Al-Khattabi

Al-Khattabi
Al-Khattabi
Title	Al-Ḥāfiẓ
Personal
Born	931 CE/ 319 AH; Bust
Died	998 (aged 66–67); Bust
Religion	Islam
Era	Islamic golden age
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Shafi'i
Creed	Ash'ari
Main interest(s)	Hadith, Fiqh, Philology, Arabic
Occupation	Muhaddith, Scholar
Muslim leader
	Influenced by Al-Shafi'i; Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari; Ibn Hibban;
	Influenced Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri; Abu Nu'aym al-Isfahani; Abu Dharr al-Harawi;

Abu Sulayman Hamd Ibn Muhammed Ibn Ibrahim al-Khattab al-Khattabi al-Busti (Arabic: الخطابي), commonly known as Al-Khattabi (c. 319/931 – 388/998), was a Sunni scholar widely regarded as the leading figure in the sciences of Hadith and Shafi'i jurisprudence. He was considered to be one of the most intelligent and authoritative scholars of his time, renowned for his trustworthiness and reliability in transmitting narrations, and the author of a many famous works. Moreover, he was famously known as the man of letters, philologist, and lexicographer, as well as a master in poetry.

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