162 results for “fiqh”
Clear filter... Islamic scholarship whose circle in Basra shaped theology, jurisprudence, and Sufi thought for centuries.
...among the Tabiin, a key figure in the development of Hanafi fiqh.
Founder of the Hanafi school of jurisprudence, the most widely followed madhab in the world.
... al-A'zam (the greatest imam) for his deep understanding of fiqh.
... al-Muwatta, one of the earliest compilations of hadith and fiqh. Known as the Imam of Dar al-Hijrah.
...hom ash-Shafi'i considered more knowledgeable than Malik in fiqh. Al-Layth was enormously wealthy and legendarily generous, ...
... as 'the scholar of the East,' combining mastery of hadith, fiqh, jihad, and commerce. Ibn al-Mubarak authored some of the e...
Founder of the Shafii school and pioneer of usul al-fiqh with his foundational work al-Risalah.
A versatile scholar excelling in hadith, fiqh, jihad, and asceticism, called the Commander of the Believe...
A principal student of Abu Hanifah who codified Hanafi jurisprudence in six foundational texts known as Zahir ar-Riwayah. Also s...
Founder of the Shafi'i school and pioneer of usul al-fiqh (principles of jurisprudence). His book al-Risalah is the f...
Compiler of Jami at-Tirmidhi, notable for including fiqh discussions and hadith grading with each narration.
...t-Tirmidhi, notable for including scholarly evaluations and fiqh discussions with each hadith. A student of Imam al-Bukhari.
...of Sahih Ibn Hibban, a major hadith collection organized by fiqh topics.
Author of al-Mabsut, a 30-volume Hanafi fiqh encyclopedia, much of it dictated while imprisoned.
...d philosopher, author of Bidayat al-Mujtahid on comparative fiqh.
Author of al-Hidayah, the most studied Hanafi fiqh text in the world.
...-Mughni, the definitive encyclopedia of Hanbali comparative fiqh.
...s-Sanai, one of the most organized and comprehensive Hanafi fiqh works.
...d Maturidi theologian. Author of Kanz ad-Daqa'iq, a concise fiqh manual, and Madarik at-Tanzil, a widely studied tafsir.
The foremost student of Ibn Taymiyyah, a prolific author in fiqh, theology, and spiritual purification.
...st prominent student of Ibn Taymiyyah. A prolific author in fiqh, theology, and spirituality. His works on the heart and sou...
...Tanzil, a concise and widely read tafsir, and al-Qawanin al-Fiqhiyyah, a comparative fiqh manual. Died as a martyr at the Ba...
...st mujtahids of his era. Known for his expertise in usul al-fiqh and hadith.
...l), the most important and widely studied epitome of Maliki fiqh. It became the standard text for Maliki scholarship in Nort...
Maliki scholar who pioneered the study of Maqasid ash-Shariah (objectives of Islamic law) in his work al-Muwafaqat.
...ty. Authored commentaries on major works of tafsir, hadith, fiqh, and Arabic grammar that became standard seminary texts.
A major Hanbali scholar of usul al-fiqh and author of Muntaha al-Iradat.
...fat al-Muhtaj, one of the two most relied-upon late Shafi'i fiqh references. Also wrote az-Zawajir on major sins and al-Fata...
Author of Zad al-Mustaqni, the most studied Hanbali fiqh matn in the Arabian Peninsula.
...Author of Dalil at-Talib and Ghayat al-Muntaha, key Hanbali fiqh texts that are still relied upon for the mu'tamad (authorit...
...rr al-Mukhtar, a concise yet comprehensive manual of Hanafi fiqh that became one of the most commented-upon texts in the sch...
...ar Khalil. Also authored Aqrab al-Masalik, a concise Maliki fiqh manual widely studied in al-Azhar and North Africa.
...e Urdu Quran translation Kanz al-Iman. A prolific writer on fiqh, aqeedah, and devotional practice.
... Baz. His collected fatwas are a major reference in Hanbali jurisprudence.
...n Islamic law in the modern period. Author of al-Madkhal al-Fiqhi al-Amm and a pioneer in codifying Islamic legal maxims (qa...
...ibited in Islam, and a prominent voice for centrist Islamic jurisprudence.
...major Hanbali scholar known for his extensive commentary on jurisprudence and theology.
... settled in Mecca and became a leading authority in Shafi'i fiqh and Ash'ari theology. Known for his encyclopedic work refut...
Syrian scholar and author of al-Fiqh al-Islami wa-Adillatuhu, a comprehensive comparative fiqh e...
Syrian scholar and author of al-Fiqh al-Islami wa Adillatuh, a comprehensive encyclopedia of Isl...
... the Council of Senior Scholars, author of al-Mulakhkhas al-Fiqhi.
...ouncil of Senior Scholars, author of works on etiquette and fiqh terminology.
