⚖️Legal Theory & Maxims (Usul al-Fiqh)

Reporting on the basis of interpretation of diligence

تقرير الاستناد في تفسير الاجتهاد

Author: عبد الرحمن بن أبي بكر، جلال الدين السيوطي (المتوفى: 911هـ) (d. 911)

About this work

يتناول كتاب "تقرير الاستناد في تفسير الاجتهاد" للسيوطي موضوع الاجتهاد في الفقه الإسلامي، معرجاً على شروطه وأهميته، ومستعرضاً آراء العلماء في هذا المجال. يبدأ الكتاب بمناقشة الاجتهاد كفرض كفاية، ثم ينتقل إلى شرح شروط الاجتهاد وفق رؤى علماء مختلفة، ويختتم برد على معارضي فكرة وجود مجتهد في العصر الحاضر.

Translation

The book “Report on Istihad fi Tafsir Ijtihad” by Al-Suyuti deals with the topic of Ijtihad in Islamic jurisprudence, reviewing its conditions and importance, and reviewing the opinions of scholars in this field. The book begins with a discussion of diligence as a sufficient obligation, then moves on to explain the conditions for diligence according to the views of various scholars, and concludes with a response to those who oppose the idea of the existence of a diligent person in the present era.

Topics covered

Diligence is one of the obligations of competencies
Chapter: It is not permissible for time to be without a diligent person
The choice of Ibn Daqiq Al-Eid
Saying of Muhib al-Din, father of Ibn Daqiq al-Eid
Al-Nawawi’s saying
Saying of Abu Talib al-Makki
Separating the conditions of diligence
According to Al-Rafi’i and Al-Nawawi
According to Al-Ghazali
With Abu Mansour Al-Tamimi
According to Al-Razi and Al-Armawi
According to Ibn al-Salah
Chapter on the conditions of ijtihad according to Al-Suyuti
Useful guide to completing diligence strips
alert
Chapter on the agreement that Taqi al-Din al-Subki is an absolute mujtahid
Conclusion: How to perform Ijtihad and its arrangement
The hardworking chapter is a renewal of the religion in every century
The season of diligence has not ceased
The season of speaking with the grace of God
A chapter on Al-Suyuti’s response to his opponents

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