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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-237: SYEIKH AHMAD SYAKIR ULAMA’ HADITH KONTEMPORARI
Who was Sheikh Ahmad Shakir and what were his contributions to hadith scholarship?
Short answer
Sheikh Ahmad Shakir was a contemporary hadith scholar born in Cairo in 1892 CE who died in 1958 CE.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
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Summary
Sheikh Ahmad Shakir was a contemporary hadith scholar born in Cairo in 1892 CE who died in 1958 CE. He studied in Sudan, Alexandria and al-Azhar, then worked in the judiciary until he retired in 1951. He studied the Hanafi school and ruled by it, yet he was not fanatical about any one school and preferred to examine the views and evidences of the early salaf. He authored and verified many works, including al-Risalah by Imam al-Shafi'i and part of the Musnad of Ahmad, and was praised for his great service to Islamic learning.
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Kesimpulannya, Syeikh Ahmad Syakir merupakan salah seorang tokoh ilmuan hadith yang unggul di zaman ini
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-237: SYEIKH AHMAD SYAKIR ULAMA’ HADITH KONTEMPORARI”, 10 January 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/2234-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-237-syeikh-ahmad-syakir-ulama-hadith-kontemporari. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/who-was-sheikh-ahmad-shakir-hadith-scholar/