al-Fawakeh al-Adeeda fi al-Masail al-Mufida
- Author died
- 1125 AH
- Editions
- Sharikat al-Ṭibā'ah al-'Arabiyyah al-Su'ūdiyyah, printed at the expense of 'Abd al-'Azīz 'Abd al-'Azīz al-Manqūr
Al-Fawakeh al-Adeeda fi al-Masail al-Mufida (The Abundant Fruits Concerning Beneficial Issues) is a compendium of Hanbali jurisprudence and legal rulings compiled by the Najdi jurist Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Manqur (d. 1125 AH / 1713 CE) . Commonly referred to as al-Majmu' al-Fiqhi or Majmu' al-Manqur, it is one of the most prominent reference works documenting the legal scholarship, fatwas, and transmission of jurisprudence in Najd during the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries AH .
Composition and Purpose
The primary impetus for the compilation was the teaching of al-Manqur's teacher, Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Dhuhlan (d. 1099 AH) . When Ibn Dhuhlan forbade him from writing during class lectures, al-Manqur began recording what he heard immediately after the sessions concluded . In his introduction, al-Manqur states that he summarized these beneficial questions, broad principles, and important legal rulings from ancient authorities and leading jurists, mostly following the guidance and pointing of Ibn Dhuhlan, in order to clarify complex problems, establish legal maxims, document answers to inquiries, and record Ibn Dhuhlan's discourse either verbatim or by meaning as a personal reminder and a clarification for fellow scholars .
Structure and Sources
The work is organized systematically according to the traditional chapters of Islamic jurisprudence (abwab al-fiqh) . It incorporates legal rulings, miscellaneous benefits, and discussions spanning both substantive law (furu') and legal theory (usul) .
In constructing the text, al-Manqur drew extensively on earlier Najdi and regional authorities, particularly the fatwas and treatises of Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Atwah (d. 948 AH)—such as his al-Rawdah al-Aniqah—as well as those of Ibn Dhuhlan . Although al-Manqur primarily grounded his documentation in classical Hanbali literature, he also cited verbatim from texts across the other three Sunni schools of law to address complex queries .
Reception and Abridgment
The compendium attained considerable renown among later Hanbali scholars. Ibn Humayd praised it in al-Suhub al-Wabilah, describing it as al-Manqur's greatest work and noting that it gathered rare legal benefits and valuable citations from scarce texts . Abdullah al-Bassam similarly observed that readers of the compilation are astonished by the sheer volume of books, collections, and treatises that al-Manqur consulted and cited .
The book was abridged by the scholar Muhammad ibn 'Ali ibn Sallum al-Tamimi (d. 1246 AH; also given as 1243 AH) under the title Mukhtasar al-Manqur .
Publication History
The work has been published in two parts, often bound in one or two volumes:
- An edition printed by al-Maktab al-Islami in Damascus in 1380 AH (1960 CE), featuring an introduction by Muhammad ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn Mani .
- Subsequent printings issued in Beirut by Dar al-Afaq al-Jadidah, including a second edition in 1399 AH and a third edition in 1400 AH .
- A printing financed by Abd al-Aziz Abd al-Aziz al-Manqur published in 1407 AH (1987 CE) .
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