Mashhur Al Salman
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Mashhur Hasan Al Salman (b. 1380 AH / 1960 CE) is a Palestinian-Jordanian Salafi scholar, author, and manuscript editor based in Amman, known for his writings on Islamic jurisprudence and hadith studies, including al-Qawl al-Mubin fi Akhta al-Musallin (The Clear Statement on the Mistakes of Worshippers) .
Early life and education
His full name is Abu Ubaydah Mashhur ibn Hasan ibn Mahmud Al Salman . He was born in Palestine in 1380 AH / 1960 CE and was raised in a religious household . Following the 1967 war, he and his family migrated to Jordan in 1387 AH / 1967 CE and settled in Amman, where he completed his secondary education .
In 1400 AH, he enrolled in the Faculty of Sharia, specializing in jurisprudence and legal theory (fiqh and usul al-fiqh) . During his studies, he engaged in extensive reading of major classical texts, including al-Majmu by al-Nawawi, al-Mughni by Ibn Qudamah, the Quranic commentaries of Ibn Kathir and al-Qurtubi, and the hadith collections of Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim alongside their classical commentaries .
Teachers and scholarly activities
Al Salman was heavily influenced by classical authorities such as Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah . Among his most prominent contemporary teachers from whom he took knowledge—both in university study and in scholarly circles—were the hadith scholar Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani and the jurist Mustafa al-Zarqa .
He was one of the founders, editors, and regular contributors of the Jordanian periodical Majallat al-Asalah . He also co-founded the Imam al-Albani Center for Methodological Studies and Scholarly Research . In addition to editing classical manuscripts and authoring topical treatises, such as al-Iraq fi Ahadith wa Athar al-Fitan (Iraq in Traditions and Reports Concerning Tribulations), he has regularly conducted teaching circles, issued legal responsa (fatwas), and participated in academic conferences and courses .
Standing and reception
Al Salman received praise from contemporary scholars for his editorial output and research . His teacher al-Albani commended his critical editing of classical works on multiple occasions, notably citing his notes on al-Bayhaqi's al-Khilafiyyat in Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah . The Saudi jurist Bakr Abu Zayd similarly praised him in an introduction to his multi-volume edition of al-Shatibi's legal theory work al-Muwafaqat .
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List of Works
This treatise examines the Salafi perspective on Palestine and addresses contemporary critiques regarding their stance on the Palestinian struggle. It articulates religious and legal viewpoints on the Palestinian cause, explores the intellectual methodology of Izz al-Din al-Qassam, and clarifies legal rulings concerning emigration under occupation.
This contemporary Hadith and eschatological treatise compiles, authenticates, and analyzes prophetic traditions and early reports concerning civil strife, end-times turmoil, and their relationship to Iraq and adjacent lands. It applies critical Hadith methodology to classical narrations while offering a critique of modern attempts to project apocalyptic texts directly onto current political events.
This treatise identifies and addresses common mistakes, invented practices, and omissions of obligatory or recommended acts in ritual prayer. Organized across various stages and types of prayer, it aims to align worship with the established prophetic Sunnah by clarifying each error alongside its corresponding legal proof and correct practice.
This concise hadith treatise enumerates the righteous deeds and virtues that merit shade under the Throne of God on the Day of Resurrection. An abridgment of a larger study, it presents the texts of the relevant traditions, names the Companion narrators, records source references, and provides assessments of authenticity without full chains of transmission.