What is the legal basis for the absence of fabricated (mawdu‘) hadiths in Sahih al-Bukhari, especially given the existence of a hadith that refers to Caliph Umar drinking wine at the end of his life?
Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported Sep 2, 2026
Sahih Al-Bukhari is the most authentic book after the Holy Qur'an. The evidence for this is: Firstly, the consensus of the Ummah on its acceptance, and this consensus is infallible. Secondly, Al-Bukhari's statement: "I have only included in the Jami' book what is authentic," and the reality of the book confirms this. As for what is mentioned about Umar drinking alcohol at the end of his life, it is a great slander and falsehood against him, and it is not found in Sahih Al-Bukhari. Rather, Umar was one of the staunchest prohibitors of it.
Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/37875
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 37875
- Imported
- Translation status
- Source text, unreviewed
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy