Ibn al-ÿImÃÂd () (1623-1679), full name ÿAbd al-Ḥayy bin Aḥmad bin Muḥammad ibn al-ÿImÃÂd al-ÿAkarë al-Ḥanbalë Abà « al-FalÃÂḥ (), was a Syrian Muslim historian and faqih of the Hanbali school.
Born in the Al-Salihiyah quarter of Damascus, he lived in Cairo for a long period, where he studied under Sultan al-Mazzahi, Nur al-Din Shabramallasi, Shihab al-Din al-Qalyubi, and others, before returning to Damascus to teach. His students included Muhammad ibn Fadlallah al-Muhibbi and Mustafa al-Hamawi. Ibn al-ÿImad died while undertaking the Hajj and was buried in Mecca. He was primarily known for his lengthy biographical dictionary ShadharÃÂt al-dhahab fë akhbÃÂr man dhahab ("Fragments of Gold in the Accounts of Those Who Have Departed"), completed in 1670, and covers the first ten centuries of Islamic history. It focuses on providing detailed obituary notices and is an important source in Islamic studies.