Ibn Khuzaymah


Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ishaq ibn Khuzaymah was a Muslim hadith and Shafi'i faqih, best known for his hadith collection Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah.

Biography

He was born in Nishapur a year earlier than Ibn Jarir al-Tabari and outlived him by one year. In Nishapur, he studied under its scholars, including Ishaq Ibn Rahwayh, the muhaddith of Khorasan at the time, as well as with al-Bukhari and Muslim.
According to al-Bayhaqi, he later regretted writing his book, "Kitab al-Tawhid".

Works

recorded that Ibn Khuzaymah wrote more than 140 books. Little of what he wrote survives today: