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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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An Introduction to Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani and His Books

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Question:
This person is asking about the books of Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, and who is the Honorable Shaykh?

Answer:
The Imam al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani is a famous Imam, and he has a great deal of books in hadith. Among the greatest of them is Fath al-Bari, which is a scientific encyclopedia among the encyclopedias of Islam in hadith and fiqh. Among them are also abridgments, such as Nukhbat al-Fikr fi Mustalah Ahl al-athar in the science of terminology. He also has many other books that he worked on, may Allah have mercy on him. He is an Imam al-Hafiz and a noble Imam among the scholars of hadith.
Source فتاوى على الهواء 22-04-1436هـ — af.org.sa (36:24)

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