Sharh Manhaj al-Salikin wa Tawdih al-Fiqh fi al-Din - al-Luhaymid
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Sharh Manhaj al-Salikin wa Tawdih al-Fiqh fi al-Din (Arabic: شرح منهج السالكين وتوضيح الفقه في الدين, lit. 'Commentary on the Path of the Seekers and Clarification of Jurisprudence in Religion') is a contemporary legal commentary authored by Sulayman bin Muhammad al-Luhaymid, explaining the concise Hanbali jurisprudence manual written by Abd al-Rahman ibn Nasir al-Sa'di (d. 1376 AH).
Background and Context
The commentary originated from educational lectures delivered by al-Luhaymid in the city of Rafha, Saudi Arabia, as part of the first scientific instructional program titled Dawrat Warathat al-Anbiya' (Inheritors of the Prophets Session), organized by the local Cooperative Office for Da'wah and Guidance. Sections of the commentary were presented during dedicated intervals of this program, including sessions held from 25 to 29 Shawwal 1429 AH and from 6 to 10 Muharram 1430 AH.
Structure and Method
The work follows the thematic arrangement of Abd al-Rahman ibn Nasir al-Sa'di's original primer, elucidating legal rulings across major areas of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh):
- Acts of Worship (Ibadat): Includes chapters on purification (Kitab al-Taharah), prayer (Kitab al-Salah), funerals (Kitab al-Jana'iz), obligatory charity (Kitab al-Zakah), and fasting (Kitab al-Siyam).
- Commercial and Civil Transactions (Mu'amalat): Encompasses the comprehensive book of transactions (Kitab al-Buyu'), detailing the conditions of sale, usury (riba), prohibited transactions, options (khiyar), forward sales (salam), collateral pledges (rahn), guaranties and sureties (daman and kafalah), interdiction (hajr), debt transfers (hawalah), settlements (sulh), agency (wakalah), sharecropping and irrigation partnerships (muzara'ah and musaqah), business partnerships (sharikah), the cultivation of unowned land (ihya' al-mawat), reward contracts (ju'alah), leases (ijarah), lost items and foundlings (luqatah and laqit), competitions (musaabaqah), unlawful appropriation (ghasb), gratuitous loans (ariyah), safekeeping deposits (wadi'ah), and preemption (shuf'ah).
In his explanatory approach, al-Luhaymid defines key jurisprudential terms both linguistically and technically according to Islamic law, cites textual evidence from the Quran and the Prophetic Sunnah, and quotes legal definitions and statements from established classical authorities, such as al-Nawawi.
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