OverviewA student who helped preserve and spread Abu Hanifa’s approach to law.CategoryScholarPeriodc. 749 – c. 805 CE
Life and settingAl-Shaybani studied within Abu Hanifa's scholarly tradition and also learned from Malik ibn Anas. This linked Iraqi and Medinan approaches to law.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
Work and legacyHis books preserved major Hanafi doctrines and discussions of relations between communities. Later jurists relied on this written corpus when developing the school.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
