Imam Syafi'i

Imam al-Shafi'i

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Muhammad ibn Idris ibn al-'Abbas, al-Imam al-Shafi'i [d.204H/819CE] alayhi al-rahmah wa'l-ridwan

Muhammad ibn Idris ibn al-'Abbas, al-Imam al-Shafi'i, Abu 'Abd Allah al-Shafi'i al-Hijazi al-Qurashi al-Hashimi al-Muttalibi (d. 204), the offspring of the Blessed House of the Beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa 'aalihi wa Sallam, the peerless one of the great mujtahid imams and jurisprudent par excellence, the scrupulously pious ascetic and Friend of Allah, he laid down the foundations of fiqh in his Risala, which he said he revised and re-read four hundred times, then said: "Only AllahÂ’s Book is perfect and free from error."

He is the cousin of the Beloved Prophet AllahÂ’s blessings and peace upon him descending from al-Muttalib who is the brother of Hashim, 'Abd al-MuttalibÂ’s father. Imam al-Shafi'iRahmatullahi alaih stated "I accompanied the Sufi people and I received from them three knowledges: ... how to speak; .. how to treat people withleniency and a soft heart... and they... guided me in the ways of Sufism." [Kashf al-Khafa, 'Ajluni, vol. 1, p 341.]