Al-Layth ibn Sa'd

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al-Layth ibn Sa'd
Personal Details
Born 713 CE
Qarqashandah, Egypt
Died 791 CE
Cairo, Egypt
Ethnicity Persian
Religion Islam
Jurisprudence Laythi
Main interest(s) Hadith, Fiqh
Notable idea(s) Laythi madh'hab

For further information on the Laythi madhhab see Laythi.

al-Layth Ibn Sa'd Ibn `Abdur-Rahmān ibn Aqabat Al-Fahmi (Arabic: الليث بن سعد بن عبد الرحمن بن عقبة الفهمي) was the chief representative, Imam and eponym of the Laythi school of Islamic jurisprudence and was regarded as a scholar of Egypt.

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