Ibn Hajar al-Haytami

For the Egyptian Islamic Jurist and theologian, see Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani.
Not to be confused with al-Haythami.
Ibn Hajar al-Haytami
TitleShaykh al-Islām[1]
Shihab al-Din
Al-Ḥāfiẓ
Personal
Born1503 /909 AH
Cairo, Mamluk Sultanate[2]
Died1566 (aged 62–63) 974 AH[2]
Mecca, Ottoman Empire
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceShafi'i[2]
CreedAshari[2]
Main interest(s)Fiqh, Hadith
Alma materAl-Azhar University
Muslim leader
Influenced by
Influenced

Shihāb al-Dīn Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn Ḥajar al-Haytamī al-Makkī al-Anṣārī[2] known as Ibn Hajar al-Haytami al-Makki (Arabic: ابن حجر الهيتمي المكي) was a renowned Sunni Egyptian scholar. He was the leading jurist of the Shafi'i school of thought, a mujtahid, muhaddith, historian and theologian.[3][4][5] He came from the Banu Sa'd tribe who settled in the Al-Sharqiah province in Egypt.[6] Ibn Hajar was specialized in Islamic Jurisprudence and well known as a prolific writer of the Shâfi'î school.[6][7] With Shihab al-Din al-Ramli, he represents the foremost resource for fatwa (legal opinion) for the entire late Shâfi‘î school.[8]

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  4. ^ Jalaluddin Rakhmat, Ilman F. Rakhmat (2003). Dahulukan akhlak di atas fikih. Muthahhari Press. p. 33.
  5. ^ Badi, Jamal A. (29 July 2016). Commentary on the Forty Hadith of Imam Al-Nawawi - Timeless Prophetic Gems of Guidance and Wisdom. Lulu.com. p. 117. ISBN 9781365293962.
  6. ^ a b Arendonk, C. van; Schacht, J.. "Ibn Ḥad̲j̲ar al-Haytamī." Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Edited by: P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel, W.P. Heinrichs. Brill Online, 2014. Reference. 16 November 2014
  7. ^ Ghaly, Mohammad, "Writings on Disability in Islam: The 16th-Century Polemic on Ibn Fahd’s al-Nukat al-Zirâf", Arab Studies Journal, George Washington University, Fall 2005/Spring 2006, vol. XIII no. 2/vol. XIV no. 1, pp. 9- XIII no. 2/vol. XIV no. 1, pp. 9–38.
  8. ^ J. Schacht and C. van Arendonk, "Ibn Hajar al-Haytami" in Encyclopedia of Islam, vol. III, p. 779.