Awad al-Omari
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Awad ibn Hilal al-Omari is a contemporary Saudi scholar and researcher in Islamic jurisprudence .
Education and scholarship
Al-Omari pursued his graduate studies in Islamic jurisprudence at the Islamic University of Madinah. He completed his master's degree with a thesis titled Ahkam al-Ghanimah wa-al-Fay' fi al-Shari'ah al-Islamiyyah (Legal Rulings of Spoils of War and Unfought Booty in Islamic Law), which was defended on 13 Muharram 1403 AH (1982 CE) .
He subsequently earned his doctorate from the same institution in 1410 AH (1989–1990 CE) by preparing a critical edition and study of the chapters on pilgrimage and manumission (Kitab al-Hajj wa-al-'Itq) from al-Qadi Abu Ya'la's major Hanbali comparative legal work, al-Ta'liqah al-Kabirah . Continuing his manuscript editing work on the same text, he published his edition of the chapter on spiritual retreat (Kitab al-I'tikaf) from al-Ta'liqah al-Kabirah in 1416 AH (1995–1996 CE) .
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Ahkam al-Qada fi al-Siyam is a contemporary comparative jurisprudence work that examines the legal rulings regarding making up missed fasts in Islamic law. It compiles and analyzes the positions of Islamic scholars concerning the legal obligation and manner of making up missed fasts, covering cases of legitimate excuses such as illness and travel as well as instances where fasts were invalidated.