al-Bujayrimi

Sulayman ibn Muhammad al-Bujayrimi (1131–1221 AH / 1719–1806 CE) was an Egyptian Shafi'i jurist and hadith scholar associated with al-Azhar, recognized primarily for his legal supercommentaries in Shafi'i jurisprudence Hilyat al-Bashar fi Tarik…+1.

Lineage and Early Life

His full name was Sulayman ibn Muhammad ibn Umar al-Bujayrimi al-Shafi'i al-Azhari, and he also gave his name in his own writing as Sulayman ibn Umar ibn Muhammad Hilyat al-Bashar fi Tarik…+1. His lineage is traced back to Shaykh Jum'ah al-Zaydi (also recorded as al-Zubaydi), who was buried in Bujayrim—a lineage attributed to Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah Hilyat al-Bashar fi Tarik…+1.

Al-Bujayrimi was born in 1131 AH (1719 CE) in the village of Bujayrim in the Gharbiyyah province of Egypt Hilyat al-Bashar fi Tarik…+1. He was brought to Cairo while still a child before reaching puberty, where his relative Shaykh Musa al-Bujayrimi raised him, though another report names his guardian Muhammad al-Bujayrimi Hilyat al-Bashar fi Tarik…+1. Under his guardian's care, he memorized the Quran and studied until he qualified to pursue advanced religious disciplines Hilyat al-Bashar fi Tarik…+1.

Education and Scholarly Activity

At al-Azhar, al-Bujayrimi studied extensively under Muhammad al-Ashmawi, attending his lectures on Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, the Sunans of Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi, al-Qadi Iyad's al-Shifa, and al-Qastallani's al-Mawahib al-Ladunniyyah Hilyat al-Bashar fi Tarik…+1. In jurisprudence, he studied with him Zakariyya al-Ansari's Sharh Manhaj al-Tullab, as well as the commentaries of al-Shams al-Ramli and Ibn Hajar al-Haytami on al-Nawawi's Minhaj al-Talibin Hilyat al-Bashar fi Tarik…+1. Whenever al-Bujayrimi referred to "our shaykh" without qualification in his writings, he meant al-Ashmawi Hashiyat al-Bujayrami ala….

He also attended the lessons of Muhammad al-Hifni, Ali al-Sa'idi, and al-Sayyid al-Bulaydi, and studied under Ahmad al-Dayrabi Hilyat al-Bashar fi Tarik…+1. He was granted teaching licenses (ijazat) by Ahmad al-Mallawi, Ahmad al-Jawhari, and Hasan al-Madabighi, and studied alongside contemporaries such as Atiyyah al-Ujhuri Hilyat al-Bashar fi Tarik…+1. Many students benefited from his instruction, among them Uthman ibn Sulayman al-Suwayfi, who compiled notes from al-Bujayrimi's copy of al-Khatib al-Shirbini's al-Iqna' into the supercommentary titled Tuhfat al-Habib by his teacher's instruction in 1208 AH Mujam al-Matbuat al-Arabi…+1. His other prominent work was al-Tajrid li-Naf' al-'Abid, a four-volume supercommentary on Zakariyya al-Ansari's Sharh Manhaj al-Tullab assembled from marginal glosses and classroom verifications Hilyat al-Bashar fi Tarik…+1.

Personal Traits and Death

Al-Bujayrimi was described as a person of good character who avoided mixing unnecessarily with people, remaining focused on his own affairs Hilyat al-Bashar fi Tarik…+1. He lived a long life, exceeding one hundred years, and lost his sight in his later years al-Khitat al-Tawfiqiyya a…+1.

Shortly before his death, he traveled to the village of Mastyah (also recorded as Mastiyyah or Mastaba), near Bujayrim Hilyat al-Bashar fi Tarik…+1. He died there at dawn on the night of Monday, 13 Ramadan 1221 AH (another report gives 16 Ramadan / late 1806 CE), and was buried there Hilyat al-Bashar fi Tarik…+1.