Fadl ibn Salama al-Jahani

فضل بن سلمة الجهني

Fadl ibn Salama ibn Jarir ibn Munkhul, Abu Salama al-Jahani, from Bijaya, originally from Ilbira, a Maliki jurist. He studied with teachers of his city and of Ifriqiya, and kept company with Hammas and men of learning in law; he was known as a memoriser of the Maliki school. The book gives 319 AH as his death year. His works include al-Wadiha, al-Muwazzia, al-Mustakhraja, and an abridgement of the Mudawwana. 1

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Jurist
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Sunni (Maliki)
Era
Abbasid Fragmentation
Region
Maghreb
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Fadl ibn Salama ibn Jarir ibn Munkhul, Abu Salama al-Jahani, from Bijaya, originally from Ilbira, a Maliki jurist. He studied with teachers of his city and of Ifriqiya, and kept company with Hammas and men of learning in law; he was known as a memoriser of the Maliki school. The book gives 319 AH as his death year. His works include al-Wadiha, al-Muwazzia, al-Mustakhraja, and an abridgement of the Mudawwana. 1

Sources

  1. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.15415
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