iii PREFACE

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In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, and Peace be upon the Master of the Apostles, his Family and Companions.

We, the undersigned, have read this translation of the Meanings of "Sahih al-Bukhari" achieved by Dr. Muhammed Muhsin Khan and have done our best to revise and correct it from its beginning to its end so that, with the ability and efforts available, it has come near to correctness as much as possible.

We thank Allah, the Elevated, for the success of this beneficial project and ask Him to bountifully reward all those who have undertaken it or participated in it Allah's Pleasure being our aim, and it is He who guides us on the right path.

Shakir Nasif AI-Ubaydi:
M.A. English, Vanderbilt
Univ., U.S.A.;
Teacher of English:
Baghdad Univ., & College
of Education, Mecca.
 Dr. Mahmud Hamad 
Nasr: Graduate of 
Khartum Univ. 
Physician, King Hospital,
Medina.
 Dr. Muhammad Taqiy-ad-
Din AI-Hilali: Ph.D. 
Berlin Univ., Germany;
Professor; Muhammad V
Univ., Morocco; 
Islamic Univ., Medina.
I have persued a little portion of this translation and found that the translator has succeeded in rendering the meanings of "Al-Jami' As-Sahih" (Sahih al-Bukhari) into English in a simple comprehensible style free from complications. I have also noticed that he has chosen successfully the best and most authentic interpretation of some Hadiths that are interpreted differently by different scholars.

Dr. Mahmud Hamad As-Sudani did his best to check the whole translation. The second revision was done by Mr. Shakir Nasif Al-Ubaydi. Finally, Dr. Muhammad Taqiy-ad-Din Al-Hilali checked the translation with the translator Dr. M.M. Khan thoroughly and minutely, doing his utmost to correct the minor mistakes he detected, till the translation acquired a high degree of precision.

May Allah bountifully reward whoever has participated in this benevolent work; and may He make people benefit by it.

I am perfectly sure that the translation, with Allah's help and after all the great efforts exerted in its production, has neared perfection.

In Allah's Hands are all means of success. And Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.

MUHAMMAD AMIN AL-MISRI
Ph.D. Cambridge Univ.,
Advisor & Head of Shari'a Department
College of Shari'a and Islamic Studies,
Mecca Al-Mukarrama.

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