ابن المرابط (محمد بن خلف)

ابن المرابط (محمد بن خلف)

Muhammad ibn Khalaf ibn Sa'id ibn Wahb, Abu Abd Allah, of al-Mariyya in al-Andalus, known as Ibn al-Murabit, a Maliki jurist who was mufti and judge of Almeria, and a scholar of transmission and understanding. Abu Umar al-Talamanki and Abu Amr al-Dani gave him licences to transmit, and he heard from Abu al-Qasim al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra and Abu al-Walid ibn Muqbil. People travelled to him, and his students included Abu Abd Allah al-Tamimi, Abu Ali ibn Sakara and Abu Muhammad al-Sabti. His works include a large commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, a gloss on al-Mudawwana and al-Wusul ila al-gharad. The header gives 485 AH as his death year. ¹