Ibn Hibban
Polymath
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Muḥammad ibn Hibbān al-Bustī was a Muslim polymath and a prominent Shafi'i traditionist, ḥadith critic, evaluator of rijal, compiler and interpreter of hadith. Wikipedia
Born: 884 AD, Helmand, Afghanistan
Died: 965 AD (age 81 years), Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan
Books: Sahih Ibn Hibban and Ktab Althkat
Influenced by: Al-Nasa'i, Al-Shafi'i, Ibn Khuzayma, and more
Creed: Ash'ari
Main interest(s): Hadith studies
Notable work(s): Sahih Ibn Hibban