Al-Wajiz fi al-Fiqh ash-Shafi'i - Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

The book is a summary of Shāfi’i Fiqh and ‘ilm al-Khilāf (the science of controversial subjects). It includes the opinions of al-Shāfi’i along with those of Abu Hanifa, Malik and al-Muzni.

The book “al-Wajeez” is part of a series of Al-Ghazāli books on Shāfi’i jurisprudence, named al-Baseet, al-Waseet and al-Wajeez. The basis of all these books is the book Nihāyat al-maṭlab fī dirāyat al-madhhab by Imam of al-Haramayn, al-Juwayni (d. 478.H), teacher of al-Ghazāli. This was clarified by Ibn Hajar al-Haytami (d. 973.H) when he said:

Al-Ghazāli has abridged the book “Nihāyat” (i.e. Al-Juwayni’s book) in a lengthy and rich summary and named it “al-Baseet”; then he abridged further and named it “al-Waseet” which in its turn was subject to additional abridgment and named it “al-Wajeez.” Then came Imam Al-Rāfi’i, who concluded a brief explanation of “Al-Wajeez”, then a detailed one, which turned out to be an unmatched compilation in the Shāfi’i School of Thought.”

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