«إِنَّمَا يَخْشَى اللَّهَ

"Only those who fear Allah

مِنْ عِبَادِهِ الْعُلَمَاءُ

among His servants are the scholars.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ

Indeed, Allah is Almighty,

غَفُورٌ»

Forgiving."

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ، بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ وَسَلَّمَ

Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. In the name of Allah, the entirely Merciful, the especially Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may Allah send blessings and peace

وَبَارَكَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ، أَمَّا بَعْدُ: فَحَيَّاكُمُ اللَّهُ إِخْوَانِي وَأَخَوَاتِي إِلَى لِقَاءٍ جَدِيدٍ ضِمْنَ هَذِهِ

and barakah upon the Messenger of Allah. To proceed: Welcome, my brothers and sisters, to a new meeting within this

السِّلْسِلَةِ مِنْ سِيرَةِ إِمَامٍ، سِيرَةِ إِمَامٍ، فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ سَأَتَحَدَّثُ عَنْ شَخْصِيَّةٍ حَقِيقَةً مِنَ الشَّخْصِيَّاتِ

series of 'Biography of an Imam', biography of an imam. On this day, I will talk about a personality who is truly from the great

الْعَظِيمَةِ الَّتِي خَلَّدَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى ذِكْرَهَا وَأَبْقَى أَثَرَهَا،

personalities whose mention Allah Almighty has made lasting and whose impact He has preserved.

فَهُوَ أَحَدُ الْمُحَدِّثِينَ الْعُظَمَاءِ، هُوَ الْإِمَامُ مُسْلِمُ بْنُ الْحَجَّاجِ النَّيْسَابُورِيُّ، الْحَافِظُ الْمُجَوِّدُ

For he is one of the great Hadith scholars; he is Imam Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj al-Naysaburi, the master of Hadith memorization, the precise reciter,

الْحُجَّةُ الصَّادِقُ، أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ مُسْلِمُ بْنُ الْحَجَّاجِ بْنِ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ وَرْدٍ الْقُشَيْرِيُّ النَّيْسَابُورِيُّ. طَبْعًا

the authoritative source, the truthful one, Abu al-Husayn Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj ibn Muslim ibn Ward al-Qushayri al-Naysaburi. Of course,