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Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj

Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj produced one of the canonical hadith collections of Sunni Islam.

BORN c. 815 CE · Nishapur, KhurasanDIED 875 CE · Nishapur, KhurasanERA Abbasid

NOTABLE CONTRIBUTION

Compiled Sahih Muslim, a major Sunni hadith collection known for careful arrangement of chains and variants.

THE RECORD

He studied with major hadith authorities across the Islamic world.
His collection is valued for its organization and handling of variant narrations.
Sahih Muslim is commonly paired with Sahih al-Bukhari in Sunni study.