Salih bin Ghasun
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- 1419 AH
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Salih bin Ghasun (1341–1419 AH / 1922–1999 CE) was a Saudi judge and scholar from al-Qasim who served on the Council of Senior Scholars and the Supreme Judicial Council .
Early life and education
Salih ibn Ali ibn Fahd ibn Ghasun belonged to the family of Al Humaydan, from the Wahba branch of Banu Tamim . He was born in the town of al-Rass in al-Qasim in 1341 AH . His father died when he was thirteen years old, and he was raised by his mother; two years later, he lost his eyesight . He memorized the Quran at an early age in a local elementary school (kuttab) before traveling to Riyadh to pursue advanced Islamic sciences .
In Riyadh, he studied closely under the Grand Mufti Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al al-Shaykh, and studied the laws of inheritance (fara'id) under Abd al-Latif ibn Ibrahim . He also maintained scholarly ties with Abd al-Rahman ibn Nasir al-Sadi, Muhammad ibn Mani', Abd Allah ibn Humayd, and Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz .
Judicial and scholarly career
Ibn Ghasun began his career leading prayers and teaching, and subsequently entered the judicial service . He was appointed as a judge in Sudayr, where he also held regular teaching circles, and was later transferred to the court of Shaqra and its surrounding districts . He subsequently served as the chief judge of the courts in al-Ahsa and later sat on the Court of Cassation .
Upon the establishment of the Council of Senior Scholars, Ibn Ghasun was appointed among its founding members, and he also served on the Supreme Judicial Council . Alongside his judicial roles, he cooperated with the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice across Sudayr, al-Washm, and al-Ahsa, and contributed regularly to the national radio program Nur 'ala al-Darb on the Quran Radio station . His legal writings include a short treatise on deceitful homicide (Qatl al-ghila) and a published fatwa on the methodology of religious propagation and accountability (Manhaj al-da'wa wal-hisba) addressing political demonstrations and violence .
Death
Ibn Ghasun died in Riyadh following the Hajj season in Dhu al-Hijja 1419 AH (April 1999 CE) . His funeral prayer was attended by Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz shortly before the latter's own death .
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Manhaj al-Dawa wal-Hisba bayna Ahl al-Sunna wa Ahl al-Bida is a legal treatise and fatwa outlining the orthodox principles governing Islamic propagation (da‘wa) and enjoining good and forbidding wrong (hisba). The work contrasts the approach of the early Muslims with modern forms of political agitation, protests, and violent activism.