Tawjih wa Tanbih ila Huwat al-Sayd wa Muhibbih
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Tawjih wa Tanbih ila Huwat al-Sayd wa Muhibbih (Guidance and Admonition to Hunting Enthusiasts and Its Admirers) is a treatise on the Islamic legal rulings of hunting and slaughtered animals by the Saudi jurist Abdullah al-Tayyar (Abu Muhammad Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Tayyar) .
Background and Composition
The idea for the treatise arose when a group of hunting enthusiasts hosted al-Tayyar at a hunting gathering, during which attendees posed various questions concerning the jurisprudence of hunting . One of the participants requested that the answers be documented in written or recorded form for broader benefit; al-Tayyar instructed him to record the questions and followed up with the answers, compiling them into a concise treatise in al-Zulfi .
Structure and Content
The treatise is organized into eight chapters (mabahith):
- Preliminary Rules (qawa'id awwaliyyah): Key legal maxims governing slaughter and hunting, along with specific discussions on the ruling of imported meats (al-luhum al-mustawradah) and game hunted by the People of the Book (sayd al-kitabi) .
- Definition and Legal Status of Hunting: The lexical and legal definitions of hunting (al-sayd) and its ruling in Islamic law .
- Rulings Pertaining to the Hunter: Legal stipulations and issues concerning the person carrying out the hunt (al-sa'id) .
- Rulings Pertaining to the Game: Conditions and legal issues regarding hunted animals (al-masid) .
- Etiquette of Hunting: Prescribed manners and guidelines (adab al-sayd) for hunters .
- Rulings on the Spiny-Tailed Lizard: Specific legal issues regarding hunting and consuming the spiny-tailed lizard (al-dabb) .
- Hunting with Predatory Animals: Regulations governing hunting with trained hunting dogs and birds of prey (al-sayd bi-l-jarihah) .
- Miscellaneous Hunting Inquiries: Practical and critical legal questions related to hunting .
Publication
The work was published in its first edition in 1424 AH (2003 CE) by Dar al-Muta'allim .
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