The Most Prominent Books of Imam Ibn Hajar
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Question:
The questioner says: What are the most prominent books authored by Imam Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him)? Are they specific to tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis) or to hadith?
Answer:
The most prominent book of Imam Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) is Fath al-Bari, his commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari. It is a massive collection of Islamic legal sciences; it is a book replete with Islamic legal sciences, and it is the best and largest of his books (may Allah have mercy on him). He has other books, but this is the greatest, most beautiful, and most comprehensive of them. Yes.
The questioner says: What are the most prominent books authored by Imam Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him)? Are they specific to tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis) or to hadith?
Answer:
The most prominent book of Imam Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) is Fath al-Bari, his commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari. It is a massive collection of Islamic legal sciences; it is a book replete with Islamic legal sciences, and it is the best and largest of his books (may Allah have mercy on him). He has other books, but this is the greatest, most beautiful, and most comprehensive of them. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/122 — archive.org (5:18)
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