What is Imam Muslim?
The full name of '''Imam Muslim''' is '''Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj''' (815 – 875).<ref>Abdul Mawjood, Salahuddin `Ali (2007). The Biography of Imam Muslim bin al-Hajjaj. translated by Abu Bakr Ibn Nasir. Riyadh: Darussalam. {{ISBN|9960988198}}.</ref> He is a [[Persian people|Persian]], [[Islamic]], [[hadith]] scholar.<ref>Frye, ed. by R.N. (1975). The Cambridge history of Iran (Repr. ed.). London: Cambridge U.P. p. 471. {{ISBN|978-0-521-20093-6}}.</ref> His hadith collection, known as [[Sahih Muslim]], is one of the six major hadith collections ([[Kutub al-Sittah]]) in [[Sunni]] Islam.<ref>A.C. Brown, Jonathan (2014). Misquoting Muhammad: The Challenge and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet's Legacy. Oneworld Publications. p. 257. {{ISBN|978-1780744209}}. [...] the Sahihayn, the two authentic Hadith compilations of Bukhari and Muslim bin Hajjaj that Sunni Islam has long declared the most reliable books after the Qur'an.</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Iranian Muslims]] [[Category:History of Islam]] [[Category:Hadith scholars]] [[Category:810s births]] [[Category:870s deaths]]