Al-Bayhaqi (457H)

Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn al-Husain al-Bayhaqi (384-457)

Al-Hafidh, al-'Allamah, ath-Thabit, al-Faqih, Shaykh al-Islam. Great Muhaddith, very pious, author of many books. He is one of the most eminent Shafii scholars.