Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani in Fath al-Bari

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani in Fath al-Bari refers to the renowned 15th-century Shafi'i hadith scholar Ibn Hajar’s authoritative commentary within his magnum opus on Sahih al-Bukhari, specifically in the section explaining Kitab al-Iman (the Book of Faith).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Muslim scholar ⓘ
hadith scholar ⓘ
approachInFathAlBari analyzes chains of transmission ⓘ
combines hadith commentary with fiqh analysis ⓘ
discusses variant narrations ⓘ
reconciles apparently conflicting hadiths ⓘ
authored Bulugh al-Maram ⓘ
Fath al-Bari bi Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari ⓘ
linked to: Fath al-Bari

Lisan al-Mizan ⓘ
Nukhbat al-Fikar ⓘ
Tahdhib al-Tahdhib ⓘ
Taqrib al-Tahdhib ⓘ
linked to: Tahdhib al-Tahdhib

al-Isaba fi Tamyiz al-Sahaba ⓘ
birthYear 1372 ⓘ
century 15th century ⓘ
commentaryOn Sahih al-Bukhari ⓘ
deathYear 1449 ⓘ
discussesInKitabAlIman definition of iman (faith) ⓘ
increase and decrease of faith ⓘ
positions of earlier scholars on iman ⓘ
relationship between faith and actions ⓘ
engagesWith juristic debates on the definition of faith in Fath al-Bari ⓘ
opinions of earlier Sunni theologians in Kitab al-Iman ⓘ
field biographical evaluation of narrators ⓘ
fiqh ⓘ
hadith studies ⓘ
genreOfFathAlBari hadith commentary ⓘ
influenceOfFathAlBari relied upon by later commentators on Sahih al-Bukhari ⓘ
used as a primary reference in Sunni hadith scholarship ⓘ
knownFor Fath al-Bari ⓘ
commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
madhhab Shafi'i ⓘ
linked to: Shafi'i school
methodInKitabAlIman analyzes relevant hadiths chapter by chapter ⓘ
cites linguistic and theological discussions on iman ⓘ
name Ahmad ibn Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Hajar al-Asqalani ⓘ
position Shafi'i chief judge of Cairo ⓘ
region Mamluk Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Mamluk Sultanate
religion Islam ⓘ
schoolOfThought Sunni ⓘ
statusAmongSunniScholars widely regarded as an authority in hadith ⓘ
statusOfFathAlBari considered one of the most important commentaries on Sahih al-Bukhari ⓘ
viewOnIman affirms that iman can increase and decrease ⓘ
links iman with both belief and actions ⓘ
workOn Sahih al-Bukhari ⓘ
wroteSectionOn Kitab al-Iman in Sahih al-Bukhari ⓘ
linked to: Kitab al-Iman

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Kitab al-Iman → commentedOnBy → Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani in Fath al-Bari ⓘ
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani → bestKnownFor → his commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, Fath al-Bari ⓘ
linked to: Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani in Fath al-Bari