It is quite strange that the editor attributed al-Dashti (may Allah have mercy on him) to the Hanafis! The falsity of this is evident, as the author in this book of his frequently cites the imams of the Hanbalis and does not cite a single one of the Hanafi imams; indeed, he does not mention them at all in this work. Thus, it is impossible to attribute him to them, especially considering that the discourse of the Hanafis in the chapters of the Sunnah and Creed is limited, and most of those among them who spoke on these matters followed the methodology of the Ash‘aris, the Kullabis, and the Maturidis.
Juz’ fi al-Amr bi-Ikhfa’ al-Dhikr (A Monograph on the Command to Conceal Remembrance). (As stated by Ibn Nasir).
He mentioned in his book Al-Nahy ‘an al-Raqs wa-al-Sama‘ that he sent a message to the Judge of Hama refuting the Sufis regarding their use of the hadith of ‘A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) as evidence for the permissibility of singing.
Statements of the Scholars Concerning Him:
The scribe of his book Ithbat al-Hadd said:
“The Sheikh, the Imam, the Scholar, the Hadith Master (al-Hafiz), the Mufti, the Clarifier of Obscurities, the Peerless of His Time, the Master of the Hadith Masters, the One Supported by the Religion of Allah, the Caller to Allah, the Sword of the Sunnah and the Muslims, the Suppressor of the Innovators, the Helper of the Religion: Abu Muhammad, Mahmoud ibn Abi al-Qasim ibn Badran ibn Ayyan al-Anami al-Dashti.”
Al-Dimyati mentioned him in his Mu‘jam Shuyukhih (Biographical Dictionary of His Teachers), stating: “[He was] the Ascetic.”
Jamal al-Din Abu al-Mahasin Yusuf ibn Taghri Birdi said of him:
