Imam Muhammad al-Shaybani

مُحَمَّد الشَّيْبَاني

Codifier of Hanafi law

Born: 749 CE, Wasit

Died: 805 CE, Ray

Era: Classical

Field: Fiqh

Origin: Iraq

Muhammad al-Shaybani was Abu Hanifa's greatest student in terms of legal writing. He compiled the six foundational books that codified Hanafi jurisprudence. Imam al-Shafii studied under him.