[2] He was a faqīh (jurist) and a muhaddith (scholar of hadith).
[1] Ibn al-Faraḍī began his studies in religious sciences in his native city of Córdoba,[1][2] and continued them in Toledo, Écija, and Medina-Sidonia.
[2] In the early 990s, he travelled to the East and pursued his studies in Kairouan, Cairo, Mecca and Medina.
[1] On his return to al-Andalus, Ibn al-Faradi was appointed as a qadi ("religious judge") in Valencia.
[1][4] He was killed in Córdoba on 20 April 1013 during the Fitna of al-Andalus.