Ibn Kathir's Students
Ibn Haj j i was one of Ibn Kathir's students, and he described Ibn Kathir:
"He had the best memory of the Hadith texts. He also had the most
knowledge concerning the narrators and authent icity, his
contemporaries and teachers admit ted to these qualit ies. Every t ime I
met him I gained some benef it f rom him. "
Also, Ibn Al-` Imad Al-Hanbali said in his book, Shadhardt Adh-Dhahab,
"He is the renowned Haf iz ` Imad Ad-Din, whose memory was
excellent , whose forget fulness was miniscule, whose understanding
was adequate, and who had good knowledge in the Arabic language. "
Also, Ibn Habib said about Ibn Kathir, "He heard knowledge and
collected it and wrote various books. He brought comfort to the ears
with his Fatwas and narrated Hadith and brought benef it to other
people. The papers that contained his Fatwas were t ransmit ted to the
various (Islamic) provinces. Further, he was known for his precision
and encompassing knowledge. "
Ibn Kathir's Books
1 - One of the greatest books that Ibn Kathir wrote was his Tafsir of
the Noble Qur'an, which is one of the best Tafsir that rely on
narrat ions [of Ahadith, the Tafsir of the Companions, etc. ] . The Tafsir
by Ibn Kathir was printed many t imes and several scholars have
summarized it .
2- The History Collect ion known as Al-Biddyah, which was printed in 14
volumes under the name Al-Bidayah wanNihdyah, and contained the
stories of the Prophets and previous nat ions, the Prophet 's Seerah (life
story) and Islamic history unt il his t ime. He also added a book Al-Fitan,
about the Signs of the Last Hour.
3- At -Takmil f t Ma` rifat Ath-Thiqat wa Ad-Du'afa wal Maj dhil which Ibn
Kathir collected f rom the books of his two Shaykhs Al-Mizzi and AdhDhahabi;
Al-Kdmal and Mizan Al-Ft iddl. He added several benef its
regarding the subj ect of Al-Jarh and AtT'adil.
4- Al-Hadi was-Sunan f t Ahadith Al-Masdnfd was-Sunan which is also
known by, Jami` Al-Masdnfd. In this book, Ibn Kathir collected the
narrat ions of Imams Ahmad bin Hanbal, Al-Bazzar, Abu Ya` la Al-
Mawsili, Ibn Abi Shaybah and f rom the six collect ions of Hadith: the
Two Sahihs [Al-Bukhari and Muslim] and the Four Sunan [Abu Dawud,
At -Tirmidhi, AnNasa and Ibn Maj ah] . Ibn Kathir divided this book
according to areas of Fiqh.
5-Tabaqat Ash-Shaf iyah which also contains the virtues of Imam Ash-
Shaf i.
6- Ibn Kathir wrote references for the Ahadith of Adillat AtTanbfh,
f rom the Shaf i school of Fiqh.
7- Ibn Kathir began an explanat ion of Sahih Al-Bukhari, but he did not
f inish it .
8- He started writ ing a large volume on the Ahkam (Laws), but f inished
only up to the Haj j rituals.
9- He summarized Al-Bayhaqi's 'Al-Madkhal. Many of these books were
not printed.
10- He summarized ` Ulum Al-Hadith, by Abu ` Amr bin AsSalah and
called it Mukhtasar ` Ulum Al-Hadith. Shaykh Ahmad Shakir, the
Egypt ian Muhaddith, printed this book along with his commentary on it
and called it Al-Ba'th Al-Hathf th f i Sharh Mukhtasar ` Ulum Al-Hadith.
11- As-Sf rah An-Nabawiyyah, which is contained in his book Al-
Biddyah, and both of these books are in print .
12- A research on Jihad called Al-Ij t ihad f t Talabi Al-Jihad, which was
printed several t imes.
Ibn Kathir's Death
Al-Haf iz Ibn Haj ar Al-Asgalani said, "Ibn Kathir lost his sight j ust before
his life ended. He died in Damascus in 774 H. " May Allah grant mercy
upon Ibn Kathir and make him among the residents of His Paradise.
