By Mawlana Muhammad ibn Haroon Abasoomer Imam Ibn Shihab Zuhri rahimahullah (d. 125 AH) features quite prominently in the discussion of Hadith compilation. It is commonly stated that he was the first to compile the Noble Traditions of Rasulullah sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam. However, this is not entirely correct as it pushes the date of Hadith compilation much further and opens the door for Hadith rejectors to object. Shaykh Muhammad ‘Awwamah’s Research My Honourable teacher, Al-Muhaddith Shaykh Muhammad ‘Awwamah (may Allah protect him) writes: “The claim of Ibn Shihab Zuhri being the first to compile Hadith is based on two…