The Abridged Sahih al Bukhari:
Commentary and explanation in  English  by Shaykh Abu Yusuf  Riyadh ul Haq of:
The text used for this Summary is based on Imam Zain Ud Din Ahmad Abdul Lateef Az Zabidi (d. 893) [al-Tajrid  al-Sarih].
Volume One The Book of Revelation
7 Audio  Cassette  Album Set (Hadiths 1-7)

Tape Contents:

1)The Life of Imam Bukhari
2) Imam Bukhari's Methodology
3) Deeds Are Only by Intention (Hadith 1) Listen online to an extended sample
4) The Beginning of Revelation (Hadith 2 & 3)
5) The Method of Revelation (Hadith 4, 5 & 6)
6) The Prophet and Heraclias 1 (Hadith 7)
7) The Prophet and Heraclius  2 (Hadith 7)

in The "Al-Jami-al-Sahih' (Sahih Al Bukhari)  Imam Bukhari had recorded all the Sayings of the Prophet which he found to be genuine after thorough examination and scrutiny. He spent sixteen years in research and examined more than sixty thousand Sayings from which he selected some 7,275 Sayings whose genuineness and accuracy he established beyond the slightest doubt. Deducting duplicates, the Imam's collection contain about four thousand distinct Sayings.

Imam al-Bukhari is one of the most eminent of those pious Scholars  who  gave endless bliss upon the Muslim Ummah. This is made manifest in the this  book of Ahadith an-Nabawi that Imam Al Bukhari  compiled.

Imam al-muhaddithin Hadrat Imam Abu `Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari was born in  Shawwal, 194AH, in the famous city of Bukhara, of the land "beyond the canal" - present day Uzbekistan -. The father of Imam Bukhari, Isma`il ibn Ibrahim ibn Mughirah al-Ja`fi, was a great muhaddith and ascetic from whom he inherited his characteristics of literary zeal and excellence. During his childhood his father died and his mother took on the entire responsibility of bringing him up <Read More about Imam Bukhari>

• Some History on Sahih Bukhari

Also available Summarized  Sahih Al-Bukhari (At-Tajrid As-Sarih by Imam Az-Zubaidi)
Translation  by Dr. M Muhsin Khan , Islamic University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwwarah (Arabic - English) 


SHAYKH ABU YUSUF RIYADH UL HAQ is a graduate of Darul Uloom Al-Arabiya Al-Islamiya, a madrasa located in Northern England. There, he completed his studies in Quran, Hadith, Arabic and general Islamic Studies. After graduating in 1991, Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq remained active in teaching and spreading the message of Islam. Currently, he is a teacher of Hadith, Arabic and Islamic Studies at Madinat ul Uloom Al-Islamiya.
Known for his inspirational speaking style, Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq has traveled extensively to give lectures on Islamic subjects.