Al-Sakhawi

Shams al-Din al-Sakhawi
Title	Al-Hafiz, Shams al-Din
Personal
Born	1428 CE (831 AH) Cairo, Egypt
Died	1497 CE (902 AH) Medina
Region	Middle Eastern Scholar
Jurisprudence	Shafi'i
Creed	Ash'ari
Main interest(s)	Hadith, History
Senior posting
Influenced by Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani

Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn `Abd al-Rahman al-Sakhawi (Arabic: شمس الدين محمد بن عبدالرحمن السخاوي, 1428/831 AH - 1497/902 AH) was a reputable Shafi'i Muslim hadith scholar and historian who was born in Cairo. "Al-Sakhawi" refers to the village of Sakha in Egypt, where his relatives belonged. He was a prolific writer that excelled in the knowledge of hadith, tafsir, literature, and history. His proficience in hadith has its influences trace back heavily on his Shaykh Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani. He died in Medina.

Works

• Al-Tuhfah al-latifah fi Tarikh al-Madinah al-Sharifah (التحفة اللطيفة في تاريخ المدينة الشريفة): About Madinah al-Munawwara.
• Fath al-Mugeeth bi Sharh Alfiyat al-Hadith (al-'Iraqi)
• Al-Daw' al-lami` li ahli al-Qarni al-Tasi
• Al-Jawahir wa al-Durar fi Tarjamat Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Hajar (al-Asqalani) (Pearls and Diamonds: the Biography of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Hajar of `Asqalan)
• Al-Maqasid al-Hasanah
• Ashratu Sa'ah (Signs of the Day of Judgment) - which has been recently reprinted with 'Tahqiq' by Muhammad al-'Aqeel.
• Al-riḥlah al-Ḥalabīyah wa tarājimihā (الرحلة الحلبية وتراجمها)
• Al-riḥlah al-Makkīyah (الرحلة المكية)
• Al-riḥlah al-Sakandarīyah (الرحلة السكندرية)
• Al-baladaniyat al-ʻalīyāt (البلدنيات العليات): A book where he recorded the names of 80 towns he visited and took knowledge from its scholars.
• Bughyat al-rāwī bi-man akhadha ʻanhu al-Sakhawi (بغية الراوي بمن أخذ عنه السخاوي) or Al-imtinān bi-shuyūkh Muhammad ibn `Abd al-Rahman (الامتنان بشيوخ محمد بن عبد الرحمن): A dictionary that lists the names of all his teachers.