Ibn al-Haj studied under many scholars of high standing in various cities and provinces, including Tunis, Al-Qairawan, Alexandria, Cairo, in addition to Madinah and Makkah.
[3] Ibn al-Haj al-Abdari wrote Madkhal Ash-Shara Ash-Shareef Ala Al-Mathahib (Introduction to Islamic Jurisprudence According to Schools of Thought).
[4] In the first volume the author includes 22 chapters, each addressing one question where practice is at variance with Islamic teachings.
The second volume has 62 chapters with a similar number of questions, including the Prophet's birthday, the position of Madinah, the manners to be followed by students, women's behavior, etc.
[6] He spent much of his life in Tunis and Egypt and, for some time, taught at the university of Fes, Al-Qarawiyyin.