Imam Muslim is Abu'l-Husain
'Asakir-ud-Din Muslim b. Hajjaj
al-Qushayri al-Naisaburi
Imam Muslim is Abu'l-Husain
'Asakir-ud-Din Muslim b.
Hajjaj al-Qushayri al-Naisaburi (202
- 261H)
Dr. Abdul Hamid
SiddiquiThe full name of Imam
Muslim is Abu'l-Husain 'Asakir-ud-Din
Muslim b. Hajjaj al-Qushayri
al-Naisaburi. "Muslim," as
his nasba shows, belonged to
the Qushayr tribe of the
Arabs, an offshoot of the
great clan of Rabi'a. He was
born in Naisabur (Nishapur)
in 202/817 or 206/821. His
parents were religiously
minded persons and as such
he was brought up in a pious
atmosphere. This left such
an indelible impression on
his mind that he spent the
whole of his life as a
God-fearing person and
always adhered to the path
of Righteousness. He was in
fact a saint of high calibre.
His excellent moral
character can be well judged
from the simple fact that he
never indulged in
backbiting, a very common
human failing.
Imam Muslim travelled
widely to collect traditions
in Arabia, Egypt, Syria and
Iraq, where he attended the
lectures of some of the
prominent Traditionists of
his time: Ishaq b. Rahwaih,
Ahmad b. Hanbal, 'Ubaydullah
al-Qawariri, Qutaiba b.
Sa’id, 'Abdullah b. Maslama,
Harmalah b. Yahya, and
others.
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