Machine summary:
His work "al• J ami' as-Sahih " ( one of the six canonical collections of the Traditions) is the production of a well-informed man, and its exactness is proverbial.
At• "I'irmizi had an exceptionally good memory and was ad• mitted on all hands to have been the Imam (the highest authority) of Hadith (Traditions) in his time.
His ash-Shama'il is a highly reliable work concerning the social and private life of the Prophet.
(1) For different readings of the word Tirmiz see De Slane, Ibn (2) For his life see De Slane, Vol. II.
(View the image of this page) (3) For ms life see De Slane, Vol. II.
(4) For details of his life, see Kitab al-Ansab p.
The Traditions of the Prophet have come down to us.
The long list of intermediate narrators of each Tradition in the original has, therefore,.