The author
Muwaffaq al-Din Ibn Qudama al-Maqdisi (541–620 AH) of Jerusalem and Damascus, the leading Hanbali jurist of his age.
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المغني
Al-Mughni
Ibn Qudama al-Maqdisi · d. 620 AH · Hanbali · Fiqh
10–14 volumes depending on the edition
Introduction
How it came about
Written as a commentary on al-Khiraqi's Mukhtasar, expanded far beyond it into a survey of the positions of all the major schools.
Method and structure
Each question sets out the Hanbali ruling, then the views of Malik, al-Shafi'i, Abu Hanifa and earlier authorities, weighing the evidence for each.
Standing in the school
Regarded across the schools as one of the great achievements of Islamic legal literature; al-Izz ibn Abd al-Salam said he did not feel at ease issuing fatwa until he had it.
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