{"title":"Muhammad ibn Ali ash-Shawkani","description":"\u003cp\u003eAl-Imam Muhammad ibn Ali ash-Shawkani (1173–1250 AH) was a leading scholar, jurist, and judge of Yemen, renowned for his mastery of hadith, tafsir, and the principles of jurisprudence, and for his call to follow the evidence of the Qur'an and Sunnah over blind adherence to a school. Based in Sana'a, he studied under the scholars of his land, rose to the position of chief judge, and taught a great many students across the sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe is best known for \u003cem\u003eNayl al-Awtar\u003c\/em\u003e, a celebrated commentary on the hadith of legal rulings, his tafsir \u003cem\u003eFath al-Qadir\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eIrshad al-Fuhul\u003c\/em\u003e in the principles of fiqh. His works remain widely studied and highly regarded among students of knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBelow are the available titles at The Islamic Book Cafe.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-critique-of-the-ruling-of-al-taqlid-by-muhammad-ibn-ali-al-shawkani","title":"A Critique Of The Ruling Of al-Taqlid By Muhammad ibn Ali al-Shawkani","description":"\u003cp\u003eImam Ahmad ibn Hanbal said to his student Abu Dawud: \"Do not make taqlid of me, nor of Malik, al-Shafi'i, al-Awza'i, or al-Thawri. Rather, take from where they took.\" This statement captures the principle at the heart of \u003cstrong\u003eA Critique of the Ruling of al-Taqlid\u003c\/strong\u003e — that Islam's scholars derived their rulings from the Qur'an and Sunnah, and that blind adherence to their conclusions without recourse to those same sources is a departure from their own methodology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImam Muhammad ibn Ali al-Shawkani was commissioned by a scholar to compile a precise treatise on this question — whether taqlid (following a scholar's ruling without knowing its evidence) is permissible, impermissible, or obligatory — addressing it with the rigor of the science of dialectics and leaving no room for ambiguity in the conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat This Book Covers\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDefining Taqlid and Its Scope\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAl-Shawkani begins by defining taqlid precisely — what it is, what it is not, and how it differs from ittiba' (following a scholar while knowing his evidence). This distinction is foundational: the critique is not of following scholars but of following them without their evidences, as though their opinions themselves were binding revelation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Evidence Against Obligatory Taqlid\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from the Qur'an, the Sunnah, and the explicit statements of the four Imams themselves — all of whom prohibited their students from following them blindly — al-Shawkani builds a systematic case that restricting oneself to a single school without examining evidence is not what those Imams intended or sanctioned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhen a Layperson May Follow a Scholar\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe treatise also addresses the legitimate role of following scholars for those without the tools for independent research — distinguishing between the necessary reliance of the layperson and the impermissible abandonment of evidence by those capable of examining it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eImam Muhammad ibn Ali al-Shawkani (1759–1834) was a Yemeni hadith scholar, jurist, and Chief Judge of Yemen for over three decades. 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His foundational text, Ad-Durar al-Bahiyyah, summarizes the rulings of Islamic jurisprudence based directly on the strongest textual evidence, and this volume presents that text along with the commentary of his student.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComprehensive Islamic Jurisprudence According to the Qur'an and Authentic Sunnah\u003c\/strong\u003e covers the full range of Islamic fiqh — from purification to transactions — in a format that makes both the ruling and its evidence visible to the reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat This Book Covers\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eActs of Worship (Ibadat)\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePurification, prayer, zakah, fasting, Hajj, and related acts of worship — each addressed with the ruling derived from the strongest available textual evidence. Al-Shawkani's approach deliberately transcends the individual madhahib, presenting what the Qur'an and Sunnah actually establish rather than what any single school concluded.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTransactions and Dealings (Muamalat)\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarriage and divorce, commercial transactions, inheritance, and social conduct — covered with the same evidence-first methodology. Where the schools differ, al-Shawkani identifies the position supported by the clearest text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEvidence-Based Fiqh\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA defining feature of this work is that the reader can see why each ruling is what it is. This makes it not just a reference for rulings but a training ground for understanding how fiqh is properly derived from its sources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eImam Muhammad ibn Ali al-Shawkani (1759–1834) was a Yemeni scholar of encyclopedic learning who served as Chief Judge of Yemen for over three decades. He is considered among the foremost proponents of ijtihad based on Qur'an and Sunnah and a major influence on the Salafi scholarly tradition. Published by Dakwah Corner Bookstore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudents of Islamic knowledge seeking a comprehensive fiqh reference grounded in Qur'an and Sunnah rather than a single school of thought. 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