Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani
Leading 15th-century Shafi'i jurist and hadith scholar of the Mamluk period, based in Cairo, best known for his commentary Fath al-Bari on Sahih al-Bukhari and for works on hadith criticism and biographical literature.
Books
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1. Merits Of The Plague
A concise compilation of prophetic traditions, reports, and scholarly reflections on epidemics that frames plague as both a trial and a form of divine mercy, offering spiritual consolation and practical guidance for believers—encouraging patience, trust in God, care for the afflicted, and appropriate communal conduct—while drawing on historical examples and legal-religious reflections to show how faith, ethics, and piety ought to shape responses to contagion.
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