The Ḥanafī madhhab has a rich collection of books written by great scholars. These works include foundational texts, manuals, commentaries, and collections of fatāwā.
This brief guide introduces important titles and their place in Ḥanafī fiqh.
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❶ THE EARLY FOUNDATIONS
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① KITĀB AL-ĀTHĀR — كِتَابُ الْآثَارِ - Imām Abū
Yūsuf رحمه الله
② KITĀB AL-ĀTHĀR — كِتَابُ الْآثَارِ - Imām
Muḥammad al-Shaybānī رحمه الله
③ KITĀB AL-KHARĀJ — كِتَابُ الْخَرَاجِ - Imām
Abū Yūsuf رحمه الله
These works preserve early narrations, legal discussions, and guidance on public finance.
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❷ THE MAJOR WORKS OF IMĀM MUḤAMMAD
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④ AL-AṢL — الْأَصْلُ
⑤ AL-JĀMIʿ AL-ṢAGHĪR — الْجَامِعُ الصَّغِيرُ
⑥ AL-JĀMIʿ AL-KABĪR — الْجَامِعُ الْكَبِيرُ
⑦ AL-SIYAR AL-ṢAGHĪR — السِّيَرُ الصَّغِيرُ
⑧ AL-SIYAR AL-KABĪR — السِّيَرُ الْكَبِيرُ
Imām Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Shaybānī رحمه الله
These influential works cover Ḥanafī legal rulings and matters relating to international relations and warfare.
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❸ THE CLASSICAL MANUALS OF FIQH
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⑨ MUKHTAṢAR AL-ṬAḤĀWĪ — مُخْتَصَرُ
الطَّحَاوِيِّ
⑩ MUKHTAṢAR AL-KARKHĪ — مُخْتَصَرُ الْكَرْخِيِّ
⑪ MUKHTAṢAR AL-QUDŪRĪ — مُخْتَصَرُ الْقُدُورِيِّ
⑫ TUḤFAT AL-FUQAHĀʾ — تُحْفَةُ الْفُقَهَاءِ
⑬ AL-HIDĀYAH — الْهِدَايَةُ
⑭ BADĀʾIʿ AL-ṢANĀʾIʿ — بَدَائِعُ الصَّنَائِعِ
These books organise legal rulings and help students progress from concise manuals to detailed discussions.
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❹ THE GREAT COMMENTARIES
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⑮ AL-ʿINĀYAH — الْعِنَايَةُ
⑯ AL-BINĀYAH — الْبِنَايَةُ
⑰ FATḤ AL-QADĪR — فَتْحُ الْقَدِيرِ
⑱ AL-BAḤR AL-RĀʾIQ — الْبَحْرُ الرَّائِقُ
⑲ AL-LUBĀB FĪ SHARḤ AL-KITĀB — اللُّبَابُ فِي
شَرْحِ الْكِتَابِ
These commentaries explain earlier texts and discuss legal evidence and scholarly reasoning.
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❺ THE COLLECTIONS OF FATĀWĀ
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⑳ FATĀWĀ QĀḌĪ KHĀN — فَتَاوَى قَاضِي خَان
㉑ AL-FATĀWĀ AL-BAZZĀZIYYAH — الْفَتَاوَى
الْبَزَّازِيَّةُ
㉒ AL-FATĀWĀ AL-TĀTĀRKHĀNIYYAH —
الْفَتَاوَى التَّتَارْخَانِيَّةُ
㉓ AL-FATĀWĀ AL-HINDIYYAH — الْفَتَاوَى
الْهِنْدِيَّةُ
Also called AL-FATĀWĀ AL-ʿĀLAMGĪRIYYAH —
الْفَتَاوَى الْعَالَمْكِيرِيَّةُ
These collections preserve legal verdicts addressing practical questions.
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❻ LATER CLASSICAL REFERENCES
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㉔ AL-DURR AL-MUKHTĀR — الدُّرُّ الْمُخْتَارُ
㉕ RADD AL-MUḤTĀR — رَدُّ الْمُحْتَارِ
㉖ KANZ AL-DAQĀʾIQ — كَنْزُ الدَّقَائِقِ
㉗ MAJMAʿ AL-ANHUR — مَجْمَعُ الْأَنْهُرِ
㉘ AL-MABSŪṬ — الْمَبْسُوطُ
These works are important references for detailed and advanced Ḥanafī fiqh.
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❼ COMPARATIVE AND MODERN RESOURCES
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㉙ AL-FIQH AL-ISLĀMĪ WA ADILLATUHU —
الْفِقْهُ الْإِسْلَامِيُّ وَأَدِلَّتُهُ -Wahbah al-Zuḥaylī رحمه الله
㉚ AL-FIQH ʿALĀ AL-MADHĀHIB AL-ARBAʿAH
— الْفِقْهُ عَلَى الْمَذَاهِبِ الْأَرْبَعَةِ - Abd al-Raḥmān al-Jazīrī رحمه الله
These resources help readers research legal topics and compare scholarly positions across the schools.
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❽ ENGLISH-LANGUAGE RESOURCES
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㉜ MUKHTAṢAR AL-QUDŪRĪ — مُخْتَصَرُ الْقُدُورِيِّ
Available in English translation.
㉝ THE ABSOLUTE ESSENTIALS OF ISLAM
An introductory resource by Faraz Rabbani.
㉞ HANAFI FIQH MADE EASY
Verify the author and edition before citing.
㉟ THE DISTINGUISHED JURIST’S PRIMER
BIDĀYAT AL-MUJTAHID— بِدَايَةُ الْمُجْتَهِدِ
Ibn Rushd رحمه الله
A comparative work, not a specifically Ḥanafī manual.
㊱ ISLAMIC LAW OF PERSONAL STATUS
Asaf A. A. Fyzee
An academic legal resource, not a classical Ḥanafī manual.
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❾ A STUDENT’S APPROACH
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Begin with basic fiqh and a suitable introductory text. Study more advanced works with qualified teachers.
Learn gradually, focus on understanding, and put beneficial knowledge into practice.
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❿ KEY POINTS
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The Ḥanafī tradition contains foundational texts, manuals, commentaries, and collections of fatāwā. Each serves a different purpose and level of study.
May Allah grant us beneficial knowledge and the ability to act upon it.
Meaning: The Prophet ﷺ commanded a man from Aslam to announce that whoever had eaten should fast the remainder of the day, and whoever had not eaten should fast, for it was the day of ʿĀshūrāʾ.
The narration concerns the Prophet ﷺ asking whether the deceased had a debt and, in the case of one who had a debt, Abū Qatādah رضي الله عنه undertaking to pay it.
This is the famous account of Salamah رضي الله عنه pursuing the raiders who had taken the Prophet's ﷺ camels, calling يَا صَبَاحَاهْ, recovering the camels, and later meeting the Prophet ﷺ.
This is the narration concerning ʿĀmir رضي الله عنه, who was killed at Khaybar. The Prophet ﷺ rejected the claim that his deeds had been nullified and stated that he had a double reward.
Bukhārī 6891.
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🌿 ** AHMADTRINI •MADRASA IBN ABBAS ** 🌿
معًا لِفَهْمِ السُّنَّةِ النَّبَوِيَّةِ
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🔵 The 6 through Abū ʿĀṣim al-Nabīl
The authoritative enumeration gives six Thulāthiyyāt through Abū ʿĀṣim: 1924, 2295, 2477, 4499, 5569 and 7208. (Bukhari Pedia)
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🌿 ** AHMADTRINI •MADRASA IBN ABBAS ** 🌿
معًا لِفَهْمِ السُّنَّةِ النَّبَوِيَّةِ
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12. Bukhārī 1924
البخاري → أبو عاصم النبيل → يزيد بن أبي عبيد → سلمة بن الأكوع رضي الله عنه → النبي ﷺ
Meaning: The verse of ḥijāb was revealed concerning Zaynab bint Jaḥsh رضي الله عنها, and she would say, “Allah married me [to the Prophet ﷺ] from above the heavens.”
Bukhārī 7421. (Sunnah)
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①109Makkī ibn Ibrāhīm
②497Makkī ibn Ibrāhīm
③502Makkī ibn Ibrāhīm
④561Makkī ibn Ibrāhīm
⑤2007Makkī ibn Ibrāhīm
⑥2289Makkī ibn Ibrāhīm
⑦2960Makkī ibn Ibrāhīm
⑧3041Makkī ibn Ibrāhīm
⑨4206Makkī ibn Ibrāhīm
⑩5497Makkī ibn Ibrāhīm
⑪ 6891Makkī ibn Ibrāhīm
⑫1924Abū ʿĀṣim
⑬2295Abū ʿĀṣim
⑭2477Abū ʿĀṣim
⑮4499Abū ʿĀṣim
⑯5569Abū ʿĀṣim
⑰7208Abū ʿĀṣim
⑱2703Muḥammad ibn ʿAbdullāh al-Anṣārī
⑲4272Muḥammad ibn ʿAbdullāh al-Anṣārī
⑳6894Muḥammad ibn ʿAbdullāh al-Anṣārī
㉑3546ʿIṣām ibn Khālid
㉒7421Khallād ibn Yaḥyā
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