Biography of Shaykh AbdulWakeel Hashmi

His birth and family

Shaykh AbdulWakeel Hashmi’s father Shaykh AbdulHaqq Hashmi was a famous Ahl e Hadith scholar, who had moved from Ahmadpur Sharqiyah to teach in Makkah upon the invitation of King Abdul Aziz ibn Su’ud. Shaykh AbdulWakeel’s grandfather Shaykh AbdulWaahid Hashmi was also a famous scholar. Their family lineage goes up to Umar ibn Al-Kattab (rad)

Shaykh AbdulWakeel Hashmi was born in 1938 in Ahmadpur Sharqiyah.

His studies

Shaykh AbdulWakeel started his studies by learning from his grandfather Shaykh AbdulWaahid Hashmi. He read the Quran to him and learned how to read and write from him. He also studied Persian books such as Gulistan, Bustan, Kariman of As-Sa’di Ash-Shirazi with him.

Afterwards he joined a government school.

Afterwards Shaykh AbdulWakeel joined the Madrasah “Dar Al-Hadith Muhammadiyah” of Shaykh Sultan Mahmood Jalalpuri (one of the greatest student of his father) in Jalalpur Peerwala, and studied there for 4 years.

Afterwards his father moved with his family to Makkah upon the invitation of King AbdulAziz to teach in Haram Makki. In Makkah, Shaykh AbdulWakeel Hashmi memorised the Quran in Madrasah Tahfiz Al-Quran. Afterwards he joined the Dar Al-Hadith of Madrasah Dar Al-Arqam, and afterwards he completed his studies from the circles of his father Shaykh AbdulHaqq Hashmi.

He obtained the degree of Alimiyah from Lahore and degree of Fazeelah from Jamiyah Riyadh Al-Ulum Delhi.

His teaching

Shaykh AbdulWakeel Hashmi was appointed as teacher in Haram Makki during the life of his father and he taught there for 25 years until some bigot opponents of Ahl e Hadith created issues so he had to leave teaching. He also taught for some time in the Madrasah Dar Al-Muhajirin.

After with the amounts from his retirement and amounts which Shaykh ibn Baz (a student of his father) managed to allot for him in his lifetime, he spent his time writing books and verifying and editing the books of his father, and also conducting reading of Hadith. Indeed scholars and students of knowledge from the whole world benefited from his free time to read books of Hadith to him and obtain Ijazaat from him. The reading of Musnad Ahmad was completed many times with him and also Sunnan Al-Bayhaqi Al-Kubra.

The scholars from whom Shaykh AbdulWakeel took Ijazaat.

Before mentioning the scholars from whom Shaykh AbdulWakeel Hashmi took Ijazaat, it should be mentioned that he read 3 volumes of “Al-Bidayah wan Nihayah” to Shaykh AbdurRazaq Hamzah at Bab Al-Umrah in the Haram.

Also he met and sat in lectures of prestigious scholars such as Shaykh Ahmad Shakir, Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Aal Shaykh, Shaykh Abdullah ibn Humayd, Shaykh Taqiudin Hilali, Shaykh Abdullah Khalifi, Shaykh Hammad Ansari, Shaykh AbdulAziz Ibn Baz, Shaykh Nasirudin Albani, Shaykh Sanaullah Amritsari, Shaykh Ibrahim Mir Sialkoti, Shaykh AbdulHaq Multani, Shaykh AbduTawab Al-Qadirabadi, Shaykh Abdullah Ropri, Shaykh Uthman Azeemabadi, Shaykh AbdulJabbar Kandahlwi, Shaykh AbdurRahman Al-Ifriqi, Shaykh AbdulAziz ibn Muhammad Ar-Riyasati, Shaykh Ismaeel Ghaznawi, Shaykh Dawood Ghaznawi and Shaykh Muhammad Junagarhi.

As for scholars from whom he took Ijazaat:

1) His father Shaykh AbdulHaqq Hashmi

2) Shaykh Ubaydullah Mubarakpuri: His Asanid going through Shaykh AbdurRahman Mubarakpuri and Shaykh Ahmadullah Partabgarhi, both students of Mian Nazeer Husayn Dehlawi.

3) Shaykh AbdusSalam Bastawi Dehlawi: His Asanid from Shaykh Ahmadullah, Dehlawi, Shaykh AbdurRahman Mubarakpuri, Shaykh Sharfudin Dehlawi, Shaykh Ubaydullah Atawi Dehlawi and Shaykh AbdurRahman Punjabi Dehlawi

4) Shaykh Abul Hasan Muhammad Abdullah ibn AbdilKareem Budhimalwi, teacher in Dar Al-Hadith wa Hifz Al-Quran in Faisalabad, his Asanid from Hafiz Muhammad Gondalwi and Shaykh Muhammad Ali Lakhvi from Hafiz AbdulMannan Wazeerabadi.

