Ali ibn Abi Bakr al-Haythami

Nur al-Din `Ali ibn Abi Bakr ibn Sulayman, Abu al-Hasan al-Haythami (, commonly known as Nur al-Din al-Haythami was a famous Sunni Egyptian scholar and an eminent Hadith expert who wrote lengthy works on hadith sciences.

Biography He was born in Cairo in the month of Rajab in 735 H. corresponding to 1335 CE. He learned the Qur'an and memorized it, and when he was a teenager, he became a disciple of a highly renowned scholar of Hadith, Abd Al-Raheem ibn Al-Hussain ibn Abd Al-Rahman, who was better known as Zain al-Din al-'Iraqi.

Al-Haythami became a committed associate of Al-Iraqi, staying with him all the time, travelling with him when he travelled, and offering the pilgrimage in his company. He attended with him every circle he attended in Cairo, other cities in Egypt, Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem, Damascus, Baalbek, Aleppo and other places. The only teacher under whom Al-Haythami read, without being attended by Al-Iraqi, was Ibn Abd Al-Hadi, from whom he heard the Sahih collection of Imam Muslim. On the other hand, Al-Iraqi heard from only four teachers without Al-Haythami taking part.

Taqi al-Din al-Fasi said: “ He was a great hafiz of texts and narrations.” Majma' al-Zawa'id wa Manba' al-Fawa'id ("Appendix complex and the source of benefits") Mawarid al-Dham'an ila Zawa'id Ibn Hibbaan ('ala Sahihain) ("Arrangement of trustworthy Ibn Hibban") A-lbadr al-Monir fi Mulahiq al-Mujam al-Kabiri ("Full moon enlightening in the appendages of the great lexicon") Min Ajl al-Bahth an Zawaya al-Harithi ("In order to search for appendages Harith") Tartib al-Thaqib Lilujuli ("Arrangement of holes for calves") Al-gharad al-Taqribiu fi Tartib Ahadith al-Zakhrafati ("Approximate purpose in the arrangement of conversations ornament") Idafat Ibn Majah an al-Kitab al-Khamsati ("Additions of Ibn Majah on the five books") Al-gharad Min al-Maqsid fi Tajawuzat 'Ahmed ("The purpose of the destination in the excesses of Ahmed") Kashf Zawayid al-Mutasawili ("Uncovering the appendages of the beggar") Majma al-Bahrayn fi Mulahiq al-Majimi ("Bahrain Complex in the appendices of lexicons") Majme al-Thadayil Masdar al-Fawayidi. ("Appendix complex and the source of benefits") Al-Wijhat fi Mulahiq 'Abu Ali ("The highest destination in the appendages of Abu Ali") Akthar Mutatish Lima 'Adafah Ibn Hibban ("More thirsty for the additions of Ibn Hibban")