Asad Muhammad Saeed as-Sagharji
Asad Muhammad Saeed as-Sagharji (أسعد محمد سعيد الصاغرجي) was a Syrian Islamic scholar specializing in the field of Hanafi Fiqh, who lived in Damascus, Syria. He was the head Imam of Jamia al-Umawi in Damascus, and was the leading Faqih (jurist) in Syria. As-Sagharji belonged to the Shadhili Sufi order. He is the author of several books. One of the Shaykh’s most prominent teachers was the distinguished Syrian scholar, Al-Shaykh al-Sayyid Ibrahīm al-Ya’qūbī. Works. The Shaykh was a prolific author and produced a number of notable works, His  al-Fiqh al-Hanafiyyah wa Adillatahu is a comprehensive manual in three volumes on the key evidence from the Qur'an and Sunnah proving the Hanafi Fiqh. Along with the Shaykh’s other works such as "Shu’ab al-īmān", "Sayyidunā Muhammad Rasūlallāh", "Zawjatun-Nabī" and "Hajj wal-‘Umra",the book is studied in many Arab universities, including the renowned Al-Azhar University in Cairo. Death. He died on 21 August 2015 and was buried in Madina Jannatul Baqi cemetery.