Biography of Imam Muslim:

Imam, Hafiz, and Hujjah Abu al-Husayn Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj ibn Muslim ibn Ward ibn Kushadh al-Qushayri al-Naysaburi was born in Nishapur in either 202, 204, or 206 AH, where he also completed many stages of his religious education. His parents were affluent, so Imam Muslim did not have to struggle much for livelihood. He devoted his entire life to the service of Hadith sciences.