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One of the founding fathers of hadith criticism (ilm ar-rijal), al-Qattan set the standards for evaluating narrator relia...
Author of Tahdhib al-Kamal, the most comprehensive biographical dictionary of hadith narrators.
One of the founding masters of hadith criticism (al-jarh wa al-ta'dil) alongside Ahmad ibn Hanbal, who was his close companion and fellow student. He devoted hi
A master hadith critic and jurist of Baghdad (306-385 AH) and author of Sunan al-Daraqutni, an indispensable reference for hadith used by jurists in legal rulin
...era after Imam Ahmad, teacher of Imam al-Bukhari, master of rijal criticism ('ilm al-rijal).
Major hadith scholar and critic of 3rd-century AH, hadith expert of Ray (Iran), close associate of Imam al-Bukhari and Abu Hatim al-Razi.
One of the most rigorous hadith critics of the 3rd century AH, his collected evaluations of narrators are among the most authoritative in the science.
Major hadith scholar and Quran commentator, author of al-Jarh wa al-Ta'dil and an important Quran tafsir, son of Abu Hatim al-Razi.
One of the four pillars of hadith criticism alongside Yahya ibn Ma'in, Yahya al-Qattan, and Ahmad ibn Hanbal. Imam al-Shafi'i said: 'No one knows hadith like Ib
One of the greatest hadith critics of the classical period, known for his encyclopedic knowledge of narrators.
...ions of the Prophet, particularly Men Around the Messenger (Rijal Hawla al-Rasul).