Muhammad ibn Hasan al-Ajimi
- Died
- 1156 AH
- Born in
- Mecca
Muhammad ibn Hasan al-Ajimi (d. 1156 AH / 1743 CE) was a Meccan Hanafi jurist, hadith scholar, and historian, known for his legal treatise Qat‘ al-Jidal fi Ahkam al-Istiqbal.
Life and education
Al-Ajimi was born and raised in Mecca. He studied Islamic sciences under several scholars of his era, foremost among them his father, the Meccan scholar Hasan al-Ajimi. After attaining prominence in his studies, he received authorization (ijazah) to teach from a number of scholars. Among those who transmitted through his scholarly chain were his son Abu al-Fath ibn Muhammad al-Ajimi and Husayn ibn Abd al-Shakur al-Ta'ifi.
Scholarly standing
Biographical notices describe al-Ajimi as the scholar of his time and unique among his peers. He wrote Qat‘ al-Jidal fi Ahkam al-Istiqbal (Severing Dispute on the Rulings of Facing the Kaaba) in response to a contentious contemporary inquiry regarding the rules of facing the Kaaba in congregational prayer, specifically addressing whether a follower may stand aligned with or ahead of the imam, as well as the validity of praying upon the black stones adjacent to the lower base of the Kaaba (al-shadharwan).
Death
Al-Ajimi died in Mecca in 1156 AH (1743 CE).
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List of Works
Qat' al-Jidal fi Ahkam al-Istiqbal lil-Ka'ba al-Musharrafa (Severing Dispute on the Rulings of Facing the Noble Kaaba) is a short legal treatise on Islamic jurisprudence addressing the rules of facing the Kaaba in congregational prayer and the conditions under which a follower may stand relative to the imam around the Sacred House.