Ibn al-Sabbagh
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Ibn al-Sabbagh, Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Umar ibn Abi Ishaq al-Faqih (fl. 5th century AH / 11th century CE), was a jurist and hadith transmitter in Egypt .
Transmission and Scholarship
Ibn al-Sabbagh studied and narrated hadith in Fustat, hearing from scholars such as Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kharuf ibn al-Walid ibn al-Kamil al-Madani . He transmitted reports that were related by regional scholars, including Abu al-Fath Abd Allah ibn al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abi Matar, who transmitted from him in the middle ten days of Jumada 453 AH at the frontier port of Alexandria . His transmissions are preserved in compilations documenting traditions regarding the merits of garrisoning coastal outposts such as Alexandria and Ashkelon .
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Ahadith fi Fadl al-Iskandariyya wa Asqalan (Hadiths on the Merits of Alexandria and Ashkelon) is a specialized compilation of hadiths and historical reports concerning the virtues and spiritual merits of garrisoning the frontier cities of Alexandria and Ashkelon. In manuscript and bio-bibliographical records, the text is also known under the title Musnad al-Hafiz Uthman ibn al-Salah al-Athari fi Fada'il al-Iskandariyya fi ma Warada min al-Ahadith fi Fadl al-Iskandariyya wa Asqalan.