OverviewA scholar who explained hadith and recorded the lives of the companions.CategoryScholarPeriodc. 1372 – 1449 CE
His workHis book Fath al-Bari explains Sahih al-Bukhari, helping readers understand difficult words, context and how scholars interpreted reports.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani
A lasting changeAl-Isaba gathers biographies of the companions. It helps researchers distinguish people with similar names and study who met Muhammad ﷺ.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani
SourcesOriginal summaries of the cited sources. Qur’anic accounts, later traditions and historical estimates are distinguished; brief profiles do not settle scholarly disagreements.TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani
