'at bin Ishaaq bin Basheer bin Shadaad bin Amr bin Imraan al-Azdee as-Sijastaanee and his kunyah is Abu Daawood. Haafidh Ibn Hajr said, "al-Haafidh, Thiqah (trustworthy), Haafidh, the author of the Sunan and others, from the Major Scholars (Min Kibaar al-Ulama)." Imaam Abu Daawood himself said, "I was born in 202H and in 220H I prayed the funeral prayer of the famous scholar of hadeeth, Ghaffaan, in Baghdaad." Ibn Khalkaan said he is attributed to Sijastaan or Sijastaanah, which is a district of Basrah. However this according to Shaykh Taaj-ud-Deen Subkee is a mistake as he says, "This is his mistake (ie Ibn Khalkaans) and what is correct is that his attribution it to a place in India which is between Sindh and Heraat and is near Qandahaar." Imaam adh-Dhahabee said, "It has been established with conclusive evidence that he was a resident of the country of Sijastaan which is bordered by Makraan to one side and Sindh on the otherside and it is infront of Heraat. Some say he was a resident of a village called Sijastaan near the city of Basrah." His Education: He started learning at an early age and travelled to many cities in the search for learning Ahadeeth, he travelled to Hijaaz, Shaam, Egypt, A'raaq, the Arab Peninsula, Thaghar, Khurasaan and many distance places. He travelled to Baghdaad many times and the last time he visited it was in the year 272H after which he returned to Basrah where he resided for the remaining years of his life. His Teachers and Those Who He Narrated From: Haafidh Ibn Hajr after looking at his Sunan estimated he had more than 300 teachers. He learnt and narrated hadeeth from: Imaam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, Abee Salamah at-Taboozkee, Qa'anaabee, Muhammad Ibn Katheer al-Abdee, Muslim Ibn Ibraaheem, Abdullaah bin Rajaa, Abul Waleed at-Tiyaalisee, Ahmad Ibn Yoonus, Abu Ja'afar an-Nafeelee, Sa'eed bin Suleimaan al-Waasitee, Abu Taubah al-Halabee, Safwaan bin Saaleh ad-Dimashqee, Yahyaa Ibn Ma'een, Ishaaq, Ibn al-Madeenee, Suleimaan Ibn Harb, Qatan bin Naseer, Abee Amr adh-Dhareer, From the teachers of Bukhaaree and Muslim and many others. His Students and Those Who Narrated From Him: He had many students from them include: The two great scholars of hadeeth, Imaam Tirmidhee and Imaam Nasaa'ee, His son Abu Bakr, Harb Kirmaanee, Abee Amr Ahmad bin Alee bin Hasan al-Basree, Zakariyyah as-Saajee, Abu Awaanah, Abu Basheer ad-Daulaabee, Alee bin Hussain bin Abd al-Ansaari, Abu Tayyib Ahmad bin Ibraaheem bin Abdur Rahmaan al-A'shaanee, Abu Bakr al-Khalaal, Abu Saalim Muhammad bin Sa'eed Abu Usaamah, Muhammad Ibn Abdul-Malik, Abu Bakr an-Najaad, The narrators of his Sunan, Sunan Abee Daawood: Abu Alee Muhammad Ibn Ahmad bin Amr Lulu'ee, Abu Sa'eed Ahmad Ibn Muhammad bin Ziyaad bin Bishr also known as Ibn al-Arabee, Abu Bakr Muhammad bin Bakr bin Muhammad bin Abdur Razzaaq bin Daasah at-Timaar al-Basree And many more... Imaam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal narrated the hadeeth of A'teerah from him and he was very honoured by this as he was the only one who knew the hadeeth. The hadeeth of A'teerah is the sheep the polytheist of Arabia used to slaughter in the month of Rajab in the days of ignorance for their idols. His Works: Some of his works include: Sunan Abee Daawood an-Naaskh Wal-Mansookh Radd Alal-Qadariyyah al-Maraaseel Ahlul-Amsaar Fadhail Ansaar Musnad Maalik Ibn Anas Ma'arifah al-Awqaat Wal-Ikhwaat Badaa al-Wahee Kitaab ad-Du'aa Dala'il an-Nabuwwah And many more... The Scholars Praise of Imaam Abu Daawood: The following has been narrated concerning the Imaam: Abu Bakr al-Khalaal said, "Abu Daawood was the Imaam of his time, there was no one like him during his time in the verification of the sciences and identifying points." Ibn Dasaah said, "Imaam Abu Daawood used to have one sleeve very loose and the other one normal. He was asked the reason for this he said, "The loose sleeve is to keep my books in and the other one is not in need so it is normal." His manner of speaking, behaving, characteristics, manners and habits resembled Imaam Ahmads, and Ahmads like Wakee, Wakee like Sufyaan, Sufyaan like Mansoor, Mansoor like Ibraaheem, Ibraaheem like Alqamah, Alqamah like Abdullaah Ibn Mas'ood (radi-Allaahu 'anhu) and Alqamah said, "Abdullaah Ibn Mas'ood (radi-Allaahu 'anhu) resembled the Messenger of Allaah (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) in his speaking, character, manners and habits." Haakim Abu Abdullaah said, "Imaam Abu Daawood without any opposition was the Imaam of Ahlul-Hadeeth of his time." Moosaa bin Haroon said, "Abu Daawood was created for hadeeth in this world and for Paradise in the hereafter, I have not seen a better person than him." Haafidh Abu Taahir Salafee introduced this in poetry and said, "Hadeeth and the knowledge of hadeeth softened with its splendeour, For Imaam Abu Daawood the Imaam of Ahlul-Hadeeth, Just like metal and its like softened, For Daawood (alayhis-salaam) who was a Prophet of his time." He also wrote a short poem concerning the Sunan of Imaam Abu Daawood. When Ibraaheem al-Harbee a great Muhaddith of that time saw Sunan Abee Daawood he said, "Allaah Ta'ala softened the knowledge of hadeeth for Abu Daawood just as the metal was softened for Daawood (As)." Muhammad Ibn Ishaaq Saaghaanee also said the same. Abu Abdullaah bin Mandah said, "There are four who extracted the authentic from the faulty and the errors from the correct ones (i.e. Ahaadeeth):- al-Bukhaaree, Muslim and after them Abu Daawood and Nasaa'ee." The Status of Sunan Abee Daawood: Ibn Daasah said, "I heard Imaam Abu Daawood say, 'I wrote five hundred thousand (500,000) ahaadeeth of the Messenger of Allaah (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) and from them I compiled my Sunan which has four thousand and eight hundred ahaadeeth (4,800) and there is not a hadeeth in it upon which the people are agreed to its rejection.'" According to the research and numbering of Shaykh Muhammad Muhi-ud-Deen Abdul-Hameed there are a total of 5274 ahaadeeth in Sunan Abu Daawood and this may be due to the additional 600 mursal narrations. His Sunan was narrated in the city of Baghdaad and the people accepted it. When Imaam Abu Daawood completed his Sunan he presented it to Imaam Ahmad who praised it and liked it. Muhammad Ibn Mukhlid said, "When Abu Daawood wrote his Sunan he read it to the people, it became worthy to be followed after the Qur'aan by the people of Hadeeth (Ahlul-Hadeeth)." Imaam Khattaabee said, "The categorisation of Sunan Abee Daawood is good and there are more issues of fiqh than in the Saheehain (Bukhaaree and Muslim)." Ibn al-Arabee said, "Whoever has the book of Allaah and Sunan Abee Daawood then he does not need anything else in terms of knowledge." Yahyaa bin Zakariyyah bin Yahyaa as-Saajee said, "The basis of Islaam is the Book of Allaah and its Pillar (i.e. of Islaam) is Sunan Abee Daawood." Haafidh Abu Taahir Salafee with his own chain narrates from Hasan bin Muhammad bin Ibraaheem Azdee, he narrates that, "Hasan Ibn Muhammad said to me, "I saw the Messenger of Allaah (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) in a dream he said, 'Whosoever wishes to act upon the Sunnah then he should read Sunan Abee Daawood.'"" Explanations Of Sunan Abee Daawood: The following explanations of Sunan Abee Daawood have been written: Mu'alim as-Sunan of Abu Suliemaan al-Khattaabee (d.388H) Sharh Sunan Abee Daawood, by Imaam Nawawee (uncompleted). Shrah Tahdheeb as-Sunan Sharh Mukhtasar Sunan Abee Daawood, by Allaamah Ibn Qayyim. Sharh Sunan Abee Daawood, by Haafidh al-A'raaqee. (unprinted). Intihaa as-Sunan Wa-Iqtidha as-Sunan, by Shaykh Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Ibraaheem bin Hilaal al-Maqdisee. (Unprinted). Mirqaat as-Sa'ood Ilaa Sunan Abee Daawood, bi Imaam Suyootee. Fath al-Wadood Ala Sunan Abee Daawood, by Allaamah Abul-Hasan Muhammad bin Abdul-Haadee as-Sindhee. Ghaayatal Maqsood Sharh Sunan Abee Daawood of al-Allaamah Abu Tayyib Shams ul-Haqq Adheemabaadee wa Dhiyaanwee. A'un al-Ma'bood Sharh Sunan Abee Daawood.(same author as above). Faidh al-Wadood Ta'leeqaat Ala Sunan Abee Daawood of Shaykh Muhaddith Ataaullaah Haneef Bhojiaanee And many more... The Khaleefah's brother had asked him to move to Basrah due to the fitnah of the Zanj so that Basrah may be filled with knowledge. His Death: He was very pious, the one who feared Allaah and righteous. He died on Friday the 16th of Shawwaal in the year 275H in Basrah and was buried next to Imaam Sufyaan ath-Thawree. Sources for this biography are: Tadhkirratul-Huffaadh (2/127-128 no.615) of Imaam adh-Dhahabee, Tahdheeb at-Tahdheeb (4/153) and Taqreeb at-Tahdheeb (pg.191-190 no.2533) of Ibn Hajr, al-Bidaayah wan-Nihaayah (11/54) of Imaam Ibn Katheer, Subl as-Salaam Sharh Buloogh al-Maraam (1/87-88) of Allaamah Muhammad bin Ismaa'eel al-Ameer as-Sana'aanee, Tabaqaat al-Huffaadh (pg's 265-266 no.592) of Imaam as-Suyootee, Usool al-Hadeeth Uloomuhu wa Mastalahu (pgs.210-211), Tuhfa Ahlun-Nazar Fee Mastalah Ahlul-Khabar (pgs. 300-301) of Abu Mua'dh Abdul-Jaleel Atharee, and Bustaanul-Muhadditheen (pgs. 282-287) of Shaah Abdul-Azeez Muhaddith Dehlawee

