Imam Muslim

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The full name of Imam Muslim is Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (815 – 875).[1] He is a Persian, Islamic, hadith scholar.[2] His hadith collection, known as Sahih Muslim, is one of the six major hadith collections (Kutub al-Sittah) in Sunni Islam.[3]

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  1. Abdul Mawjood, Salahuddin `Ali (2007). The Biography of Imam Muslim bin al-Hajjaj. translated by Abu Bakr Ibn Nasir. Riyadh: Darussalam. ISBN 9960988198.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.