Comprehensive islamic Jurisprudence According to Qur'an & Authentic Sunnah By Al-Imam Muhammad bin Aliy Ash-Shawkani

Al-Imam Muhammad ibn Ali al-Shawkani (1759–1834) was one of the most important scholars of the twelfth Islamic century — a master of hadith, usul al-fiqh, and tafsir who spent his life calling the Muslim world back to the Qur'an and authenticated Sunnah and away from uncritical adherence to the legal schools without evidence. 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.

Comprehensive Islamic Jurisprudence According to the Qur'an and Authentic Sunnah 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.

What This Book Covers

Acts of Worship (Ibadat)

Purification, 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.

Transactions and Dealings (Muamalat)

Marriage 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.

Evidence-Based Fiqh

A 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.

About the Author

Imam 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.

Who This Book Is For

Students of Islamic knowledge seeking a comprehensive fiqh reference grounded in Qur'an and Sunnah rather than a single school of thought. Also valuable for those studying usul al-fiqh who want to see al-Shawkani's methodology applied across the full range of Islamic jurisprudence.

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The methodology behind this book is argued directly in the same author's A Critique of the Ruling of al-Taqlid — read together, one makes the case and the other applies it. For the principles that generate rulings, see as-Sa'di's Maxims of Fiqh, or compare the major references in our guide to the best fiqh books on Islamic rulings.