Description

The passing of Imam Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Abdullah al-Hakim al-Naysaburi, compiler of Al-Mustadrak ala al-Sahihayn, a major hadith collection containing hadiths that meet the criteria of Bukhari and Muslim but were not included in their collections. He was a leading hadith scholar of Nishapur and authored over 1,500 works. He also wrote Ma'rifat Ulum al-Hadith, an important work on hadith sciences.

Sources

• Siyar A'lam al-Nubala
• Tahdhib al-Kamal