Majmu Rasail al-Hafiz Ibn Abd al-Hadi

Majmu' Rasa'il al-Hafiz Ibn 'Abd al-Hadi (The Collected Treatises of al-Hafiz Ibn 'Abd al-Hadi) is a modern compilation of short scholarly monographs and treatises by the Hanbali traditionist and jurist Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn 'Abd al-Hadi (704/705–744 AH / 1305–1343 CE), covering hadith criticism, legal methodology, doctrine, and jurisprudence Majmu Rasail al-Hafiz Ibn…+1.

Background and Compilation

Ibn 'Abd al-Hadi was an author of both expansive works and concise specialized treatises (rasa'il and ajza'), many of which remained preserved in dispersed manuscript miscellanies across historical libraries Majmu Rasail al-Hafiz Ibn…+1. The collection was assembled and edited by the contemporary researcher Abu 'Abd Allah Husayn ibn 'Ukashah, who located several unpublished short texts photographed from manuscript collections, primarily from the al-Azhar Library in Cairo (such as Majmu' no. 235) and the al-Zahiriyyah Library in Damascus Majmu Rasail al-Hafiz Ibn…+1. The editor verified the attribution of each treatise using classical Hanbali biographical and bibliographical dictionaries, including Ibn Rajab's Dhayl Tabaqat al-Hanabilah, Ibn Tulun's al-Qala'id al-Jawhariyyah, al-Ulaymi's al-Manhaj al-Ahmad, and Ibn Duwayyan's Raf' al-Niqab Majmu Rasail al-Hafiz Ibn…+1.

Contents and Subject Matter

The compilation includes treatises addressing distinct Islamic disciplines:

• Al-Marasil: A treatise on the evidential authority of mursal narrations (hadiths missing the Companion link). Ibn 'Abd al-Hadi analyzes the statements of al-Shafi'i on the topic, derives ten benefits from them, reviews the arguments of scholars who accept mursal narrations unconditionally, and weighs the differing positions Majmu Rasail al-Hafiz Ibn…+1. The manuscript appends discussions on the letter of Umar ibn al-Khattab to Abu Musa al-Ash'ari regarding legal analogy (qiyas) as well as remarks on individual hadiths Majmu Rasail al-Hafiz Ibn….
• Ikhtiyar Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah: A concise treatise documenting the independent legal preferences and choices of his teacher Ibn Taymiyyah across various chapters of jurisprudence Majmu Rasail al-Hafiz Ibn…+1.
• Treatises on Hadith and Traditionist Literature: Including a monograph evaluating weak hadiths commonly cited among jurists (Ahadith Da'ifah Yatadawaluha al-Fuqaha'), an abridgment of that material, a commentary on the hadith terminology poem Gharami Sahih, and a work on the merits of the Levant (Fada'il al-Sham) Majmu Rasail al-Hafiz Ibn….
• Theological and Grammatical Treatises: Short pieces discussing doctrinal issues such as the divine ascension (istiwa'), alongside grammatical writings such as al-Turfah and notes related to grammatical commentaries Majmu Rasail al-Hafiz Ibn…+1.

Editions

The collection was published in a single volume (364 pages) by al-Faruq al-Hadithah for Printing and Publishing in Cairo in 1427 AH / 2006 CE Majmu Rasail al-Hafiz Ibn…. The edition includes critical annotations, variant readings from available manuscripts, and analytical indices of prophetic traditions, transmitters evaluated in transmitter criticism (al-jarh wa-al-ta'dil), subject headings, and verification sources Majmu Rasail al-Hafiz Ibn…+1.