Muhammad bin Dawud al-Zahiri
| Muhammad ibn Dawud | |
|---|---|
| Personal life | |
| Born | c. 868 CE | 
| Died | 909 (aged 40–41) | 
| Region | Mesopotamia | 
| Main interest(s) | Fiqh, Theology, Mysticism | 
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam | 
| Denomination | Sunni | 
| Jurisprudence | Zahiri | 
| Muslim leader | |
| Influenced by | |
| Influenced | |
Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Dawud al-Zahiri, Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Dāwūd al-Iṣbahānī, also known as Avendeath, was a medieval theologian and scholar of the Arabic language and Islamic law. He was one of the early propagators of his father Dawud al-Zahiri's method in jurisprudence, Zahirism.