Abu Khazim ibn al-Qadi Abu Ya'la

The Hanbali jurist and ascetic Abu Khazim Muhammad b. Muhammad b. the judge and imam Abu Ya'la, brother of the judge Abu'l-Husayn; born in Safar 457 — a year before his father's death, who gave him licence — he heard hadith from Ibn al-Muslima, Ibn al-Ma'mun and others. ¹

He read fiqh under the qadi Ya'qub, kept to him and took dictation from him, excelling in the madhhab, khilaf and usul, and wrote useful works including Kitab al-tabsira fi'l-khilaf, Kitab ru'us al-masa'il and a commentary on Mukhtasar al-Khiraqi; he was of the ascetic jurists, the good and righteous. He died Monday 19 Safar 527 and was buried at his house by Bab al-Azaj, then moved in 534 to Imam Ahmad's cemetery where he was laid beside his father. ¹