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Imam Ibn Majah

824–887 • Qazvin • Athari

Muhammad ibn Yazid Ibn Majah (209–273 AH / 824–887) compiled the Sunan that completes the famous six books. It contains additional chapters not gathered in the other five, including the hadith that the scholars are the inheritors of the prophets.

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About the Shaykh

Born824
Died887
PlaceQazvin
Scholar ofHadith
CreedAthari

Hadith

Muhammad ibn Yazid Ibn Majah (209–273 AH / 824–887) compiled the Sunan that completes the famous six books. It contains additional chapters not gathered in the other five, including the hadith that the scholars are the inheritors of the prophets.

Salafi lessons often cite his Sunan for zawā'id after the two Sahihs and the three Sunans.

Legacy

Counted with the six books; a frequent citation in Athari teaching on knowledge and fiqh.

Areas of knowledge

HadithThe speech and practice of the Prophet ﷺ, kept with the chains and the fiqh that follows them.

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