The first collection of Hadith is ___.

The first widely recognized written collection of Hadith is Al-Muatta. Compiled by Imam Malik ibn Anas in the 8th century, it served as a foundational text for Islamic jurisprudence and Hadith studies, containing both Hadith and the opinions of the people of Madinah.

• Al-Muatta is historically acknowledged as the earliest comprehensive Hadith compilation.
• Al-Muslim (Sahih Muslim) and Al-Bukhari (Sahih al-Bukhari) are later, highly authoritative, and more extensive collections, but not the first.
• Al-Nawawi was a prominent scholar who compiled Hadith collections like Riyad as-Salihin, but he lived centuries after Imam Malik and did not produce the first collection.