Footnotes: [1] For his biography also consult: al-Jarh wat-Ta'deel (4/101-102 no.456), Tahdheeb al-Kamaal (1/530), Khulaasah Tahdheeb al-Kamaal (1/408), al-Kaashif (4/169), Mu'jam al-Mu'alifeen (4/255-256), Taareekh Baghdaad (9/55-59 no.4638), al-Muntazim (5/97-98, no.219), Tabaqaat al-Hanaabillah (1/159-162 no.216), ar-Risaalah al-Mustarfah (pg.11), Shadhraat adh-Dhahab (2/167), Tabaqaat ash-Shaafiyyah (2/293), Tabaqaat al-Mufassireen (1/201), al-Ibar (2/54), Wafyaat al-A'yaan (1/214), al-Waafee Bil-Wafyaat (15/153), Siyaar A'laam an-Nabulaa (13/203), Deewaan al-Islaam (no.919), Taareekh Asbahaan (no.735), ath-Thiqaat (8/282).

209H-273H: Imaam Muhammad Ibn Yazeed Ibn Maajah

Imaam Muhammad Ibn Yazeed Ibn Maajah

His Birth and Lineage:
He is Muhammad Ibn Yazeed Ibn Abdullaah Ibn Maajah al-Qazweenee, his kunyah was Abu Abdullaah. Yazeed is famous from Maajah who was the slave of Rabee'a. He was the scholar of hadeeth of Khurasaan.

He was born in 209H in Qazween. 

 

His Search for Knowledge:
He became highly inclined and keen in seeking the knowledge of hadeeth due to which he travelled to the various cities. He visited Koofah, Rai, Basrah, Baghdaad, Hijaaz, Shaam and Egypt and far away countries. 

 

His Teachers and Those he Narrated from:

• He learnt the knowledge of hadeeth from the students of Imaam Maalik and Imaam Laith Ibn Sa'ad.
• Muhammad Ibn Abdullaah Ibn Numair,
• Jabaarah Ibn Muflis,
• Ibraaheem Ibn Mundhir Hazaamee,
• Abdullaah Ibn Mu'awiyyah,
• Hishaam Ibn A'amaar,
• Muhammad Ibn Rameh,
• Dawood Ibn Rasheed,

And many more... 

 

His Students and Those who Narrated from him:

• Muhammad Ibn Eesaa Abharee,
• Abu Tayyib al-Baghdaadee,
• Abu Amr Ahmad Ibn Hakeem,
• Ishaaq Ibn Muhammad al-Qazweenee,
• Abul-Hasan Qattaan,
• Ibn Seebawiyyah,
• Suleimaan Ibn Yazeed Faamee,
• Ahmad Ibn Ibraaheem,
• Ahmad Ibn Rooh al-Baghdaadee,
• Alee Ibn Sa'eed al-Askaree,

And many more... 

 

His Works:

1. Kitaab Sunan Ibn Maajah
2. Kitaab at-Tafseer. Haafidh Ibn Katheer said it was very detailed.
3. Kitaab at-Taareekh. Haafidh Ibn Katheer said this book on history included events from the time of the Companions (radi-Allaahu 'anhum).

The Scholars Praise of Imaam Ibn Maajah:
Haafidh Ibn Hajr said,

"One of the Imaams, Haafidh (preserver)."

Abu Ya'ala Khaleelee said,

"Highly trustworthy that is agreed upon, everyone was agreed, his statement was evidence. He was well acquainted with hadeeth in knowledge and memory was excellent."