5) Shaykh Shamsul Haq ibn AbdilHaqq Multani, his Asanid from his father Shaykh AbdulHaqq Multani who was a student of Mian Nazeer Husayn Dehlawi

6) Shaykh Sultan Mahmood Jalalpuri, his Asanid from Shaykh AbdulHaqq Hashmi

7) Shaykh Abu Sa’eed Muhammad ibn Abdillah Luknawi, teacher in Haram Makki, his Asanid from Shaykh AbdurRahman ibn Fathidin Punjabi Dehlawi and Shaykh Ahmadullah Dehlawi, both from Mian Nazeer Husayn Dehlawi. Also his Isnad from Shaykh AbdulMajeed Punjabi from Shaykh AbudrRaheem Ghaznawi from his brother Shaykh AbdulJabbar Ghznawi from Mian Nazeer Husayn Dehlawi.

8) Shaykh Abdullah ibn Ahmad An-Nakhibi. Shaykh An-Nakhibi narrates from Shaykh Alawi ibn AbdirRahman Al-Mashoor, Shaykh Abdullah ibn Umar Ash-Shatiri, Shaykh Umar Hamdan Al-Mahrisi, Shaykh Mustafa ibn Ahmad Al-Mihdhar, Shaykh Umar ibn Sumayt, Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Habashi, Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salim Al-‘Attas and Shaykh AbdulFattah Abu Ghuddah (with whom he exchanged Asanid)

9) Shaykh AbdurRahman ibn Ismaeel Al-Washili Al-Yamani. He narrates from Shaykh Husayn ibn Muhammad Az-Zawak, and from his father Shaykh Ismaeel ibn Muhammad Al-Washili

10) Shaykh AbdulQayum Rehmani

11) Shaykh Muhammad Israil Nadwi Salafi: He did Tadabbuj with him (when 2 scholars exchange their Ijazaat) in their Majlis of Hadith reading in Kuwait.

12) Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ismaeel Al-‘Amrani Al-Yamani, one of greatest Musnid scholar. He narrates from a great number of scholars including: Shaykh Muhammad Zabarah and his son Ahmad, Shaykh Abdullah ibn AbdirRahman ibn Humayd, Shaykh Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Husayn Al-Maghrabi, Shaykh Ali ibn Husayn Al-Maghrabi, Shaykh AbdulWaasi; Al-Wasi’i, Shaykh Abullah ibn Muhammad As-Sarhi, Shaykh Husayn ibn Mahfuz Al-Washahi Al-Iraqi, Shaykh Mansur ibn AbdilAziz ibn Nasr At-Ta’azi, Shaykh Yahya ibn AbdirRahman Al-Anbari Az-Zubaydi, Shaykh Muhammad ibn Hasan ibn AbdilBari Al-Ahdal and his son Ibrahim, Shaykh AbdulQadir ibn Abdillah Sharfudin, Shaykh Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya Al-Mansur, Shaykh Ahmad ibn Ahmad Al-Jarafi, Shaykh Abdullah ibn AbdilKareem Al-Jarafi, Shaykh Al-Qasim ibn Ibrahim ibn Ahmad, Shaykh Muhammad ibn Muhammad As-Samawi.

13) Shaykh Muhammad Nadir Husayn Al-Arkani Al-Barmawi, who gave him Ijazah through Shaykh Anwar Shah Kashmiri, Shaykh Husayn ibn Ahmad Madni, Shaykh Ashraf Ali Thanvi, Shaykh Yahya Kandhalwi and others.

14) Teachers of Jamiyah Riyadh Al-Ulum Dehlwi all gave him ijazah

The books Shaykh AbdulWakeel recited to his father

The books Shaykh AbdulWakeel Hasmi read completely to his father: The Quran, Tafsir ibn Katheer, Tafseer Al-Jalalayn, The 6 books, Musnad Ahmad, Musnad Ad-Darimi, Al-Muntaqa of ibn Jarood, Mishkat Al-Masabih, Muwatta Malik, Risalah, Al-Musnad and Al-Umm all of Ash-Shafi’i, Musnad Al-Humaydi and his Risalah on Usul As-Sunnah published with it, Tarikh ibn Muharaz ‘an ibn Ma’in wa ghayrihi, Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, Juzz Al-Qiraah Khalf Al-Imam, Juzz Raful Yadayn and Khalq Af’al Al-Ibad all of Al-Bukhari, Al-Muntakhab min Musnad ‘Abd ibn Humayd, Risalah Abi Dawood li Ahlil Makkah, Shamil At-Tirmidhi, At-Tawhid of ibn Khuzaymah, Sharh Ma’ani Al-Athar and Bayan Aqidah Ahli Sunnah wal Jama’ah both of At-Tahawi, Mu’jam At-Tabarani As-Saghir ma’a Ar-Rasail Al-Mulhaqah bi Tab’atihi, Al-Asma wa Sifat of Al-Bayhaqi, and his Sunnan Al-Kubra and Juzz Al-Qira’ah, Umdatul Ahkam, Muqaddimah ibn Salah, Al-Arba’una An-Nawawiyah, Al-Fiyah Al-‘Iraqi, At-Taqyid wal Idhah, Nukhbatul Fikar, Bulugh Al-Maram, Rawd Al-Unuf, Kanz Al-‘Umal, Al-Usul Ath-Thalathah, Fath Al-Majeed Sharh Kitab At-Tawhid, Taqwiyatul Imam of Shah Ismaeel Ash-Shaheed, Al-Eman of Siddiq Hasan Khan, Daf’ Al-Waswas ‘an ba’din Nas of Shamsul Haq Azeembadi, Musnad As-Sahihayn of his father, his Musannaf As-Sahihayn, the epistle of his father: “Hazihi Aqidati wa Tarjamati” also called “I’tiqad Al-Firqah An-Najiyah”, Diwan Hasaan ibn Thabit, Diwan Abi ‘Atahiyah

