Hashiyat al-Bujayrimi ala al-Khatib = Tuhfat al-Habib ala Sharh al-Khatib
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- 1221 AH
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Hashiyat al-Bujayrimi ala al-Khatib, also titled Tuhfat al-Habib ala Sharh al-Khatib ("The Gift of the Beloved upon the Commentary of al-Khatib"), is an extensive supercommentary on al-Khatib al-Shirbini's al-Iqna' fi Hill Alfaz Abi Shuja' in Shafi'i jurisprudence, based on the glosses of the Egyptian scholar Sulayman ibn Muhammad ibn Umar al-Bujayrimi (1131–1221 AH / 1718–1806 CE) .
Composition and Compilation
The work originated as marginal notes recorded in al-Bujayrimi's own handwriting on his copy of al-Iqna' fi Hill Alfaz Abi Shuja', which is a commentary on Ghayat al-Ikhtisar (also known as Matn Abi Shuja') by Abu Shuja' al-Isfahani . Al-Bujayrimi compiled these observations from authoritative legal supercommentaries as well as verifications received from his teachers .
At the request of al-Bujayrimi and a group of colleagues, his student Uthman ibn Sulayman al-Suwayfi extracted and organized these marginalia into a standalone supercommentary, naming it Tuhfat al-Habib ala Sharh al-Khatib . Al-Suwayfi had previously carried out a similar task for al-Bujayrimi's glosses on Zakariyya al-Ansari's Sharh Manhaj al-Tullab . Al-Suwayfi completed compiling and editing the text in 1208 AH (1793–1794 CE) .
Content and Methodology
The supercommentary follows the sequence of al-Khatib al-Shirbini's al-Iqna', explicating legal rulings, linguistic terms, and rhetorical and grammatical constructs in the base text . The text engages in granular discussions of legal theory (usul al-fiqh), such as distinguishing between defining and declaratory rulings (al-ahkam al-taklifiyya and al-wad'iyya), and clarifies doctrinal terminology and Sufi classifications, including the relationship between sacred law (shari'a), the spiritual path (tariqa), and inner reality (haqiqa) .
Throughout the work, al-Bujayrimi cites and cross-examines rulings and glosses from later Shafi'i jurists and commentators, frequently referencing authorities such as Ahmad al-Qalyubi, Muhammad al-Shubari, Hasan al-Madabighi, and Atiyya al-Ujhuri, among others .
Publication History
The work circulated widely among Shafi'i students and scholars in Egypt and was printed in four volumes at the Bulaq Press in 1284 AH (1867–1868 CE), and subsequently reprinted at al-Matba'a al-Maymaniyya in 1310 AH (1892–1893 CE) .
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