Haafidh Ibn Katheer said,

"The righteous and the scholar. He was well acquainted with ahaadeeth and was very firm in following the Sunnah in the principle issues as well as the subsidiary issues."

His Sunan:
Imaam Ibn Maajah said,

"After completing my Sunan I presented it to Imaam Abu Zur'ah ar-Raazee. After consulting it he said, 'I think if this reached the hands of the people then all the books of ahaadeeth before and the ones of this time will be in vain. There are possibly not even 30 ahaadeeth that have very weak chains.'"

Haafidh adh-Dhahabee said,

"Abu Abdullaah's book (Sunan Ibn Maajah) is a very good book and if it did not include (some) very weak narrations it would have been great."

According to Abul-Hasan Qattan, the student of Imaam Ibn Maajah, his Sunan has 1,500 chapters and approximately 4,000 ahaadeeth. 

 

It has 4,341 ahaadeeth, from them 3,002 ahaadeeth have been transmitted in the five books of hadeeth. The remaining 1,339 are additional narrations. 

 

Explanations of Sunan Ibn Maajah:

1. Misbaah az-Zajaajah Ala Sunan Ibn Maajah by Allaamah as-Suyootee
2. Kifaayatul-Haajah Fee Sharh Ibn Maajah by Shaykh Abul-Hasan Ibn Abdul-Haadee as-Sindhee
3. Sharh Sunan Ibn Maajah by Shaykh al-Allaamah Abu Sa'eed Sharf-ud-Deen Dehlawee
4. Miftaah al-Haajah Sharh Sunan Ibn Maajah by Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Abdullaah al-Alawee al-Haydrabaadee
5. Injaaz al-Haajah Sharh Sunan Ibn Maajah Li-Fadheelatush Shaykh al-Muftee Muhammad Alee Janbaaz al-Baakistaanee. Also Nimzaaj Mukhtaarah Min Makhtoot Injaaz.

His Death:
He died on the 22nd of Ramadhaan 273H. He was 64 years old. His brother Abu Bakr led the funeral prayer. His other brother Abu Abdullaah and Imaam Ibn Maajah's son Abdullaah Ibn Muhammad Ibn Yazeed buried him.

Sources for this Biography are:

• Tadhkirratul-Huffaadh (no.659)
• Taqreeb at-Tahdheeb (no.6409 pg.448)
• Tabaqaat al-Huffadh (no.635 pg.282-283)
• Bidaayah Wan-Nihaayah (11/52)
• Tuhfa Ahlun-Nazar Fee Mastalah Ahlul-Khabar (pgs. 304-306)
• Usool al-Hadeeth Uloomuhu Wa Mastalahu (pgs.214-215)
• The Service To Ahaadeeth By The Ahlul-Hadeeth Scholars of Pakistan and Hindh of Allaamah Irshaad ul-Haqq al-Atharee

204H-261H: Imaam Muslim Ibn Al-Hajjaaj

Imaam Muslim Ibn al-Hajjaaj al-Qushairee

His Birth and Lineage:
The famous Imaam, Muslim bin al-Hajjaaj bin Muslim al-Qushairee. He was one of the great Imaams, high in stature. His Kunyah was Abul-Hussain and his title was Asaakir-ud-Deen. He was the well known Haafidh; the resident of Neesaboor. 

 

He was born in 204H in Neesaboor which is a famous city of Khurasaan. Conflicting statements also suggest he may have been born in 202H or 206H. 

 

His Search for Knowledge:
He started seeking the knowledge of hadeeth from childhood and he started to learn hadeeth before 218H. 

 

He travelled to A'raaq, Basrah, Hijaaz, Shaam and Egypt from where he heard ahaadeeth from numerous scholars of hadeeth. He visited A'raaq numerous times and also delivered circles there, he last visited the city in 259H. 

 

His Teachers and Those who he Narrated from:

• Imaam Bukhaaree, who narrated from the great Imaams and preservers of hadeeth of his time.
• Imaam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal,
• Imaam ad-Daarimee,
• al-Hasan bin Rabee'a al-Bajlee al-Qushairee,
• Sa'eed bin Mansoor bin Shu'bah al-Khurasaanee,
• Qutaibah,
• Yahyaa bin Yahyaa Tameemee,
• Ishaaq bin Rahawaihah,
• Harmalah bin Yahyaa,
• Amr an-Naaqid,
• Abdullah bin Muslimah Qa'nabee,
• Ibn al-Muthnaa,
• Muhammad bin Minhaal at-Tameemee,
• Ibn Yassaar,
• Ahmad bin Abdullah bin Yoonus al-Yarboo'ee,
• Ismaa'eel bin Abee Uwais al-Asbahee,
• A'un bin Salaam,
• Muhammad bin Ishaaq as-Saghaanee,

And many more... 

