Abd al-Aziz al-Rayyis
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Abd al-Aziz al-Rayyis is a contemporary Islamic scholar, author, and researcher known for his writings on Salafi theology, legal theory, and political governance .
Background and Scholarly Activities
Abd al-Aziz ibn Rayyis al-Rayyis holds a doctorate and serves as the general supervisor of the al-Islam al-Atiq educational website and network . His educational efforts include delivering academic lessons, lectures, and specialized courses on foundational Islamic disciplines, including legal theory (usul al-fiqh), hadith methodology, and creed (aqidah) .
Scholarly Focus and Standing
Al-Rayyis is primarily noted for defending traditional Salafi doctrines and addressing contemporary ideological disputes. In Islamic political theory, he composed al-Imama al-Uzma, a study dedicated to establishing the doctrine of the early predecessors (al-salaf al-salih) regarding legitimate governance, political authority (al-wilayah), and obedience to rulers .
In legal methodology, he authored al-Intisar fi Hujjiyyat Qawl al-Sahaba al-Akhyar, in which he analyzed the authoritative status (hujjiyyah) of the rulings, textual interpretations, and consensus of the Prophet's Companions . In theological polemics, his treatise al-Haqq al-Ablaj fi Dahd Shubuhat Mafhum al-Bida lil-Urfaj defended classical Sunnī criteria for defining religious innovation (bid'ah) against modern reassessments; the work received a written commendation from the Saudi scholar Salih ibn Fawzan al-Fawzan in 1437 AH .
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List of Works
al-Haqq al-Ablaj fi Dahd Shubuhat Mafhum al-Bida lil-Urfaj is a theological treatise composed in 1437 AH (2016 CE) to defend Salafi principles regarding religious innovation (bid'ah) and to refute Abd al-Ilah ibn Husayn al-Urfaj's book Mafhum al-Bida wa-Atharuhu fi Idtirab al-Fatawa al-Mu'asirah.
al-Imama al-Uzma is a contemporary treatise on Islamic political theory and creed dedicated to articulating the doctrine of the early Muslim predecessors (al-Salaf al-Salih) concerning governance, political authority (al-wilaya), and obedience to rulers.
al-Mahsul fi Sharh Safwat al-Usul is a contemporary commentary on Islamic legal theory (usul al-fiqh) explaining the treatise Safwat Usul al-Fiqh by Abd al-Rahman ibn Nasir al-Sa'di (d. 1376 AH / 1956 CE).
Idamat al-Nazar fi Tahrir Nukhbat al-Fikr is a contemporary commentary on the hadith terminology primer Nukhbat al-Fikr fi Mustalah Ahl al-Athar by Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani (773–852 AH / 1372–1449 CE).
al-Iqna fi Hujjiyyat al-Ijma is a contemporary treatise on Islamic legal theory (usul al-fiqh) dedicated to establishing the binding authority of scholarly consensus (ijma') and refuting misconceptions surrounding it.
al-Intisar fi Hujjiyat Qawl al-Sahaba al-Akhyar (The Triumph for the Authoritative Status of the Opinions of the Chosen Companions) is a legal theory treatise dedicated to establishing and defending the evidentiary authority (hujjiyyah) of the opinions and legal positions of the Prophet's Companions (Sahaba).