by ‘Asakir ad-Din Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj ibn Muslim ibn Ward ibn Kawshan al-Qushayri an-Naysaburi (Arabic: عساكر الدين مسلم بن الحجاج بن مسلم بن وَرْد بن كوشان القشيري النيسابوري; after 815 – May 875) or Muslim Nishapuri (Persian: مسلم نیشاپوری). Consierted second only to Al-Bukhari as a muhaddith (scholar of hadith).[1]
Born in the city of Nishapur, near Mashhad (present-day Iran) 204 AH; died, in Nishapur in the month of Rajab 261 AH.[2]
Imam Muslim began his studies at an early age, eventually, travelling to Iraq, Hijaz, Ash-Sham, and Egypt to study under the scholars of Hadith which included Imam Bukhari, Ahmad ibn Hanbal, and ibn Abu Shaiba. His students included At-Tirmidhi, and Ibn Abu Hatim.
His most recognized work, a collection of 9200 ahadith known as Al Musnad As-Sahih; Sahih Muslim. One of the Kutub al-Sittah, his Musnad is considered the second most authentic book after Al-Bukhari.
Names
- Imam Muslim
- Abu al-Husayn
Notes
- Jump up↑ Bulugh Al-Maram: Attainment of the Objective, According to Evidence of the Ordinances. Compiled by: Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar Al-Aswalani. Second Edition 2002. pg. 11
- Jump up↑ Bulugh Al-Maram: Attainment of the Objective, According to Evidence of the Ordinances. Compiled by: Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar Al-Aswalani. Second Edition 2002. pg. 12