...Reliance of the Traveller (Umdat as-Salik), a major Shafi'i fiqh manual, and is a murshid in the Shadhili Sufi order.
... scholar and founder of Darul Iftaa, known for contemporary fiqh rulings.
...al-Tabaqat al-Kubra' and 'al-Mizan al-Kubra' on comparative fiqh.
...author of numerous influential books on Islamic thought and jurisprudence.
... 'al-Murshid al-Mu'in,' a widely memorized didactic poem on fiqh, aqeedah, and tasawwuf.
...-Sullam al-Munawraq' on logic and 'Mukhtasar al-Akhdari' on fiqh, both widely studied across Africa.
...the 'Mukhtasar,' the most authoritative reference of Maliki fiqh for centuries.
... at-Tanzil,' a popular Quran commentary, and 'al-Qawanin al-Fiqhiyyah' on comparative fiqh.
Known as 'Sultan al-Ulama' (Sultan of the Scholars), a Shafi'i jurist renowned for his courage in confronting unjust rulers and his masterwork 'Qawa'id al-Ahkam
...-Azhar and author of widely studied commentaries on Shafi'i fiqh and Ash'ari theology.
...ms ad-Din ar-Ramli, both major authorities in later Shafi'i jurisprudence.
...ar li Ta'lil al-Mukhtar,' a widely studied manual of Hanafi fiqh.
Egyptian Hanafi jurist, author of 'al-Ashbah wan-Naza'ir,' a masterwork on Islamic legal maxims and principles.
...qrir wat-Tahbir,' an important commentary on Hanafi usul al-fiqh.
...n the Mukhtasar of Khalil, an important reference in Maliki fiqh.
...ghdad, author of 'al-Muhadhdhab' and 'at-Tanbih' in Shafi'i fiqh.
...h wat-Taqrib,' the most widely studied introductory Shafi'i fiqh manual.
Hanbali jurist and theologian of Baghdad, author of 'al-Funun,' reportedly the largest book ever written in Arabic.
...' and 'al-Adab ash-Shar'iyyah,' major references in Hanbali fiqh and Islamic ethics.
...a al-Iradat,' the two definitive references of late Hanbali jurisprudence.
... professor at Damascus University, known for his accessible fiqh textbooks and scholarly editions of classical hadith works.
...ng but left important works on hadith criticism and Hanbali jurisprudence.
Tunisian Maliki scholar and Grand Mufti, author of 'at-Tahrir wat-Tanwir,' a major modern Quran commentary, and pioneering work on maqasid ash-shari'ah.
... and historian, author of popular works on Islamic history, jurisprudence, and the history of Islamic legislation.
...olar and professor at Damascus University, co-author of 'al-Fiqh al-Manhaji' and specialist in usul al-fiqh.
... Islamic scholar and author of popular, accessible books on fiqh, seerah, and Islamic behavior widely used across the Arab w...
American convert to Islam and Associate Professor at Georgetown University, specializing in Islamic law and hadith sciences, author of major English-language wo
...of Southern California, a leading academic voice on Islamic jurisprudence, Islamic law in the West, and the African-American Muslim e...
...udents of Abdullah ibn Masud. He was a leading authority in fiqh and hadith and was known for his asceticism. His narrations...
...dent of Abd Allah ibn Masud. He was a foremost authority in fiqh in Kufah and one of the primary links in the Hanafi chain o...
A prominent Tabieen scholar who served as judge (qadi) of Kufah. Son of an Ansari companion, he was a student of Ali ibn Abi Talib and narrated from many compan
...ading scholar of Damascus. He was the foremost authority in fiqh and hadith in Syria in his era, and his school heavily infl...
...brother of Muhammad al-Baqir. A major scholar of hadith and fiqh, he led an uprising against the Umayyad caliph Hisham ibn A...
...ed agricultural matters, making him an important source for fiqh on land use.
...ng death by plague, a hadith of major importance in Islamic jurisprudence.
The towering Shafi'i scholar and hadith master of Damascus (631-676 AH), whose works — Sharh Sahih Muslim, Riyadh al-Salihin, al-Adhkar, al-Minhaj, and the 40 H
Known as Sultan al-Ulama (King of the Scholars), a great Shafi'i jurist and Ash'ari theologian of Damascus (577-660 AH). He famously defied the Ayyubid ruler an
...se multi-volume Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim, Sharh al-Mumti in fiqh, and hundreds of audio fatawa made him one of the most prol...
...works in aqeedah (including commentary on Kitab al-Tawhid), fiqh, and hadith are widely used in Salafi educational instituti...
Chief student of Imam al-Shafi'i and transmitter of the Shafi'i school, author of the foundational Shafi'i text al-Mukhtasar.
Leading Shafi'i jurist of Baghdad and author of al-Muhadhdhab, first head of the Nizamiyya madrasa in Baghdad.
