Ahmad ibn Abi Bakr al-Zuhri
Ahmad ibn Abi Bakr al-Zuhri | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 767 CE |
| Died | 856 CE Medina, Arabia |
| Nationality | Arab |
| Era | 8th-9th century |
| Main interest(s) | Islamic jurisprudence |
| Notable idea(s) | Recension of Malik ibn Anas' Kitāb al-Muwaṭṭaʾ |
| Known for | Student of Malik ibn Anas, author of al-Mukhtaṣar fī al-fiqh |
| Occupation | Scholar, Judge (Qadi) |
| Creed | Maliki |
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Abū Muṣʿab Aḥmad ibn Abī Bakr al-Qāsim ibn al-Ḥārith al-Zuhri (Arabic: أبو مصعب أحمد بن أبي بكر القاسم بن الحارث الزهري), 767–856 CE / 150–242 AH, was a Muslim scholar and judge (qadi) who was a student of Malik ibn Anas.
He was born and lived in Medina, where he wrote a work called al-Mukhtaṣar fī al-fiqh ('The Epitome on Fiqh'), as well as a recension of Malik ibn Anas' Kitāb al-Muwaṭṭaʾ. He was dismissed from his position as qadi by Qutham ibn Ja'far in 210 AH (825/826 CE). In his judicial opinions (fatwas), he relied not only on hadith reports, but also on rational discretion (raʾy).
Abū Muṣʿab's recension of the Kitāb al-Muwaṭṭaʾ is approximately five to ten percent larger than the recension of Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi, which is considered the 'vulgate' or standard version in the Maliki school of law.