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Author of Maalim at-Tanzil (tafsir) and Sharh as-Sunnah, called the Reviver of the Sunnah.
Author of Irshad as-Sari li-Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari, an acclaimed commentary on Sahih al-Bukha...
Egyptian Maliki jurist and author of ash-Sharh al-Kabir, a major commentary on Mukhtasar Khalil. Also auth...
...of the Hashiyat ad-Dusuqi, a supercommentary on ad-Dardir's Sharh al-Kabir. His work is considered one of the most authoritat...
Shafi'i scholar and author of 'Sharh Usul I'tiqad Ahl as-Sunnah,' a foundational compilation on ...
Central Asian polymath, author of 'Sharh al-Aqaid an-Nasafiyyah' on Maturidi theology and 'al-Mutaww...
Theologian and polymath, author of 'Sharh al-Mawaqif' and 'Kitab at-Ta'rifat,' an essential dictionar...
...yptian Hanbali jurist and author of 'Kashshaf al-Qina' and 'Sharh Muntaha al-Iradat,' the two definitive references of late H...
One of the four commanders appointed by Abu Bakr for the conquest of Syria. He participated in the conquest of Palestine and Jordan. Died in the plague of Amwas
...r and hadith master of Damascus (631-676 AH), whose works — Sharh Sahih Muslim, Riyadh al-Salihin, al-Adhkar, al-Minhaj, and ...
...1347-1421 AH), whose multi-volume Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim, Sharh al-Mumti in fiqh, and hundreds of audio fatawa made him one...
...9th-century Moroccan Maliki scholar, author of al-Bahjah fi Sharh al-Tuhfah, a key commentary in the Moroccan Maliki traditio...
...n Maliki scholar and hadith master, author of al-Muntaqa fi Sharh al-Muwatta and al-Istifa.
...r his glosses (hawashi) on the major Maliki texts including Sharh al-Sawi ala Kifayat al-Talib.
Leading Maliki scholar of 18th-century Egypt, author of al-Sharh al-Kabir and al-Sharh al-Saghir on Khalil's Mukhtasar.
... literary giant of the Abbasid period. Author of the famous Sharh Nahj al-Balaghah, a literary and historical commentary on '...
By Imam an-Nawawi. The most famous and widely used commentary on Sahih Muslim. Covers fiqh rulings, hadith terminology, and scholarly opinions.
...ns of commentaries written on it, the most famous being ash-Sharh al-Mumti by Ibn Uthaymin.
By Imam an-Nawawi. An-Nawawi's monumental commentary on ash-Shirazi's al-Muhadhdhab, widely considered the greatest work of comparative fiqh in the Shafi'i trad
By Al-Kharshi. One of the most important commentaries on Khalil's Mukhtasar, the most condensed and authoritative summary of Maliki fiqh. Al-Kharshi's commentar
By Ibn Abi al-Izz. The most celebrated commentary on the Tahawiyyah creed. Ibn Abi al-Izz expanded each creedal statement with extensive evidence from Quran, Su
By Al-Lalika'i. A massive compilation of creedal statements and narrations from the Prophet, the Companions, the Tabi'in, and later scholars of Ahl us-Sunnah, o
...an after Sibawayh, wrote this text with its own commentary (sharh) for students who have mastered the basics and need a syste...
By Imam an-Nawawi. The standard commentary on Sahih Muslim, an-Nawawi explains each hadith with its linguistic meanings, fiqh rulings, and the positions of the
By Imam ad-Dasuqi. A detailed gloss on ad-Dardir's Sharh al-Kabir, which is itself a commentary on Khalil's Mukhtasa...
By Imam al-Baghawi. A comprehensive hadith commentary that selects narrations from the six major collections and others, organizing them by topic with legal ana
By Ibn Aqil al-Misri. The most popular commentary on Ibn Malik's Alfiyyah (the thousand-line poem on Arabic grammar). Ibn Aqil explains each verse with clear ex
By Sa'd ad-Din at-Taftazani. An advanced work on Islamic theology that became a standard textbook in Ottoman-era madrasas. At-Taftazani covers the major theolog
By Sa'd ad-Din at-Taftazani. A widely studied commentary on Najm ad-Din an-Nasafi's creedal text, representing the standard Maturidi theological position. At-Ta
By Baha ad-Din al-Maqdisi. A commentary on Umdat al-Fiqh, the beginner-level Hanbali text by Ibn Qudamah's uncle. This clear and well-organized commentary is id
By Ibn Battal al-Qurtubi. One of the earliest and most important commentaries on Sahih al-Bukhari, predating Fath al-Bari by four centuries. Ibn Battal focuses
By Ibn Hisham al-Ansari. A widely studied intermediate Arabic grammar text and its commentary by the same author. Ibn Hisham explains Arabic syntax with clear e
By Ahmad al-Dardir. A major commentary on Mukhtasar Khalil, the most important Maliki legal compendium. Al-Dardir's explanation is one of the most studied texts
By Muhammad al-Dasuqi. A detailed gloss on al-Dardir's Sharh al-Kabir, serving as one of the primary reference works in ...
