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Al-Hajjaj was a highly capable though ruthless statesman, strict in character, and a harsh and demanding master. Widely feared by his contemporaries, he became a deeply controversial figure and an object of deep-seated enmity among later, pro- Abbasid writers, who ascribed to him persecutions and mass executions.
Learn about the life, achievements and controversies of al-Hajjaaj, the governor of Iraq under the Umayyad caliph ‘Abd al-Malik. He was a Naasibi, a liar, a shedder of blood, but also a reciter of Qur’an and a generous giver.
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Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj was born in the town of Nishapur in the Abbasid province of Khorasan, in present-day northeastern Iran. Historians differ as to his date of birth, though it is usually given as 202 AH (817/818), 204 AH (819/820), or 206 AH (821/822).
May 28, 2024 · Al-Hajjaj, one of the most able of provincial governors under the Umayyad caliphate (661–750 CE). During the reign of Abd al-Malik, he crushed rebellion in Iraq and in Mecca. As governor of Iraq, he enjoyed considerable freedom in administration, especially during the reign of al-Walid.
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Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj was a scholar who was one of the chief authorities on the Ḥadīth, accounts of the sayings and deeds of the Prophet Muḥammad. Muslim traveled widely; his great work, the Ṣaḥīḥ (“The Genuine”), is said to have been compiled from about 300,000 traditions, which he collected in.
Sahih Muslim is a collection of hadith compiled by Imam Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj al-Naysaburi (rahimahullah). His collection is considered to be one of the most authentic collections of the Sunnah of the Prophet (ﷺ), and along with Sahih al-Bukhari forms the "Sahihain," or the "Two Sahihs."
