LIFE SPAN OF FOUR IMMAMS & Sihah Sitta Islamic scholars

LIFE SPAN OF FOUR IMMAMS:-

Imam Abu Hanifa=(699 – 767 AD / 80 – 150 AH)
Imam Malik     =(711–795 CE / 93–179 AH)
Imam Shafi'i   =(767 — 820 CE / 150 — 204 AH)
Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal=(780–855 CE / 164–241 AH)
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Sunni Muslims view the six major hadith collections as their most important. They are (The order of authenticity varies between the Madhhabs):-
1.    Sahih Bukhari, collected by Imam Bukhari (d. 256 AH, 870 CE), includes 7,275 ahadith
2.    Sahih Muslim, collected by Muslim b. al-Hajjaj (d. 261 AH, 875 CE), includes 9,200 ahadith
3.    Sunan Abu Dawood, collected by Abu Dawood (d. 275 AH, 888 CE), includes 4,800 ahadith
4.    Jami al-Tirmidhi, collected by al-Tirmidhi (d. 279 AH, 892 CE), includes 3,956 ahadith
5.    Sunan al-Sughra, collected by al-Nasa'i (d. 303 AH, 915 CE), includes 5,270 ahadith
6.    Either:
•    Sunan ibn Majah, collected by Ibn Majah (d. 273 AH, 887 CE), over 4,000 ahadith
•    Muwatta Malik, collected by Imam Malik (d. 179 AH, 795 CE), 1,720 ahadith [