Al-Manthur fi al-Qawa'id

المنثور في القواعد

By Badr ad-Din az-Zarkashi 794h (1392 CE) 3 volumes

A comprehensive collection of Islamic legal maxims (qawa'id fiqhiyyah) organized alphabetically. Az-Zarkashi gathered maxims from the Shafi'i school showing how general principles govern specific rulings. Essential for understanding how Islamic law operates through broad legal reasoning.