Kitab al-Mujtaba
كتاب المجتبى
Ibn Durayd's dedicated collection of the Prophet ﷺ's utterances — cited with the collections of al-Zajjaji, Naftawayh and al-Mawsili 1.
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"Kitab al-Mujtaba" (The Book of the Chosen), a book by Ibn Duraid devoted to gathering the words of the Prophet and a summary of his sayings. 1
Al-Mas'udi mentions it among those who collected the words of the Prophet in their books, together with Abu Ishaq al-Zajjaji, Abu Abdullah Nafutuya, and Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Hamdan al-Mawsili. 1
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 594
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