Authors · Islamic scholarship
Ibn Rajab al-Ḥanbalī
عبد الرحمن بن أحمد ابن رجب الحنبلي
736–795 AH
Born in Baghdad, Ibn Rajab moved to Damascus while young and studied with Ibn al-Qayyim among others.
At a glance
- Hadith and transmission
- Jāmiʿ al-ʿulūm wa-l-ḥikam · جامع العلوم والحكم
- He connects hadith analysis with conduct.
Timeline
- 736 AHBirth
- 795 AHDeath
Biographical overview
- Full name
- Zayn ad-Dīn ʿAbd ar-Raḥmān ibn Aḥmad ibn Rajab
- Arabic name
- عبد الرحمن بن أحمد ابن رجب الحنبلي
- Birth
- 736 AH
- Death
- 795 AH
Life and education
Born in Baghdad, Ibn Rajab moved to Damascus while young and studied with Ibn al-Qayyim among others.
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Understanding the work
Jāmiʿ al-ʿulūm wa-l-ḥikam comments on fifty hadiths, extending An-Nawawī’s collection. Sharḥ ʿilal at-Tirmidhī addresses hadith criticism; Laṭāʾif al-maʿārif discusses occasions in the religious year.
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Method and contribution
He connects hadith analysis with conduct. In Jāmiʿ al-ʿulūm wa-l-ḥikam, explanations expand into intentions, actions and early generations’ statements. His commentary on At-Tirmidhī’s ʿIlal belongs to a different register: technical comparison of transmission.
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Transmission and legacy
He expands An-Nawawī’s Forty to comment on fifty hadiths. This explains the connection without conflating the books. His Hanbali biographies and writings on the religious year also preserve a school’s memory and teach practices.
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A guide to reading
Read a chapter heading alongside its reports. Comparing wording and chains helps explain why an author preserves several versions. Inclusion in a collection does not replace checking a report’s assessment and a commentary; selection aims differ between works.
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Selected works
Jāmiʿ al-ʿulūm wa-l-ḥikam · جامع العلوم والحكم
Hadith and transmissionA collection of traditions arranged for studying their teachings.
Sharḥ ʿilal at-Tirmidhī · شرح علل الترمذي
Hadith and transmissionAnalysis of narrators, variants and difficulties in transmission.
Laṭāʾif al-maʿārif · لطائف المعارف
Ethics and spiritual lifeReflection on conduct, dispositions of the heart and spiritual life.
Dhayl Ṭabaqāt al-Ḥanābila · ذيل طبقات الحنابلة
History and biographyBiographical entries locating individuals and their scholarly connections.
Biographical sources and references
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