Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj
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Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj 🇮🇶

مسلم بن الحجاج (Known as "Imam Muslim")
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Born c. 815 CE 🇮🇶 Nishapur, Irak
Passed Away May 06, 0875 Nasrabad (Nishapur), Irak
Lifespan 60 years old
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Archival Overview

Supreme Hadith master whose compilation 'Sahih Muslim' represents the second most authentic collection of prophetic traditions in Sunni Islam, praised for thematic arrangement.

Biographical Record

Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (815–875 CE) traveled across Iraq, the Arabian Peninsula, Syria, and Egypt, examining hundreds of thousands of prophetic traditions under prominent masters including Imam Ahmad and al-Bukhari.

His magnum opus, Sahih Muslim, is renowned for its stringent criteria of authenticity, preservation of exact narrator wordings, and logical thematic grouping without interrupting chains of narration.

Key Life Milestones

855

Compilation of Sahih Muslim

Completed his Sahih from among 300,000 scrutinized traditions, recognized worldwide for rigorous methodology.

870

Defense of Academic Integrity

Courageously stood by Imam al-Bukhari during ideological controversies in Nishapur, returning his teacher's gifts in solidarity.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Tomb of Imam Muslim
Nishapur, Iran
GPS: 36.2133, 58.7958
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