Abdul Hayy Lucknawi Firangi Mahali (24 October 1848 - 27 December 1886) was an

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ic scholar of

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school of

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Lineage

Abdul Hayy was born in

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, India. He was an Indo-Arab and a descendant of

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RadiAllahi ‘Anhu from

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through the lineage of the Sufi saint of

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Early life

After his father's death, he studied mathematics under his father's tutor, Muhammad Niamatullah. He taught for a while in Hyderabad. Subsequently, he left for Lucknow where he remained for the rest of his life.

Status as a Muhaddith

The

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of Makkah

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granted him permission for all isnad (chains of narration) from Al Hidayah of

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, Muhammad Ibn Abdullah Hanbali of Makkah and Muhammad Ibn Muhammad Al-Gharbi. Abdul Ghani Dehlwi also granted him permission for various isnad.

Literary works

* Gheebat Kya Hai? * Al-Ajwibah al-Fadilah lil As'ilat (Arabic) * Al-Raf' Wal Takmil Fil Jarh Wal Ta'dil (Arabic) * Iqamatul Hujjah 'Ala Annal Ikthar fil ta'abud (Arabic) * at-Ta'liq al-Mumajjad (Arabic) * Sharh Al-Wiqaya Ma'a Hashiyat 'Umdatul Ri'ayah (Arabic) * Tuhfatu Al-Akhyar bi Ahya Sunnat Sayyid al-Abrar (Arabic) * Sibahatil Fikr Fil Jahr Bil Zikr (Arabic) * Rijal : Narrators of The Muwatta al-Imam Muhammad * Dhikr: In the Vocal Form, Permissibility and Virtues of Dhikr

Death

He died at the age of 38 and was buried in the graveyard of his ancestors.

References

{{Authority control Hanafis Maturidis Hadith scholars Indian Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam People from Banda, Uttar Pradesh 1848 births 1886 deaths Scholars from Lucknow