Muhammad Hasan Abd al-Ghaffar
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Muhammad Hasan Abd al-Ghaffar is a contemporary Islamic scholar and lecturer who teaches across Islamic creed, jurisprudence, and hadith sciences.
Scholarly Focus
In his theological discourse, Abd al-Ghaffar emphasizes the fundamental importance of creed (aqida) for the Muslim community, maintaining that sound doctrinal belief is essential for the integrity and rectitude of the heart, upon which the divine acceptance of deeds depends.
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List of Works
Sharh Mukhtasar al-Sarim al-Maslul is a contemporary scholarly commentary elucidating the classical legal and creedal treatise on the penalties and theological rulings concerning insults directed against the Prophet Muhammad and his Companions. Based on Mukhtasar al-Sarim al-Maslul, an abridgment prepared by Badr al-Din al-Ba'li of Ibn Taymiyyah's al-Sarim al-Maslul 'ala Shatim al-Rasul, the work examines the theological ruling on the reviler and the prescribed legal penalty.
Sharh al-Bayquniyya is an instructional commentary on the didactic hadith poem al-Manzuma al-Bayquniyya, designed to elucidate the terminology and classifications of hadith science (mustalah al-hadith). The work explains foundational concepts in hadith studies to help distinguish authentic reports from weak or fabricated ones, evaluate narrators' ranks and chains of transmission, and understand the technical definitions of various transmission categories.
Sharh Kitab al-Tadlis fi al-Hadith lil-Dumayni is a contemporary hadith study providing an extensive analytical commentary on the monograph on narrator concealment (tadlis) composed by Musfir ibn Ghurm Allah al-Dumayni. Structured around the specialized treatise al-Tadlis fi al-Hadith, the work examines the criteria used by classical scholars of hadith terminology to detect missing links in chains of transmission and distinguish sound reports from defective ones.
Mukhalafat Taqa fiha Bad al-Nisa (Violations Committed by Some Women) is an Islamic legal and advisory work that examines common religious and behavioral transgressions concerning women in Islamic law. Structured as a series of thematic lessons, the work reviews textual evidence from the Quran and the Sunnah, surveys differences among classical juristic schools, and weighs scholarly positions on various religious prohibitions, marital matters, and daily conduct.
Sharh Usul I'tiqad Ahl al-Sunnah lil-Lalakai is a contemporary commentary delivered as an extensive lecture series explicating the classical theological compendium of Abu al-Qasim al-Lalaka'i (d. 418 AH) on Sunni and Athari dogma. The work systematically covers the primary articles of Islamic belief documented in al-Lalaka'i's transmission of reports from the early generations, progressing from general doctrinal overviews to detailed expositions and refutations.
Sharh Matn Abi Shuja (Commentary on the Primer of Abu Shuja) is a contemporary work of Shafi'i legal commentary that explains the classical legal primer Matn Abi Shuja (also known as al-Ghayah wa-l-Taqrib) by Abu Shuja al-Isfahani.
Sharh Kitab Naqd Mutun al-Sunnah lil-Dumayni (Commentary on al-Dumayni's Criteria of Hadith Textual Criticism) is an analytical commentary explaining Musfir Ghurm Allah al-Dumayni's Maqayis Naqd Mutun al-Sunnah. The work focuses on the principles, methods, and criteria of hadith text criticism (naqd al-matn) developed by the Companions, traditional hadith critics, and jurists.
Fiqh al-Muamalat al-Muasira (Jurisprudence of Contemporary Financial Transactions) is a legal work that examines modern economic dealings, sales contracts, and usury-related issues through comparative Islamic jurisprudence.
Masa'il Khalafa Fiha Rasul Allah Ahl al-Jahiliyyah (Issues in Which the Messenger of Allah Opposed the People of Ignorance) is an Islamic theological work and commentary focusing on the doctrinal contrasts between Islamic monotheism and pre-Islamic ignorance (Jahiliyyah).
Durus al-Shaykh Muhammad Hasan Abd al-Ghaffar is a collection of transcribed audio lectures and instructional courses covering Islamic jurisprudence, legal theory, and creed.
