📖 The Book of Etiquette of Fatwa, Mufti, and Mustafti by al-Nawawi 📖

By Abu Zakariya Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Hizami al-Nawawi al-Shafi'i, known as al-Nawawi

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This book brings together the contents of three books that discuss the topic of the etiquette of fatwa, the mufti, and the mustafti, and includes valuable fragments of the speech of the companions. By abridged, al-Nawawi preserved for us the contents of two books, one of which is the book of al-Saymari, although it was known to the earlier scholars. The other, the book of al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, was known to a few of the ancient scholars, including Imam al-Nawawi. Thus, the likelihood of its existence in our time is less than that of its predecessors.
The author introduced his book with a statement on the importance of issuing fatwas, their great significance, and their merits. He then followed this with three chapters on identifying those qualified to issue fatwas, the necessity of the mufti's piety and religious commitment, and the conditions of the mufti. He then devoted a chapter to the categories and conditions of muftis: independent and non-independent. He then discussed some issues related to the eligibility of the mufti.
He then grouped various issues under three headings: the rulings on muftis, the etiquette of issuing fatwas, and the etiquette and description of the person seeking a fatwa and its rulings.
Al-Nawawi constructed his summary based on this arrangement. In doing so, he deviated from the order of his original principles. This becomes clear by reviewing Ibn al-Salah's book and comparing it with al-Nawawi's summary. You will find that al-Nawawi incorporated all the contents of Ibn al-Salah's book, each in a new format and order, which gives the structure of his book strength and solidity. The subject of this book is not only relevant to the mufti or the questioner of religious rulings, but also to anyone who needs to ask or be asked questions. For example, in our time, every employee whose work requires answering a question needs it, as this book teaches them how to accurately record their answers and be careful in their writing, thus protecting their writing from exaggeration, manipulation, and additions. Furthermore, everyone working in the field of documents and papers needs it, as this summary provides the basic rules for their work.

Author:
Abu Zakariya Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Hizami al-Nawawi al-Shafi'i (631 AH-1233 AD / 676 AH-1277 AD), better known as "al-Nawawi," is a Muslim hadith scholar, jurist, and linguist. He is one of the most prominent Shafi'i jurists, renowned for his numerous books and writings on jurisprudence, hadith, language, and biographies, such as Riyad al-Salihin, al-Arba'in al-Nawawi, Minhaj al-Talibin, and al-Rawdah. He is described as the editor, refiner, corrector, and organizer of the Shafi'i school of thought, as the practice among Shafi'i jurists has been based on what al-Nawawi favors. Al-Nawawi is called the Sheikh of the Shafi'is. When the term "the two Sheikhs" is used among the Shafi'is, it refers to al-Nawawi and Abu al-Qasim al-Rafi'i al-Qazwini.



❇️ Some reviews of the book "The Etiquette of Fatwa, the Mufti, and the Questioner" by al-Nawawi ❇️

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- At the beginning of his treatise, Imam al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) included quotes from the Salaf regarding fatwas and their seriousness. Among them:
(I met one hundred and twenty of the Ansar, the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and one of them would be asked about a matter, and one would refer it to another, and another to another, until it returned (To the first) Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Laila .. and on the authority of Ibn Mas`ud and Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them: Whoever gives a fatwa on everything he is asked about is crazy .. (If one of you gives a fatwa on an issue, even if it came to Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, he would have gathered the people of Badr for it) al-Sha`bi, al-Hasan, and Abu Hisin .. (I knew people who would ask one of them about something and he would speak while trembling) Ata` ibn al-Sa`ib al-Tabi`i .. (If the scholar is negligent, I do not know, his killers will be struck) Ibn Abbas .. and on the authority of al-Shafi`i, when he was asked Regarding a question, he did not answer. So, he was asked, "Until I know whether the virtue lies in remaining silent or in answering."
Abdul Dakali

- This treatise is called "Introduction to al-Majmu'," and it is an introduction to al-Nawawi's book al-Majmu' Sharh al-Muhadhdhab, which is considered an encyclopedia of Islamic jurisprudence, particularly Shafi'i jurisprudence. This introduction is very appropriate for the subject of the book, as it begins with the virtue of knowledge and the etiquette of the scholar, the learner, the fatwa, the mufti, and the questioner. It summarizes the sayings and books of his predecessors. It is distinguished by its brevity and its attention to the various issues that many people fall into today.
Ahmed Mohamed

❇️ Chapters of al-Nawawi's book "The Etiquette of Fatwa, the Mufti, and the Questioner" ❇️

- Introduction on the importance of issuing fatwas, their great danger, and their virtue
- Chapter on knowing who is qualified to issue fatwas
- Chapter on the necessity of the mufti's piety and religious commitment
- Chapter on the conditions of the mufti
- Chapter on the categories of muftis
- A chapter on some issues related to the qualifications of muftis
- A chapter on the rulings of muftis
- A chapter on the etiquette of issuing fatwas
- A chapter on the etiquette, description, and rulings of the person seeking fatwas

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