OverviewA scholar who collected and checked accounts of Muhammad’s ﷺ words and actions.CategoryScholarPeriodc. 821 – 875 CE
Growing upHe came from Nishapur, in what is now Iran.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Imam Muslim
LearningHe travelled to study with teachers and learned from al-Bukhari.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Imam Muslim
His workIn Sahih Muslim, he often placed different versions of the same account together. This helps readers compare how different people passed on Muhammad’s ﷺ words and actions.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Imam Muslim
SourcesOriginal summaries of the cited sources. Qur’anic accounts, later traditions and historical estimates are distinguished; brief profiles do not settle scholarly disagreements.TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Imam Muslim