Son of Taqi al-Din al-Subki, author of Tabaqat al-Shafi'iyya al-Kubra, the monumental biographical dictionary of Shafi'i scholars.
Known as 'the Small Shafi'i' (al-Shafi'i al-Saghir), author of Nihayat al-Muhtaj, the definitive Shafi'i reference in the Egyptian tradition.
... author of Mughni al-Muhtaj, the most widely taught Shafi'i fiqh commentary.
...edic Shafi'i scholar, author of al-Bahr al-Muhit fi Usul al-Fiqh and al-Burhan fi Ulum al-Quran.
Major Egyptian Shafi'i scholar and legal theorist, known for al-Tamhid fi Takhrij al-Furu' ala al-Usul.
...i'i scholar, author of numerous widely-read Arabic works on fiqh, tafsir, and hadith.
... scholar, author of Fath al-Mu'in, the foundational Shafi'i fiqh text in South Asia and Southeast Asia.
...m Malik's foremost student, principal transmitter of Maliki jurisprudence and co-author of al-Mudawwana.
...r of his age, author of al-Risalah, the most popular Maliki fiqh primer in history.
Leading Maliki jurist and legal theorist of 7th-century AH Egypt, author of al-Dhakhirah and al-Furuq.
...ar Khalil, the most authoritative and widely-studied Maliki fiqh text, a concise summary of the entire Maliki school.
Called 'Sun of the Imams,' the most important Hanafi jurist of the 5th century AH, author of the encyclopedic al-Mabsut.
...Rayah, an essential reference for hadith evidence in Hanafi fiqh.
...hni, the most comprehensive treatise of comparative Islamic jurisprudence.
Hanbali jurist and legal theorist, known for his controversial theory that maslaha (public interest) can override textual evidence, debated extensively by schol
Founder of the Zahiri school of Islamic jurisprudence, which adheres strictly to the apparent (zahir) meaning of ...
Foremost Islamic scholar of the Indian subcontinent; synthesizer of the four madhabs and author of Hujjat Allah al-Balighah.
Leading female scholar of hadith and fiqh among the Tabi'in; her legal opinions were cited by major D...
Chief Mufti (Sheikh al-Islam) of the Ottoman Empire for 30 years; author of a major Quran commentary.
...math who wrote authoritative commentaries on kalam, usul al-fiqh, and Arabic rhetoric.
Andalusian philosopher and jurist; his commentaries on Aristotle shaped medieval European philosophy.
Maliki jurist of Fez; compiler of al-Mi'yar al-Mu'rib, the most comprehensive collection of Maliki fatwas from North Africa and al-Andalus.
West African Maliki scholar and Sufi leader who unified scholarly and spiritual authority across the Sahara and Sahel.
Leading jurist of Kufa in the generation of the Tabi'in; primary teacher of Hammad ibn Abi Sulayman, who taught Abu Hanifah.
Major Tabi'i scholar of Kufa; key transmitter of Abdullah ibn Masud's legal tradition.
Yemeni jurist and hadith scholar who advocated direct derivation from Quran and Sunnah without strict adherence to a single madhab.
West African Islamic scholar, jihadist, and ruler; leader of a major Islamic reform movement in 19th-century Senegambia-Sudan.
...on Islamic finance and a widely respected Hanafi scholar of fiqh and hadith.
17th-century Moroccan scholar and advisor to Sultan Moulay Ismail; known for his Qanun letter rebuking royal oppression.
Prolific Hanafi scholar from Herat who settled in Makkah; known for commentary on Mishkat al-Masabih and works on aqeedah.
19th-century Indian Hanafi scholar and hadith expert; author of al-Raf' wa al-Takmil, a major work on hadith criticism methodology.
The greatest Maliki scholar of North Africa. He compiled al-Mudawwanah al-Kubra, the most authoritative Maliki legal reference, from the teachings of Ibn al-Qas
A major Hanafi jurist of Central Asia, teacher of al-Kasani. Author of Tuhfat al-Fuqaha', a foundational Hanafi legal text.
...of Hanafi theology) and a commentary on al-Manar in usul al-fiqh.
One of the greatest Hanafi jurists of the 15th century. His Fath al-Qadir (commentary on al-Hidayah) is the most analytically rigorous Hanafi legal work.
Compiler of Sunan Abu Dawud, one of the six canonical hadith collections focusing on Islamic law. He reviewed 500,000 hadiths and selected 4,800 for his Sunan.
...f the greatest scholars of the 2nd century AH in hadith and fiqh. Imam al-Shafi'i said: 'If Sufyan al-Thawri had not been, j...
The greatest scholar of Islamic legal theory (usul al-fiqh) after al-Ghazali. His al-Muwafaqat revolutionized usul al-...
