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Practice these MCQs in the appQuick fact: Imam Muslim, the compiler of Sahih Muslim, was born in 817 AD.
Imam Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj al-Naysaburi was born in 817 AD (204 AH) in Nishapur, Persia. He is one of the most celebrated Hadith scholars in Islamic history and his compilation Sahih Muslim is ranked second only to Sahih al-Bukhari among the six authentic Hadith collections (Sihah Sitta). He studied under great scholars including Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal and Imam Bukhari himself, and dedicated his life to the science of Hadith.
Imam Muslim's full name was Abul Husayn Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj al-Qushayri al-Naysaburi. He began studying Hadith at a young age and traveled extensively to Iraq, Hijaz, Egypt, and Syria to collect Hadith. His Sahih contains approximately 7,563 Hadith (including repetitions) selected from over 300,000 narrations he had gathered. Imam Muslim passed away in 875 AD (261 AH) in Nishapur.
