Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj
Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj , with full name Abu 'l-Husain Muslim b. al-Hajjaj b. Muslim al-Qushairi al-Naisaburi, Arabic مسلم بن الحجاج النيسابوري, DMG Muslim ibn al-Ḥaǧǧāǧ an-Naysābūrī (* 817 or 821 in Nishapur ; † 875 ) is the author of the most important collection of hadiths next to the collection of al-Buchārī . However, this collection is often preferred to the latter in the North Arabian region. In the majority it contains the same traditions as that of Buchari.
Life
Since his youth, Muslim traveled extensively, including through Iraq, the Hejaz , Syria and Egypt, in search of hadiths . He studied with famous scholars in Egypt, Syria, Arabia and Iraq, a. a. from Ahmad ibn Hanbal , from Harmala, a disciple of ash-Shafii , and from Ibn Rāhwayh . According to his own statement, he is said to have made the selection for his work from three hundred thousand hadiths that he had collected himself.
plant
Muslim's collection of hadiths is called Arabic الجامع الصحيح al-dschāmi' as-Saheeh , collection of authentic traditions', shortly Sahih or Sahih Muslim . It is at the head of the six Sunni canonical collections of hadiths together with the “Saheeh” from Bukhari. Among the commentators on Muslim's work is the scholar an-Nawawī , who in the thirteenth century detailed the introductory remarks at the beginning of the individual chapters.
literature
- The Encyclopaedia of Islam . New Edition. Brill, suffering. Vol. 7, p. 691
Web links
- Literature by Muslim ibn al-Hajjādsch in the catalog of the German National Library
- Translation of Sahih Muslim ( Memento of September 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
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SURNAME | Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Abu 'l-Husain Muslim b. al-Hajjaj b. Muslim al-Qushairi al-Naisaburi |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Author of a collection of hadiths |
DATE OF BIRTH | 817 or 821 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Naisabur |
DATE OF DEATH | 875 |