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Ibn Sakhr

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443 AH
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Abu al-Hasan Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Sakhr al-Azdi (d. 443 AH / 1051–1052 CE), commonly known as Ibn Sakhr, was a judge (qadi), Shafi'i jurist, and hadith scholar originally from Basra who taught in Egypt and the Hijaz.

Background and Career

His full lineage is recorded as Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Sakhr al-Azdi al-Harithi al-Basri al-Darir (the blind), with another report tracing his ancestry as Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Sakhr. He held the office of judge and adhered to the Shafi'i school of jurisprudence. In the course of his scholarly travels, he entered Egypt and transmitted hadith there, and he also resided in Mecca, from where he corresponded and transmitted narrations to scholars elsewhere.

Teachers and Students

Ibn Sakhr studied hadith under several scholars across different centers of learning. His teachers included Yusuf ibn Ya'qub al-Nujayrami, Abu al-Qasim Umar ibn Yusuf al-Baghdadi, Fahd ibn Ibrahim al-Saji, Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn Ja'far al-Saqati, Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Kharki, Abu Muhammad al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Ghulam al-Zuhri, and Abu Ahmad Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Makki al-Jurjani.

A significant number of students received hadith from him. In Egypt, Abu Ishaq al-Habbal heard from him in Jumada al-Ula 419 AH. The traditionist Abu Nasr al-Sijzi (al-Wa'ili) attended his lectures in Egypt and selected five sessions (majalis) from his dictations. Among his other prominent students were the Andalusian scholar Abu al-Walid al-Baji, Ja'far ibn Yahya al-Hakkak, Abu Zayd Abd al-Rahman ibn Isa al-Qurtubi, Abu al-Qasim Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd al-Wahhab al-Qarawi, and Isma'il ibn al-Hasan al-Alawi.

Standing and Death

Ibn Sakhr was regarded by biographers as an authority of high stature who possessed elevated chains of narration (ali al-isnad). He died in the city of Zabid in Jumada al-Akhira 443 AH (October–November 1051 CE), as documented by Abu Ishaq al-Habbal.

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