Who was the author of ‘Kitab al-Muwatta’, one of the earliest structured compilations of Hadith?

Explanation

Imam Malik ibn Anas (RA), founder of the Maliki school of jurisprudence based in Madinah, authored ‘Kitab al-Muwatta’ in the 2nd century AH. It is recognized as one of the earliest legal and Hadith compilations combining prophetic traditions with judicial rulings of the Sahaba. In competitive exams, note that the six canonical collections of Hadith are called ‘Sihah Sittah’.