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| Ibn Abi Layla was born in 693 to a scholarly family. His father, Abd al-Rahman, who died when Ibn Abi Layla was young, was a prominent Kufan ] who fought alongside ] at the ] and participated in the revolt of ];<ref name=":0">{{Citation |last=Pellat |first=Ch |title=Ibn Abī Laylā |work=] |url=https://referenceworks.brill.com/display/entries/EIEO/COM-0310.xml?rskey=zV7ZAL&result=1 |access-date=2024-12-21 |publisher=Brill |language=en |last2=Schacht |first2=J.}}</ref> his grandfather, Abu Layla, was a ] of ].<ref>Hanif 2018, p. 180</ref> Ibn Abi Layla's principal teachers of ] were ] and {{Interlanguage link|Al-Hakam ibn Utayba|lt=al-Hakam ibn Utayba|ar|الحكم بن عتيبة|WD=}},<ref>Hanif 2018, pp. 185-186</ref> and for some time he audited the lectures of ].<ref>Motzki 2002, p. 254</ref> He was appointed as the ''qadi'' of Kufa by the ], although exactly when is uncertain; 733<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=İBN EBÛ LEYLÂ, Muhammed b. Abdurrahman |url=https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/ibn-ebu-leyla-muhammed-b-abdurrahman |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=] |language=tr}}</ref> and 741<ref name=":0" /> have been suggested as possible years. His students included ], ] and ].<ref name=":1" /> He died in 765 and was succeeded by his nephew, Abd Allah ibn Isa ibn Abd al-Rahman, as ''qadi''.<ref name=":0" /> Adherents to his doctrine still existed as late as the time of ].<ref name=":0" /> | Ibn Abi Layla was born in 693 to a scholarly family. His father, Abd al-Rahman, who died when Ibn Abi Layla was young, was a prominent Kufan ] who fought alongside ] at the ] and participated in the revolt of ];<ref name=":0">{{Citation |last=Pellat |first=Ch |title=Ibn Abī Laylā |work=] |url=https://referenceworks.brill.com/display/entries/EIEO/COM-0310.xml?rskey=zV7ZAL&result=1 |access-date=2024-12-21 |publisher=Brill |language=en |last2=Schacht |first2=J.}}</ref> his grandfather, Abu Layla, was a ] of ].<ref>Hanif 2018, p. 180</ref> Ibn Abi Layla's principal teachers of ] were ] and {{Interlanguage link|Al-Hakam ibn Utayba|lt=al-Hakam ibn Utayba|ar|الحكم بن عتيبة|WD=}},<ref>Hanif 2018, pp. 185-186</ref> and for some time he audited the lectures of ].<ref>Motzki 2002, p. 254</ref> He was appointed as the ''qadi'' of Kufa by the ], although exactly when is uncertain; 733<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=İBN EBÛ LEYLÂ, Muhammed b. Abdurrahman |url=https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/ibn-ebu-leyla-muhammed-b-abdurrahman |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=] |language=tr}}</ref> and 741<ref name=":0" /> have been suggested as possible years. His students included ], ] and ].<ref name=":1" /> He died in 765 and was succeeded by his nephew, Abd Allah ibn Isa ibn Abd al-Rahman, as ''qadi''.<ref name=":0" /> Adherents to his doctrine still existed as late as the time of ].<ref name=":0" /> | ||
| According to Hanafi sources, Abu Hanifa and Ibn Abi Layla would hold public debates, and the former would criticise the latter during his lessons. The Hanafi jurist ] originally attended the study circles of Ibn Abi Layla before leaving to join those of Abu Hanifa.<ref name=":1" /> The legal treatise ''Ikhtilāf Abī Ḥanīfa wa-Ibn Abī Laylā'', which can be reasonably attributed to Abu Yusuf,<ref>Hanif 2021, p. 31</ref> details 263 points of law on which Abu Hanifa and Ibn Abi Layla disagreed.<ref>Hanif 2021, p. 5</ref> In the treatise, Ibn Abi Layla rarely adduces ] or the opinions of Muhammad's companions to argue a case, instead largely relying on his own ''ra'y''.<ref>{{Citation |last=Yanagihashi |first=Hiroyuki |title=Abū Ḥanīfa |work=] |url=https://referenceworks.brill.com/display/entries/EI3O/COM-0151.xml |access-date=2024-12-21 |publisher=Brill |language=en}}</ref> | According to Hanafi sources, Abu Hanifa and Ibn Abi Layla would hold public debates, and the former would criticise the latter during his lessons. The Hanafi jurist ] originally attended the study circles of Ibn Abi Layla before leaving to join those of Abu Hanifa.