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Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj

Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj

817 –875

Muhaddith, Islamic jurist, Islamicist

Lived 58 years

Born in
Nishapur
Passed away in
Nishapur

Abū al-Ḥusayn Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj ibn Muslim ibn Ward al-Qushayrī an-Naysābūrī (Arabic: أبو الحسين مسلم بن الحجاج بن مسلم بن وَرْد القشيري النيسابوري; after 815 – May 875 CE / 206 – 261 AH), commonly known as Imam Muslim, was an Islamic scholarfrom the city of Nishapur, particularly known as a muhaddith (scholar of hadith). His hadith collection, known as Sahih Muslim, is one of the six major hadith collections in Sunni Islam and is regarded as one of the two most authentic (sahih) collections, alongside Sahih al-Bukhari.

Notable works: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, Almnfrdāt wālwḥdān

Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_ibn_al-Hajjaj