Salih bin Nasir al-Khuzaim
- Died
- 1418 AH
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Salih bin Nasir al-Khuzaim (d. 1418 AH / 1998 CE) was a Saudi scholar and professor of Islamic jurisprudence and legal theory at the College of Sharia and Usul al-Din in al-Qassim .
Academic Career and Scholarship
His full name is recorded as Salih bin Nasir bin Salih al-Khuzaim . He pursued academic study and attained a professorship, teaching jurisprudence (fiqh) and legal theory (usul al-fiqh) at the branch of Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in al-Qassim .
Al-Khuzaim contributed to contemporary Islamic studies and the critical editing of classical heritage. In 1414 AH, at the invitation of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Dawah and Guidance, he authored Wazifat al-Masjid fi al-Mujtama ("The Function of the Mosque in Society"), an examination of the religious and social roles of the mosque and its related legal rulings . His scholarly editing included Hidayat al-Salik ila al-Madhahib al-Arba'ah fi al-Manasik ("Guidance of the Traveler to the Four Schools in Hajj Rituals") by Ibn Jama'ah , as well as Abu Shuja' Ibn al-Dahhan's comparative legal text Taqwim al-Nazar .
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List of Works
Wazifat al-Masjid fi al-Mujtama (The Function of the Mosque in Society) is a treatise examining the religious, educational, and social roles of the mosque in Islamic society, along with its associated legal rulings.