Al-Tirmidhi

Islamic hadith scholar (824–892)

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Lived 825–892, aged 67

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825–892
Aged 67

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Updated 2026-08-16

He assembled one of the six canonical hadith collections that Sunni Islam still relies on — a ninth-century scholar from Termez whose work became a pillar of religious jurisprudence and a permanent reference for what the Prophet said and did.

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Muhammad ibn Isa al-Tirmidhi was born in 824 CE in Termez, a city in early Khorasan, now part of Uzbekistan. He devoted himself to Islamic scholarship and the meticulous work of collecting hadith — the reported sayings and actions of Muhammad. The result was al-Jami' as-Sahih, known as Jami' at-Tirmidhi, which earned its place among the six canonical hadith compilations that anchor Sunni tradition. He also produced Shama'il Muhammadiyah, a focused collection on the Prophet's character and daily life. Trained in Arabic grammar, he aligned with the Kufan school, which prized poetry as a source o…

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Do not turn away a poor man...even if all you can give is half a date. If you love the poor and bring them near you...God will bring you near Him on the Day of Resurrection.

— Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 1376

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