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Al-Hattab

الحطاب

954 AH

Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Ru'ayni, known as al-Hattab, a Maliki jurist among the Sufi scholars. Of Moroccan origin, he became known in Mecca and died in Tripoli of the West. His works include Mawahib al-jalil fi sharh Mukhtasar Khalil in six volumes, a commentary on Ibn Ghazi's verse on the Qayrawani risala, and a treatise on finding prayer times by astronomical methods. 1

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Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Ru'ayni, known as al-Hattab, a Maliki jurist among the Sufi scholars. Of Moroccan origin, he became known in Mecca and died in Tripoli of the West. His works include Mawahib al-jalil fi sharh Mukhtasar Khalil in six volumes, a commentary on Ibn Ghazi's verse on the Qayrawani risala, and a treatise on finding prayer times by astronomical methods. 1

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  1. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.1620
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