Ahmad Ubayd al-Kubaysi
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Ahmad Ubayd al-Kubaysi is an Iraqi Islamic scholar, jurist, and academic who served as an instructor of Islamic law (Sharia) at the University of Baghdad .
Academic Career and Activities
Al-Kubaysi served as a lecturer in Islamic law at the University of Baghdad, authoring legal treatises including al-Hukm bi-qatʿ yad al-sāriq fī al-sharīʿah al-islāmiyyah ("The Ruling on Amputating the Hand of the Thief in Islamic Law") . His writings on Islamic penal sanctions (hudud), specifically concerning bodily punishments such as amputation and stoning, generated academic discussion and rebuttals from contemporary scholars in academic journals .
In addition to his academic work, al-Kubaysi engaged in religious outreach through the media, hosting televised programs including al-Kalimah wa-akhawātuhā on Dubai Satellite Television, where he addressed theological and doctrinal inquiries . The nisba al-Kubaysi denotes origin from Kubaysa, a locality near the Euphrates situated outside Hit .
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List of Works
Huquq al-Hayawan wa al-Rifq Bihi fi al-Sharia al-Islamiyya (Animal Rights and Kindness to Animals in Islamic Law) is a legal treatise examining the conceptual framework, statutory rulings, and judicial protections governing animal welfare in Islamic jurisprudence.
al-Hukm bi-Qatʿ Yad al-Sāriq fī al-Sharīȣah al-Islāmiyyah (The Ruling on Amputating the Hand of the Thief in Islamic Law) is a legal treatise examining the penal sanction (hadd) for theft in Islamic jurisprudence. The work analyzes the legislative wisdom, philosophical rationale, and immutability of the punishment under legal rulings.