Salih Al Mansur
- Died
- 1429 AH
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Salih ibn Abd al-Aziz Al Mansur (d. 1429 AH / 2008 CE) was a Saudi jurist, legal scholar, and academic who served as the dean of the colleges of Sharia and Arabic Language in Buraydah.
Background and Career
Salih ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn Ibrahim Al Mansur belonged to a family that moved to Buraydah from al-Majma'ah in 1339 AH. The family in Buraydah stemmed from the brothers Mansur, Abd al-Aziz (Salih's father), and Hasan, sons of Ibrahim al-Mansur. In his academic career, he attained the rank of doctor and was appointed dean of the College of Sharia and the College of Arabic Language in Buraydah.
Scholarly Contributions and Reception
Al Mansur's scholarship focused on Islamic jurisprudence and legal theory (usul al-fiqh), authoring Usul al-Fiqh inda Ibn Taymiyya (Legal Theory According to Ibn Taymiyya). He is particularly known for his legal treatise al-Zawaj bi Niyyat al-Talaq min Khilal Adillat al-Kitab wa al-Sunna wa Maqasid al-Sharia al-Islamiyya (Marriage with the Intention of Divorce in Light of Evidence from the Quran, the Sunnah, and the Objectives of Islamic Law), in which he argued for the invalidity and prohibition of marrying with an unexpressed intention to divorce, responding systematically to the arguments of jurists who deemed the contract permissible.
The study received notable attention and endorsements from prominent contemporary scholars. Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymin commended the work in Shawwal 1413 AH, describing it as unprecedented in its field. It was likewise praised in written endorsements by Salih ibn Fawzan al-Fawzan and Salih ibn Muhammad al-Luhaydan in 1414 AH.
Death
Al Mansur died on Monday, 5 Muharram 1429 AH (January 2008 CE), after a prolonged illness.
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List of Works
al-Zawaj bi Niyyat al-Talaq min Khilal Adillat al-Kitab wa al-Sunna wa Maqasid al-Sharia al-Islamiyya (Marriage with the Intention of Divorce in Light of Evidence from the Quran, the Sunnah, and the Objectives of Islamic Law) is a legal treatise examining the Islamic legal status and ethical implications of marrying with a pre-formed, concealed intent to divorce. Drawing on textual evidence, legal principles, and the higher objectives of Islamic law, the work analyzes contracts where standard external requirements are met while the husband harbors an unexpressed intention to end the union.