Depth
At a glance
- Roles
- Scholar
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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Life in time
Summary
Abu Bakr Ibn al-Khadiba Muhammad b. Ahmad b. 'Abd al-Baqi al-Baghdadi, the hafiz, benefactor of Baghdad; he transmitted from Abu Bakr al-Khatib and Ibn al-Muslima and their tier, and journeyed to Syria — of high rank, a critic and learned man, loved by all for his piety, humility and haste in serving their needs, with beautiful recitation. 1
The critics on him
Ibn Tahir said: none in the world recited hadith better than he; al-Fasihi said: I have seen no muhaddith stronger in lugha than Ibn al-Khadiba. He died in Rabi' I 489. 1
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 393
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “أبو بكر بن الخاضبة مفيد بغداد”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibn-al-khadiba/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.