Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad Ramlī

Muḥammad b. Aḥmad b. Ḥamza al-Manūfī al-Miṣrī al-Anṣārī S̲h̲ams al-Dīn (; 151313 January 1596 CE) also known as Shams al-Din al-Ramli was an Sunni scholar, known as the leading Shafi'i jurist and muhaddith in his era. He was considered the tenth century renewer of Islam and nicknamed the "little Shafi'i". He was the son of scholar Shihab al-Din al-Ramli.

Biography Shams al-Din was born in Ramla in the year 1513. His father was a jurist and mufti who taught him. He also studied under Zakariyya al-Ansari and Al-Khatib al-Shirbini in Al-Azhar University. After completing his studies, Shams al-Din became the chief Mufti in Egypt, the same position his father had held before him. Upon his father's death, Shams al-Dīn took over his teaching position in the Al-Azhar university. He also taught in the Khashshabiyya and Sharifiyya. Shams al-Din's notable students include Al-Munawi and Ala al-Din al-Babili. He died in Cairo at the date of 13 January 1596.

Works Nihayat al-Muhtaj Sharj al-Minhaj, a popular commentary on Al-Nawawi's Minhaj al-Talibin. Ghayat al-Bayan, a popular commentary on Ibn Ruslān's 'zubād'. Al-Gharar Al-Bahiya, a popular commentary on al-Nawawī's ‘idāh fī manāsik al-hajj’. Umdat Al-Rabeh A commentary on Shaykh al-Islam's (Zakariyya al-Ansārī) ‘tahrīr'. A collection of Fatwa by his father