Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has published a 14-volume edition of Matalib Uli Al-Nuha fi Sharh Ghayat Al-Muntaha, a comprehensive work of Hanbali jurisprudence that brings together detailed rulings on worship and transactions and draws on the established scholarly tradition of the Hanbali school.
The publication, authored by renowned Hanbali scholar Mustafa bin Saad bin Abduh Al-Ruhaibani Al-Dimashqi, is supported by the Waqf Fund for Scientific and Cultural Development under the General Directorate of Endowments. The edition is part of the ministry’s efforts to make major works of Islamic scholarship available to scholars, researchers, students and the wider public in Qatar and abroad.
The Waqf Fund for Scientific and Cultural Development undertook the printing of the work in fulfilment of the wishes of donors who stipulated in their endowment deeds that their funds be used to print beneficial books, in addition to supporting the printing of the Holy Quran and Prophetic Sunnah, disseminating knowledge and preserving Islamic heritage.
The initiative reflects the historical role of waqf in supporting scientific, cultural and religious life, particularly through the publication and preservation of scholarly works.
The Islamic Affairs Department, which implements the endowment’s objectives and oversees the selection and publication of books, places particular emphasis on choosing authoritative works covering various fields of Islamic scholarship and producing them to high publishing standards. The department prints dozens of volumes from major scholarly works annually for the benefit of researchers, students of knowledge and the general public.
Matalib Uli Al-Nuha is a detailed commentary on Ghayat Al-Muntaha fi Al-Jam Bayn Al-Iqna wa Al-Muntaha by Mar’i Al-Karmi. The latter work brings together material from two major Hanbali references, Muntaha Al-Iradat and Al-Iqna. Al-Ruhaibani’s commentary expands on the issues addressed in the original text while focusing on establishing the authoritative position of the Hanbali school, verifying transmitted material and providing evidence from the Quran, Sunnah and the statements of Imam Ahmad and leading Hanbali scholars.
The work covers a broad range of jurisprudential subjects, beginning with matters related to purification, vessels, cleansing, ablution, ritual bathing, dry ablution, menstruation and postpartum bleeding. Its extensive treatment makes it a reference work covering numerous areas of Islamic jurisprudence.
One of the book’s key features is its compilation and organisation of jurisprudential issues according to positions regarded as authoritative by leading scholars of the Hanbali school. Its commentary is closely integrated with the original text, giving the two works the appearance of a unified volume.
