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| "The Imaam of Al-Hanabilah (]) in Damascus Mosque, he was a trust worthy, noble figure, extremely generous, of a clean character, a cautious worshipper, follower of the Salaf in methodology, emitting light (of knowledge and piety) and repectful. One may benefit from his sighting before even hearing his speech! <ref> |
"The Imaam of Al-Hanabilah (]) in Damascus Mosque, he was a trust worthy, noble figure, extremely generous, of a clean character, a cautious worshipper, follower of the Salaf in methodology, emitting light (of knowledge and piety) and repectful. One may benefit from his sighting before even hearing his speech! <ref>Sharh Lum`atul-I`tiqaad</ref> | ||
| Shaikh ul Islam, Ibn Taiymiyah said about him, "No one possessing more understanding of the religon entered Shaam, after Al-Awzaa'ee, other than Shaykh al Muwaffaq (Ibn Qudamah)" <ref>Siyar A'laam An-Nubalaa'</ref> | Shaikh ul Islam, Ibn Taiymiyah said about him, "No one possessing more understanding of the religon entered Shaam, after Al-Awzaa'ee, other than Shaykh al Muwaffaq (Ibn Qudamah)" <ref>Siyar A'laam An-Nubalaa'</ref> | ||
| Al-Hafidh Ibn Katheer said about him , "He was the Shaikh ul Islam, an Imaam, a Scholar, outstandingly proficient. there was not found in his time nor before it by a long span of time, anyone possessing more Fiqh than him." <ref> |
Al-Hafidh Ibn Katheer said about him , "He was the Shaikh ul Islam, an Imaam, a Scholar, outstandingly proficient. there was not found in his time nor before it by a long span of time, anyone possessing more Fiqh than him." <ref>al-Bidaayah wan-Nihaayah</ref> | ||
| ] al Hanbali said about his books "He generated benefit to all the Muslims on a general level, and to the scholars of the (Hanbali) Madhab on a specific level. These books spread widely and grew very popular, according to the nobility of his intention and sincereity when writing them." <ref> |
] al Hanbali said about his books "He generated benefit to all the Muslims on a general level, and to the scholars of the (Hanbali) Madhab on a specific level. These books spread widely and grew very popular, according to the nobility of his intention and sincereity when writing them." <ref>Dhayl Tabaqaatil-Hanabilah’ Volume # 2 Page # 133</ref> | ||
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| Ibn Qudamah al-Hanbali | |
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| Region | Palestine/Syrian scholar |
| School | Hanbali |
Al-Imaam Ibn Qudamah: He is Shaikh-ul Islam Muwaffaq-ud Deen Abu Muhammad Abdullah Ibn Ahmad Ibn Muhammad Ibn Qudamah Ibn Miqdaam Ibn Nasr Al-Maqdisi Al-Hanbali. Wellknown as ibn Qudamah (Arabic أبن قدامة ) was a noted Islamic scholar of the Hanbali madhhab, author of Al-Mughni (the main Hanbali fiqh manual) as well as Tahrim an-Nazar (Censure of Speculative Theology, an attack on Ibn Aqil's rationalist views.) He was born in Jerusalem, and died in Damascus.
Biography
He was born in Nablis - Palestine in Sha'ban 541 AH (1147).
He memorised the Qur'an at an early age, studied its sciences and was known to have a nice hand-writing.
He left with his cousin, Al-Hafidh AbdulGani, for Baghdad in 561 AH and caught up with Shaikh AbdulQadir Jilaani in his final days (i.e. before he passed away). They stayed at his school, learning from him as well as from other scholars and student of knowledge of that time such as Ibn Al-Jawzi, Hibat-ullaah Ibn Al-Hasan Ad-Daqaq, Abi'l Fath Ibn Al-Battee, Abi Zur'ah Ibn Tahir, Yahya Ibn Thabit, Khadeejah An-Nahrawaniyah and others.
He also studied with the following scholars of his time:
Damascus / Syria - Abi Al-Makarim Ibn Hilal Mowsil / Iraq - Abi Al-Fadl at-Toosi Makkah Al-Mukarramah - Al-Mubarak Ibn At-Tabbakh
Some of the Scholars that relayed his 'Ilm (knowledge) to us are:
Al-Bahaa' 'AbdurRahman Al-Jamal Abu Moosa Ibn Al-Hafidh Ibn Khaleel Ibn An-Najjaar Ash-Shams Ibn Kamal Zaynab Bint Al-wasitee and many others
He was known for his vast knowledge, wisdom and wit and renown as the Scholar of the people of Ash-Shaam of his time.
Comments from other Muslim scholars
Ibn An-Najjaar describes him as:
"The Imaam of Al-Hanabilah (Hanbalis) in Damascus Mosque, he was a trust worthy, noble figure, extremely generous, of a clean character, a cautious worshipper, follower of the Salaf in methodology, emitting light (of knowledge and piety) and repectful. One may benefit from his sighting before even hearing his speech!
Shaikh ul Islam, Ibn Taiymiyah said about him, "No one possessing more understanding of the religon entered Shaam, after Al-Awzaa'ee, other than Shaykh al Muwaffaq (Ibn Qudamah)"
Al-Hafidh Ibn Katheer said about him , "He was the Shaikh ul Islam, an Imaam, a Scholar, outstandingly proficient. there was not found in his time nor before it by a long span of time, anyone possessing more Fiqh than him."
Ibn Rajab al Hanbali said about his books "He generated benefit to all the Muslims on a general level, and to the scholars of the (Hanbali) Madhab on a specific level. These books spread widely and grew very popular, according to the nobility of his intention and sincereity when writing them."
Works
Shaikh `Ali ibn Sa`eed al-Ghamidi lists his works to be more than 38 in number. Amongst his printed works are:
Al Umdah Al-Muqni' fi Fiqh Ahmad bn Hanbal Al-Kafi fi fiqh al-Imaam Ahmad (4 volumes) Al-Mughni ala Mukhtasar al-Kharqi (a masterpiece in Hanbali Fiqh) 14 volumes Ar-Rawdah (2 volumes) Ar-Riqqah At-Tawwabeen Al-I'tiqaad Al-Mutahabbeen Minhaj Al Qasideen ...and many others
Death
He died on Saturday, the Day of Eed-ul Fitr in 620 AH. May Allah, subhanahu wata'aala, accepts him in His vast mercy, benefit us from his knowledge and gather us with his likes on the Day of Judgement, Aameen.
References
- http://www.sunnahonline.com/ilm/seerah/0038.htm
- al-Bidaayah wan-Nihayah’ by Ibn Katheer Volume # 13 Pages 99-101
- Sharh Lum`atul-I`tiqaad
- Siyar A'laam An-Nubalaa'
- al-Bidaayah wan-Nihaayah
- Dhayl Tabaqaatil-Hanabilah’ Volume # 2 Page # 133
- Ikhtiyarat Ibn Qudamah al-Fiqhiyyah’ By Dr. `Ali ibn Sa`eed al-Ghamidi
- Siyar A'laam An-Nubalaa'