Sahih Muslim is a collection of hadith compiled by Imam Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj al-Naysaburi (rahimahullah) Urdu translation by Allama Wahiduzzaman. His collection is considered to be one of the most authentic collections of the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad Salla’Allahu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, and along with Sahih al-Bukhari forms the “Sahihain,” or the “Two Sahihs.” It contains roughly 7500 hadīth (with repetitions) in 57 books.

The work of Imam Muslim needs no introduction. His collection of the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is one of the most authentic collections of Hadith after the collection Sahih al-Bukhari. This is a set of 6 volumes in 3 books of Sahih Muslim published in good quality paper and reading friendly format in the Urdu language. It contains all the chapters under which Imam Muslim collected various sayings of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.

About Imam Muslim

Imam Muslim’s full name is Abu al-Husayn Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj ibn Muslim ibn Warat al-Qushayri al- Naysaburi (206-261 AH/821-875 AD). Imam “Muslim,” as his nasba shows, belonged to the Qushayr tribe of the Arabs, an offshoot of the great clan of Rabi’a.

Imam Muslim meticulously collected 300,000 hadith and after a thorough examination of them retained only 4000, the genuineness of which were fully established. He prefixed to his compilation a very illuminating introduction, in which he specified some of the principles in which he had followed in the choice of his material. Imam Muslim has to his credit many other valuable contributions to different branches of Hadith literature, and most of them retain their eminence even to the present day. Amongst these Kitab al-Musnad al-Kabir ‘Ala al-Rijal, Jami’ Kabir, Kitab, al-Asma’ wa’l-Kuna, Kitab al-Ilal, Kitab al- Wijdan are very important.

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