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Imam Muslim

821–875 • Nishapur • Athari

Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj al-Naysaburi (206–261 AH / 821–875) compiled Sahih Muslim, paired with al-Bukhari as the two Sahihs. He travelled for hadith and arranged his collection by complete isnads and chaptered legal and creedal topics.

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About the Shaykh

KunyaAbu al-Husayn
Born821
Died875
PlaceNishapur
Scholar ofHadith
CreedAthari

Hadith

Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj al-Naysaburi (206–261 AH / 821–875) compiled Sahih Muslim, paired with al-Bukhari as the two Sahihs. He travelled for hadith and arranged his collection by complete isnads and chaptered legal and creedal topics.

He was a student of the hadith folk of Khurasan and Iraq. Later Athari teachers use his Sahih beside al-Bukhari for aqeedah chapters on iman, qadar, and the visio of Allah.

Timeline

  1. Born in Nishapur.
  2. Died in Nishapur. رحمه الله.

Legacy

With al-Bukhari he is the spine of hadith study in Salafi institutes: sound text, connected isnad, and creed taken from what the Prophet ﷺ said.

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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