OverviewA judge who compared hadith with the rules scholars drew from them.CategoryScholarPeriodc. 1228 – c. 1302 CE
Life and settingIbn Daqiq al-Id studied Maliki and Shafi‘i law and later served in judicial office in Egypt.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
Work and legacyHis commentary on legal hadith explains how reports support or complicate rulings. His work became important to scholars studying the relationship between hadith and jurisprudence.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
SourcesOriginal concise biography based on the cited references. Historical reports, later devotional traditions and uncertain dates are distinguished where relevant.TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
