Al-Hawi al-Kabir

الحاوي الكبير

By Al-Mawardi 450h (1058 CE) 18 volumes

A massive Shafi'i fiqh encyclopedia that comments on al-Muzani's Mukhtasar. Al-Mawardi's work is notable for its thoroughness in presenting all opinions within the Shafi'i school and from other schools, with extensive legal reasoning. It remains a key reference for advanced Shafi'i scholarship.