Dr.
Mustafa As-Siba'i was born in 1915 in the city of Hams, Damascus. He
memorized the Qur'an at a very young age. His primary and secondary
studies were completed in the Masudiyyah School.
He
always excelled in studies and was known for his intelligence and
academic brilliance. He studied the Islamic Sciences with his father
Shaykh Hasani Sibai and in circles with great scholars and jurists of
Hams. His teachers included Shaykh Tahir Al-Atasi (Mufti of Hams at
the time), Shaykh Zahid Al-Atasi, Shaykh Muhammad Al-Yasin, Shaykh
Anis Kalalib and others.
From
the young age of eighteen he used to deliver the Friday khutbahs in
the absence of his father. In 1933, he went to Egypt and enrolled at
the Univesity of Al-Azhar to study fiqh.
Upon
completing his studies of fiqh, he enrolled at the Usul al-Deen
Faculty of Al-Azhar and excelled in his studies. In 1949, he completed
his PhD on the theme of 'The Position of Sunnah in Legislation'.
