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According to the Shi'a, there are reasons to cast doubts on the reliability of ''Sahih al-Bukhari'', including the following: | According to the Shi'a, there are reasons to cast doubts on the reliability of ''Sahih al-Bukhari'', including the following: | ||
* Al-Bukhari was contemporary with [[Imam al-Hadi (a)]] and [[Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari (a)]], but he did not transmit a single hadith from these two | * Al-Bukhari was contemporary with [[Imam al-Hadi (a)]] and [[Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari (a)]], but he did not transmit a single hadith from these two Imams or their preceding [[Imams (a)]]. Al-Bukhari's bias was so strong that he did not transmit a hadith from children and companions of the Imams (a) neither, while there were prominent transmitters of hadiths among them. However, he transmits many hadiths from [[Khawarij]] despite his knowledge of their hostility to [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]]. | ||
* Some virtues of Ahl al-Bayt (a) are cited in ''Sahih Muslim'', but al-Bukhari refused to cite them in his book. | * Some virtues of Ahl al-Bayt (a) are cited in ''Sahih Muslim'', but al-Bukhari refused to cite them in his book. | ||
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* Some hadiths are not cited with their exact words; rather they are rephrased in accordance with the way the transmitter understands them to mean. | * Some hadiths are not cited with their exact words; rather they are rephrased in accordance with the way the transmitter understands them to mean. | ||
* There are some unreliable or [[Hadith Forgery|fabricated]] hadiths in this book. Some researchers appeal to evidence and criteria of the science of hadith to show that some hadiths in this book are fabricated. | * There are some [[sahih (hadith)|unreliable]] or [[Hadith Forgery|fabricated]] hadiths in this book. Some researchers appeal to evidence and criteria of the science of hadith to show that some hadiths in this book are fabricated. | ||
* It is not true to attribute the whole book to the author. | * It is not true to attribute the whole book to the author. | ||