Imam al-Bukhari

الإِمَام البُخَاري

Compiler of the most authentic hadith collection

Born: 810 CE, Bukhara

Died: 870 CE, Samarkand

Era: Classical

Field: Hadith

Origin: Bukhara, Central Asia

Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari compiled Sahih al-Bukhari — considered by Sunni Muslims the most authentic book after the Quran. He examined over 600,000 hadiths and selected only 7,275.