 

His Love for Imaam al-Bukhaaree:
Ibn Sharqee said,

"I was in the gathering of Muhammad bin Yahyaa when he announced whoever hold the lafdhee bil-Qur'aan is creation should not come to our gatherings. So I saw Imaam Muslim get up and leave." [1]

Imaam Abu Bakr Khateeb al-Baghdaadee said,

"Imaam Muslim would support Imaam Bukhaaree and this is the reason why there was dispute between him and Imaam Dhahilee."

Imaam Ibn Katheer brings the same narration with the addition,

"When Imaam Muslim left the gathering he went home and collated all the ahaadeeth he heard from Dhahilee, and sent them back to him. After this Imaam Muslim did not narrate any narration from Dhahilee, neither in his Saheeh Muslim nor at any other instance."

Imaam Khateeb al-Baghdaadee said,

"Imaam Muslim followed the way of Imaam Bukhaaree, he concentrated on his (i.e. Imaam Bukhaaree's) knowledge and followed him footstep by footstep. Imaam Bukhaaree during the last part of his life came to Neesaboor and Imaam Muslim accompanied him and he always accompanied and followed him."

Imaam Khateeb al-Baghdaadee also said he heard Abu Haamid Ahmad bin Hamdaan say when Imaam Muslim went to Imaam al-Bukhaaree,

"He came and kissed his forehead and then said, "O teacher of the teachers, the leader of the scholars of hadeeth, the doctor of the defects of hadeeth, give me permission to kiss your feet."

Imaam Abul-Hasan ad-Daarqutnee said,

"If there was no Imaam Bukhaaree then people would not have come to Imaam Muslim for hadeeth."

His Students and Those who Narrated from him:

• Imaam Tirmidhee narrated one hadeeth from in his al-Jaami.
• Ibraaheem bin Abee Taalib,
• Abu Bakr Ibn Khuzaimah,
• Saaleh bin Muhammad,
• Ahmad bin Salamah,
• Siraaj,
• Moosaa bin Haroon,
• Ibn Saa'ad,
• Abu Awaanah,
• Abu Khaalid bin ash-Sharqee,
• Abu Haamid Ahmad bin Hamdaan A'mashee,
• Abu Haamid ash-Sharqee Ahmad bin Muhammad bin al-Hasan,
• Ibraaheem bin Muhammad bin Sufyaan Faqeehah,
• Makee bin Abdaan,
• Abdur-Rahmaan bin Abee Haatim,
• Muhammad bin Mukhlid E'taar,

And many more... 

 

His Works:

His great work is his Saheeh which he compiled with great care and precision due to which it was graded a high rank amongst the people of knowledge. After Saheeh al-Bukhaaree, Saheeh Muslim has the next rank although some people of knowledge have differed as to which book is the greater of the two.
A scholar has mentioned the following in a couplet,
"Some people disputed which book has precedence, Bukhaaree or Muslim, And it is Bukhaaree in authenticity and Muslim in categorisation."

Imaam Haakim said the following books were authored by Imaam Muslim,

Al-Musnad al-Kabeer Alar-Rijaal. Imaam adh-Dhahabee said,
"I think no one heard this book from him."
Kitaab al-Jaami Alal al-Abwaab. Imaam adh-Dhahabee said,




"I have seen some parts of this."





Kitaab al-Asmaa al-Kunaa. This has been printed from Jaami al-Islaamiyyah Madeenah with checking.
Kitaab at-Tameez. This has been printed with the checking of Dr. Muhammad Mustafa al-A'dhamee.
Kitaab al-Illal.
Kitaab al-Waahidaan.
Kitaab al-Afraad.
Kitaab al-Qur'aan.
Kitaab Suwalaat Ahmad bin Hanbal.
Kitaab Hadeeth Amr bin Shu'ayb.
Kitaab al-Intiqaa Baahib as-Saba'a.
Kitaab MaShaykh Maalik.
Kitaab MaShaykh ath-Thawree.
Kitaab MaShaykh Shu'bah.
Kitaab Min Laisa La Ilaa Ruwaah Waahid.
Kitaab al-Mukhdharmeen.
Kitaab Awlaad as-Sahaabah.
Kitaab Awham al-Muhadditheen.
Kitaab at-Tabaqaat.
Kitaab Afraad ash-Shaamiyeen.

Other than this many manuscripts of his other books are spread around the world. 

 

The Scholars Praise for Imaam Muslim:
Haafidh Ibn Hajr said,

"Trustworthy, Preserver, Imaam the author, Scholar of jurisprudence."

Imaam Ishaaq Kausaj said to Imaam Muslim,

"Up until Allaah keeps you alive for the Muslims we will not be deprived of good."

Ahmad bin Salamah said,

"I saw Imaam Abu Zur'ah and Imaam Abu Haatim, they would give Imaam Muslim precedence over the Scholars of their time to know the authenticity of ahaadeeth."

