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Fath al-Bari ( Arabic : فتح الباري , romanized : Fatḥ al-Bārī , lit. ' Grant of the Creator ' ) is a commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari , the first of the Six Books of Sunni Islam , authored by Egyptian Islamic scholar Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani . Considered his magnum opus, it is a widely celebrated hadith commentary. The importance of this literature may be gauged by the fact that at least seventy full commentaries have been written on Imam al-Bukhari's great Sahih [...] However the most celebrated is without question the magnificent Fath al-Bari ('Victory of the Creator') by Imam Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Fath ul-Bari fi Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari ( ) ("Grant of the Creator") is the most valued Sunni commentary of Sahih Bukhari , written by Ibn Hajr Asqalani in 18 volumes. It is reported that it took Asqalani 25 years to finish his work.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Complete volume of Fathul Bari Fath ul-Bari fi Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari ( ) ("Grant of the Creator") is the most valued Sunni commentary of Sahih al-Bukhari , written by Ibn Hajr Asqalani . It is reported that it took Asqalani 25 years to finish his work.
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Fatḥ al-Bārī fī Sharḥ Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī ( ) is a multi-volume commentary on the Sunni hadith collection Sahih al-Bukhari , composed by Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani .Considered his magnum opus , it is the most celebrated hadith commentary.It is reported that it took Ibn Hajar 25 years to finish his work.The importance of this literature may be gauged by the fact that at least seventy full commentaries have been written on Imam al-Bukhari's great Sahih [...] However the most celebrated is without question the magnificent Fath al-Bari ('Victory of the Creator') by Imam Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Fatḥ al-Bārī fī Sharḥ Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī ( ) is a multi-volume commentary on the Sunni hadith collection Sahih al-Bukhari , composed by Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani Shafi. Considered his magnum opus , it is the most celebrated hadith commentary. It is reported that it took Ibn Hajar 25 years to finish his work. The importance of this literature may be gauged by the fact that at least seventy full commentaries have been written on Imam al-Bukhari's great Sahih [...] However the most celebrated is without question the magnificent Fath al-Bari ('Victory of the Creator') by Imam Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani
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most valued sunni commentary of sahih bukhari
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commentary on sahih al-bukhari
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