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A Brief Biography for Imaam Ibn Qudaamah Al-Maqdisee

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Thursday, March 08, 2001 - 02:47 am
A Brief Biography for Imaam Ibn Qudaamah Al-Maqdisee

Author: Ashraf Ibn 'Abdil-Maqsood
Source: His Checking of Sharh Lum'at-ul-'Itiqaad (pg. 8-10) [Dar Al-Istiqaamah Printing]
Comments: We have been updating the biography section on our web site, http://www.al-manhaj.com/biographies.html , adding recent biographies of great Islamic scholars from the past
and recent times. All of this is part of one of our main aims to let the Muslims worldwide know and become better acquainted with the scholars of Ahl-us-Sunnah - those whose
knowledge and merits are known and widely accepted. This is since the scholars - past and present - are our link to the Prophet, as they are the "Inheritors of the Prophets." We will try
our best to add as many biographies that our sources allow in the near future, inshallah.

His name and lineage:
He was Muwaffaq-ud-Deen Abu Muhammad 'Abdullaah Ibn Ahmad Ibn Muhammad Ibn Qudaamah Ibn Miqdaam Ibn Nasr Ibn 'Abdillaah Al-Maqdisee, who later
became Ad-Dimashqee, As-Saalihee.

His birth:
He was born in the month of Sha'baan in 541H in the small town of Jamma'eel in Palestine.

His early life and travels:
He entered the city of Damascus with his family when he was ten years old. There, he memorized the Qur'aan, as well as the abridged form of Al-Kharqee (a
Hanbalee book of Fiqh).

He and his cousin, the Haafidh 'Abd-ul-Ghanee (rahimahullaah), traveled to Baghdad in 561H, where they heard much from the many scholars that were present
there.

He acquired so much knowledge and understanding of the Religion that he surpassed the companions of his study gatherings, showing an extraordinary ability. Thus,
the knowledge of the (Hanbalee) madh-hab and its principles fell upon his shoulders.

His piety and abstinence:
He was pious, abstentious of the worldly life and consciously submissive to Allaah. He held reverence and prestige. He had leniency and tolerance and all of his time
was spent absorbed with seeking knowledge and implementing action. He would counter false disputing with solid arguments and concrete evidences. And he would
not become enraged or aroused, while on the other hand his opponents would scream and become furious with anger.

His teachers:
Shaikh Ibn Qudaamah (rahimahullaah) acquired knowledge from a vast amount of scholars of his time. The most famous among them were Taqee-ud-Deen Abu
Muhammad 'Abd-ul-Ghanee Al-Maqdisee (d. 612H) and the Faqeeh of Iraq, the counselor to Islaam, Abul-Fath Nasr Ibn Fatyaan, better known as Ibn Al-Mannee


His students:
He had many students, the most famous of whom were Shihaab-ud-Deen Abu Shaamah Al-Maqdisee (d. 665H) and the Haafidh Zakee-ud-Deen Abu Muhammad
Al-Mundhiree (d. 656H), as well as others.

The statements of the scholars about him:
Abu 'Amr Ibn As-Salaah said: "I have not seen the likes of Shaikh Al-Muwaffaq."

Ibn Taimiyyah (rahimahullaah) said: "No one possessing more understanding of the Religion entered Shaam, after Al-Awzaa'ee, other than Shaikh Al-Muwaffaq."
Al-Mundhiree (rahimahullaah) said: "He was the Faqeeh, the Imaam. He narrated hadeeth in Damascus, issued legal rulings (fataawaa) and taught classes. He
authored many books, both short and long, on the subject of Fiqh, as well as other subjects."

Adh-Dhahabee (rahimahullaah) said: "He was one of the emminent Imaams and an author of many books."

Ibn Katheer (rahimahullaah) said: "He was the Shaikh-ul-Islaam, an Imaam, a scholar, outstandingly proficient. There was not found in his era nor before it by a long
span of time, anyone that was more understanding of the Religion than he was."

His written works:
The written works of Imaam Al-Muwaffaq are many and they reach the level of the excellence of scholars. Ibn Rajab (rahimahullaah) said: "Shaikh Al-Muwaffaq has
authored many excellent books on the (Hanbalee) madh-hab, both on fundamental as well as subsidiary issues, on Hadeeth, the (Arabic) Language, Zuhd
(Abstinence) and Raqaa'iq (heart-softening material). His books on the subject of Usool-ud-Deen reach a level of high quality. Many of them were written according
to the way of the hadeeth scholars, thus they are loaded with ahaadeeth of the Prophet, reports of the Salaf and chains of narration. This was the methodology
employed by Imaam Ahmad as well as other hadeeth scholars."

From these books are the following:
On Fiqh: Al-Mughnee, Al-Kaafee, Al-'Uddah, Al-'Umdah, Al-Muqn'a
On 'Aqeedah: Lum'at-ul-'Itiqaad, Al-Qadar, Dhamm-ut-Ta'weel
On Usool-ul-Fiqh: Raudat-un-Naadhir On Raqaa'iq and Zuhd: Al-Ruqqah wal-Bukaa, At-Tawwaabeen
On Hadeeth: Mukhtasar 'Ilal-ul-Hadeeth Lil-Khilaal

He has authored other books as well, which are now between the stages of print and manuscript. We ask Allaah that He enable us to see this light of guidance at a
near time.

Imaam Ibn Qudaamah passed away on 620H, may Allaah have mercy on him.

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abuhamzah

Thursday, March 08, 2001 - 09:12 am
jazak Allah ker,


Imam Muwafiq amazing thing about their family is many of them are scholars

Muwafiq Ibn Qudama brother was great Zahid and scholar who his children came the family of maqadasee scholars...


Haafidh 'Abd-ul-Ghanee was his cousin and he was big scholar and great Muhadith to the extent he memorized more than 100,000
both started to study together Abd-ul-Ganee was more to hadith

The bigorphy of Abdu-Ganee is very interesting he used to pry 300 Rakat day plus he was among the most knowledg person on hadith, he was tested thrown out from his country because he used to call to Creed of the salaf,

Also he did not fear any, the Rulers used to get scared when they see him.

Another thing was he had mircales, plus when he came out the people used to watach him they way he looked


He used to have hadith Dares class, he would sometimes cry ....

Not only that if seen someone or evil he used to fight it,


One time he seen Munkar and stoped it, and then man took out sword he took the sword away from him. He was test thrown out, from his country then he went to egybt were he also tested

His life is very similar to Imam Ahmed and Ibn Tayyimah...


Any person who was Ahul sunnah used to him used to like him, as scholars said.


one of his famous book is Umdtul ahkam


Scholars stated that he used to ask Allah make him like Imam Ahmed, he was pryer was answer he used to pry like him, and was tested like him.

The amazing abou their family is Abdul-ganee his childern were scholars of hadith (muhadith)

I think 3 or two of them were Muahadith

He had nephew Tha'ya deeb who became great Hafith of hadith in his time...

Muwafiq deen Ibn Qudaam brother had children, they were scholars and their grand children were scholars and so on.....

sometimes you see

scholars the son of scholar the son of scholar the son of the scholars etc.....from ibn Qudama family


It amazing family may Allah bless them.


It would be interesting if they wrote Imam hafith abdul-ganee bigorophy in english

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