Abd al-Aziz ibn Abi Hazim

عبد العزيز بن أبي حازم

Abd al-Aziz ibn Abi Hazim Salama ibn Dinar, Abu Tammam al-Madani, a jurist and hadith scholar of Medina (d. 184 AH). Ahmad ibn Hanbal said that after Malik no one in Medina was more learned in law than him; Ibn Hibban counted him among the trustworthy. 1

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Jurist · Scholar
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Sunni
Era
The Early Abbasid Caliphate
Region
Arabia
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Overview

Abd al-Aziz ibn Abi Hazim, a Medinan jurist and hadith scholar (d. 184 AH). 1

Biography

He narrated from his father, Suhayl ibn Abi Salih and Hisham ibn Urwa; Ibn Mahdi and Ibn Wahb narrated from him. Ahmad ibn Hanbal considered him the most learned in law in Medina after Malik. 1

People and things also explored

The seven ahruf· Hadith· Shama'il Muhammadiyya· The Prophetic sira· The Prophetic Sunna· Command, prohibition and capacity· The Sunna as explanation of the Qur'an· Bid'a (religious innovation)

Sources

  1. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.3478
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The seven ahruf

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