Book: Dalail an-Nubuwwah by Bayhaqi

أقوال العلماء في الإمام البيهقي

Chapter: Scholars' Opinions on Imam Al-Bayhaqi

Volume: intro (Page:5)

English:

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Scholars' Opinions on Imam Al-Bayhaqi

Ibn Naser said: "He was the unique scholar of his time and the solitary among his peers in memorization, perfection, and trustworthiness, also known as the Sheikh of Khorasan."

Imam Al-Haramain said: "Every Shafi'i owes a debt of gratitude to Al-Shafi'i except for Al-Bayhaqi, as he has favor upon Al-Shafi'i due to the abundance of his writings in support of his doctrine, the expansion of his summaries, and the endorsement of his views."

Ibn Khalkan said: "The famed Shafi'i jurist, the great guardian, he was the unique scholar of his time, and the solitary among his sage colleagues in arts. He was one of the great companions of Hakim Abu Abdullah, mastering Hadith, and then he surpassed them in various disciplines."

Ibn Al-Jawzi said: "He was the unique scholar of his time in memorization and perfection, good at compiling, he gathered the knowledge of Hadith, jurisprudence, and fundamentals. He was one of the distinguished disciples of Hakim Abu Abdullah, he graduated from him, traveled, and gathered a lot, with his wonderful prolific writings."

Al-Dhahabi said: "If Al-Dhahabi wished to establish a school of thought, he could have easily done so given the breadth of his knowledge and his understanding of the differing views."

Al-Subki said: "Imam Al-Bayhaqi was one of the Imam of the Muslims, a beacon of guidance."

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Arabic:

[أقوال العلماء في الإمام البيهقي]قال ابن ناصر: «كان واحد زمانه، وفرد أقرانه حفظا وإتقانا وثقة، وهو شيخ خراسان» .قال إمام الحرمين: «ما من شافعيّ إلا وللشافعيّ فضل عليه غير البيهقي، فإنّ له المنة والفضل على الشافعيّ لكثرة تصانيفه في نصرة مذهبه، وبسط موجزه، وتأييد آرائه» .قال ابن خلكان: «الفقيه الشافعي الحافظ الكبير المشهور، واحد زمانه، وفرد أقرانه في الفنون، من كبار أصحاب الحاكم أبي عبد الله البيع في الحديث، ثم الزائد عليه في أنواع العلوم» .قال ابن الجوزي: «كان واحد زمانه في الحفظ والإتقان، وحسن التصنيف وجمع علم الحديث، والفقه، والأصول، وهو من كبار أصحاب الْحَاكِمُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ، ومنه تخرج، وسافر، وجمع الكثير، وله التصانيف الكثيرة الحسنة» .قال الذهبي: «لو شاء الذهبي أن يعمل لنفسه مذهبا يجتهد فيه لكان قادرا على ذلك لسعة علومه، ومعرفته بالاختلاف» .قال السبكي: «كان الإمام البيهقي أحد أئمة المسلمين، وهداة

Volume: intro (Page:6)

English:

Exalting the Knowledgeable and Wise Scholars

A believer, and one who calls to the firm rope of Allah, a jurist, distinguished, memorizer, senior, fundamentalist, editor, ascetic, and pious worshipper of Allah. He stood for the support of the school in principles and branches, a mountain among the mountains of knowledge.

Ibn Taymiyyah's View

Ibn Taymiyyah said, "Al-Bayhaqi is the most knowledgeable of Al-Shafi'i's companions in Hadith, and the most supportive of them for Al-Shafi'i."

Ibn Kathir's View

Ibn Kathir said, "He was the most Monotheistic of his time in mastery, Hadith, Jurisprudence, classification, and he was a Jurist and Narrator, a Fundamentalist... And he collected many beneficial things, no one managed to precede him in them, nor reach them, and he was virtuous among the people of Hadith, pleased with the method."

Arabic:

المؤمنين، والداعي إلى حبل الله المتين، فقيه، جليل، حافظ، كبير، أصولي، نحرير، زاهد، ورع قانت لله، قائم بنصرة المذهب أصولا وفروعا، جبل من جبال العلم» .قال ابن تيمية: «البيهقي أعلم أصحاب الشافعي بالحديث، وأنصرهم للشافعي» .قال ابن كثير: «كان أوحد زمانه في الإتقان، والحديث، والفقه، والتصنيف، وكان فقيها محدثا، أصوليا.. وجمع أشياء كثيرة نافعة، لم يسبق إلى مثلها، ولا يدرك فيها، وكان فاضلا من أهل الحديث، مرضي الطريقة» .

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