Muhammad Amr ibn Abd al-Latif
- Died
- 1429 AH
- Born in
- Cairo
Muhammad Amr ibn Abd al-Latif (1374–1429 AH / 1955–2008 CE) was an Egyptian scholar of hadith and critical analyst of narrations, known for his work in hadith verification and criticism, such as Tabyid al-sahifah bi-usul al-ahadith al-da'ifah.
Lineage and early life
His full name was Abu Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Amr ibn Abd al-Latif ibn Muhammad ibn Abd al-Qadir ibn Ridwan ibn Sulayman ibn Miftah ibn Shahin al-Shinqiti, where "Muhammad Amr" is a compound given name. His ancestral roots traced back to Shinqit (in modern Mauritania), from where ancestors had earlier migrated to Egypt to avoid military conscription and settled there.
He was born in the Heliopolis (Misr al-Jadida) district of Cairo on 11 Ramadan 1374 AH (5 February 1955 CE). He began seeking religious knowledge in his youth, memorizing hadith compendiums while studying at the Faculty of Commerce in Helwan.
Studies and career
During the 1970s, he attended the circles of Muhammad Najib al-Muti'i in Cairo at al-Zawiya al-Hamra and the al-Fath Mosque in Maadi, receiving from him a license of transmission (ijazah) in Sahih al-Bukhari and the completion of al-Majmu'. He also engaged in extensive self-directed study of the works of Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani.
He taught classical hadith texts in Cairo, including Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani's Nuzhat al-nazar and al-Tirmidhi's 'Ilal, training numerous students in the mechanics of chain criticism. He worked for a period at the research institution Dar al-Ta'sil alongside contemporaries such as Abu Ishaq al-Huwayni. In his critical research, he focused on identifying hidden defects in transmission chains and tracing unauthentic prophetic attributions back to early Companions and Successors, as exemplified in his Tabyid al-sahifah and Takmil al-naf'. Throughout his teaching career, he experienced material hardship and intermittent bans on his public lessons by security authorities.
Standing
Contemporary Egyptian Salafi figures held his critical abilities in high regard. Abu Ishaq al-Huwayni acknowledged his precedence in hadith expertise and praised his wide learning and character. Muhammad ibn Abd al-Maqsud recognized him as a distinguished hadith specialist. Hasan Abu al-Ashbal al-Zuhayri likewise praised him as the foremost scholar of hadith in Egypt in his era.
Illness and death
In his later years, he resided in Nasr City, Cairo, and suffered from severe diabetes that aggravated his health. He died in 1429 AH (2008 CE).
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List of Works
This work of hadith criticism examines narrations that circulate both as sayings attributed to the Prophet (marfu') and as statements of Companions or Successors (mawquf). Its central purpose is to demonstrate through critical chain analysis that the transmission lines of these reports are unestablished and defective in both forms.
This monograph of critical hadith analysis evaluates the transmission and textual integrity of the narration regarding habitual sinning. It examines the report's chains of transmission, demonstrates their hidden defects, and assesses its textual phrasing.
This hadith treatise critically examines the transmission chains and authenticity of narrations concerning the virtues of Surah Ya-Sin, focusing specifically on the report that designates it as the heart of the Qur'an.
This work of hadith criticism is devoted to identifying non-prophetic origins for narrations erroneously attributed to the Prophet Muhammad. It demonstrates how reports circulating as weak or baseless prophetic hadiths trace back authentically to early figures among the Companions, Successors, or later generations.