Al-Kaafi
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Al-Kaafi fi fiqh al-Imaam Ahmad bin Hanbal is a book of Hanbali
Fiqh written by Imaam Ibn Qudamah
.
al-Maqdisi. It is the third book in a series of four books that Ibn Qudamah
wrote in order to gradually take a student of knowledge through the different levels of understanding.
Shaikh ‘AbdurRazzaaq ‘Afifi said: Ibn Qudamah
preceded the modern-day educational systems by developing this a four-tiered fiqh program:
‘Umdah for the elementary level
al-Muqni’ for the middle-school level
al-Kaafi for the high-school level
al-Mughni for the university level
Al-Kaafi was authored with the goal of acquainting the student with the sources of the Law, and the methodology for extrapolating rules from the revelation. It bring forth the differing opinion with their evidence and explains what is preferred.
Al-Kaafi is a blessed book that contains a huge amount of benefit for the reader even though it is only four volumes. This is the perfect level for the student of knowledge since it deals with evidence but it is not as detail as al-Mughni. It is very self explanatory and that might explain why it has not been explained by any scholar in a separate book form, unlike al-`Umdah or al-Muqni`.
(أبن قدامة) was a distinguished scholar of Islam
. He was a pillar of the Hanbali
madhhab, the author of numerous beneficial books, a staunch defender of the Sunnah
and a man known for his piety. He was born in Palestine
in 541 Hijri, He memorized the entire Quran at an early age, then continued to memorize by heart huge manuscripts of Islamic knowledge.
Al-Haafidh Ibn Kathir said about him:
He was the Shaikh ul Islaam, an Imaam, a Scholar, outstandingly proficient. There was not found in his time or before it by a long span of time, anyone possessing more Fiqh than him.
Al-Haafidh Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali said about his books:
He generated benefit to all the Muslims on a general level, and to the scholars of the (Hanbali) Madhab on a specific level. These books spread widely and grew very popular, according to the nobility of his intention and sincerity when writing them.
Hanbali
The Hanbali school is one the schools of Fiqh or religious law within Sunni Islam. The jurisprudence school traces back to Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal but was institutionalized by his students. Hanbali jurisprudence is considered very strict and conservative, especially regarding questions of dogma...
Fiqh written by Imaam Ibn Qudamah
Ibn Qudamah
Imam Mawaffaq ad-Din Abdullah Ibn Ahmad Ibn Qudama al-Maqdisi was a noted Islamic scholar of the Hanbali madhhab, author of many treatises of Hanbali jurisprudence and doctrine, including al-Mughni as well as Tahrim an-Nazar Imam Mawaffaq ad-Din Abdullah Ibn Ahmad Ibn Qudama al-Maqdisi (Arabic...
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Description
Al-Kaafi is one of the marvels of Islamic literature. It is from the series of literally accomplishments offered by the author, al-Imaam Ibn QudamahIbn Qudamah
Imam Mawaffaq ad-Din Abdullah Ibn Ahmad Ibn Qudama al-Maqdisi was a noted Islamic scholar of the Hanbali madhhab, author of many treatises of Hanbali jurisprudence and doctrine, including al-Mughni as well as Tahrim an-Nazar Imam Mawaffaq ad-Din Abdullah Ibn Ahmad Ibn Qudama al-Maqdisi (Arabic...
al-Maqdisi. It is the third book in a series of four books that Ibn Qudamah
Ibn Qudamah
Imam Mawaffaq ad-Din Abdullah Ibn Ahmad Ibn Qudama al-Maqdisi was a noted Islamic scholar of the Hanbali madhhab, author of many treatises of Hanbali jurisprudence and doctrine, including al-Mughni as well as Tahrim an-Nazar Imam Mawaffaq ad-Din Abdullah Ibn Ahmad Ibn Qudama al-Maqdisi (Arabic...
wrote in order to gradually take a student of knowledge through the different levels of understanding.
Shaikh ‘AbdurRazzaaq ‘Afifi said: Ibn Qudamah
Ibn Qudamah
Imam Mawaffaq ad-Din Abdullah Ibn Ahmad Ibn Qudama al-Maqdisi was a noted Islamic scholar of the Hanbali madhhab, author of many treatises of Hanbali jurisprudence and doctrine, including al-Mughni as well as Tahrim an-Nazar Imam Mawaffaq ad-Din Abdullah Ibn Ahmad Ibn Qudama al-Maqdisi (Arabic...
preceded the modern-day educational systems by developing this a four-tiered fiqh program:
‘Umdah for the elementary level
al-Muqni’ for the middle-school level
al-Kaafi for the high-school level
al-Mughni for the university level
Al-Kaafi was authored with the goal of acquainting the student with the sources of the Law, and the methodology for extrapolating rules from the revelation. It bring forth the differing opinion with their evidence and explains what is preferred.
Al-Kaafi is a blessed book that contains a huge amount of benefit for the reader even though it is only four volumes. This is the perfect level for the student of knowledge since it deals with evidence but it is not as detail as al-Mughni. It is very self explanatory and that might explain why it has not been explained by any scholar in a separate book form, unlike al-`Umdah or al-Muqni`.
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Ibn QudamahIbn Qudamah
Imam Mawaffaq ad-Din Abdullah Ibn Ahmad Ibn Qudama al-Maqdisi was a noted Islamic scholar of the Hanbali madhhab, author of many treatises of Hanbali jurisprudence and doctrine, including al-Mughni as well as Tahrim an-Nazar Imam Mawaffaq ad-Din Abdullah Ibn Ahmad Ibn Qudama al-Maqdisi (Arabic...
(أبن قدامة) was a distinguished scholar of Islam
Islam
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. He was a pillar of the Hanbali
Hanbali
The Hanbali school is one the schools of Fiqh or religious law within Sunni Islam. The jurisprudence school traces back to Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal but was institutionalized by his students. Hanbali jurisprudence is considered very strict and conservative, especially regarding questions of dogma...
madhhab, the author of numerous beneficial books, a staunch defender of the Sunnah
Sunnah
The word literally means a clear, well trodden, busy and plain surfaced road. In the discussion of the sources of religion, Sunnah denotes the practice of Prophet Muhammad that he taught and practically instituted as a teacher of the sharī‘ah and the best exemplar...
and a man known for his piety. He was born in Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
in 541 Hijri, He memorized the entire Quran at an early age, then continued to memorize by heart huge manuscripts of Islamic knowledge.
Al-Haafidh Ibn Kathir said about him:
He was the Shaikh ul Islaam, an Imaam, a Scholar, outstandingly proficient. There was not found in his time or before it by a long span of time, anyone possessing more Fiqh than him.
Al-Haafidh Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali said about his books:
He generated benefit to all the Muslims on a general level, and to the scholars of the (Hanbali) Madhab on a specific level. These books spread widely and grew very popular, according to the nobility of his intention and sincerity when writing them.
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