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Alongside the verification of the transmitters, critical tests
were applied to examine the veracity of the Hadith in the
light of the Holy Koran and authentic Ahadith, together with
intelligence. Those Ahadith which failed to meet the standard
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were rejected or put to one side. Later, these Hadith were
recorded separately so that there would be no reason to
doubt which were authentic and which were not. It was indeed
a great task, coupled with religious zeal and fervor together
with dedication and piety on the part of the scholars. Imam
Bukhari alone devoted sixteen years of his life to compile
his great work.
It was from theses enormous works that Imam Abu Muhammad Hussain
were applied to examine the veracity of the Hadith in the
light of the Holy Koran and authentic Ahadith, together with
intelligence. Those Ahadith which failed to meet the standard
10
were rejected or put to one side. Later, these Hadith were
recorded separately so that there would be no reason to
doubt which were authentic and which were not. It was indeed
a great task, coupled with religious zeal and fervor together
with dedication and piety on the part of the scholars. Imam
Bukhari alone devoted sixteen years of his life to compile
his great work.
It was from theses enormous works that Imam Abu Muhammad Hussain