<ref name=":1" /> The legal treatise ''Ikhtilāf Abī Ḥanīfa wa-Ibn Abī Laylā'', which can be reasonably attributed to Abu Yusuf,<ref>Hanif 2021, p. 31</ref> details 263 points of law on which Abu Hanifa and Ibn Abi Layla disagreed.<ref>Hanif 2021, p. 5</ref> In the treatise, Ibn Abi Layla rarely adduces ] or the opinions of Muhammad's companions to argue a case, instead largely relying on his own ''ra'y''.<ref>{{Citation |last=Yanagihashi |first=Hiroyuki |title=Abū Ḥanīfa |work=] |url=https://referenceworks.brill.com/display/entries/EI3O/COM-0151.xml |access-date=2024-12-21 |publisher=Brill |language=en}}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 21:11, 22 December 2024
Early Muslim jurist and qadi of Kufa| Ibn Abi Layla | |
|---|---|
| بن أبي ليلى | |
| Qadi of Kufa | |
| In office c. 733–765 | |
| Succeeded by | Abd Allah ibn Isa ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Layla |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 693 Umayyad Caliphate |
| Died | 765 (aged 72) Abbasid Caliphate |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Teachers | Ata ibn Abi Rabah, Amir al-Sha'bi |
Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Layla (Arabic: محمد بن عبد الرحمن بن أبي ليلى, romanized: Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. Abī Laylā; 693 – 765), also known as Ibn Abi Layla, was an early Muslim jurist who served as the qadi (judge) of Kufa from c. 733 until his death. Considered to be one of the leading figures of the ahl al-ra'y, he was a rival of fellow Kufan jurist Abu Hanifa, the eponym of the Hanafi school of law.
Biography
Ibn Abi Layla was born in 693 to a scholarly family. His father, Abd al-Rahman, who died when Ibn Abi Layla was young, was a prominent Kufan tabi'i who fought alongside Ali at the Battle of the Camel and participated in the revolt of Ibn al-Ash'ath; his grandfather, Abu Layla, was a companion of Muhammad. Ibn Abi Layla's principal teachers of fiqh were al-Sha'bi and al-Hakam ibn Utayba [ar], and for some time he audited the lectures of Ata ibn Abi Rabah. He was appointed as the qadi of Kufa by the Umayyads, although exactly when is uncertain; 733 and 741 have been suggested as possible years. His students included al-Kisa'i, Waki' ibn al-Jarrah and Sufyan ibn ʽUyaynah. He died in 765 and was succeeded by his nephew, Abd Allah ibn Isa ibn Abd al-Rahman, as qadi. Adherents to his doctrine still existed as late as the time of al-Shafi'i.
According to Hanafi sources, Abu Hanifa and Ibn Abi Layla would hold public debates, and the former would criticise the latter during his lessons. The Hanafi jurist Abu Yusuf originally attended the study circles of Ibn Abi Layla before leaving to join those of Abu Hanifa. The legal treatise Ikhtilāf Abī Ḥanīfa wa-Ibn Abī Laylā, which can be reasonably attributed to Abu Yusuf, details 263 points of law on which Abu Hanifa and Ibn Abi Layla disagreed. In the treatise, Ibn Abi Layla rarely adduces hadith or the opinions of Muhammad's companions to argue a case, instead largely relying on his own ra'y.
References
Citations
- ^ Pellat, Ch; Schacht, J., "Ibn Abī Laylā", Encyclopaedia of Islam New Edition Online (EI-2 English), Brill, retrieved 2024-12-21
- Hanif 2018, p. 180
- Hanif 2018, pp. 185-186
- Motzki 2002, p. 254
- ^ "İBN EBÛ LEYLÂ, Muhammed b. Abdurrahman". İslâm Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- Hanif 2021, p. 31
- Hanif 2021, p. 5
- Yanagihashi, Hiroyuki, "Abū Ḥanīfa", Encyclopaedia of Islam Three Online, Brill, retrieved 2024-12-21
Sources
- Hanif, S. (2018). A Tale of Two Kufans: Abū Yūsuf’s Ikhtilāf Abī Ḥanīfa wa-Ibn Abī Laylā and Schacht’s Ancient Schools. Islamic Law and Society, 25(3), 173–211.
- Hanif, S. (2021). Abū Yūsuf’s Ikhtilāf Abī Ḥanīfa wa-Ibn Abī Laylā and the Transmission of Knowledge in the Formative Period of the Ḥanafī School. Islamic Law and Society, 29(1-2), 1-33.
- Motzki, Harald (2002). The Origins of Islamic Jurisprudence: Meccan Fiqh Before the Classical Schools. Translated by Katz, Marion H. Brill. Chapter 3. ISBN 978-90-04-12131-7.