Sahih al-Bukhari

A Kashmiri scholar of hadith who led Darul Uloom Deoband as its principal and chief teacher of hadith from 1915 to 1927. His major works, including the four-volume Fayd al-Bari on Sahih al-Bukhari, were transcribed from his lectures by his students.

Muhammad al-Bukhari (810-870 CE) was the most influential hadith scholar in Islamic history. His Sahih al-Bukhari, compiled through decades of rigorous authentication work, became the most authoritative collection of the Prophet's traditions and a cornerstone of Islamic law and scholarship.