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Husayn ibn Muhammad Al al-Shaykh

Mukhtasar Mansak Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyya

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Mukhtasar Mansak Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyya

Mukhtasar Mansak Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyya (Abridgment of the Pilgrimage Manual of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyya) is a legal treatise on the rites of Hajj and Umrah compiled by Husayn ibn Muhammad Al al-Shaykh, summarizing the pilgrimage manual of Ibn Taymiyya (d. 728 AH / 1328 CE).

Background and Purpose

The compiler previously prepared an edition of Ibn Taymiyya's original manual on pilgrimage rituals, which had been printed several times. Noting the preferences of contemporary readers for brief, practical references, he abridged the work following the traditional scholarly practice of summarizing comprehensive legal texts to make them more accessible.

Methodology and Structure

In his introduction, the compiler outlined five methodological principles applied in abridging the manual:

  1. Reordering the legal rulings and issues chronologically according to the practical performance of the pilgrimage rites.
  2. Combining interrelated legal topics under unified headings.
  3. Removing repetitive expressions unless necessary for the intended meaning, while inserting brief clarifications where required.
  4. Condensing sentences into concise phrasing.
  5. Retaining all jurisprudential meanings and rulings established by Ibn Taymiyya regarding pilgrimage rituals.

The text is arranged into thematic chapters, including:

  • Chapter 1: The lexical and legal definition of Hajj, its obligation, the status of Umrah, and the conditions of capacity (istita‘ah).
  • Chapter 2: Entering the ritual state (ihram) and the designated boundary stations (miqats).
  • Chapter 3: The three forms of pilgrimage (tamattu‘, qiran, and ifrad) and which format is preferable under various circumstances.
  • Chapter 4: Rulings of Umrah, the four Umrahs performed by the Prophet, and the ruling on performing repeated Umrah from al-Tan‘im.
  • Chapter 5: The intention (niyyah) for ihram, the formula and etiquette of the talbiyah, stipulating conditions due to illness or impediment (ishtirat), and prohibitions against obscenity, wickedness, and disputation.

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