The books he mentioned on some occasions reading fully and on some occasions some parts of it: Mustadrak Al-Hakim, Tafsir ibn Jarir At-Tabari

The books he mentioned reading some parts of it to his father: Tafsir An-Nasa’i from His Sunnan Al-Kubra up to Surah Al-Baqarah, Tafsir Al-Maraghi up to the end of Surah Al-Maidah, 3/4 of the Musannaf AbdurRazzaq that was in the manuscript of Shaykh AbdurRazaq Hamzah, the portion of Musannaf ibn Abi Shaybah that was with them, the portion of Musnad of Abi Awanah that was with them, Sharh Sunnah, first quarter of Al-Hidayah, Majma’ Az-Zawaid, quarter of Al-Hamasah, some pages of Diwan Al-Mutanabbi, Al-Fadl Al-Mubin of Shah Waliyullah.

His writings

1) ‘Inayatul Bari fi Dhabt Mawadi’ Asma Ar-Rijaal fi Sahih Al-Bukhari

2) In’am Al-Bari fi Mu’jam Ahadith Shuyukh Al-Imam Al-Bukhari

3) Al-Hittah fi Mu’jam Ahadith Shuyukh Al-Aimah As-Sittah

4) Musnad Al-Qazwini

5) Al-Bahr Az-Zaakhir fima Rawa Al-Bukhari fi Jami’ihi min Shaykhihi bi Wasitatati Shaykhihi Al-Akhar

6) Al-Fath Al-Waahid fima Rawa Al-Imam Al-Bukhari fi Jami’ihi ‘an Shaykhayn fi Hadithin Wahidin

7) Tahqiq Al-Ahadith Al-Mansubah ilal Imam Az-Zuhli fil Bukhari wa Asilah wal Ajwibah

8) Al-Ghawali fi Tahqiq Al-Ahadith Al-Awali

9) Rijaal Al-Bukhari wa ‘Adad Mawadi’ihim

10) Miftah Al-Qari fi ‘Adad Asma Al-Kutub wal Abwab wa Ruwat wal Mu’alaqat wal Mutaba’at min Sahih Al-Bukhari

11) ‘Inayatul Wahab liman Akhraja lahum Al-Bukhari awi Istishadahum

aw lahum Zikr min Al-Ashab

12) Al-Qawl As-Sahih fima fata min ibn ‘Adi wa ibn ‘Asakir wa ibn Mandah was Saghani wama zadu fi Kutubihim min Asma Al-Mashaikh Al-Imam Al-Bukhari fi Jami’ihi As-Sahih

13) Al-Bada’i Al-Minnan fi Asami Shuyukh Ash-Shaykhayn wa Ashab As-Sunnan

14) Aqwal Al-Muhadithin wa Jumhur Al-Fuqaha ala ay Yughasila Az-Zawju Az-Zawjatahu ba’da Mawtiha

15) Mukhtasar ‘Inayatul Bari

16) Arba’una Atharan li Sa’adah, man ‘Amila bihinna kharaja min zunubihi ka yawmi Al-Wiladah

17) Al-Batshah Al-Kubra fi Ghazwah Badr Al-Kubra

18) At-Ta’dad fiman Khadhaba Lihyatahu minas Sahabah wa Aimatil Hadith bil Hina wal Katm wa Sufrah wa Sawad

19) Du’a Al-Mudhtarina minal Bashar wa Munajatihim fi Waqt As-Sahar

20) Tuhfatus Sami’ wal Qari fi Khatm Al-Jami As-Sahih lil Imam Al-Bukhari

21) Hazbu fihi Sunnan ibn Majah wa ratbihi alal Masanid

22) Ya Ahlal Farashi Luzu bi Asma Zawil Arshi

Shaykh AbdulHaqq Hashmi did Tahqiq of “Khalq Af’al Al-Ibad” of Imam Al-Bukhari and also of some books and epistles of his father, some of which were published.

His children

Shaykh AbdulWakeel Hashmi had 6 daughters and 3 sons. His elder son Khalid, read many books of Hadith to his father and graduated from Umm Ul Qura University Makkah from the section of Language and Literature, and he is a teaching now.

His death

Shaykh AbdulWakeel Hashmi passed away on the 25th August 2025. He left behind a great number of scholars and students of knowledge who took Ijazah from him. He was a great Muhadith and specialist of Sahih Al-Bukhari as many of his books authored were on Sahih Al-Bukhari.

Source: “Thabat Al-Kuwait” of Shaykh Muhammad Ziad At-Tuklah.