Hussain bin Mansoor said,

"I heard Ishaaq ibn Rahawaihah mention Imaam Muslim and say in Persian, "What a great expert this man is."

Ibn Abee Haatim said,

"He is was trustworthy, preserver of hadeeth from the preservers of hadeeth, I wrote ahaadeeth from him in Rai and my father said 'he is truthful'"

Abu Quraish Haafidh said,

"There are four preservers of hadeeth in the world, and he mentioned Imaam Muslim to be one of them." and Muhammad bin Bishaar said, "There are four preservers in the world, Abu Zur'ah in Rai, Muslim in Neesaboor, Abdullah ad-Daarimee in Samarqand and Muhammad ibn Ismaa'eel in Bukhaara."

Abu Amr bin Hamdaan said,

"I asked Ibn Aqdah, "Who preserved hadeeth more, Imaam Bukhaaree or Imaam Muslim?" He replied, "Muhammad is a scholar and Muslim is a scholar." So I repeated this question several times, so he said, "Imaam Muhammad Bukhaaree would make mistake in the Shaamee narrators and the reason for this is that he purchased their books and read them. So in some places he mentions them by their kunyahs and sometimes he mentions them by their names and in this way he would consider them to be two people. However Imaam Muslim would not make this mistake in Illal because he wrote musnad narrations and not discontinuous or mursal narrations."

Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Ya'qoob al-Akhram said,

"It may only be possible that there is evidence for the existence of a hadeeth and it was not known to Imaam Bukhaaree and Imaam Muslim."

Abu Abdullaah Ibn Mandah said,

"There are four who extracted the authentic from the faulty and the errors from the correct ones (i.e. Ahaadeeth):- al-Bukhaaree, Muslim and after them Abu Daawood and an-Nasaa'ee."

The Status of Saheeh Muslim:
Muhammad bin Maasarjasee said,

"I heard the Imaam say, "I authored this saheeh of mine from the 300,000 ahaadeeth I heard."

Ahmad Ibn Salamah said,

"I cooperated 15 years with Imaam Muslim in authoring this Saheeh and it was based upon 12,000 ahaadeeth."

The total number of hadeeth in Saheeh Muslim is about 12,000 and 4,000 without repetition. According to the numbering of Shaykh Muhammad Fuwaad Abdul-Baaqee there are 3,031.

Haafidh Abu Alee Neeshapooree said,

"There is no book more authentic than the book of Imaam Muslim beneath this sky."

Imaam adh-Dhahabee (rebuked this sarcastically) and said,

"I say maybe Abu Alee has not had the opportunity to have a look at Saheeh al-Bukhaaree."

Ibn Sharqee said,

"I heard Imaam Muslim say, "The ahaadeeth I have mentioned in my book (Jaami as-Saheeh) or the ahaadeeth that I left out of it; then I did so based upon evidence."

Explanations of Saheeh Muslim:

1. al-Minhaaj Fee Sharh Saheeh Muslin bin Hajjaaj by Imaam Abu Zakariyyah Yahyaa bin Sharf Nawawee. The author of this book himself said,
   
   
   
   

   "If the people had the capacity I would have completed this explanation in 100 volumes but I finished it in 3."
   

   
   
   In the beginning of his explanation there is an introduction which is most beneficial for the students of hadeeth.
   
   
   
   
   
2. al-Kamaal al-Mu'allim Fee Sharh Muslim by Allaamah Qadhee A'yyaadh.
3. al-Mufham Limaa Ashkal Min Talkhees Kitaab Muslim by Abul Abbaas Ahmad bin Umar bin Abee Ibraaheem al-Qurtubee. The Shaykh firstly summarised Saheeh Muslim and then explained it.
4. Sharh Saheeh Muslim by Ibn al-Jawzee.
5. Sharh Saheeh Muslim by Qadhee Zain-ud-Deen Zakariyyah bin Muhammad al-Ansaari.
6. ad-Deebaaj Ala Saheeh Muslim bin al-Hajjaaj by Allaamah Jalaal-ud-Deen as-Suyootee.
   This is an excellent explanation. The initial chapters explains the conditions of Saheeh Muslim, his terminology and clarifications on the names and kunyahs of narrators. Also explanation of difficult words, removal of contradictions, the mentioning of the conflicting narrations as well as deductions from the ahaadeeth.
7. Sharh Saheeh Muslim by Imaam Abul-Qaasim Ismaa'eel bin Muhammad al-Asbahaanee.
8. Minhaaj al-Ibtihaaj by Shihaab-ud-Deen Ahmad bin Muhammad Khateeb al-Qastalaanee.
9. Mukhtasar Zawaa'id Muslim Alal Bukhaaree by Siraaj-ud-Deen Umar bin Alee ibn al-Mulqin.
10. Mukhtasar Saheeh Muslim by Imaam Haafidh Zakee-ud-Deen Abdul-A'dheem Mundhiree.
11. Sharh Mukhtasar Saheeh Muslim by Muhammad bin Ahmad al-Asnawee. This is an explanation of Imaam Mundhiree's summarised version of Saheeh Muslim.
12. Asmaa ar-Rijaal Saheeh Muslim by Abu Bakr Ahmad bin Alee al-Asbahaanee.
13. as-Siraaj al-Wahhaaj Fee Sharh Mukhtasar al-Muslim bin al-Hajjaaj by Allaamah Nawaab Siddeeque Hasan Khaan. This is an explanation of Mundhiree's summary.
14. an-Najm al-Wahhaaj Sharh Muqaddimah as-Saheeh Muslim bin al-Hajjaaj by Allaamah Abu Tayyib Shams ul-Haqq A'dheemabaadee wa Deeyanwee.
15. al-Bahr al-Mawaaj Sharh Muqaddimah as-Saheeh Muslim bin al-Hajjaaj by Shaykh al-Allaamah Haafidh Abdullaah Ghaazeepooree.

