He is Zayn al-Dīn b. Ibrāhīm b. Muḥammad b. Bakr, better known as Ibn Nujaym. He was born in Cairo in 926 AH.
Among his written works are:
He passed away on a Wednesday morning in the month of Rajab, 970 AH.
There is no reward except through intention. According to ijmāʿ, this refers to reward in the hereafter and not reward in the life of this world.
A short biography of Abū Bakr al-Ṣiddīq, the first khalīfah after the Prophet ﷺ, covering his lineage, his early acceptance of Islam, the hijrah and his death in 13 AH.
Among the muḥaddithūn, al-majhūl is a narrator whose condition is not known and who is not known for his pursuit of knowledge; he splits into majhūl al-ḥāl (al-mastūr) and majhūl al-ʿayn.
A short biography of Imām al-Nawawī (631–676h), the Shāfiʿī jurist and ḥadīth scholar of Damascus, covering his name, birth, life, works, character, and death.
