Ibn Daqiq al-Id تقي الدين ابن دقيق العيد

Ibn Daqiq al-Id rahimahullah (d. 1302 CE / 702 AH) was a Shafi'i mujtahid imam of the highest rank, educated in the major centers of Islamic learning in Damascus, Alexandria, and Egypt. He was widely accounted as one of the greatest scholars in Islam in the fundamentals of Islamic law and belief. His scholarly output was extensive, encompassing works in Islamic law (fiqh), the principles of jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh), the science of hadith, and the tenets of faith (aqida). His commentary on the Forty Hadith of Imam al-Nawawi stands as a celebrated and enduring contribution to the hadith commentary tradition, studied across the Muslim world to this day. He is listed in the catalog as author of the Treasury of Hadith (KP113) and his commentary on Imam al-Nawawi's collection (IIS006).