Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani

Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani (773–852 AH) was a scholar of hadith so accomplished in the field that he became known as Amir al-Mu'minin fi al-Hadith (the Commander of the Faithful in Hadith). Based in Cairo, he studied under the muhaddithun of his age — among them the hadith master al-Hafiz Zayn al-Din al-Iraqi — and went on to teach, judge, and write prolifically over a long and productive life.

Fath al-Bari, his commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, is the work he is best known for, and Bulugh al-Maram and al-Isabah remain standard references for students of hadith. His scholarship is relied upon widely in the study of the Sunnah.

Below is our collection of Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani's works translated into English, available at The Islamic Book Cafe.