Fahd bin Muqad al-Utaybi
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Abu Anas Fahd bin Muqad al-Utaybi (fl. 1417–1421 AH / 1997–2001 CE) is a contemporary Saudi Islamic scholar and author, known for his study Marwiyyat al-mizah wa-al-du'abah 'an al-Nabi wa-al-sahabah (Narrations of Jesting and Humor from the Prophet and the Companions).
Biography and Scholarly Activity
His full name is Abu Anas Fahd bin Muqad bin Hasin al-Nufay'i al-Utaybi. He studied traditional Islamic disciplines under Shaykh Abdullah al-Qusayr, reading numerous works with him over the course of several years beginning in 1421 AH.
Al-Utaybi completed his treatise Marwiyyat al-mizah wa-al-du'abah 'an al-Nabi wa-al-sahabah on 20 Ramadan 1417 AH in the city of Afif. The book compiles hadiths and historical reports concerning humor, jesting, and lighthearted conduct among the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and his Companions, detailing the linguistic meanings of humor as well as its legal parameters and impermissible forms. The work received commendations and introductory prefaces from Dr. Basim Faysal al-Jawabirah of the Faculty of Usul al-Din at Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh and from Shaykh Abd al-Muhsin bin Nasir al-Ubaykan.
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Marwiyyat al-Mizah wa al-Duaba an al-Nabi - صلى الله علىه وسلم - wa al-Sahaba (Narrations of Jesting and Humor from the Prophet طلى الله علىه وسلم and the Companions) is a treatise on the Islamic legal and behavioral guidelines surrounding humor and jesting. The book compiles hadiths and historical reports illustrating how the Prophet Muhammad طلى الله علىه وسلم and early Muslim figures engaged in lighthearted interactions, while outlining the boundaries between permissible and impermissible humor.