Demise of Imam Tirmidhi

According to the well-known narration, Imam Tirmidhi (رحمه الله) passed away on the night of Saturday, 13th Rajab, 279 AH, in the city of Tirmidh at the age of seventy. However, Ibn Khallikan (رحمه الله) has written, quoting al-Sam‘ani (رحمه الله), that “Imam Tirmidhi passed away in the town of Bugh, in the year 279 AH,” which is located six farsakhs (approximately eighteen miles) from Tirmidh.