Muhammad Husayn al-Jizani
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Muhammad ibn Husayn al-Jizani is a contemporary Saudi scholar and professor of Islamic legal theory (usul al-fiqh) at the Islamic University of Madinah, best known for his treatise Ma'alim Usul al-Fiqh inda Ahl al-Sunna wa al-Jama'ah .
Academic Background and Career
Muhammad ibn Husayn ibn Hasan al-Jizani completed his postgraduate studies at the Islamic University of Madinah, where he defended his doctoral dissertation on 25 Muharram 1415 AH (1994 CE) . His doctoral work was supervised by 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz, a professor of legal theory at Umm al-Qura University, alongside committee members 'Ali ibn 'Abbas al-Hakami and Ahmad Mahmud 'Abd al-Wahhab, and it was awarded first-class honors . Following his graduation, al-Jizani joined the faculty of the Islamic University of Madinah as a professor specializing in usul al-fiqh .
Scholarly Focus
Al-Jizani's academic output focuses on Islamic legal theory and the theological-jurisprudential parameters governing religious innovations (bid'ah) . His primary work, Ma'alim Usul al-Fiqh 'inda Ahl al-Sunna wa al-Jama'ah ("Landmarks of Legal Theory According to Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jama'ah"), systematizes Sunni methodology in legal theory, grounding its principles in the Quran, authentic Sunnah, reports from the early generations (al-salaf al-salih), and Arabic linguistic rules, while drawing on the legacy of jurists such as al-Shafi'i, Abu al-Muzaffar al-Sam'ani, Ibn Qudamah, and Ibn Taymiyyah . Addressing doctrinal definitions, he authored Qawa'id Ma'rifat al-Bida' ("Principles for Identifying Innovations") to establish systematic criteria for discerning heterodox practices . In classical text editing, he produced a critical edition of al-Sam'ani's historical theological treatise al-Intisar li-Ashab al-Hadith ("The Championing of the Adherents of Hadith") .
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List of Works
Sunnat al-Tark wa Dalalatuha ala al-Ahkam al-Shariyya ("The Sunnah of Omission and Its Signification for Legal Rulings") is a contemporary treatise on Islamic legal theory (usul al-fiqh). The work offers a theoretical and applied investigation into the legal authority and probative value of the Prophet's non-performance or omission of actions (al-sunnah al-tarkiyyah).
Dirasa wa Tahqiq Qaida al-Asl fi al-Ibadat al-Man ("A Study and Verification of the Legal Maxim: 'The Default Rule Regarding Acts of Worship is Prohibition'") is a specialized single-volume jurisprudential monograph. It examines the legal maxim that acts of worship are fundamentally impermissible unless substantiated by explicit scriptural evidence.
Qawaid Marifat al-Bida ("Principles for Identifying Innovations") is a contemporary treatise on Islamic legal theory (usul al-fiqh) and creed. The work is dedicated to formulating systematic legal-theoretical principles and clear parameters for discerning religious innovation (bid'ah) and distinguishing it from the Prophetic Sunnah.
Maalim Usul al-Fiqh inda Ahl al-Sunna wa al-Jamaa ("Landmarks of the Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence According to Ahl al-Sunna wa al-Jamaa") is a contemporary work on Islamic legal theory (usul al-fiqh). It documents and organizes the contributions of Sunni scholars in the discipline, clarifies agreed-upon and disputed principles according to their methodology, and critiques maxims derived from non-Sunni theological doctrines.