Abd al-Qadir Shayba al-Hamd
- Died
- 1440 AH
- Born in
- Egypt
Abd al-Qadir Shayba al-Hamd (1339–1440 AH / 1921–2019 CE) was an Egyptian-born Islamic jurist, traditionist, and professor who spent much of his career teaching Islamic sciences in Saudi Arabia . He was widely recognized for his legal commentary Fiqh al-Islam: Sharh Bulugh al-Maram and his longstanding teaching circles in the Prophet's Mosque .
Early Life and Move to Saudi Arabia
Shayba al-Hamd was born in Egypt on 20 Jumada al-Thaniyah 1339 AH (1 March 1921 CE) . After receiving his education in Egypt, he moved to Saudi Arabia and began teaching at the Scientific Institute in Buraida . Following the death of his first wife, who left him with young children, he married into prominent local families, first marrying the sister of Salih al-Ghannam in Buraida and later marrying a daughter of Shaykh Muhammad ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Mutawwa from Unayzah .
Academic Career and Teaching
Shayba al-Hamd subsequently taught at the College of Sharia in Riyadh . When the Islamic University of Madinah was founded in 1381 AH (1961 CE), the Grand Mufti Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al al-Shaykh appointed Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz as its vice president . Ibn Baz requested the transfer of both Muhammad al-Amin al-Shinqiti and Shayba al-Hamd from the College of Sharia in Riyadh to the new university; while the Mufti initially approved only al-Shinqiti's transfer, Ibn Baz renewed his request, and Shayba al-Hamd was transferred to Madinah at the beginning of Jumada al-Ula 1382 AH (1962 CE) .
In Madinah, he taught across the university's various faculties and later moved to the Department of Postgraduate Studies, where he remained until his retirement . In 1400 AH (1979–1980 CE), he was temporarily seconded to teach at the Higher Institute of Islamic Da'wa, an affiliate of Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University . Alongside his academic responsibilities, he taught regularly in the Prophet's Mosque, having stepped in to take up the university's teaching chair there when al-Shinqiti was indisposed due to illness .
Scholarly Contributions
Shayba al-Hamd authored works across Islamic jurisprudence, Quranic commentary, and hadith studies . His primary legal contribution was Fiqh al-Islam: Sharh Bulugh al-Maram, a multi-volume legal commentary on Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani's hadith compendium Bulugh al-Maram, designed as an accessible reference detailing legal derivations and the authenticity of prophetic traditions . He also produced a critical edition of Ibn Hajar's Fath al-Bari and authored Tahdhib al-Tafsir wa-Tajrid al-Ta'wil, a multi-volume work on Quranic exegesis .
Death
Shayba al-Hamd died in 1440 AH (2019 CE).
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List of Works
al-Bahaiyya Ihda Mataya al-Isti'mar wa al-Sahyuniya (The Bahai Faith: One of the Mounts of Colonialism and Zionism) is a polemical treatise examining the historical origins and political entanglements of the Bahai movement. Originating as an academic lecture and journal article, the work sets out to demonstrate that the Bahai movement was neither an authentic religious reform nor an Islamic sect, but rather an ideological conspiracy sustained by foreign powers to alter Islamic tenets and facilitate the establishment of a Jewish national home in Palestine.
Fiqh al-Islam: Sharh Bulugh al-Maram is a ten-volume legal commentary on Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani's (773–852 AH / 1372–1449 CE) hadith collection Bulugh al-Maram. Composed as an accessible exposition designed to serve both jurists and students of Islamic law, the work follows the thematic arrangement of the original compendium. Each hadith commentary is divided into standard analytical sections dedicated to vocabulary and biographies, critical investigation of transmissions and authenticity, and numbered legal deductions.
Adwa ala al-Madhahib al-Haddama (Spotlights on Destructive Doctrines) is an Islamic treatise dedicated to examining and refuting modern political and ideological movements from an Islamic standpoint. Written to warn Muslims against doctrines deemed dangerous to society, the book focuses primarily on Freemasonry as a foundational movement alongside its offshoots and intersecting currents, including modern Communism, Socialism, Zionism, and secular nationalist movements.