Ibrahim al-Ubayd

Ibrahim ibn Ali al-Ubayd is a contemporary Saudi scholar of hadith and an associate professor in the Faculty of Hadith and Islamic Studies at the Islamic University of Madinah Majallat al-Jami'a al-Isl…+1. He is known for his specialized treatises on prophetic traditions and legal practices, including Ijabat al-da'wah wa-shurutuha (Responding to Invitations and Its Conditions) Ijabat al-Dawa wa Shurutu…+1.

Academic Career and Scholarly Focus

Al-Ubayd, whose full name is Ibrahim ibn Ali ibn Ubayd al-Ubayd, served on the faculty of the College of Hadith and Islamic Studies at the Islamic University of Madinah Majallat al-Jami'a al-Isl…+1. His scholarship concentrates on the compilation, verification, and jurisprudential analysis of hadith narrations concerning specific acts of worship and social etiquette Majallat al-Jami'a al-Isl…+1.

In the field of ritual prayer, his study Ahadith al-qira'ah fi salat al-fajr: Jam'an wa-dirasah (Hadiths on Recitation in the Dawn Prayer: A Compilation and Study) gathers and authenticates the prophetic narrations regarding Quranic recitation in the dawn prayer, determining that sixteen out of twenty-six specific narrations are authentic Majallat al-Jami'a al-Isl…+1. In a complementary study, Ahadith al-qira'ah al-waridah fi salatay al-zuhr wa-al-'asr (Hadiths on Recitation Reported Concerning the Midday and Afternoon Prayers), he evaluates the narrations on recitation during the midday, afternoon, and Friday prayers, assessing their chains and deriving related juristic conclusions Ahadith al-Qiraa al-Warid…. In the legal sphere of social interactions, his treatise on responding to invitations addresses the conditions and impediments governing attendance at banquets, weddings, and other gatherings according to classical legal consensus and differences Ijabat al-Dawa wa Shurutu…+1.