Hadith and Codicology 1

Who said the following statement and where did he copy from:

“I copied al-Bukhārī’s book from its original manuscript. I noticed that the book was incomplete. Many places were left blank: certain chapter headings were void of content while certain ḥadīths lacked chapter headings, so we merged them together.”

• al-Baji, he copied from Mustamli

• Mustamli, he copied from Firabri

• Firabri, he copied from Mustamli

• al-Baji, he copied from Firabri

"Although Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl al-Bukhārī was the most knowledgeable scholar with regards to authentic and inauthentic ḥadīths, it does not follow by necessity that he was qualified in the rhetorical science of meaning (ʿilm al-maʿānī) and phraseology"- who said this?

• al-Firabri

• al-Mustamli

• al-Baji

• al-Kushmīhanī

"al-Bukhārī taught the Ṣaḥīḥ several times in multiple cities."

To which accusation against al-Bukhārī does the author bring the above argument as a response?

• i) Imām al-Bukhārī passed away before producing a fair copy of the Saḥīḥ;

• (ii) the disappearance of the original manuscript penned by al-Bukhārī;

• (iii) the multiplicity of recensions with discrepancies and additional material within them.

“A failure to grasp these nuances has led superficial readers to believe that al-Bukhārī never completed the Ṣaḥīḥ.” who did make this statement?

• al-Baji

• al-Mustamli

• al-Firabri

• Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani

The first question here concerns whether there was a manuscript of the Ṣaḥīḥ penned by al-Bukhārī. What is the position of the author regarding this?

• Yes, there was.

• No, there was not.

• Doubtful

• Did not take clear position

"The copy contained additions and addended papyri. Some scribes assigned these additions to relevant places in the core text based on their discretion..." This justification was given by Ibn Hajar for ....

• Discrepancies in the author's copy

• Discrepancies in the recensions of Shuyukh's of Abu Dharr al-Harawi

• Discrepancies in the recensions of the students of Abu Dharr al-Harawi

• Discrepancies in the recensions of the students of al-Baji

What was al-Qasṭallānī’s response to al-Bājī’s comments?

• According to Ḥadīth scholars, oral/aural transmission is the most authoritative method of establishing ḥadīths

• Some scribes assigned these additions to relevant places in the core text

• Contentious areas are extremely few.