Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Qasim al-Utaqi
'Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Qasim al-'Utaqi | |
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The tomb of Ibn al-Qasim in the Qarafa cemetery in Cairo. | |
| Title | Ibn al-Qasim |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 750 CE (132 AH) Egypt |
| Died | 806 CE (191 AH) Egypt |
| Era | Abbasid Caliphate |
| Region | Medina and Egypt |
| Main interest(s) | Fiqh |
| Notable work(s) | Main oral transmitter of Sahnun's Mudawwana |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Maliki |
ʿAbd al-Rahmān ibn al-Qāsim al-Utaqi (Arabic: عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ الْعُتَقِيُّ; c. 750–806) was a prominent early jurist in the Maliki school from Egypt. He was one of Malik's main companions and had a tremendous influence in recording the positions of the school. Ibn al-Qasim was the source for Sahnun in his Mudawwana, a record of Malik's teachings. He has the same position in the Maliki school as Muhammad al-Shaybani has in the Hanafi school, in so far as both of them transmitted their respective schools and made free use of ijtihad (independent reasoning). Ibn al-Qasim had opinions which differed from those of Malik, to the point that it was said that he was dominated by opinion.