sahih muslim

• • Compiled by Imam Muslim (رحمه الله).
  • Considered second only to Bukhari (some scholars even considered it better).
  • Examined 300,000 Hadith, selecting 9,200.
  • Very strict about chain of narration (Isnad).
  • More consistent than Bukhari in pointing out differences between narrators.
• • He removed weak Hadiths and kept only those he found authentic.
  • Considered the most accurately arranged Hadith collection.
  • Sahih Muslim is the second most authentic after Sahih Bukhari.
  • Together, Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim are called Al-Sahihain (The Two Most Authentic Collections) and are recognized as “agreed upon” (muttafaqun alayh).