Al-Bayhaqi (458H)

Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn al-Husain al-Bayhaqi (384-458H)

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