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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...