Fiqh al-Ibadat ala al-madhhab al-Hanafi
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Fiqh al-Ibadat ala al-Madhhab al-Hanafi (Jurisprudence of Acts of Worship According to the Hanafi School) is a contemporary legal manual on Hanafi jurisprudence by Najah al-Halabi, completed in 1406 AH (1985 CE) and dedicated to the practical rulings governing Islamic acts of worship.
Purpose and Scope
The author composed the work to bridge classical Hanafi legal heritage and the needs of contemporary readers, noting that while earlier scholars exhaustively codified legal questions, their expansive presentation and classical style can be challenging for non-specialists. Highlighting the widespread prevalence of the Hanafi school across the Muslim world—including its historical role during the Abbasid Caliphate and as the official legal school of the Ottoman Empire—al-Halabi designed the book to function both as an introductory portal for specialized researchers and as a sufficient practical reference for daily practice. The content is strictly confined to the chapter of ritual acts of worship (qism al-ibadat).
Methodology and Structure
The book opens with an introductory overview detailing the life of the school's eponym, Abu Hanifa (80–150 AH), and the development of Hanafi jurisprudence. Al-Halabi dated the completion of her work to 3 Rabi' al-Awwal 1406 AH (15 November 1985 CE).
In presenting legal rulings, the author adopted modern instructional methods, utilizing structured division, numbering, descriptive headings, and explanatory footnotes while avoiding protracted digressions. Rulings are attributed to primary Hanafi legal sources so readers can easily verify them, and textual proofs from the Quran and the Sunnah are referenced using standard lexical concordances and classical hadith collections.
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