Introduction to Imam Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani and His Best Books
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Question:
He says: Tell us about Imam Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, and what are the best books he authored?
Answer:
Imam Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani is one of the great Imams of hadith, a memorizer and a hadith scholar, and he holds a distinguished position in the science of hadith (may Allah have mercy on him). He was a Shafi'i jurist, so he followed the Shafi'i school in practice, and in creed he followed the path of the righteous Salaf and the creed of the hadith scholars. Among his greatest works is Fath al-Bari, a commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari. Yes.
He says: Tell us about Imam Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, and what are the best books he authored?
Answer:
Imam Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani is one of the great Imams of hadith, a memorizer and a hadith scholar, and he holds a distinguished position in the science of hadith (may Allah have mercy on him). He was a Shafi'i jurist, so he followed the Shafi'i school in practice, and in creed he followed the path of the righteous Salaf and the creed of the hadith scholars. Among his greatest works is Fath al-Bari, a commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari. Yes.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع فضيلة الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7451 — youtube.com (14:22)
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