Examining the spiritual position of Imam Bukhari among Muhaddith scholars

Abstract

Undoubtedly, Imam Bukhari was one of the late personalities and scholars who provided remarkable services to the Islamic world and humanity. Undoubtedly, he is one of the guardians and protectors of Islamic heritage who left his mark on the social and scientific scenes. Imam Bukhari would travel for months on foot and on an empty stomach to meet those who had hadiths and narrate them to obtain a hadith. Compared to other narrators, he set strict conditions in narrating and collecting authentic hadiths so that no one dares to falsify the hadiths and pollute the pure words of the Prophet. The results of this research show that Imam Bukhari's accuracy, alertness, hard work, and foresight towards the subjects provided the basis for his perfection and scientific personality. Petrified and careless people will not succeed in life. The purpose of this research is to examine the spiritual status of Imam Bukhari. In this article, an attempt has been made to explain the factors that brought Imam Bukhari to such a lofty position. This research was done on the library method. The researcher has collected information from reliable and valid sources and analyzed it analytically and descriptively.