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Abd al-Karim al-Lahim

Died
1438 AH
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Abd al-Karim al-Lahim (d. 1438 AH / 2016–2017 CE) was a contemporary Saudi Hanbali jurist and professor of Islamic law, known for his legal writings and commentaries, including al-Muttali ala Daqaiq Zad al-Mustaqni .

Academic Career and Teaching

Abd al-Karim ibn Muhammad al-Lahim held the rank of university professor (أستاذ دكتور) in Islamic jurisprudence in Saudi Arabia . He engaged in university instruction and mentored numerous scholars in the disciplines of legal science and Islamic studies, among whom was the hadith scholar Dr. Ibrahim ibn Abd Allah al-Lahim .

Legal Thought and Scholarship

Al-Lahim's scholarship centered primarily on Hanbali jurisprudence (fiqh), legal maxims (qawaid fiqhiyya), and Islamic inheritance law (al-faraid) . His extensive multi-volume commentary, al-Muttali ala Daqaiq Zad al-Mustaqni, systematically examines substantive legal rulings across multiple areas of Hanbali law—including financial transactions, criminal penalties, judicial procedure, and testimonies—providing detailed proofs and legal rationales for each ruling . In the field of legal theory, he authored Sharh Tuhfat Ahl al-Talab fi Tajrid Usul Qawaid Ibn Rajab, which elucidates fundamental legal maxims derived from the work of Ibn Rajab as abridged by Abd al-Rahman ibn Nasir al-Sa'di . He also wrote on the principles and computational divisions of estates in his treatise al-Faraid .

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List of Works

  • al-Muttali ala Daqaiq Zad al-Mustaqni «Fiqh al-Jinayat wal-Hudud»

    This four-volume treatise on Hanbali criminal law and penal jurisprudence offers a systematic commentary and analysis of the chapters on homicides, injuries, and fixed punishments from al-Hajjawi's classical manual Zad al-Mustaqni fi Ikhtisar al-Muqni. It provides an exhaustive examination of felonies, retaliation, financial compensation, and prescribed penalties.

  • al-Mutli ala Daqaiq Zad al-Mustaqni «Fiqh al-Usra»

    This commentary on Islamic family jurisprudence according to the Hanbali school examines the legal chapters dedicated to personal status and domestic relations within al-Hajjawi's classical manual Zad al-Mustaqni. It systematically addresses topics such as marriage, divorce, waiting periods, fosterage, and financial maintenance.

  • al-Faraid

    This textbook on Islamic inheritance law provides a systematic exposition of the principles, statutory shares, computational rules, and complex cases of Islamic estate distribution. It explores the definitions, causes, impediments, and mathematical calculations of inheritance alongside specialized distribution scenarios.

  • Sharh Tuhfat Ahl al-Talab fi Tajrid Usul Qawaid Ibn Rajab

    This work on legal maxims in Hanbali jurisprudence serves as an explanatory commentary on Tuhfat Ahl al-Talab fi Tajrid Usul Qawaid Ibn Rajab, an abridgment by Abd al-Rahman ibn Nasir al-Sa'di based on Ibn Rajab's treatise Taqrir al-Qawaid wa-Tahrir al-Fawaid. It unpacks the underlying legal rules and illustrates their practical applications.

  • al-Mutli ala Daqaiq Zad al-Mustaqni «Fiqh al-Qada wa al-Shahadat»

    This legal commentary expands upon the judicial and evidentiary sections of al-Hajjawi's classic manual Zad al-Mustaqni fi Ikhtisar al-Muqni. It examines substantive judicial procedure, the appointment and ethical conduct of judges, methods of issuing rulings, and the comprehensive laws of testimony and proof in Hanbali jurisprudence.