Shuaib Al Arna'ut

Shuaib ibn Muharram al-Albani al-Arnauti (in Arabic: شعيب بن محرم الألباني الأرناؤوطي) (2016-1928) was a well known Albanian scholar of Hadith in the Islamic World. He was famous for his works on Hadith Methodology, Manuscript Investigation and Research and Hadith Criticism. his Kunya is Abu Usamah,[1]

The Late Al Arnaout.

Biography

He was born in Damascus Syria in the year 1928. His family were originally Muslim Albanians from Shkodër in North Albania, which spoke in the Gheg dialect of the Albanian language. His family immigrated to Syria before his birth, in 1926 in search of a better life. Al Arnaout followed the Hanafi school of Jurisprudence. Although he is most well known for his work on Hadith Literature, Al Arnaout was a strong proponent of Sunni Orthodoxy and following the four Madhhabs. He died in October 27, 2016.[2]

Works

His most notable work was as chief editor of a 45 volume work on the Musnad of Ahmad Ibn Hanbal in which he investigated various manuscripts, cross-referenced with other Hadith books and critiqued over 28,000 Hadiths. His 16 volume work on Tahawi Sharh mushkil al-athar (The Explanation of Problematic Hadiths)[3] and on Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya Zad al-Ma'ad (Provisions of the Afterlife). Beyond those, he wrote several less known works on Hadith Methodology, Manuscript Investigation and Hadith Criticism.

References
  1. "المحدث شعيب الأرناؤوط في ذمة الله". 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. كتاب: (المحدث شعيب الأرنؤوط، جوانب من سيرته وجهوده في تحقيق التراث)، تأليف: إبراهيم الكوفحي، صادر عن دار البشير بعمان، الطبعة الأولى، 1423هـ - 2002م.
  3. "Sharh Mushkil al-Athaar (شرح مشكل الآثــار) Imam al-Tahawi + Shaykh Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, Looh Press; Islamic & African Studies". www.loohpress.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-26.


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