Muhammad bin Abdul Aziz al-Sudais
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Muhammad bin Abdul Aziz al-Sudais is a contemporary Islamic scholar and legal researcher specializing in comparative jurisprudence and Hanbali legal literature.
Academic Career and Research
Al-Sudais pursued his advanced legal education at the Higher Judicial Institute of Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University, completing research in comparative jurisprudence in 1405 AH (1984–1985 CE) focused on legal rulings concerning discerning minors (Ahkam al-saghir al-mumayyiz) .
His scholarly work includes the critical editing of classical Hanbali legal texts, notably the marginalia of the Hanbali jurist Ibn Qundus (d. 861 AH) on Ibn Muflih's Kitab al-Furu', which was published in Cairo by Mu'assasat Qurtubah . He has also authored dedicated treatises on practical legal issues, including Ijabat al-sual fi zakat al-amwal, which addresses modern questions regarding the obligatory alms on wealth.
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List of Works
Ijabat al-Sual fi Zakat al-Amwal (Answering the Question Regarding the Zakat on Wealth) is a jurisprudential treatise dedicated to the legal rulings of zakat on property and wealth. The work addresses the obscurity surrounding zakat rulings in modern times, focusing specifically on zakat on wealth (zakat al-amwal) rather than zakat on bodies. It presents its discussions primarily through a question-and-answer format to facilitate understanding for readers seeking practical legal answers.
Muqaddimat al-Nikah (Preliminaries of Marriage) is a treatise on Islamic jurisprudence addressing the legal rulings, criteria, and procedures that precede the formal conclusion of an Islamic marriage contract. The work covers the preparatory stages leading up to the marital union, addressing matters such as the legal evaluation of entering into marriage, criteria for selecting a spouse, the rules surrounding marriage proposals, and the permissible scope of viewing a prospective spouse.