To this Imam...

To this Imam, who outstripped all the in knowledge, they ascribed — as reported by al-Suyuti — only 58 traditions. Ibn Hazm said that only fifty of these traditions were correct, of which only twenty ones were related by al-Bukhari and Muslim. In respect of Uthman, nine traditions were reported for him by al-Bukhari and five ones by Muslim. For al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, al-Bukhari reported nine traditions and Muslim only one. For Talhah ibn Ubayd Allah al-Bukhari reported only four traditions.

For Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf al-Bukhari reported nine traditions. For Ubayy ibn Ka'b sixty-plus traditions are recorded in the Six Books (al-Kutub al-Sittah). For Zayd ibn Thabit al-Bukhari reported eight traditions, and the Two Shaykhs concurred on five ones only. For Salman al-Farsi al-Bukhari reported four traditions and Muslim three ones...etc.

It is established that many did not narrate from the Prophet any hadith, among whom being Sa'id ibn Zayd ibn Nufayl, one of the Ten promised with Paradise, and Abu Ammarah... etc. Previous…