Durus al-Shaykh Muhammad Hasan Abd al-Ghaffar
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Durus al-Shaykh Muhammad Hasan Abd al-Ghaffar (Arabic: دروس الشيخ محمد حسن عبد الغفار, lit. 'Lessons of Shaykh Muhammad Hasan Abd al-Ghaffar') is a collection of transcribed audio lectures and instructional courses delivered by the contemporary scholar Dr. Muhammad Hasan Abd al-Ghaffar, covering Islamic jurisprudence, legal theory, and creed .
Subject Matter and Scope
The collection encompasses several specialized instructional series delivered across multiple Islamic sciences:
- Legal Maxims (al-Qawa'id al-Fiqhiyyah): Included within his lectures is the material compiled as al-Qawa'id al-Fiqhiyyah bayn al-Asalah wa-l-Tawjih (Legal Maxims Between Authenticity and Application) . In this series, he outlines the linguistic and technical definitions of legal maxims, referencing definitions such as that of al-Jurjani, and expounds major comprehensive maxims—such as "certainty is not removed by doubt" and "necessity makes forbidden things permissible"—while highlighting the distinctions between legal maxims (qawa'id fiqhiyyah), principles of legal theory (usul al-fiqh), and sub-branch constraints (dawabit) . He underscores the role of universal principles extracted from scriptural proofs in enabling a jurist to derive rulings for limitless novel particulars .
- Legal Theory (Usul al-Fiqh): His lessons in legal theory treat foundational methodology and the sources of legal disagreement, including his work Athar al-Ikhtilaf fi al-Qawa'id al-Usuliyyah fi Ikhtilaf al-Fuqaha' (The Impact of Disagreement in Usul Principles on Juristic Disagreement) .
- Creed and Theology (Aqidah): His lectures in Islamic creed include Sharh Lum'at al-I'tiqad al-Hadi ila Sabil al-Rashad, a commentary on the classic creed treatise by Ibn Qudamah . In this commentary, he focuses on the principles governing the affirmation of the Divine Names and Attributes without distortion (tahrif), negation (ta'til), describing the modality (takyif), or resemblance to creation (tamthil) . He presents sound creed as the essential foundation for the rectification of the heart and the acceptability of righteous deeds before God .
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