WAEC Islamic Religious Studies (IRS) 2025 Objective — Question 39

Question 39 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Islamic Religious Studies (IRS) 2025 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

Sahih Bukhari is regarded as the most authentic collection of Hadith because its collector was

A. older than any other Hadith collector
B. alive during the time of the Prophet
C. the most critical/strict of the collectorsCorrect
D. a founder of a school of law

Explanation

Imam Bukhari applied the strictest conditions of any collector in verifying the authenticity of Hadith.

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