Salim al-Hilali
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- Hebron
Salim al-Hilali (b. 1377 AH / 1957 CE) is a contemporary Palestinian-Jordanian Salafi scholar and hadith specialist based in Jordan . He is known for his research on hadith verification, Islamic methodology, and his co-authored study on Quranic occasions of revelation, al-Istiab fi Bayan al-Asbab .
Early life and education
Salim ibn 'Id ibn Muhammad ibn Husayn al-Hilali traces his lineage to the Arabian tribe of Bani Hilal, originating in Najd . His ancestors relocated to Beersheba, and following the 1948 Palestinian displacement, his family settled in Hebron, where he was born in 1377 AH / 1957 CE . In 1387 AH / 1967 CE, he migrated with his family to Jordan, where he completed his formal primary and secondary schooling . He then studied at a faculty of science before continuing his education in Arabic language and Islamic studies .
Scholarly career and teachers
Al-Hilali pursued traditional Islamic studies under scholars including Badi al-Din al-Rashidi and regarded Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani as his principal teacher . His research has focused on hadith extraction (takhrij), textual verification (tahqiq), and theological discourse within the Salafi-Athari tradition . Together with Muhammad ibn Musa Al Nasr, he compiled and evaluated the transmitted reports concerning the circumstances of Quranic revelation in al-Istiab fi Bayan al-Asbab . He also produced Ujala al-Raghib al-Mutamanni, a critical edition and hadith verification of Ibn al-Sunni's classical supplication manual Amal al-Yawm wa-al-Layla .
Standing and reception
Al-Hilali was praised by several prominent contemporary Salafi figures, including al-Albani, Rabi al-Madkhali—for whose treatise on methodological critique al-Hilali wrote an introduction—and Muqbil ibn Hadi al-Wadi'i in his work al-Makhraj min al-Fitnah . The Saudi jurist Bakr Abu Zayd likewise cited al-Hilali's treatise al-Manhal al-Raqraq when documenting contemporary scholarly refutations of textual misinterpretations and distortions .
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List of Works
al-Istiʿab fi Bayan al-Asbab (Comprehensiveness in Clarifying the Occasions of Revelation) is a contemporary study on the occasions of revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl) of the Quran. Published in three volumes, the work is dedicated to Quranic sciences, specifically compiling, examining, and explaining the transmitted reports concerning the circumstances and occasions behind the revelation of Quranic verses.
al-Bid‘ah wa-Atharuhā al-Sayyi’ fī al-Ummah (Religious Innovation and Its Pernicious Impact on the Muslim Nation) is a treatise on Islamic theology and legal methodology. Composed as a concise introduction to the textual foundations governing religious innovation (bid‘ah), the work serves as an accessible stepping stone to lengthier classical authorities on the topic.
Ujala al-Raghib al-Mutamanni fi Takhrij Kitab Amal al-Yawm wa al-Layla li-Ibn al-Sunni (The Eager Seeker's Prompt Aid in the Hadith Extraction of Ibn al-Sunni's "Actions of Day and Night") is a critical edition and hadith verification work on Ibn al-Sunni's classic supplication manual. It establishes a verified text of the manual for daily invocations and prophetic remembrances while systematically extracting, authenticating, and grading its chains of narration and traditions.