Al-Tawdih li sharh al-Jami' al-Sahih al-Bukhari ;
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Sahih al-Bukhari by Imam al-Bukhari [d.256h],
Al-Tawdih by Imam ibn al-Mulaqqin al-Shafi'i [d.804h],
Published by Dar al-Falah, Amman, Jordan.
Description :
Al-Tawdih li sharh al-Jami' al-Sahih al-Bukhari : This voluminous work is perhaps the only encyclopaedic work on Sahih al-Bukhari in terms of fiqh and Usul. In it Imam ibn al-Mulaqqin, rahmatullahi ta'ala 'alayhi, mentions that he has consulted many a books of the past to compile this magnus opus of a commentary, and as such many of the references are books that have now since been lost. Therefore this monumental commentary also serves as a deposit of lost knowledge.
This commentary is popular because the author is well versed and a widely acclaimed expert in the Islamic sciences of fiqh, Usul, Hadith and Tafsir. He is also a renowned debater and as such delves you into various arguments before he gives you his final position on a matter.
It is by far one of the largest if not the largest commentary to date on al-Bukhari.
This Edition :
This print is extremely well edited and researched. It contains a background study of the authors, their times, their works, the importance of this work as well as the various other commentaries and how it compares with them. It also compares the various manuscripts used. The first volume serves as a introduction to the work in its entirety, with the last two volumes forming an extensive index. See images below for sample pages.
About Imam ibn al-Mulaqqin :
He is 'Umar b. 'Ali b. Ahmad b. Muhammad b. 'Abd Allah, Sirajudin, Abu Hafs, al-Ansari, al-Andalusi, al-Misri al-Shafi'i, popularly known as Ibn al-Mulaqqin. He was born on the month of Rabi' al-Awal in the year 723 Hijri on the 24th day according to his student Shaykh al-Islam ibn Hajar al-Asqalani. After this he was taught the Maliki Madhhab. Ibn Jama'ah advised that ibn al-Mulaqqin be taught the Shafi'i madhhab first as per his father wishes - so ibn al-Mulaqqin was taught the Minhaj al-Talibin and thereafter memorised it.
He studied fiqh with Shaykh al-Islam al-Taqi' al-Din al-Subki, al-Jamal al-Isnawi, al-Kamal al-Nasha'i and al-'Izz ibn Jama'ah. He then travelled to Syria to quench his tyhirst for knowledge. He also studied under Abu Hayyan, Ibn Hashim al-Ansari and many others. As for his students they were the likes of Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani, Ahmed Abu Zur'ah ibn al-Iraqi, Ibrahim b. Muhammad b. Khalil and many more.
He became so deeply renowned in research and studying that he was given the position to answer any question raised regarding any mas'ala in four schools of fiqh. Al-Hafidh Ibn Hajar says about him; 'He was splendid in character and manners, looked and dressed well, he wrote extensively'. He was praised by his peers in his lifetime with words such as; 'al-Imam, al-'Alim, al-Muhaddith, al-Hafidh, al-Mutaqqin, The Crown of the Jurists and Muhaddithin alike'. He was permitted to teach by Imam al-Mizzi and al-Shams al-'Asqalani. He produced scholars such as Imam Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani and Ibn Nasir al-Dimishqi.
He wrote the following titles:
--- Al-Balghat fi Ahadith al-Ahkam,
--- Tuhfat al-Muhtaj ila Adillat al-Minhaj,
--- Hada'iq al-Haqa'iq,
--- Tabaqat al-Muhadithin,
--- Al-'Uddah fi Ma'rifat rijal al-'Umdah,
--- Al-I'lam bi Fawa'id 'Umdat al-Ahkam,
--- Shawahid al-Tawdhih fi Sharh al-Jami' al-Sahih,
--- Sharh al-Arba'in al-Nawawiyah,
--- Sharh Zawa'id Muslim ibn al-hajjaj,
--- Sharh Zawa'id Abi Dawud 'Ala al-Sahih,
--- Al-Badr al-Munir fi Takhrij al-Ahadith wal Athar al-Waqi'at fi al-Sharh al-Kabir,
--- Khulasat al-Badr al-Munir,
--- Al-Muntaqa min Khulasat al-Badr al-Munir,
- and many more works.
Ibn al-Mulaqqin passed away on Friday night 16th of Rabi' al-Awal 804 After Hijri.
*Single Volume Dimensions : 24.5 x 17.8cm.
