Imam al-Bukhari: Mujtahid Mutlaq or Shafi‘i Muqallid?
Compiled by: Abu Hamzah Salafi
A prejudiced Hanafi writer claims that Imam al-Bukhari رحمه الله was Shafi‘i in jurisprudence. To support this claim, he cites statements from Taj al-Din al-Subki, Nawab Siddiq Hasan, al-Qastallani, Ibn...