Sharh Zad al-Mustaqni - Al Husayn - al-Matbu ma al-Zawaid alayh

Sharh Zad al-Mustaqni ma al-Zawa'id alayh (Commentary on Zad al-Mustaqni with its Additions) is a four-part Hanbali jurisprudential work authored by Muhammad bin Abdullah Al Husayn (d. 1381 AH / 1961 CE), combining a commentary on al-Hajjawi's Zad al-Mustaqni with supplementary legal rulings and their explanations al-Dalil ila al-Mutun al-…+1.

Structure and Organization

The work is structured as four distinct texts integrated into a single layout and separated by horizontal lines al-Zawaid ala Zad al-Must…+1:

1. The original matn of Zad al-Mustaqni by al-Hajjawi al-Zawaid ala Zad al-Must…+1.
2. The author's explanatory glosses and commentary on the text of Zad al-Mustaqni placed beneath it al-Zawaid ala Zad al-Must…+1.
3. Supplementary legal issues added by the author (al-zawa'id) that build upon the base text al-Zawaid ala Zad al-Must…+1.
4. The author's commentary and annotations specifically explaining those added legal issues al-Zawaid ala Zad al-Must…+1.

Method and Scope

The book covers the broad spectrum of Islamic jurisprudence according to the Hanbali school, encompassing acts of worship (ibadat), commercial and civil transactions (mu'amalat), and ethical conduct (adab) al-Zawaid ala Zad al-Must…. A central feature of the author's method is the systematic pairing of legal rulings with their underlying textual evidences derived from the Quran and the Sunnah, as well as early authorities al-Zawaid ala Zad al-Must…+1.

The compilation is designed to serve both intermediate students who can readily comprehend its concise layout and advanced scholars seeking assembled rulings without needing to comb through voluminous references al-Zawaid ala Zad al-Must…+1. In his foreword to the work, Muhibb al-Din al-Khatib noted that the book highlights the closeness of Hanbali jurisprudence to early scriptural sources and provides comparative utility for jurists across legal schools al-Zawaid ala Zad al-Must…+1.

Publication History

The work was first printed in two volumes at the author's personal expense in 1381 AH, one month before his death al-Dalil ila al-Mutun al-…. It was subsequently republished in Egypt by Matba'at Dar al-Bayan without a stated date, and later reprinted in Riyadh by Matabi' al-Farazdaq in 1409 AH al-Dalil ila al-Mutun al-….