Tarjamat al-Imam Muslim wa Ruwat Sahihihi
- Author died
- 748 AH
- Editions
- Ibn Hazm
Tarjamat al-Imam Muslim wa Ruwat Sahihihi (Arabic: ترجمة الإمام مسلم ورواة صحيحه, lit. 'Biography of Imam Muslim and the Transmitters of his Sahih') is a biographical treatise by the Syrian hadith scholar and historian Shams al-Din al-Dhahabi (673–748 AH / 1274–1348 CE), dedicated to the life of Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj and the transmitters of his canonical hadith collection, Sahih Muslim .
Scope and Contents
The work—also cited as Juz' Ruwat Sahih Muslim—focuses on the biography of Imam Muslim and entries evaluating individuals who transmitted his Sahih and those who narrated from him . In it, al-Dhahabi examines chains of transmission, biographees' trustworthiness, and their scholarly affiliations .
Among the entries in the text:
- Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya Abu Bakr al-Ashqar al-Naysaburi (d. 359 AH), noting that he heard the Sahih from Ahmad ibn Ali al-Qalanisi and narrated it, and citing Abu Abd Allah al-Hakim's assessment of him as truthful in hadith and the most reliable transmitter of that work .
- Abu Hamid ibn Hasnawayh, whom al-Dhahabi identifies as the last person to transmit from Imam Muslim, while noting that he is weak .
- Transmitters whom al-Dhahabi notes for their legal expertise, such as being versed in the madhhab of Sufyan al-Thawri .
Publication
The treatise was edited by Abdullah al-Kandari and Hadi al-Marri and published by Dar Ibn Hazm in Beirut in its first edition in 1416 AH / 1996 CE, appearing within a compendium titled Juz'an 'an al-Imam Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj .
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