Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj
Arab Muslim hadith scholar (815–875) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abū al-Ḥusayn ‘Asākir ad-Dīn Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj ibn Muslim ibn Ward ibn Kawshādh al-Qushayrī an-Naysābūrī[note 1] (Arabic: أبو الحسين عساكر الدين مسلم بن الحجاج بن مسلم بن وَرْد بن كوشاذ القشيري النيسابوري; after 815 – May 875 CE / 206 – 261 AH) or Muslim Nayshāpūrī (Persian: مسلم نیشاپوری), commonly known as Imam Muslim, was an Islamic scholar from 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.
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Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj مسلم بن الحجاج | |
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Title | Imām Muslim |
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Born | after c. 815 |
Died | May c. 875 Nasarabad, Abbasid Caliphate (present-day Iran) |
Resting place | Nasarabad |
Religion | Islam |
Era | Islamic Golden Age (Abbasid era) |
Region | Abbasid Caliphate |
Denomination | Sunni |
School | Shafi'i/Mujtahid |
Jurisprudence | Ijtihad |
Main interest(s) | Hadith Aqidah |
Notable work(s) | Sahih Muslim |
Occupation | Islamic scholar, Muhaddith |
Muslim leader | |
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