The Strange Circumstances Behind his Death:
Imaam Khateeb al-Baghdaadee mentions,

"In a gathering of hadeeth someone asked him a question concerning a hadeeth but he was unable to answer it at the time. So in order to research it he went home and instructed his household not to bother him. He lighted a candle and nearby was a basket full of dates that had been given to him as a gift. So whilst looking for this hadeeth amongst his papers he continued to eat the dates one by one. This continued throughout the night to the next morning and the basket of the dates finished but he did not even realise how much he had consumed. There was immense pressure in his stomach due to the weight of the dates that severely damaged his stomach. He eventually became ill, which lead to his death."

Imaam Haakim also mentioned this. 

  

His Death:
He died in the evening of the 25th of Rajab in 261H and four days were remaining before the completion of the month of Rajab. He was buried in the area of Neesaboor in the city Naseerabaad on Monday. He was 55 years old.

Sources for this Biography are:

• Subl as-Salaam Sharh Buloogh al-Maraam (1/86-87)
• Tadhkirratul-Huffaadh (no.613)
• ad-Deebaaj Ala Saheeh Muslim bin al-Hajjaaj (1/4-9) of Imaam Suyootee
• Seeratal-Bukhaaree (pgs-347-356)
• Sunan ad-Daarimee (1/6)
• Tabaqaat al-Huffaadh (no.591 pg.264-265)
• Taqreeb at-Tahdheeb (no.6623 pg.462)
• Bidaayah Wan-Nihaayah (11/33)
• Tuhfa Ahlun-Nazar Fee Mastalah Ahlul-Khabar (pgs. 298-300)
• Usool al-Hadeeth Uloomuhu Wa Mastalahu (pgs.206-207).
• The Service To Ahaadeeth By The Ahlul-Hadeeth Scholars of Pakistan and Hindh, by Allaamah Irshaad ul-Haqq al-Atharee

194H-256H: Imaam Abu Abdillaah Muhammad Ibn Ismaa'eel Al-Bukhaaree

Imaam Abu Abdillaah Muhammad Ibn Ismaa’eel al-Bukhaaree

His Birth and Lineage:
His full name is Imaam Abu Abdillaah Muhammad Ibn Ismaa’eel Ibn Ibraaheem Ibn Mugheerah Ib Bardazbah al-Ja’afee al-Bukhaaree. [Tadhkirrah tal-Huffaadh (2/122)]

Imaam Bukhaaree was born on the 13th of Shawwaal in 194H after Jumu’ah. From his forefathers Mugeerah accepted Islaam and resided in Bukhaaraa, his father held a status in hadeeth and was the student of Imaam Maalik and in the house, the call of Qaal Allaah Wa Qaalar-Rasool would be made. His father died in his childhood [Muqaddimah Fath al-Baari (2/193) of Ibn Hajr]. 

He became an orphan at an early age and stayed with his mother. He had a great longing for knowledge. 

 

His Education:
He learnt Islaam in this place for 16 years and then went to perform Hajj with his mother and brother, on completion of it his mother and brother returned but he remained in Hijaaz. He remained here for 6 years and benefited from the people of Knowledge. 

 

After acquiring the knowledge of Hadeeth from all of the Muhadditheen from his city, he gained knowledge from the greater people of knowledge from Balkh, Baghdaad, Makkah, Basrah, Koofah, Shaam, Asqalaan, Hams and Damascus. [Tadhkirrah tal-Huffaadh (2/122)] 

 

He had such incredible memory that his companions would correct their written knowledge from his memory. He barely reached the age of 10 when he started memorising Hadeeth. He learnt 100,000 authentic and 200,000 unauthentic Ahadeeth. At the same time he started sitting in the hadeeth circles of the Muhaddith, Daakhalee. He says himself, that one day whilst narrating a hadeeth, Daakhalee read the chain (sanad) as Sufyaan from Abee Zubair from Ibraaheem. Imaam Bukhaaree said,

“Abu Zubair did not hear from Ibraaheem.”