This theological work examines the divine names and attributes within Islamic creed, illustrating their devotional and behavioral effects on the faith of the believer.
This instructional work on Islamic jurisprudence is dedicated to elucidating major and minor legal maxims (al-qawa‘id al-fiqhiyya) alongside their practical applications across diverse branches of Islamic law.
This Islamic legal treatise is dedicated to examining jurisprudence (fiqh) issues and rulings that apply specifically to women rather than men.
This contemporary commentary on Ibn Ajurrum's foundational treatise, al-Muqaddima al-Ajurumiyya, serves as an introductory educational exposition designed to elucidate fundamental principles of Arabic grammar (nahw) for students of Islamic sciences.
Also titled Risalah ila Kulli Imra'ah: Taysir Ahkam al-Hayd, this contemporary legal treatise expounds the jurisprudence of menstruation (hayd), post-partum bleeding (nifas), and irregular bleeding (istihadah).
Taysir Usul al-Fiqh lil-Mubtadiin (Facilitating the Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence for Beginners) is a pedagogical work on usul al-fiqh (principles of Islamic jurisprudence). It is designed to introduce foundational legal theory and hermeneutics to beginning students.
Sharh Lumat al-Itiqad (Explanation of the Illumination of Creed) is a contemporary audio-transcribed commentary on the classical Hanbali creedal treatise Lumat al-Itiqad al-Hadi ila Sabil al-Rashad by Ibn Qudamah (d. 620 AH / 1223 CE).
Sharh Kitab al-Tawhid li-Ibn Khuzayma is a contemporary commentary on the foundational creedal work Kitab al-Tawhid wa-Ithbat Sifat al-Rabb by the classical Shafi'i jurist and hadith master Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ishaq ibn Khuzayma (223–311 AH / 838–924 CE). Delivered as an educational lecture series, the work provides an exposition of Islamic theology, focusing specifically on the unity of God's names and attributes (Tawhid al-Asma wa-al-Sifat).
Sharh al-Durr al-Nadid fi Ikhlas Kalimat al-Tawhid (Explanation of the Arranged Pearls on Sincerity in the Word of Monotheism) is a contemporary Islamic creedal commentary explaining the theological treatise al-Durr al-Nadid fi Ikhlas Kalimat al-Tawhid by the Yemeni jurist and scholar Muhammad ibn Ali al-Shawkani (1172–1250 AH / 1759–1834 CE).
Sharh Kitab al-Farq Bayn Ibadat Ahl al-Islam wal-Iman wa Ibadat Ahl al-Shirk wal-Nifaq li Ibn Taymiyya is a contemporary theological commentary on the creedal treatise Qaida Azima fi al-Farq Bayn Ibadat Ahl al-Islam wal-Iman wa Ibadat Ahl al-Shirk wal-Nifaq by Ibn Taymiyya (d. 728 AH / 1328 CE).
Athar al-Ikhtilaf fi al-Qawaid al-Usuliyya fi Ikhtilaf al-Fuqaha (The Impact of Disagreement in Legal-Theoretical Principles on the Disagreement of Jurists) is a contemporary work on Islamic legal theory (usul al-fiqh). It connects secondary legal rulings to primary methodological rules (takhrij al-furu' 'ala al-usul), addressing how theoretical divergence over fundamental interpretative maxims and principles directly produces differences among jurists regarding practical rulings and subsidiary matters of Islamic law.
Fada'il al-Sahaba (The Merits of the Companions) is a contemporary Islamic work dedicated to examining the virtues, theological status, and historical standing of the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad. It centers on articulating their merits as the generation chosen to accompany the Prophet and convey the faith, defending their integrity as transmitters of the Quran and hadith, and presenting their exemplary conduct as role models.
Muhimmat fi Ahkam al-Mawarith (Essentials in the Rulings of Inheritance) is a contemporary legal work on Islamic inheritance jurisprudence (ilm al-fara'id). It provides an instructional presentation of estate division, covering the legal rights connected to a deceased person's estate, Quranic shares and residuary entitlements, blocking rules, and the mathematical methods used to calculate inheritance cases.