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مشاهدة النسخة كاملة : Writings of Imam IIbn Kathir


Emad Fadel
26-05-2010, 07:05 AM
Ibn Hajji 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 authenticity, his contemporaries and teachers admit ted to these qualit ies. Every time 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 forgetfulness 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 benefit to other people. The papers that contained his Fatwas were transmit 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 ft Ma` rifat Ath-Thiqat wa Ad-Du'afa wal Majdhil 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 benefits regarding the subject of Al-Jarh and AtT'adil.

4- Al-Hadi was-Sunan fi 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,
from the Shaf`i school of Fiqh.

7- Ibn Kathir began an explanation of Sahih Al-Bukhari, but he did not
finish it .

8- He started writing a large volume on the Ahkam (Laws), but finished
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 fi Sharh Mukhtasar ` Ulum Al-Hadith.

11- As-Serah 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-Ijtihad fi Talabit Al-Jihad, which was
printed several times.

Ibn Kathir's Death

Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar Al-Asgalani said,
"Ibn Kathir lost his sight just before his life ended. He died in Damascus in 774 AH. "
May Allah grant mercy upon Ibn Kathir and make him among the residents of His Paradise

Source: Introduction of "Abridged Tafsir of Ibn Kathir