Ibn al-Rif'ah

Ibn al-Rif'ah
TitleShaykh al-Islam
Najm al-Din
Personal
Born1247 CE
Cairo, Ayyubid dynasty
Died1310 (aged 62–63)
Cairo, Mamluk Sultanate
ReligionIslam
RegionEgypt
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceShafi'i
CreedAsh'ari[1]
Main interest(s)Fiqh
Notable work(s)Al-Matlab fi Sharh al-Wasit
Kifayat al-Nabih Sharh al-Tanbih
OccupationJurist, Scholar
Muslim leader
Influenced by
Influenced

Najm al-Dīn Abū l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Rifʿa (Arabic: ابن الرفعة), commonly known as Ibn al-Rif'ah was regarded as the leading Shafi'i jurist in Mamluk Egypt. He was praised by a number of people for his unparalleled expertise in Fiqh and Hadith. He is known mainly for his commentaries on earlier works of law.[2][3] Ibn Taymiyyah said: “I saw an old man with Shafi’i jurisprudence dripping from his beard” indicting his sea of knowledge and deep-mastery in the Shafi'i school of thought.[4] Ibn al-Rif'ah's most famous teacher was Ibn Daqiq al-'Id and his most famous student was Taqi al-Din al-Subki.[3]

  1. ^ "Some of the names of scholars of the Ash'ari nation". alsunna.org. Archived from the original on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  2. ^ David, Thomas (2024). "Najm al-Dīn Abū l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Rifʿa". Christian-Muslim Relations 600 - 1500. doi:10.1163/1877-8054_cmri_COM_25493.
  3. ^ a b Thomas, David (2009). Christian-Muslim Relations - A Bibliographical History. Brill. p. 692-693.
  4. ^ Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani. The Pearls Hidden in the Notables of the Eighth Hundred. Vol. 2. p. 336.