al-Sharh al-Kabir lil-Shaykh al-Dardir wa Hashiyat al-Dasuqi
- Author died
- 1230 AH
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al-Sharh al-Kabir lil-Shaykh al-Dardir wa Hashiyat al-Dasuqi is a seminal multi-volume work on Maliki jurisprudence comprising Ahmad al-Dardir's (d. 1201 AH) commentary (al-Sharh al-Kabir) on Khalil ibn Ishaq's Mukhtasar Khalil, accompanied by the supercommentary (hashiyah) of Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Dasuqi (d. 1230 AH / 1815 CE) .
Authorship and Scope
The base commentary, al-Sharh al-Kabir, was authored by the Egyptian Maliki scholar Abu al-Barakat Ahmad al-Dardir to explain the concise legal code of Mukhtasar Khalil . Al-Dasuqi, who studied under al-Dardir and Ali al-Sa'idi al-'Adawi, composed his marginal glosses (taqyidat) on al-Dardir's commentary to clarify obscure issues and elaborate on branches of Maliki jurisprudence .
Method and Sources
In his introduction, al-Dasuqi outlines his method of drawing upon authoritative Maliki reference works and establishes a system of shorthand abbreviations for his primary citations :
- (Bn) for Muhammad al-Bannani (d. 1194 AH), glossator on al-Zurqani .
- (Tufa) for Mustafa al-Rammasi, glossator on al-Tata'i .
- (H) for Muhammad al-Hattab .
- "Shaykhuna" ("our teacher") for Abu al-Hasan 'Ali al-Sa'idi al-'Adawi (d. 1189 AH), glossator on al-Kharashi .
- (‘Abaq) for Abd al-Baqi al-Zurqani (d. 1099 AH) .
- (Shab) for Ibrahim al-Shabrakhiti (d. 1106 AH) .
- (Khash) for Muhammad al-Kharashi (d. 1101 AH) .
- (Maj) for the Majmu' of Muhammad al-Amir (d. 1232 AH) .
Reception and Reliance
The work gained wide acceptance and became one of the standard reference authorities for late Maliki legal instruction and judicial practice . Muhammad al-Tahir ibn Ashur noted that scholars at the University of Ez-Zitouna relied heavily on al-Dasuqi’s supercommentary on al-Dardir in their lectures, legal opinions (fatawa), and court judgements (ahkam), frequently engaging with and adding annotations to his investigations . During the mid-thirteenth century AH, prominent Maliki authorities regularly cited al-Dasuqi's text as a primary source for legal verdicts and scholarly determinations .
Printing
The work was printed in four volumes at the Bulaq Press in Cairo in 1282 AH and 1287 AH, featuring the marginal glosses (taqrirat) of Muhammad 'Ilesh, and was subsequently reissued in four volumes by Matba'at al-Taqaddum al-'Ilmiyya in 1328 AH .
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