Ibn Haj j i was one of Ibn Kathir's students, and he described Ibn Kathir:
"He had the best memory of the Hadith texts. He also had the most
knowledge concerning the narrators and authent icity, his
contemporaries and teachers admit ted to these qualit ies. Every t ime I
met him I gained some benef it f rom him. "
Also, Ibn Al-` Imad Al-Hanbali said in his book, Shadhardt Adh-Dhahab,
"He is the renowned Haf iz ` Imad Ad-Din, whose memory was
excellent , whose forget fulness was miniscule, whose understanding
was adequate, and who had good knowledge in the Arabic language. "
Also, Ibn Habib said about Ibn Kathir, "He heard knowledge and
collected it and wrote various books. He brought comfort to the ears
with his Fatwas and narrated Hadith and brought benef it to other
people. The papers that contained his Fatwas were t ransmit ted to the
various (Islamic) provinces. Further, he was known for his precision
and encompassing knowledge. "
Ibn Kathir's Books
1 - One of the greatest books that Ibn Kathir wrote was his Tafsir of
the Noble Qur'an, which is one of the best Tafsir that rely on
narrat ions [of Ahadith, the Tafsir of the Companions, etc. ] . The Tafsir
by Ibn Kathir was printed many t imes and several scholars have
summarized it .
2- The History Collect ion known as Al-Biddyah, which was printed in 14
volumes under the name Al-Bidayah wanNihdyah, and contained the
stories of the Prophets and previous nat ions, the Prophet 's Seerah (life
story) and Islamic history unt il his t ime. He also added a book Al-Fitan,
about the Signs of the Last Hour.
3- At -Takmil f t Ma` rifat Ath-Thiqat wa Ad-Du'afa wal Maj dhil which Ibn
Kathir collected f rom the books of his two Shaykhs Al-Mizzi and AdhDhahabi;
Al-Kdmal and Mizan Al-Ft iddl. He added several benef its
regarding the subj ect of Al-Jarh and AtT'adil.
4- Al-Hadi was-Sunan f t Ahadith Al-Masdnfd was-Sunan which is also
known by, Jami` Al-Masdnfd. In this book, Ibn Kathir collected the
narrat ions of Imams Ahmad bin Hanbal, Al-Bazzar, Abu Ya` la Al-
Mawsili, Ibn Abi Shaybah and f rom the six collect ions of Hadith: the
Two Sahihs [Al-Bukhari and Muslim] and the Four Sunan [Abu Dawud,
At -Tirmidhi, AnNasa and Ibn Maj ah] . Ibn Kathir divided this book
according to areas of Fiqh.
5-Tabaqat Ash-Shaf iyah which also contains the virtues of Imam Ash-
Shaf i.
6- Ibn Kathir wrote references for the Ahadith of Adillat AtTanbfh,
f rom the Shaf i school of Fiqh.
7- Ibn Kathir began an explanat ion of Sahih Al-Bukhari, but he did not
f inish it .
8- He started writ ing a large volume on the Ahkam (Laws), but f inished
only up to the Haj j rituals.
9- He summarized Al-Bayhaqi's 'Al-Madkhal. Many of these books were
not printed.
10- He summarized ` Ulum Al-Hadith, by Abu ` Amr bin AsSalah and
called it Mukhtasar ` Ulum Al-Hadith. Shaykh Ahmad Shakir, the
Egypt ian Muhaddith, printed this book along with his commentary on it
and called it Al-Ba'th Al-Hathf th f i Sharh Mukhtasar ` Ulum Al-Hadith.
11- As-Sf rah An-Nabawiyyah, which is contained in his book Al-
Biddyah, and both of these books are in print .
12- A research on Jihad called Al-Ij t ihad f t Talabi Al-Jihad, which was
printed several t imes.
Ibn Kathir's Death
Al-Haf iz Ibn Haj ar Al-Asgalani said, "Ibn Kathir lost his sight j ust before
his life ended. He died in Damascus in 774 H. " May Allah grant mercy
upon Ibn Kathir and make him among the residents of His Paradise.
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