al-Husayn ibn Yusuf al-Dujayli
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al-Husayn ibn Yusuf al-Dujayli (664–732 AH / 1266–1331 CE) was a Hanbali jurist, specialist in inheritance law, and grammarian from Baghdad, recognized within his school for his legal compendium al-Wajiz fi al-Fiqh ala Madhhab al-Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal .
Identity and Early Life
Siraj al-Din Abu Abd Allah al-Husayn ibn Yusuf ibn Muhammad ibn Abi al-Sari al-Dujayli was born in 664 AH (1266 CE) . In some biographical accounts, his given name appears as al-Hasan, though al-Husayn is the verified and predominant form . His nisba associates him with Dujayl, a district named after a waterway in the vicinity of Baghdad .
He memorized the Quran in his youth, reportedly learning Surat al-Baqarah over two sessions and the seven al-Hawamim surahs in seven days . Biographers describe him as intelligent, good-natured, modest, and devout . In his early years, he pursued an austere path of asceticism and intense worship; although worldly wealth later opened up to him, he maintained his regular litanies and supererogatory devotions .
Education and Scholarly Activity
Al-Dujayli studied jurisprudence, inheritance law (fara'id), Arabic grammar, and hadith across Iraq and Syria . He studied Hanbali jurisprudence under al-Zurayrani . In Baghdad, he heard hadith from Isma'il ibn al-Tabbal, Mufid al-Din al-Harbi al-Darir, and Ibn al-Dawalibi . In Damascus, he received transmissions from Abu al-Fath al-Ba'li and al-Mizzi, while also receiving teaching licenses (ijazat) from al-Kamal al-Zarrar and Abd al-Hamid ibn al-Zajjaj .
He taught jurisprudence and inheritance law to several scholars, among whom were Yusuf ibn Muhammad al-Sarmarri and al-Sharaf ibn Sallum, the judge of Harba . His scholarly contributions include al-Wajiz fi al-Fiqh, an abridged manual presenting single preferred rulings according to the Hanbali school, and al-Kafiyah, a 243-verse didactic poem on inheritance law covering the four Sunni legal schools . He also authored Tanbih al-Ghafilin .
Death
Al-Dujayli died on the night of Saturday, 6 Rabi' al-Awwal 732 AH (December 1331 CE) . He was buried in the village of al-Shahid within the district of Dujayl .
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al-Wajiz fi al-Fiqh ala Madhhab al-Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal is a concise Hanbali legal manual composed to present single preferred rulings derived from explicit reports transmitted from Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal. Designed to facilitate memorization, the compendium omits evidential proofs, legal rationales, and internal juristic disputes, serving as a direct reference within Hanbali jurisprudence.