Sharh al-Qawaid al-Saadiyya
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Sharh al-Qawaid al-Saadiyya (Commentary on the Sa'dian Legal Maxims) is a contemporary treatise on legal maxims (al-qawa'id al-fiqhiyya) by the Saudi jurist Abd al-Muhsin al-Zamil (b. 1380 AH / 1960–1961 CE), commenting on the treatise al-Qawaid wa-l-Usul al-Jamia by Abd al-Rahman ibn Nasir al-Sa'di (d. 1376 AH / 1956 CE) .
Origin and Composition
The commentary originated as a series of instructional lectures delivered by Abd al-Muhsin al-Zamil during a summer scientific program in 1415 AH (1994–1995 CE) at the Mosque of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah in Riyadh . The audio recordings of these lectures were subsequently transcribed by Abd al-Rahman ibn Sulayman al-Ubayd, who was authorized to remove unnecessary spoken repetitions . Al-Ubayd then read the transcript back to al-Zamil, who reviewed the text, adding supplementary material and making omissions where appropriate . Ayman ibn Sa'ud al-Anqari undertook the referencing and authentication of the prophetic hadiths cited in the text . The editors completed their preparation on 15 Dhu al-Qidah 1421 AH (February 2001 CE) .
Scope and Content
The base text, al-Qawaid wa-l-Usul al-Jamia, was authored by Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di to present sixty fundamental legal and interpretative maxims in a simplified manner . Al-Sa'di derived the majority of these principles from the works of Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, and Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali's al-Qawaid .
In his commentary, al-Zamil examines each of the sixty maxims systematically . He introduces the work with an exposition on the nature and definition of legal maxims, noting that grasping universal principles allows a scholar or jurist to cultivate legal aptitude (malakah) and classify subsidiary questions (furu') under their appropriate legal foundations without having to memorize each isolated branch individually . Al-Zamil also addresses the presence of exceptions to general maxims, emphasizing that certain legal principles are bounded by specific scriptural evidence or exceptions .
Publication
The work was published in a single volume (300 pages) by Dar Atlas (later Dar Atlas al-Khadra') in Riyadh, with its first edition appearing in 1422 AH / 2001 CE .
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