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Practice these MCQs in the appQuick fact: The year 206 AH is the birth year of Imam Muslim.
Imam Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj al-Qushayri al-Naysaburi was born in 206 AH and died in 261 AH. He is the author of Sahih Muslim, which is considered the second most authentic book of hadith after Sahih al-Bukhari among the Six Authentic Books (Sihah Sittah). Imam Muslim was also a student of Imam al-Bukhari and worked tirelessly in collecting and compiling hadith.
The birth years of four major hadith scholars of the Sihah Sittah are as follows: Imam al-Bukhari (194 AH), Imam Muslim (206 AH), Imam Abu Dawud (202 AH), and Imam al-Tirmidhi (209 AH). Imam Muslim collected approximately 7,275 hadiths in his famous book "Sahih Muslim," including repetitions. His full name is Abu al-Husayn Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj ibn Muslim al-Qushayri al-Naysaburi.
