The Legend - IMAM BUKHARI (Rahmatullahi alaihi)[must watch]

BismiLlah

All praises are due to Allah Taalah.



Imam Bukhari had lost his sight in his days as a youth, and his mother used to pray to Allah vigorously for the return of her son’s sight. One night in her dream, she saw the Prophet Ibrahim, upon whom be peace, who told her that Allah had accepted her prayers because of her tears in front of Allah and her son’s sight would be return’. When Imam Bukhari awoke in the morning, his eyesight had returned.



[Tahrikh Ibn Kathir, under biography of Imam Bukhari, and Muqadimah Fath al Bari, biography of Imam Bukhari]



I recommend listening to this lecture. Gives you a good summary of Imam Bukhari's life (rahimahullah) .

Legends of Islam - Imam Al Bukhari By Shaykh Ahmad Musa Jibril

The Legend - IMAM BUKHARI (Rahmatullahi alaihi)[must watch]





His name, 'Abu Abdillah Muhammad Ibn Ismail Ibn Ibrahim Ibn Al-Mughirah Ibn Bardizbah Al-Bukhari.' He was born on 13 Shawwal 194 AH / 810 CE after the Jumuah Salaah in Bukhara in the territory of Khurasan (West Turkistan).



Ismail, the father of Imam Bukhari, died during the Imam's childhood leaving him along with a brother and sister in the care of his mother, where he was nourished with love and care. Historians relate a remarkable incident that occurred during the Imam's childhood. He had lost the use of both his eyes. Because of the endless prayers of his mother and the nights spent weeping, the Imam's sight was miraculously restored. The Imam's mother was informed by means of a dream in which the Prophet Ibrahim (alaihissalam) had appeared and said:

"Because of your bountiful and sacred prayers, Allah has returned the eyesight of your son."



Imam Bukhari began to learn traditions (hadith) by heart at the age of ten. His intelligence was already showing at that age, for he is credited with having been able at an early age to correct his teachers.



It was at the age of sixteen, after having memorized the compilations of both Imam Waki and Abdullah Ibn Mubarak, that he made the pilgrimage to Makkah accompanying his mother and elder brother. Upon completing the pilgrimage, the Imam decided to remain in Makkah. He would spend the next six years in Hijaz (Makkah and Madinah) in the pursuit of Hadith (traditions). He traveled widely in search of traditions, visiting the main centers of knowledge, namely Basra, Kufa, Baghdad, Egypt and Syria. Iraq was the place where Imam Bukhari would occasionally return (Kufa and Basra were both historical 'powerhouses' of knowledge).