The Chapter of Fasting and Itikaf in Talkhiṣ Al-Matlab fi Talkhiṣ Al-Madhab by the Erudite Sheikh Fakhr Al-Din Abu Abdillah, Muḥammad bin Al-Khiḍr Ibn Taymiyyah Al-Ḥarrani (d. 622H)

Abstract

In this research, the researcher edited the two chapters of Fasting and I'tikaf in “Talkhīṣ Al-Matlab fī Talkhīṣ Al-Madhab” by the Erudite Sheikh Fakhr Al-Din Abū Abdillāh, Muḥammad bin Al-Khiḍr Ibn Taymiyyah Al-Ḥarrānī (d. 622H). Due to the significance of the issues in both chapters and people’s perpetual need for them, in addition to the fact that it has never been edited or printed before. The researcher started with a preface where he introduced the author, the book, the single available manuscript that was used, and the editing methodology, with keen consideration of the extant rules of editing manuscript texts. This book, “Talkhīṣ Al-Matlab fī Talkhīṣ Al-Madhab,” subtly known as “Al-Talkhīs,” is the middle one among the three summarized jurisprudence books of the author and the most widespread and referred by scholars due to its significance and valuable knowledge in jurisprudence. The author followed the method of Abu Ḥāmid Al-Ghazālī in his book "Al-Wasīt", where he classified it based on genres and divisions in his chapters and sections. The researcher recommends studying the jurisprudential choices of Al-Imām Al-Fakhr Ibn Taymiyyah, and clarifying its influence on the standard opinion in the Ḥanbalī school.