Abd al-Rahman al-Sanad
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Abd al-Rahman ibn Abdullah al-Sanad is a contemporary Saudi scholar and jurist specializing in Islamic law and contemporary transactions .
Academic Career and Legal Research
Al-Sanad served as a faculty member at the Higher Institute of Judiciary (المعهد العالي للقضاء) in Riyadh . His legal scholarship primarily focuses on the application of Islamic jurisprudence to contemporary technological and digital developments . Among his notable publications in commercial jurisprudence is al-Ahkam al-Fiqhiyyah lil-Ta‘amulat al-Iliktruniyyah ("The Jurisprudential Rulings of Electronic Transactions"), which examines the legal frameworks governing digital commerce and electronic agreements .
In the realm of security and digital ethics, he authored Wasa'il al-Irhāb al-Iliktruni: Hukmuha fi al-Islam wa Turuq Mukafahatiha ("Means of Electronic Terrorism: Their Ruling in Islam and Methods of Combating Them") . In this study, he defines cyberterrorism from an Islamic legal perspective as any unlawful aggression, intimidation, or threat committed through electronic means by individuals, groups, or states against religion, life, honor, intellect, or property . He examines modern technological threats such as email exploitation, extremist website creation, and digital sabotage, and outlines preventative measures under Islamic principles, including internet filtering against harmful material, regulatory frameworks for electronic systems, and technical protections against cyberattacks .
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List of Works
Wasael al-Irhab al-Elektroni Hukmuha fi al-Islam wa Turuq Mukafahatiha (Means of Electronic Terrorism: Their Ruling in Islam and Methods of Combating Them) is a contemporary juridical study examining the definition, mechanisms, Islamic legal rulings, and preventative measures concerning cyberterrorism. It addresses the exploitation of digital technologies for terrorism and corruption, evaluating information technology transactions and cyber warfare under the principles of Islamic law derived from the Quran and the Sunnah.