 Complete volume of Fath al-Bari | |
| Author | Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani |
|---|---|
| Original title | فتح الباري |
| Language | Arabic (originally) |
| Subject | Hadith, Aqidah, Fiqih |
| Genre | Sharh |
Publication date | 15th century |
| Publication place | Egypt |
Fath al-Bari (Arabic: فتح الباري, romanized: Fatḥ al-Bārī, lit. 'Grant of the Creator') is a commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, the first of the Six Books of Sunni Islam, authored by Egyptian Islamic scholar Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani (initiated by ibn Rajab). Considered his magnum opus, it is a widely celebrated hadith commentary.[1]
Ibn Rajab commencenced composing the commentary, however he only reached the chapter on the funeral prayers before his death, amounting to less than a sixth of Sahih Bukhari. Twenty years after his death, Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani started to complete the rest of the commentary, which consisted around 85% of Sahih Bukhari.
- ^ Abdal Hakim Murad. "Fath al-Bari: Commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari". Sunnah.org. Muslim Academic Trust. Archived from the original on 2020-02-15. Retrieved 2015-09-12.
The importance of this literature may be gauged by the fact that at least seventy full commentaries have been written on Imam al-Bukhari's great Sahih [...] However the most celebrated is without question the magnificent Fath al-Bari ('Victory of the Creator') by Imam Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani