Al-Saffarini


Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad Saffārīnī also written as Muhammad bin Ahmad al-Saffarini al-Hanbali, was a Levantine Hanbali cleric, jurist, muhaddith, writer and historian. His full name was Shams al-Din Abu al-Aun Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Salim bin Sulayman al-Saffarini al-Nablusi.

Biography

Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Saffarini was born in Saffarin village of Tulkarm Governorate in 1114 AH / 1701 AD. He completed his education of Qur'an in the village. He also studied the book "Dalīl aṭ-Tālib li-Nail al-Maṭālib" of the author Mar'i al-Karmi.

Work

He was the author of several books in many subjects such as Fiqh, Aqeedah and Tafsir including:
  • Lawāmiʻ al-Anwār al-Bahīyah wa-Sawāṭiʻ al-Asrār al-Atharīyah
  • Durrah al-Muḍīyah fi ʻAqd al-Firqah al-Mardīyah
  • Sharh Thalathiyat Musnad al-Imam Ahmad
  • Kashf al-Litham li Sharh Umdat al-Ahkam
  • Natāʼij al-Afkār fī Sharḥ Ḥadīth Sayyid al-Istighfār
  • Ghidha al-Albabi bi Sharh Mandhumatil Aadabi
  • ''Al-Buhur az-Zakhiratu fi ‘Ulum al-Akhira''