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Abdullah al-Tayyar

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Abdullah al-Tayyar (full name: Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Tayyar) is a contemporary Saudi scholar and professor of Islamic jurisprudence based in al-Zulfi, known for his extensive writings in comparative jurisprudence and commentary on Hanbali legal texts .

Academic Career and Activities

Al-Tayyar served as a professor of graduate studies in the College of Sharia and Fundamentals of Religion (also referred to as the College of Sharia and Islamic Studies) at Qassim University in Saudi Arabia . In addition to teaching and supervising academic research, he engaged in collaborative legal scholarship alongside leading Saudi jurists, co-authoring the multi-volume legal reference al-Fiqh al-Muyassar with Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Mutlaq and Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Musa . He also documented the biographies of prominent contemporary scholars, writing a treatise on the life and asceticism of Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymin titled Safahat min Hayat al-Faqid al-Alim al-Zahid al-Shaykh Muhammad ibn Uthaymin .

Jurisprudential Approach

In his legal commentary, most notably his multi-volume work Wabl al-Ghamama fi Sharh Umdat al-Fiqh li-Ibn Qudama, al-Tayyar adheres to a method of textual grounding and comparative analysis . His approach combines the explanation of classical Hanbali formulations with legal illustrations, the extraction and evaluation of prophetic narrations, and the presentation of scholarly opinions across different schools of jurisprudence in order to weigh the strongest positions (al-qawl al-rajih) . In his jurisprudential assessments, he relies heavily on the verifications of earlier authorities such as Ibn Taymiyya and Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, as well as prominent senior scholars like Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz and Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymin .

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List of Works

  • al-Salat wasf mufassal lil-salat bi-muqaddimatiha maqruna bil-dalil min al-Kitab wa al-Sunna, wa bayan li-ahkamiha wa adabiha wa shurutiha wa sunaniha min al-takbir hatta al-taslim

    This legal treatise examines Islamic prayer, detailing its legal rulings, prerequisites, obligatory acts, and performance based on textual evidence from the Quran and the Sunnah. It covers the linguistic and legal definitions of prayer, preparatory requirements such as purification, and a step-by-step description of every movement and recitation from the opening takbir to the concluding taslim.

  • al-Fiqh al-Muyassar

    This multi-volume contemporary encyclopedia of Islamic jurisprudence presents legal rulings in an accessible manner for both specialists and general readers. Spanning thirteen volumes, it addresses traditional topics across acts of worship, financial transactions, penal law, and the judicial system alongside modern legal problems, emergent issues, and contemporary contracts.

  • Tawjih wa Tanbih ila Huwat al-Sayd wa Muhibbih

    This legal treatise outlines the Islamic jurisprudence governing hunting and slaughtered animals. Structured into eight chapters, it addresses preliminary legal maxims, the status and definitions of hunting, the regulations and prerequisites concerning both the hunter and the game, the etiquette of the hunt, and rulings on hunting with predatory animals.

  • Kayf Tatakhallas min al-Sihr

    This contemporary treatise on Islamic creed and jurisprudence addresses the phenomenon of magic, charlatanry, and the lawful remedies for nullifying spells. It clarifies the doctrinal dangers of sorcery, details relevant legal rulings, outlines signs for identifying practitioners, and explains legitimate methods of counteracting magic through the Quran and the Sunnah.

  • Wabl al-Ghamama fi Sharh Umdat al-Fiqh li Ibn Qudama

    This eight-volume contemporary commentary explains Muwaffaq al-Din Ibn Qudama's Hanbali legal primer, Umdat al-Fiqh. It elucidates the primer's expressions, provides illustrative legal examples, clarifies dominant Hanbali positions, extracts hadiths, and incorporates comparative jurisprudence across the four Sunni legal schools with textual proofs.