The summary of the matter is that our master, the leader of the hadith scholars, Imam Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) was a great mujtahid. He considered the Qur'an and Hadith to be the direct foundation of his practice. In the true sense, he was not only Ahl-e-Hadith but the Imam of Ahl-e-Hadith. Every single page of his *Jami' al-Sahih* bears witness to this reality. The Prophetic traditions were his everything — his constant preoccupation. Even the slightest contradiction to Hadith was unbearable for him. He was, in the truest sense, a devoted servant of the Messenger. In reality, he was a beacon of guidance.