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Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Khamis

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Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Khamis is a contemporary scholar and professor of Islamic theology (ʿaqīdah) at Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh, known for his academic studies on early Sunni creed .

Academic Career and Scholarship

Al-Khamis served as an associate professor and later full professor in the Department of Creed within the College of Usul al-Din at Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University . His academic research primarily focuses on documenting and expounding the theological positions of early Muslim authorities and traditionalist scholars (Ahl al-Hadith).

In the field of theological exposition, he authored Usul al-Din ʿinda al-Imam Abi Hanifah ("The Fundamentals of Religion according to Imam Abu Hanifa"), in which he systematically compiled and examined the creedal positions attributed to Abu Hanifa . He also addressed contemporary ritual and legal controversies in his research paper al-Dhikr al-Jamaʿi bayn al-Ittibaʿ wa-al-Ibtidaʿ ("Collective Remembrance between Following Sunnah and Innovation"), which examined the history, scriptural arguments, and legal rulings concerning communal vocal remembrance in mosques and homes . In addition to original compositions, he engaged in the critical editing of classical creedal texts, such as Abu Bakr al-Isma'ili's Iʿtiqad Aimmat al-Hadith ("The Creed of the Imams of Hadith") .

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List of Works

  • Tawdih Maqasid al-Mustalahat al-Ilmiyya fi al-Risala al-Tadmuriyya

    This treatise is dedicated to explaining difficult terms and theological expressions found in Ibn Taymiyyah's creedal work al-Risala al-Tadmuriyya. Originating from classroom lectures, it follows the sequence of the original text to elucidate technical vocabulary used by theologians and Sufis, address grammatical points and textual variants, and clarify doctrines concerning divine attributes, textual reports, and divine decree.

  • Itiqad Aimmat al-Salaf Ahl al-Hadith

    This theological compendium documents the doctrinal statements and treatises of early Sunni traditionalist scholars on the fundamentals of Islamic religion. It gathers, defends, and clarifies the creed of early authorities and traditionists across topics such as divine oneness, attributes, faith, and predestination without speculative theology, featuring general surveys of early scholars alongside detailed commentaries on specific historical creedal texts.

  • Usul al-Din inda al-Imam Abi Hanifa

    This theological treatise examines the creedal positions and theological methodology of the early jurist Abu Hanifa. Based on primary transmissions and classical works, it systematizes the doctrinal views attributed to him, compares his positions to those of other early imams of jurisprudence, and evaluates his stance on speculative theology, monotheism, divine attributes, and faith in relation to later Hanafi traditions.

  • Sharh al-Tadmuriyya - al-Khamis

    This commentary examines Ibn Taymiyya's doctrinal treatise al-Risala al-Tadmuriyya. It explores the original work's core themes across two foundational areas: affirming divine unity and attributes according to early generations without distortion or denial, and clarifying the harmony between divine law, human obligation, and predestination.

  • al-Dhikr al-Jamai bayn al-Ittiba wa al-Ibtida

    This treatise examines the legal status in Islamic jurisprudence of collective vocal dhikr, the practice of gathering in mosques or homes to recite supplications and remembrances in unison. It evaluates the scriptural arguments and proofs surrounding the practice, traces its history, and analyzes whether communal recitation after prescribed prayers conforms to the Sunnah or constitutes an unsanctioned religious innovation.