Muhammad Tahir Hakim
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Muhammad Tahir Hakim (fl. 15th century AH / 20th–21st century CE) is a contemporary Islamic scholar and author specializing in hadith defense, jurisprudence, and legal theory, best known for his treatise al-Sunna fi Muwajahat al-Abatil.
Lineage and Background
His full name is Muhammad Tahir ibn Hakim Ghulam Rasul. He is recognized as a modern academic researcher in Islamic religious sciences.
Scholarly Focus
Hakim's academic output focuses on defending the authority of the prophetic tradition and examining the objectives and rulings of Islamic law. In hadith studies, his monograph al-Sunna fi Muwajahat al-Abatil (The Sunna in the Face of Falsehoods) was published in Rabi' al-Awwal 1402 AH (1982 CE) by the Muslim World League in Jeddah as part of its monthly publication series Da'wat al-Haqq. The treatise addresses polemics concerning the authoritative status (hujjiyya) of the Sunna and responds to doubts raised by hadith rejectors.
In legal theory and jurisprudence, his scholarship includes Ri'ayat al-Maslaha wal-Hikma fi Tashri' Nabi al-Rahma (Observing Public Interest and Wisdom in the Legislation of the Prophet of Mercy), which analyzes the role of public welfare (maslaha) and divine purpose (hikma) in prophetic legislation, and Hukm Takrar al-Jama'a fi al-Masjid (The Ruling on Repeating Congregational Prayer in a Mosque), which investigates the jurisprudential debate over holding secondary congregational prayers in mosques with designated regular imams.
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List of Works
al-Sunna fi Muwajahat al-Abatil (The Sunna in the Face of Falsehoods) is a single-volume apologetic and hadith defense treatise completed in 1401 AH (1981 CE) and published in 1402 AH (1982 CE). The work defends the authoritative status (hujjiyya) of the Prophetic Sunna against both classical and modern currents of hadith rejection.
Riayat al-Maslaha wal-Hikma fi Tashri Nabi al-Rahma (Observing Public Interest and Wisdom in the Legislation of the Prophet of Mercy) is a contemporary legal treatise on Islamic legal theory and jurisprudence published in 1423 AH (2002 CE). The study examines the centrality of public interest (maslaha) and divine wisdom (hikma) within prophetic legislation, addressing theoretical principles as well as substantive legal derivations.
Hukm Takrar al-Jama'ah fi al-Masjid (The Ruling on Repeating Congregational Prayer in a Mosque) is a contemporary jurisprudence treatise published in 1423 AH (2002 CE). The study investigates the Islamic legal ruling concerning the establishment of a second or repeated congregational prayer in a mosque after the primary congregation led by the appointed regular prayer leader has ended.