Abu al-Fadl Abd al-Wahid ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Tamimi al-Hanbali

ʿAbd al-Wahid ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAziz ibn al-Harith, Abu al-Fadl al-Tamimi, leader and notable of the Hanbalis in Baghdad in his age, and one of the great authors on creed and jurisprudence. He died in 410 AH. ¹

He heard from Abu Bakr al-Najjad, Abu al-Qasim al-Baghawi and Ibn al-Jaʿabi, and he wrote on the principles and branches of religion. Among his best-known books is ʿAqidat al-Imam al-Mubajjal Ahmad ibn Hanbal (The Creed of the Revered Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal). He was held in high esteem by caliphs and viziers, and he had standing and a high rank in Baghdad. ¹

He died in Baghdad in Dhu al-Qaʿda 410 AH, and some fifty thousand people prayed over him at a crowded gathering. He was buried beside the grave of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal in the cemetery of Bab Harb. ¹