Abu Abdullah, Muhammad Ibn Ismael Ibn Ibrahim Ibn Mughaireh, Ibn Bardzih, Jafi Al-Bukhari is one of the most celebrated Sunni Narrators [of Hadiths].

He was born in 194 Hijri (Lunar Calendar) in one of the villages of Bukhara by the name of ''Khertank'', and it was during his childhood when he lost his father. He had an extremely strong memory, and from an early age he gave much importance to gathering hadiths. Subsequent to his teacher, Muhham Ibn Yahya Dhili, becoming jealous of him he was ousted by the community. Having no alternative he left Nayshabur and went to Bukhara, where he was subjected to the resentment of the governing ruler. From there he planned to go to Samarqand and along the way he went to the neighborhood in his birth-village and after a few days passed, he passed away. His effects include 25 narrated books of which the book Sahih is the most important.

Although Bukhari lived during the time of two Shia Imams (Imam Hadi & Imam Askari Peace be upon them), unfortunately he has not narrated any hadith from these two great Imams and he has only narrated twenty-nine hadiths from Imam Ali (Peace be upon him) and only a handful from Imam Hasan Mujtaba (Peace be upon him) and Imam Baqir (Peace be upon him). Although many Sunnis consider him to be honest and reliable, and consider his book the most important book after the Holy Quran, however many Sunni scholars have acutely criticized his narrations. Likewise, shia scholars and hadith narrators have also noted the criticisms regarding Bukhari’s Sahih.