What is Sahih Muslim?
[[File:SahihMuslimCover.jpg|thumb|''Cover of Sahih Muslim'']] {{Hadith}} '''Sahih Muslim''' ({{lang-ar|صَحِيحٌ مُسْلِمٍ}}) is one of the [[Kutub al-Sittah]] (six major [[hadith]] collections) 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> It is of high importance among Sunni muslims and considered the second most authentic hadith collection after [[Sahi al-Bukhari|Sahih al-Bukhari]]. It was collected by [[Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj]] (815-875), also known as [[Imam Muslim]].<ref>Ahmad, K. J. (1987). Hundred Great Muslims. Des Plaines, Ill.: Library of Islam. {{ISBN|0933511167}}.</ref><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> Sahih Muslim, together with Sahih al-Bukhari is termed as ''Sahihayn''. == Collection == Imam Muslim collected almost 300,000 hadith. Out of these, 4000 were included in the collection. According to Munthiri, there are a total of 2,200 hadiths (without repetition) in Sahih Muslim. According to Muhammad Amin, there are 1,400 authentic hadiths that are reported in other books, mainly the six major hadith collections.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibnamin.com/num_hadith.htm|title=عدد الحديث الصحيح - إحصائيات متنوعة|website=www.ibnamin.com}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Hadith]] [[Category:Hadith Books]] {{religion-stub}}