All credit goes to .@sh4hnoor on Twitter for his thread on this matter.
(1) Fatimah bint Malik ibn Anas
• Memorized the whole of the Muwatta
• ‘Maalik had a daughter who knew his knowledge (the Muwatta’) by heart, & she used to be behind the door. When the reader made a mistake, she would correct him.’ - [Al-Qaadi ‘Iyaad, Tartib al-Madaarik]
(2) Amrah bint Abd Al-Rahman
• Pupil of Aisha (رضي الله عنها), Grand-daughter of the sahabah (Asad ibn Zararah Ansari)
• Known for her knowledge in Jurisprudence and Hadith
• “There remains none that is more knowledgeable regarding the Hadith of Aisha than ’Amrah.” - [Umar ibn Abdul Azeez]
(3) Amat al-Wahid
• Daughter of Jurist al-Muhamili
• Lived in the 10th century Baghdad
• known as Sutayah and “Servant of the Unique,” was a renowned master of the Qur’an, and able to give Fatwas serving as a Mufti
(4) Zaynab bint Umar ibn Al Kindi
• Muhadithah of the 13th century
• Teacher of al-Dhahabi
• Taught Hadith to Abul-Hussain Al-Yunini, Ibn Abil-Fath, Al-Mizzi, Al-Birzali, Ibn-al-Nabulusi, Abu Bakr al-Rahbi, Ibn-al-Muhandis, Ahmed Ibn-al-Duraybi
(5) Karima bint Ahmad al-Marwaziyya
• Muhadithah of the 11th century
• Considered the best authority of Sahih Bukhari in her time.
• “She had the knowledge and good understanding (combined) with goodness and worship” - [Al-Dhahabi]
(6) Aishah bint Muhammad (Banu Qudamah)
• Muhadithah of the 14th century
• Taught the famous scholar al-Hajar al-‘Askalani
• Hadith authority in Damascus for Sahih Muslim and Bukhari
(7) Zaynab bint Makki ibn Ali
• Taught Ibn Taymiyyah, al-Mizzi, and al-Dhahabee, al-Birzaali,
• She also taught her granddaughter, who in turn turned into one of the later Muhadithaat. (Mu’jam al-samaa’at al-Dimashqiyyah)
(8) Aa'ishah bint Talha ibn Ubaydallah
• Grand-daughter of Abu Bakr (رضي الله عنه), Student of Aisha (رضي الله عنها)
• Once Caliph Hisham invited her to his court where she engaged dialogue with scholars of different fields. The Caliph was so impressed with her knowledge that he gave her 100k dirhams
(9) Amat al-Ghafoor bint Ishaaq al-Dihlawi
• Muhadithah of the 13th century in Delhi
• She was taught by her father (also a scholar)
• “'When her husband, himself a great scholar, faced any difficulty in hadeeth or fiqh he consulted her and benefited from her.” - [Al Hasani]
(10) Fatimah bint Yahya
• Mujtahidah of the 9th Century
• She married al-Mutahhar; when he would teach a class and didn’t know the answer, he would ask his wife. When he came back with the answers, his students would say 'This is not from you. This is from behind the curtain.’
(11) Fatimah bint 'Abbas ibn Ali al-Fath
• Scholar of Fiqh in the 7th-8th century
• ‘I visited her and I liked her character, humility and God-wariness. She knew Fiqh well. Ibn Taymiyyah was amazed by her knowledge and intelligence and praised her fulsomely.’ - [Al-Dhahabi]
(12) Rabiyah Khatun
• The sister of Salahuddin al Ayubbi
• She established a great institution for religious learning near Damascus. She established a waqf (trust) in the form of an endowment of a very large property which met the expenses that were generated by the institution.
(13) Ukhtul Mazni
• The sister of al-Mazni, a student of Imam Shafi.
• A scholar of Islamic Jurisprudence; because of her knowledge, her opinions were highly respected including the difference of opinion she had with Imam Shafi regarding the zakat which was to be paid on minerals.
(14) Bint Saeed ibn al Mussayib
• The granddaughter of Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنهم)
• Married her father's student Abdullah. Who said: “She was the expert of those who knows the Book of God by heart, and most knowledgeable of the Sunnah of the Prophet, and most aware of the right of the husband.”
(15) Fatima al-Samarqandi
• Daughter of al Samarqandi (authored Tuhfat al-Fuqaha)
• The advisor to Nur ad-din Zebgi (Salahuddin's Mentor)
• She issued fatwas, signed by her THAN by her husband.
• Her mahr was that her husband writes a commentary of Tuhfat al-Fuqaha'
(16) Shaykhah Shuhdah
• Daughter of the Scholar Abu Nasr Ahmad ibn ‘Umar Al-Abri.
• Muhaddith of the 12th century (given the title: Shuhdah al-Baghdadiyyah)
• Master Calligrapher (given the title: Fakhr-un-Nisa)
• “Shuhdah was a pious and devoted lady.” - [Ibn Jawzi]
There are so many female scholars in Islam, who aren’t given enough attention. If you want to know more about Female scholars I recommend the book “Al-Muhaddithat: The Women Scholars in Islam" (Nadwi) or to check out this website: Women Scholars
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