Nawadir al-Fuqaha
- Author died
- 350 AH
- Editions
- Dār al-Qalam
Nawadir al-Fuqaha (Rarities of the Jurists) is a classical work on comparative jurisprudence, legal differences, and scholarly consensus compiled by Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Tamimi al-Jawhari (d. c. 350 AH / 961 CE) .
Subject and Content
The work compiles distinct legal rulings and records instances of scholarly consensus (ijma‘) alongside dissenting opinions among the early legal authorities . In legal citations, the book is cited for documented agreements among jurists across various chapters of Islamic law, such as contracts of manumission (kitabah), noting where the majority of scholars held a consensus and where individual jurists, such as al-Shafi'i, diverged on specific conditions .
Reception and Citations
The compilation is referenced by later jurists in legal and hadith commentaries. Ibn al-Turkumani cited it in his al-Jawhar al-Naqi, attributing it to Ibn Bint Na‘im, as an authority documenting consensus and juristic variance on specific legal points .
Publication
The book was edited by Muhammad Fadl ‘Abd al-‘Aziz al-Murad and published in a single-volume first edition in 1414 AH / 1993 CE jointly by Dar al-Qalam in Damascus and al-Dar al-Shamiyyah in Beirut .
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