The Distinguished Jurist’s Primer – Vol 1: A Translation of Bidayat Al Mujtahid Wa Nihayat Al Muqtasid

Ibn Rushd

Paperback, 660 Pages, Black & White
6.69 x 9.61 Inches
Dar Ul Thaqafah

The well-known Book on Khilaf, a discipline that records and analyses the differences among Muslim Jurists. This Book is part of a series of Arabic Works, made available in English by the ‘Center for Muslim Contribution to Civilization.

Ibn Rushd’s Bidayat al-Mujtahid (The Distinguished Jurist’s Primer) occupies a unique place among the authoritative manuals of Islamic law. It is designed to prepare the jurist for the task of the mujtahid, the independent jurist, who derives the law and lays down precedents to be followed by the judge in the administration of justice. In this manual Ibn Rushd traces most of the issues of Islamic law, describing not only what the law is, but also elaborating the methodology of some of the greatest legal minds in Islam to show how such laws were derived.

This text provides a still-relevant basis for the interpretation and formulation of Islamic law. Combining his legal and philosophical knowledge, Ibn Rushd transcends the boundaries of different schools and presents a critical analysis of the opinions of the famous Muslim jurists and their methodologies.

The legal subject areas covered include marriage and divorce; sale and exchange of goods; wages, crop-sharing and speculative partnership; security for debts and insolvency; gifts, bequests and inheritance; and offences and judgements.

Table of Contents:

PREFACE

I.     THE BOOK OF (RITUAL) PURIFICATION (TAHARA)

II.    THE BOOK OF PRAYER (SALAH)

III.  THE SECOND BOOK OF PRAYER (SALAH)

IV.  THE BOOK OF THE AHKAM OF THE DECEASED

V.    THE BOOK OF ZAKAT

VI.  THE BOOK OF ZAKAT AL-FITR

VII. THE BOOK OF „SIYAM (FASTING)

7.1. BOOK I: OBLIGATORY FASTS

7.2. BOOK II: RECOMMENDED FASTS

VIII.  THE BOOK OF I’TIKAF (SECLUSION IN A MOSQUE)

IX.  THE BOOK OF HAJJ (PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA)

X.    THE BOOK OF JIHAD

XI.  THE BOOK OF AYMAN (OATHS)

XII. THE BOOK OF NUDHUR (VOWS)

XIII.THE BOOK OF DAHAYA (SACRIFICES)

XVI.THE BOOK OF DHABAHIA (SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS)

XV.    THE BOOK OF SAYD (HUNTING)

XVI.  THE BOOK OF (AQIQA (SACRIFICE FOR NEWBORN INFANTS)

XVII. THE BOOK OF FOODS AND BEVERAGES