Ahkam al-Masajid fi al-Sharia al-Islamiyya
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- Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Da'wah and Guidance - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ahkam al-Masajid fi al-Sharia al-Islamiyya (Rulings of Mosques in Islamic Law) is a specialized jurisprudential work on the legal status, construction, and regulations concerning mosques, authored by the Saudi judge and scholar Ibrahim ibn Salih al-Khudayri.
Background and Publication
The work originated as a master's thesis submitted by al-Khudayri, who served as a judge at the Grand Court in Riyadh and subsequently as a member of the Court of Cassation. Its first edition was published in 1419 AH (1998/1999 CE) in Saudi Arabia by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Da'wah and Guidance. A second edition was issued in Riyadh by Dar al-Fadilah in 1421 AH / 2001 CE.
Contents and Structure
The book provides a systematic legal survey of mosques under Islamic law, dividing the subject into dedicated sections:
- Specific Mosques and Their Merits: Covers the distinct legal rulings and virtues associated with specially designated sanctuaries and mosques.
- Physical Upkeep and Construction (ʿimārat al-masājid bi-l-bināʾ): Examines the site selection and positioning of mosques, the prohibition of building mosques over or towards graves, the legal merit and obligation of constructing mosques, the architectural components distinguishing mosques such as minarets and mihrabs, property status and endowment (waqf) freeing the structure from private ownership, and internal organization and management.
- Spiritual Upkeep through Worship (ʿimārat al-masājid bi-l-ʿibādah): Treats the devotional acts and religious activities established within mosques.
- The Place of the Musalli (makān al-muṣallī): Addresses the legal status of the ground upon which prayer is offered and the specific exceptions and restrictions governing prayer places.
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