Ibn bint al-Aqsarayi

Ibn bint al-Aqsarayi
ابن بنت الأقصرائي
Personal life
Born1388 AD (790 AH)
Died1455 (aged 6667) AD (859 AH)
Citizenship Egyptian Mamluk Sultanate
EraMamluk era (Islamic Golden Age)
Main interest(s)Tafsir, Fiqh, Hadith
OccupationFaqih, Mufassir, Muhaddith, military soldier
Religious life
ReligionIslam
SchoolHanafi
CreedSunni
Military service
Allegiance Egyptian Mamluk Sultanate
Service/branch Egyptian army
Battles/warsMamluk campaigns against Cyprus

Mohib al-Din Abu al-Sa'adat Mahammad ibn Ahmad ibn Abi Yazid al-Sarayi al-Qahiri al-Hanafi known as Ibn bint al-Aqsarayi (Egyptian Arabic: محب الدين أبو السعادات محمد ابن أحمد ابن أبي يزيد السرائي القاهري الحنفي; 1388 – 1455) was an Egyptian Muslim scholar of the ninth century AH/fifteenth century AD who lived in the Burji Mamluk era. He was born, raised and educated in Cairo. Among his sheikhs are 'Izz al-Din ibn Jama'ah and Shams al-Din al-Bisati. He was a Hanafi faqih, muhaddith, mufassir, and teacher. He traveled to Alexandria, Damascus, Aleppo, Jerusalem, and Amid. Among his works are footnotes on Al-Kashshaf and on Al-Hidaya, which he collected from five commentaries that were not completed. He died in Mecca.