The first child born among the Muhajirun in Madinah and the son of Zubayr ibn al-Awwam and Asma ...
The first child born among the Muhajirun in Medina, later declared caliph.
... of Mecca among the Tabiin, known for his vast knowledge of Hajj rituals.
Compiler of Sahih Muslim, the second most authentic collection of hadith after Sahih al-Bukhari. A student of Imam al-Bukhari.
...ian known for his two masterful commentaries: one on Ibn al-Hajib's al-Kafiyah (syntax) and one on his ash-Shafiyah (morpho...
Author of Fath al-Bari, the most authoritative commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari.
The foremost student of Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani. Author of ad-Daw al-Lami, a biographical dic...
Egyptian Shafi'i jurist and author of Tuhfat al-Muhtaj, one of the two most relied-upon late Shafi'i fiqh references. Also wrote az-Zawajir on major sins and al
...wo most authoritative late Shafi'i references alongside Ibn Hajar al-Haytami's Tuhfah.
Author of Zad al-Mustaqni, the most studied Hanbali fiqh matn in the Arabian Peninsula.
...r of Mughni al-Muhtaj, a major commentary on an-Nawawi's Minhaj at-Talibin, and as-Siraj al-Munir, a tafsir of the Quran. B...
...azahs from major scholars and taught students including Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani.
Maliki jurist and author of 'al-Madkhal,' a detailed work on Islamic etiquette, religious practices, and social customs.
...nd author of 'Subul as-Salam,' the famous commentary on Ibn Hajar's 'Bulugh al-Maram' on hadiths of legal rulings.
Hanafi scholar from Aleppo, author of 'at-Taqrir wat-Tahbir,' an important commentary on Hanafi usul al-fiqh.
...ofessor at Damascus University, co-author of 'al-Fiqh al-Manhaji' and specialist in usul al-fiqh.
Prominent American Muslim leader, imam of Masjid At-Taqwa in Brooklyn, and one of the most recognized Muslim voices in the United States.
The powerful governor of Iraq and the East under the Umayyad caliphs Abd al-Malik and al-Walid (d. 95 AH / 714 CE). Known for his iron-fisted administration, br
A freed slave and companion who carried the banner of the Muhajirun at the Battle of Yamama. The Prophet ﷺ ordered that the...
The Umayyad general who conquered Sind and southern Punjab at the age of 17-20 (92-96 AH / 711-715 CE), bringing Islam to the Indian subcontinent. He defeated R
...s — Sharh Sahih Muslim, Riyadh al-Salihin, al-Adhkar, al-Minhaj, and the 40 Hadith collection — remain among the most widel...
...nder of Central Asian conquests (d. 96 AH), operating under Hajjaj ibn Yusuf. He conquered Transoxiana including Bukhara, Sa...
...0th-century AH Egypt, wrote marginal notes (hashiya) on Ibn Hajar al-Haytami's Tuhfah and Shihab al-Din al-Ramli's works.
Major hadith scholar and biographer; student of Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani; author of al-Daw' al-Lami' biography of 15th...
West African Islamic scholar, jihadist, and ruler; leader of a major Islamic reform movement in 19th-century Senegambia-Sudan.
...preme Shafi'i authorities of the 16th century alongside Ibn Hajar al-Haytami. His Nihayat al-Muhtaj is a standard reference...
...Narrated hadith from the Prophet and performed key roles at Hajjat al-Wada'.
West African Islamic scholar, mujahid, and founder of the Toucouleur Empire in the Senegambia region.
...eval female hadith scholar with high chains, praised by Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani.
ottoman era scholar
...th African Islamic author known for Getting the Best Out of Hajj, a comprehensive and practical Hajj guide widely used by En...
... Kufa, eminent jurist and Quran commentator, martyred by al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf.
One of the earliest and most eminent hadith critics, titled Amir al-Mu'minin fi al-Hadith. He pioneered the science of jarh wa ta'dil and was the first to scrut
Reliable Medinan jurist and hadith scholar who later settled in Egypt, widely cited by Imam Malik and other Hijazi authorities.