Al-Urf al-Shadhi Sharh Sunan al-Tirmidhi
- Author died
- 1353 AH
- Editions
- Dar al-Turath al-Arabi
Al-Urf al-Shadhi Sharh Sunan al-Tirmidhi (The Sweet-Scented Fragrance: Commentary on the Sunan of al-Tirmidhi) is a commentary on al-Tirmidhi's hadith collection Jami al-Tirmidhi, based on the teachings of the Indian Hanafi scholar Muhammad Anwar Shah al-Kashmiri (d. 1353 AH / 1933 CE; another report gives 1352 AH) .
Origin and Composition
The work originated as lecture notes and dictations (amali or taqrir) delivered by al-Kashmiri during his classes on Jami al-Tirmidhi . These teachings were transcribed and assembled by his student, Muhammad Chiragh Ali al-Punjabi (also vocalized as al-Banjani) .
Method and Content
The commentary focuses primarily on clarifying the legal meanings of hadiths (ma'ani al-athar) and resolving difficult or problematic reports . Its central objective is the presentation and defense of the textual evidence of the Hanafi school (adillat al-ahnaf), alongside systematic rebuttals to criticisms and objections directed at Hanafi legal positions .
On theological questions, such as the divine descent mentioned in hadiths, al-Kashmiri maintained that it is affirmed as a reality according to its apparent wording while consigning its detailed modality and specification to God (tafwid al-tafsil wa-l-takyif), identifying this as the stance of the four Sunni imams and early generations (al-salaf) .
Reception and Editions
The commentary was utilized by later scholars of the Hanafi tradition; notably, his student Muhammad Yusuf al-Binnawri composed his own multi-volume commentary on Jami al-Tirmidhi, Ma'arif al-Sunan, drawing extensively upon al-Kashmiri's investigations and lecture material .
The text was published in India in a single volume in 1344 AH (1925–1926 CE) . It was also printed in Pakistan with marginal glosses on Jami al-Tirmidhi, and was later issued with editorial work by Mahmud Ahmad Shakir .
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