Sahih al-Bukhari
The most authoritative Hadith collection
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Sahih al-Bukhari
The most authoritative Hadith collection
Language: ArabicEra: c. 846 AD
Description
Compiled by Muhammad al-Bukhari, over 7,000 hadith reporting the sayings and deeds of Muhammad. Second only to the Qur'an in Sunni Islam.
Provenance
Compiled two centuries after Muhammad's death, sifted from hundreds of thousands of oral reports.
Christian Assessment
Records Muhammad's child marriage (Bukhari 5.58.234), assassinations, and doctrinal contradictions. A window into the true character of Islam's prophet.