Al-Asmandi, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Hamid

الأسمندي محمد بن عبد الحميد

1095 CE · 488 AH – 1158 CE · 553 AH

A scholar recorded in the biographical dictionaries. The sources differ on his kunya and origins.

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Scholar
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Sunni
Era
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
Region
Persia & Central Asia
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People and things also explored

The phrase "la yanbaghi" in Imam Ahmad's words· The reports from Imam Ahmad· Obedience to those in authority and not rebelling (in the Tahawi creed)· The Hanbali school (madhhab)· Abd al-Wahhab ibn Ali al-Baghdadi· Abdullah ibn Abbas· Abu al-Arab al-Tamimi, Muhammad ibn Ahmad· Abu Ali al-Muhassin al-Tanukhi

Sources

  • Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO
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islam.museum contributors. “Al-Asmandi, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Hamid”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-asmandi-muhammad-ibn-abd-al-hamid/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-13.

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The phrase "la yanbaghi" in Imam Ahmad's words

The expression "la yanbaghi" ("it is not proper") in Imam Ahmad's words: is it understood as prohibition or as dislike? His companions differed over it, an example of disagreement over the school's wording.