8vo. Volume I: 229 pp., [2 contents], 208 pp. / Volume II: 201 pp., [2 contents], 191 pp., modern red cloth, paper slightly browned, trace of wormhole on last couple of leaves of volume 2 not affecting text, otherwise set in good condition, published at Al-Matba’a al-Othmaniyya, Cairo, 1318 A. H./ 1900.

Synopsis

Sahih al-Bukhari, is one of the six canonical hadith collections (Al-Kutub Al-Sittah) of Islam. These prophetic traditions, or hadith, were collected by Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari, after being transmitted orally for generations. Sunni Muslims view this as one of the three most trusted collections of hadith along with Sahih Muslim and al-Muwatta. In some circles, it is considered the most authentic book after the Qur’an.
The actual title of the book commonly referred to as Sahih al-Bukhari, according to Ibn al-Salah, is: al-Jaami’ al-Sahih al-Musnad al-Mukhtasar min Umur Rasool Allah wa sunanihi wa Ayyamihi. A word for word translation is: The Abridged Collection of Authentic Hadith with Connected Chains regarding Matters Pertaining to the Prophet, His practices and His Times. Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani mentioned the same title replacing the word umur, matters, with hadith.
Several detailed commentaries, translations by leading scholar on this collection have been written, including this work.