Imam Muslim

الإِمَام مُسْلِم

Compiler of Sahih Muslim

Born: 815 CE, Nishapur

Died: 875 CE, Nishapur

Era: Classical

Field: Hadith

Origin: Nishapur, Persia

Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj compiled Sahih Muslim — the second most authentic hadith collection in Sunni Islam. He studied under Imam al-Bukhari and applied similarly rigorous criteria.