About Sahih Muslim

English Translation by Abdul Hamid Siddiqui. Sahih Muslim is a collection of sayings and deeds of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), also known as the sunnah. The reports of the Prophet’s sayings and deeds are called ahadith. Imam Muslim was a student…

The position of Imam Bukhari’s Sahih in the literature is not, of course, unrivalled. Another Sahih was being compiled almost simultaneously, which was considered its superior by some, its equal by others, and second to it by most. This was…

As his nisbah shows, Imam Muslim belonged to the Qushayr tribe of the Arabs, an offshoot of the mighty clan of Rabee’ah. His tribe had taken an important part in the history of Islam after the death of the Prophet…

As mentioned, Imam Muslim started his studies at the very early age of fourteen years. In the year 218 A.H. the atmosphere in Neesaaboor, his birthplace, was of a religious and knowledge type. Neesaaboor had great personalities in this period…

His character is said to have been admirable. His fearless loyalty to the truth is shown by his persistence in associating with Imam Bukhari despite the political pressures brought to bear on the latter. Like Imam Bukhari, he adhered to…

Imam Muslim died in the year 261 A.H. / 874 C.E. in Neesaaboor, Iran. (To Allah we belong and to Him we shall return.)