51 - Abu Ali Yusuf ibn Ahmad ibn Abi Bakr al-Ghasuli al-Salihi al-Hajjar. He passed away in the year 700 AH (1). He narrated from him (2).

52 - Shams al-Din Abu al-Muzaffar Yusuf ibn Qizughli al-Turki, Sibt Ibn al-Jawzi, the Hanafi Hafiz and historian. He passed away in the year 654 AH (3). He mentioned him in Mir'at al-Zaman, stating: 'In it [this year], our shaykh, the Imam Muwaffaq al-Din al-Maqdisi [passed away] (4).' He then said: 'He would always attend my sessions in the Great Mosque of Damascus and Qasiyun, and he would rejoice and say: "God has revived the Sunnah through you and suppressed innovation. These lands are your conquests, just as Yusuf, your namesake, conquered Jerusalem" (5).'

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Muwaffaq al-Din was preoccupied with authorship in the principles of religion (Usul al-Din), principles of jurisprudence (Usul al-Fiqh), exegesis (Tafsir), Hadith, jurisprudence (Fiqh), genealogy, and the virtues of deeds. The following register of his books bears witness to his mastery in these fields:

1 - Al-Istibsar fi Nasab al-Ansar (The Clear Insight Concerning the Genealogy of the Helpers). Yaqut, al-Dhahabi, al-Safadi, Ibn Shakir, Ibn Rajab, and al-Baghdadi mentioned it; al-Dhahabi named it "Nasab al-Ansar," while al-Safadi, Ibn Shakir, Ibn Rajab, and al-Baghdadi named it "Al-Istibsar fi Ansab al-Ansar" (6). It is in one volume.

2 - Al-I'tiqad (The Creed). It was mentioned by al-Dhahabi, al-Safadi, Ibn Shakir, Ibn Rajab, Ibn al-Imad,