By Mansur al-Buhuti. Al-Buhuti's commentary on Ibn al-Najjar's Muntaha al-Iradat, the other of the two central Hanbali references alongside Kashshaf al-Qina'. T
By Imam al-Nawawi. The most famous commentary on Sahih Muslim, al-Nawawi provides clear explanations of hadith texts, discusses variant readings, explains diffi
By Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti. Al-Suyuti's commentary on Sunan al-Nasai, also known as Zahr al-Ruba ala al-Mujtaba. It provides concise explanations of hadiths and
By Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti. Al-Suyuti's commentary on Sunan Ibn Majah, titled Misbah al-Zujajah. Al-Suyuti provides concise annotations clarifying hadith meaning
...ification (takhrij) for the hadiths cited in al-Rafi'i's al-Sharh al-Kabir. Ibn Hajar traces each hadith to its original sour...
By Burhan ad-Din al-Marghinani. The most studied Hanafi fiqh text in the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia. Al-Marghinani's commentary on his own primer Bida
By Zayn ad-Din ibn Nujaym. An important Hanafi fiqh commentary on Kanz ad-Daqa'iq by an-Nasafi. Ibn Nujaym's sharp legal analysis and thorough discussion of evi
By Abu al-Barakat ad-Dardir. A major Maliki fiqh commentary on the Mukhtasar of Khalil ibn Ishaq, which is the central text of later Maliki jurisprudence. Ad-Da
...uqi. The most authoritative super-commentary on ad-Dardir's Sharh al-Kabir and a primary reference for Maliki fatwa. Ad-Dusuq...
By Shams ad-Din ar-Ramli. One of the two supreme references of later Shafi'i jurisprudence (alongside Tuhfat al-Muhtaj by Ibn Hajar al-Haytami). Ar-Ramli's comm
By Ibn Hajar al-Haytami. One of the two supreme references of later Shafi'i jurisprudence. Ibn Hajar al-Haytami's commentary on an-Nawawi's Minhaj is exhaustive
By Ahmad az-Zarqa. A clear and accessible commentary on 99 legal maxims from the Majallat al-Ahkam al-Adliyyah (Ottoman Civil Code). Ahmad az-Zarqa explains eac
By Ibn Abi al-Izz al-Hanafi. The most detailed commentary on Imam at-Tahawi's famous creedal text. Ibn Abi al-Izz explains each statement of the Aqidah at-Tahaw
By Ala ad-Din al-Bukhari. The most comprehensive commentary on Fakhr al-Islam al-Bazdawi's foundational Hanafi usul text. This commentary explains the dense ori
...hat covers the essential rulings of the Hanbali school. Ash-Sharh al-Mumti' by Ibn al-Uthaymeen is the most popular modern co...
By Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Duwayyan. A well-organized and evidence-based commentary on Dalil at-Talib that became widely used in Hanbali studies. Ibn Duwayyan
By Zayn ad-Din al-Malibari. An important Shafi'i fiqh text widely studied in South and Southeast Asia. Al-Malibari, an Indian scholar, provides a detailed comme
By Abu Muhammad al-Baghawi. A comprehensive hadith commentary that collects narrations organized by fiqh topics with explanations of their meanings and legal im
By Imam an-Nawawi. An-Nawawi's magisterial commentary on Al-Muhadhdhab, the most detailed work of comparative fiqh in the Shafi'i tradition.
By Imam an-Nawawi. An-Nawawi's authoritative commentary on Sahih Muslim, the most studied commentary on this collection.
By Muhammad ibn Ali ash-Shawkani. A comprehensive hadith commentary presenting the views of all four schools on each hadith.
By Muhammad ibn Ismail as-San'ani. An important commentary on Ibn Hajar's Bulugh al-Maram with comparative fiqh analysis.
By Abu al-Ula al-Mubarakfuri. The most comprehensive commentary on Jami' at-Tirmidhi.
By Al-Tahawi. Al-Tahawi's monumental 16-volume work explaining apparently problematic hadith texts and reconciling apparent contradictions. One of the most impo
By Ibn Uthaymin. Ibn Uthaymin's comprehensive commentary on Zad al-Mustaqni', a core Hanbali fiqh primer. This is among the most detailed contemporary explanati
By Imam al-Nawawi. Al-Nawawi's abridgment of al-Rafi'i's Sharh al-Kabir, this is the authoritative reference for Shafi'i j...