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ابن رجب الحنبلي

Ibn Rajab (RH)

Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali

736–795 AH · 1335–1393 CE

Hadith Hanbali Fiqh

Hanbali hadith scholar of Damascus, author of Jami' al-'Ulum wa al-Hikam.

Ibn Rajab was born in Baghdad and raised in Damascus, where he studied with Ibn al-Qayyim and other leading scholars. He became known for his deep knowledge of hadith and its hidden defects, and for his gentle, spiritual style of writing.

His Jami' al-'Ulum wa al-Hikam, a commentary on al-Nawawi's Forty Hadith with eight more added, is one of the most loved books on Islamic ethics. He also wrote a partial commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, also called Fath al-Bari, Lata'if al-Ma'arif on the seasons of the Islamic year, and the biographical history of the Hanbali scholars used on this site.

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Life journey

  1. 1335 CE Baghdad بغداد
  2. 1343 CE Damascus دمشق
    Died 1393 CE · 795 AH
    His family moved to Damascus when he was a child.

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Key works

  • Jami' al-'Ulum wa al-Hikam جامع العلوم والحكم
    The Compendium of Knowledge and Wisdom
    A commentary on al-Nawawi's Forty Hadith, with eight more.

Places in their life

al-Mustansiriyyah, an Abbasid college of 1233, Baghdad
al-Mustansiriyyah, an Abbasid college of 1233, Baghdad
Photo: Taisir Mahdi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque, Damascus
The courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque, Damascus
Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources

  • Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani, al-Durar al-Kaminah
  • Ibn al-'Imad, Shadharat al-Dhahab
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