Islamic Scholars
Imam Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari
3rd century AH (9th century CE)
Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari (810-870 CE) was a Persian Islamic scholar who compiled the hadith collection known as Sahih al-Bukhari, regarded by Sunni Muslims as one of the most authentic (sahih) hadith collections. He spent sixteen years compiling the work, and ended up with 2,602 hadiths (9,082 with repetition).
Imam Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj
3rd century AH (9th century CE)
Abu al-Husayn Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj al-Qushayri al-Naysaburi (815-875 CE) was a Persian Islamic scholar, particularly known as a muhaddith (scholar of hadith). His hadith collection, known as Sahih Muslim, is one of the six major hadith collections in Sunni Islam and is considered the second most authentic hadith collection after Sahih al-Bukhari.
Imam Abu Dawud
3rd century AH (9th century CE)
Abu Dawud Sulayman ibn al-Ash'ath al-Azdi as-Sijistani (817-889 CE) was a Persian scholar of prophetic hadith who compiled the third of the six "canonical" hadith collections recognized by Sunni Muslims, the Sunan Abu Dawud.