⚖️Legal Theory & Maxims (Usul al-Fiqh)

Winking the eyes of insight in explaining similarities and analogues

غمز عيون البصائر في شرح الأشباه والنظائر

Author: أحمد بن محمد مكي، أبو العباس، شهاب الدين الحسيني الحموي الحنفي (المتوفى: 1098هـ) (d. 1098)

About this work

هذا الكتاب "غمز عيون البصائر في شرح الأشباه والنظائر" هو تفسير لقواعد الفقه وأصوله، يركز على شرح مفاهيم مهمة مثل النية واليقين والشك. يتناول المؤلف أحمد بن محمد مكي الحموي القواعد الكلية في الفقه ويشير إلى أهمية النية في العبادات وشروطها، كما يشرح قواعد مهمة في الأصول الفقهية مثل قاعدة اليقين لا يزول بالشك وقاعدة الأصل في الأشياء الإباحة. الكتاب يهدف إلى توضيح هذه القواعد وبيان معانيها وتطبيقاتها في الفقه الإسلامي.

Translation

This book, “Winking the Eyes of Insight in Sharh al-Asbah wa al-Nazair,” is an interpretation of the rules and principles of jurisprudence, focusing on explaining important concepts such as intention, certainty, and doubt. The author, Ahmed bin Muhammad Makki Al-Hamawi, deals with the general rules in jurisprudence and points out the importance of intention in acts of worship and its conditions. He also explains important rules in the principles of jurisprudence, such as the rule of certainty that is not removed by doubt and the rule of origin regarding things that are permissible. The book aims to clarify these rules and explain their meanings and applications in Islamic jurisprudence.

Topics covered

Introduction to the book
The first art is a statement about the general rules
The first rule: There is no reward except with intention
The second rule: matters according to their goals
The truth of intention
What the intention was for
Determining semen or not
A matter of intention other than what it leads to
The characteristic of maniyya from obligatory and voluntary prayers, performance and fulfillment
Statement of sincerity
Combining two acts of worship with one intention
The benefit of what is derived from combining the two things in the intention
Intention time
Explaining the non-requirement of intention to remain and its ruling with every pillar
Place of intention
Difference between tongue and heart in intention
The intention of the heart is not required to be uttered in acts of worship
Conditions of intention
A branch approaching the intention of cutting is the intention of the heart
Branch after intention by will
The rule of specifying the year by intention
Notice the rules included in the rule of matters with their purposes
The basic principle is that what was was remains as it was
The rule of origin is clearance
The rule is that if there is any doubt as to whether he did something or not, the basic principle is that he did not do it

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