At a glance
- Roles
- Jurist
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Review
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Life in time
Overview
Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Abdallah ibn Abd al-Hakam al-Misri, a jurist. He heard from Ibn Wahb and Ashhab, of the companions of Malik, and kept company with al-Shafi'i and studied jurisprudence under him. 1
The inquisition
In the inquisition over the createdness of the Qur'an he was taken to Baghdad to Ibn Abi Du'ad. He did not respond to what was asked of him, and was returned to Egypt. Leadership in Egypt came to him. 1
Al-Shirazi says that he died in the year about two hundred and sixty. The date of death is disputed and needs an additional source. 1
Connections
- Studied under
- Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i
People and things also explored
The authority of the Sunna (hujjiyyat al-sunna)· The Shafi'i school (madhhab)· Muwatta 77· Muwatta 88· Muwatta 540· Muwatta 584· Muwatta 587· Muwatta 615
Sources
- Tabaqat al-fuqaha' — Abu Ishaq al-Shirazi (ed. Ihsan Abbas, Dar al-Ra'id al-Arabi) , p.52
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islam.museum contributors. “محمد بن عبد الله بن عبد الحكم”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/muhammad-ibn-abd-allah-ibn-abd-al-hakam/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-19.