What is the meaning of the word "Bab" (Chapter) in al-Bukhari?
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The questioner : ...؟
The Shaykh : "Bab" means a section. Do you have a section?
The questioner : ... ؟
The Shaykh : It has a "Bab," but you do not have one. Well, this is from the copyists or from the narrators of the two Sahihs from al-Bukhari. Al-Bukhari has several men who narrated his Sahih; some of them may have included it, and some may not have included it.
The questioner : ... ؟
The Shaykh : So, you will find differences between them, either in the chain of narration or in the text.
The Shaykh : "Bab" means a section. Do you have a section?
The questioner : ... ؟
The Shaykh : It has a "Bab," but you do not have one. Well, this is from the copyists or from the narrators of the two Sahihs from al-Bukhari. Al-Bukhari has several men who narrated his Sahih; some of them may have included it, and some may not have included it.
The questioner : ... ؟
The Shaykh : So, you will find differences between them, either in the chain of narration or in the text.