Shah Waliullah

Shah Waliullah states: وَأَمَّا الْبُخَارِيُّ فَهُوَ وَإِنْ كَانَ مُنْتَسِبًا إِلَى الشَّافِعِيِّ مُوَافِقًا لَهُ فِي كَثِيرٍ مِنَ الْفِقْهِ فَقَدْ خَالَفَهُ أَيْضًا فِي كَثِيرٍ إِلَى آخِرِهِ — That is, due to frequent agreement, Imam Bukhari has been attributed to Imam Shafi'i. However, the reality is that just as there is a large number of agreements, there is also a large number of disagreements with Imam Shafi'i. Many such examples will be evident to those who study Sahih Bukhari.