Upon hearing this Daakhalee shouted at him. He (Bukhaaree) said,

“If you have the manuscript just have a look for revisions sake.”

He (Daakhalee) went inside and looked at the book and came back outside and said to him, “Son, then how is this chain.” Bukhaaree says that he said,

“The narrator from Ibraaheem is not Abu Zubair but Zubair, who is the son of Adiyy.”

Daakhalee took his pen and at that very moment corrected his manuscript, and said to me, “You spoke correctly.”

When he was 16 he memorised the books of Abdullaah Ibn Mubaarak and Wakee Ibn al-Jarraah. [Muqaddimah Fath al-Baari (2/193)] 

 

Haafidh adh-Dhahabee mentions,

“When Imaam Bukhaaree started teaching and writing he did not have a single hair on his beard, (meaning that he was young) and the people he wrote hadeeth from he himself has mentioned more than 1000.” [Tadhkirrah tal-Huffaadh (2/122)]

His Teachers:
Some of his teachers include:

• Dhihaak Ibn Mukhlid,
• Makkee Ibn Ibraheem Khadhalee,
• Ubaidullah Ibn Moosaa Abasa,
• Abdul Quddoos Ibn Hajjaaj and
• Muhammad Ibn Abdullaah Ansaaree.

See the book, “The Creed of Imaam Bukhaaree” for more of his teachers. 

 

His Students:
The names of the Muhadditheen that were his students are:

• Tirmidhee,
• Muslim,
• Nasaa’ee,
• Ibraaheem Ibn Ishaaq Al-Harawee,
• Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Ibn Doolaabee and
• The last person who narrated As-Saheeh from him was Mansoor Ibn Muhammad Bazdooree (d.329H)

The Scholars Praise for Him:
Imaam Tirmidhee said about him,

“In the field of defects and Rijaal (men) I have not seen anyone more (knowledgeable) than Imaam Bukhaaree.”

Muhaddith Ibn Khuzaimah says,

“Below a wet roof I have never encountered anyone more (knowledgeable) than Imaam Bukhaaree on the knowledge of the Prophetic Ahadeeth.”

The author of Saheeh Muslim, Imaam Muslim Ibn Hajjaaj, entered upon Imaam Bukhaaree and kissed his forehead and said,

“O Teacher, O Teacher, O leader of the Muhadditheen, O Doctor of Hadeeth, give me permission to kiss your feet.”

His Works:
Imaam Bukhaaree wrote a lot of books, but the most famous and the one which has acquired the position of acceptance is “Al-Jaam’i as-Saheeh”. He put great effort in writing it, he himself says that before writing every hadeeth he did Ghusl (ritual purification) and prayed two rak’ah of prayer and compiled it from 600,000 ahaadeeth. There is not a single hadeeth he put in it about which he was not certain of its authenticity. [Muqaddimah Fath al-Baari (2/202)] 

 

It reached the greatest status after the Qur’aan and it has been said it is the most authentic book after the Qur’aan. 70,000 students would sit in his Circles and he took 16 years to compile his Book and wrote it 3 times. 

 

His other works include the following:

• Tareekh al-Kabeer,
• Khalq A’faal Ebaad,
• Kitaab al-Wahidaan,
• Kitaab Adaab al-Mufrad,
• Kitaab Adh-Dhua’fa,
• Juz Raf-Al-Yadain,
• Juz Al-Quraa Khalf al-Imaam,
• Jami’a Al-Kabeer,
• Tafseer Al-Kabeer,
• Kitaab Al-Ilal,
• Kitaab Al-Manaaqib,
• Asamee As-Sahabah.

A lot of books have been authored on the explanation of Saheeh al-Bukhaaree; the author of Kashf adh-Dhannoon has mentioned a total of 82. The best is that of Haafidh Ibn Hajr al-Asqalaanee’s (d.852H) “Fath Al-Baari”, Shihaab Ahmad Ibn Al-khateeb Al-Qastalaani’s (d.923H) “Irshaad As-Saaree”, and Badr ud-Deen al-Ainee’s (d.855H) “Umdah al-Qaaree”

 

His Death:
Imaam Bukhaaree died in 256H on the day of 'Eed ul-Fitr and was buried in Khartanak. [Tadhkirrah tal-Huffaadh (2/122), Shadhraat adh-Dhahab (2/135)] 

 

For more details see, Tarjamah Bukhaaree, Tareekh Baghdaad (2/4-36), Tadhkirrah al-Huffaadh (2/122), Tahdheeb At-Tahdheeb (9/47) and Al-Waafiyaat (1/55).