Radd al-Muhtar

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Radd al-Muhtār 'ala al-Durr al-Mukhtār (

Ibn 'Abidin
, whose title translates to "Guiding the Baffled to The Exquisite Pearl".

Radd al-Muhtar is a "hashiyah" (an annotative commentary) on `Ala' al-Din al-Haskafi's work of Islamic jurisprudence, Durr al-Mukhtār fi Sharh Tanwīr al-Absār. It is widely considered as the central reference for

Hanafi school of Sunni legal interpretation. Scholars of the Indian subcontinent often refer to Ibn Abidin as "al-Shami" and to this hashiyah as "al-Shamiyya" or "Fatawa Shami".[1]

This voluminous work has been translated into various languages, including Turkish and Urdu.

The Arabic Edition comprises eight volumes,

five pillars of Islam, marriage, divorce, trade, jihad
, inheritance, and other facets of Muslim life.

References

  1. ^ "What Does a Latecomer Do? Also: About Durr al-Mukhtar, & Imam al-Haskafi (Revised)". Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
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