EL-ENSARI'S COMMENTARY METHOD IN TUHFETÜ'L-BÂRÎ Bİ ŞERHİ SAHÎHİ'L-BUHÂRÎ

During the Mamluk period, there was a very rich cultural and scientific activity. This period left behind a very important scientific legacy in terms of Islamic sciences and Islamic cultural history. Islamic scholars who grew up in this period left behind many works in different fields. Al-Ansari (d.926/1520), who lived at the beginning of the 15th century and at the beginning of the 16th century, also wrote a commentary called ‘Tuhfetü’l-Bârî bi-Şerhi Sahîhi’l-Buhârî’ on Bukhari’s (d.256/870)  work named "el-Câmiu's-Sahîh". In this study, we will try to specify chiefly the method he followed in his commentaries within the limits of the article as well as giving brief information about El-Ansari's life and works. When it comes to introducing al-Ansari, we will first state his name, tag, nickname and lineage. Then, we will mention his scientific personality. In this context, we will mention his scientific upbringing, his teachers, his students, the opinions of scholars about him and his works. As al-Ansari is a versatile person in terms of science, the works he wrote are also diverse, and they will be explained in this study. We will state that his works are related to many sciences, particularly hadith, tafsir and fiqh. When we mention his works, we will not introduce his works other than hadith works. We will also give some brief explanations about what is related to the hadith. After concluding al-Ansari's life and scientific personality, we will reveal his commentary method in ‘Tuhfetü'l-Bârî bi-Şerhi Sahîhi'l-Buhârî’ in general. In first place, we will state some significant points of his method in the books and chapters. Subsequently, we will state word analyzes and explanations about different sciences. Then, we will explain issues such as the introduction of the narrators and their stages and levels regarding the narration. In addition, we will reveal some issues such as his stating the differences between the copies of the text, his explanation of the differences in the text, and his explanations about the repetition of hadiths in Bukhari. We will finish our study with the result.

Keywords

El-Ansârî, Tuhfetu'l-Bârî, Bukhari, Method, Commentary