Muhammad ibn Salih al-Hashimi

Abu'l-Husayn Muhammad ibn Salih ibn Umm Shayban al-Hashimi (أبو الحسين محمد بن صالح بن أم شيبان الهاشمي) was a member of the extended Abbasid dynasty who became chief qadi in Iraq in 973/4–975, under the Buyid emir.

Muhammad ibn Salih al-Hashimi محمد بن صالح الهاشمي
Abbasid Chief Judge
In office 973/4 – 975 Caliphs: al-Muti and al-Ta'i
Preceded by	Abu Muhammad Ubaydallah ibn Ahmad ibn Ma'ruf
Succeeded by	Abu Muhammad Ubaydallah ibn Ahmad ibn Ma'ruf
Personal life
Born	905/6 Kufa
Died	November/December 979 Baghdad
Spouse	Bint Muhammad
Parent	Salih al-Abbasi al-Hashimi
Era	Islamic Golden Age
Region	Baghdad, Iraq
Main interest(s)	Islamic theology, Tawhid, Islamic jurisprudence
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Creed	Sunni

Life

Muhammad ibn Salih was born in Kufa in 905/6.^[1] He came to Baghdad in 928/9, and married a daughter of the chief qadi Abu Umar Muhammad.^[1]

He became a qadi himself in Baghdad, first over the City of al-Mansur, then in January/February 947, over all of West Baghdad.^[1] Replaced in October/November 947, he was appointed qadi of Egypt, Palestine, and parts of Syria.^[1]

In 973/4 he was appointed chief qadi in Baghdad, succeeding Ibn Ma'ruf, until he was dismissed in May/June 975.^[1] He died in November/December 979.^[1]