The most intellectually gifted Hanbali scholar of his era. His al-Funun is said to be the largest book ever written in Islamic civilization — reportedly 800 vol
...d issued the controversial fatwa recognizing Ja'fari (Shia) fiqh as valid.
...t Islamic scholars of the 20th-21st centuries. Author of al-Fiqh al-Islami wa-Adillatuh, the most comprehensive modern encyc...
...atest Hanafi jurists of the 20th century. His al-Madkhal al-Fiqhi al-'Amm is the most authoritative modern introduction to I...
One of the greatest usul al-fiqh scholars. His al-Ihkam fi Usul al-Ahkam is the most technic...
Imam al-Haramayn, teacher of al-Ghazali and one of the greatest Ash'ari theologians and Shafi'i jurists.
Primary student of Ibn Taymiyya and prolific author on fiqh, spirituality, hadith, and Quranic sciences.
...mic scholar of Timbuktu, prolific author of biographies and fiqh. Taken captive to Morocco but continued writing.
Imam of Khorasan in Shafi'i fiqh and usul al-fiqh. Pioneer of systematic legal methodology i...
Leading Hanafi jurist of Baghdad. His Ahkam al-Quran is the primary Hanafi commentary on Quranic legal verses.
Towering Hanbali scholar of Damascus whose mastery of Islamic sciences and bold refutation of innovations made him uniquely influential.
...e scholar of al-Andalus. His al-Muhalla is the encyclopedic fiqh text of the Zahiri school, and his al-Fisal is major compar...
Maliki scholar of Granada whose al-Muwafaqat is the foundational text on Maqasid al-Shariah (objectives of Islamic law).
Scholar of Khurasan combining hadith, fiqh, asceticism, and jihad. Called the prince of the believers ...
Student of Abu Hanifa and primary codifier of Hanafi fiqh in six foundational texts.
Syrian scholar and prolific author of al-Fiqh al-Islami wa Adillatuh and Tafsir al-Munir.
...own for accessible works in Islamic jurisprudence including Fiqh Made Easy.
A leading contemporary scholar of Islamic jurisprudence (b. 1944), founding CEO of the International Institute of A...
...hor of landmark works in Islamic jurisprudence, comparative fiqh, and biographies of the four Imams.
A prominent contemporary Saudi Islamic scholar (b. 1960 CE) of Syrian origin, founder of Islam Q&A (islamqa.info), one of the most visited Islamic fatwa sites i
...d many Companions, considered the founding scholar of Ibadi jurisprudence.
Brilliant Basran judge and scholar of the late Tabi'un generation, celebrated in Islamic culture for his legendary intelligence, sharp wit, and judicial acumen.
Prominent Basran exegete, jurist, and hadith scholar. Despite being blind from birth, he possessed an extraordinary memory and was a leading authority in Qurani
... was known for his piety, asceticism, and deep knowledge of fiqh. He met over fifty Companions.
...dgeable of the Tabi'un in Sunnah and a master of hadith and fiqh.
Son of Abd Allah ibn Umar and one of the Seven Fuqaha of Medina. He closely resembled his father in worship and asceticism and was one of the most reliable tran
Son of the great Companion Zayd ibn Thabit and one of the Seven Fuqaha of Medina. He inherited his father's mastery of Quranic recitation, inheritance law, and
Grandson of al-Harith ibn Hisham and one of the Seven Fuqaha of Medina. Known as 'Rahib Quraysh' (the monk of Quraysh) for his extreme piety and fasting, he was
Grandson of Ibn Mas'ud's brother, accomplished scholar, poet, and one of the Seven Fuqaha of Medina. He was a teacher of Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz and among the fore
...or his encyclopedic memory, sharp wit, and vast learning in fiqh, hadith, and Quranic sciences.
The leading scholar and jurist of Greater Syria in his era. A trusted advisor of the Umayyad caliphs, he played a key role in selecting Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz as
...before settling in Syria, becoming the leading authority on fiqh and hadith in that region.
Known as Rabi'ah al-Ra'y, he was the principal teacher of Imam Malik in Madinah. He was celebrated for his independent legal reasoning (ra'y) alongside hadith,
... the first Egyptian scholar to openly discuss and publicize fiqh issues. He narrated from several Companions and was the tea...
... Shafi'i school and father of Islamic legal theory (usul al-fiqh). Author of al-Risalah, the first systematic work on jurisp...
One of the great hadith masters and jurists of Khurasan, a close companion of Imam Ahmad. He memorized over seventy thousand hadiths and was instrumental in tra
...er of Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, who combined mastery of hadith, fiqh, and Arabic poetry.
...e companion Zayd ibn Thabit, a leading authority in Medinan jurisprudence and hadith.
...e legal views were foundational in the development of Ibadi jurisprudence.
...ri, known for his reliable narrations on matters of Islamic jurisprudence and practice.