Hanafi

A scholarly marginal commentary (hashiya) on the Nur al-Idah wa-Najat al-Arwah, the celebrated Hanafi fiqh text of Imam Abu al-Ikhlas Hasan ibn ʻAmmar al-Shurnbulali al-Misri al-Hanafi (994–1069 AH / 1586–1659...

A collection of shorter scholarly treatises by Imam Muhammad Akhtar Rida al-Qadiri al-Azhari, widely known by his honorific Taj al-Shariʻah (Crown of the Shariʻah), the great grandson of Imam Ahmad...

A work on the canons and principles of Islamic thought, examining the foundational methodological frameworks that govern Islamic intellectual discourse. The work engages with the principles and categories of Islamic...

A landmark academic study of the role of custom ('urf) and social practice ('adah) in Islamic jurisprudence, examining how the classical jurists understood and applied these concepts across the legal...

A scholarly study of the methodology of hadith takhrij (the tracing of hadiths to their original sources) as practised by Imam Jamal al-Din al-Zayla'i, the celebrated Hanafi hadith scholar and...

One of the most important works of Hanafi usul al-fiqh in the classical period, accompanied by the hashiya Al-Taʻlliq al-Manʻut ʻala Musallam al-Thubut by Shaykh Barakatullah ibn Muhammad Ahmad al-Farangi...

A scholarly study of divorce fatwas as issued by different muftis within Dar al-Ifta' al-Misriyyah, the Egyptian House of Fatwa. The work examines how different muftis within the same institution...

A jurisprudential work on religious dispensations and concessions (rukhas) in Islamic law. The rukhsa — a legal concession permitting something otherwise restricted under normal conditions — is a fundamental principle...

A collection of hadith research and studies by Imam Ahmad Raza Khan, addressing questions of hadith authentication, hadith criticism, and the application of hadith evidence within the Hanafi legal framework....

Three treatises on the etiquette, methodology, and proper conduct of issuing religious verdicts (fatwa). The work addresses the qualifications required of a mufti, the manner in which fatwas should be...

A major set of glosses and commentary by Imam Ahmad Raza Khan on Ibn 'Abidin's Radd al-Muhtar 'ala al-Durr al-Mukhtar, the authoritative reference work of the Hanafi school. Ibn 'Abidin's...

A selection of Arabic treatises drawn from the Fatawa Ridawiyyah, the monumental fatwa collection of Imam Ahmad Raza Khan. The Fatawa Ridawiyyah spans thirty volumes and stands as one of...