Imam Muslim

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Imam Muslim was a renowned 9th-century Persian Islamic scholar best known as the compiler of Sahih Muslim, one of the most authoritative collections of hadith in Sunni Islam.

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Imam Muslim canonical 2

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instanceOf Islamic scholar
Persian person
Sunni Muslim
hadith scholar
associatedWithPlace Nishapur
linked to: Neyshabur
birthDate c. 206 AH
c. 815 CE
birthPlace Abbasid Caliphate
Khorasan
Nishapur
burialPlace Nishapur
linked to: Neyshabur
citizenship Abbasid Caliphate
contributedTo development of hadith methodology
deathDate c. 261 AH
c. 875 CE
deathPlace Nishapur
linked to: Neyshabur
denomination Sunni Islam
era 9th century
Islamic Golden Age
ethnicGroup Arab tribe of Qushayr
field Islamic sciences
hadith authentication
hadith collection
fullName Abu al-Husayn Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj ibn Muslim al-Qushayri al-Naysaburi
givenName Muslim
linked to: Muslims
knownFor being one of the foremost hadith scholars in Sunni Islam
compiling Sahih Muslim
kunya Abu al-Husayn
language Arabic
mainInterest Islamic jurisprudence
hadith
hadith criticism
notableWork Sahih Muslim
al-Musnad al-Kabir ‘ala al-Rijal
al-‘Ilal
region Khorasan
religion Islam
religiousTradition Ahl al-Hadith
student Abu ‘Isa al-Tirmidhi
Ibn Khuzaymah
al-Tirmidhi
teacher Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Imam al-Bukhari
linked to: Muhammad al-Bukhari

Ishaq ibn Rahwayh
Qutaybah ibn Sa‘id
linked to: Qutaybah ibn Saʿid

Yahya ibn Ma'in
workDescribedAs Sahih Muslim is one of the two most authentic hadith collections in Sunni Islam

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