Al - Hidayah (The Guidance): A Translation Of Al Hidayah Fi Sharh Bidayat Al Mubtadi - Volume 1: A Classical Manual of Hanafi Law

The Hidayah has dominated the field of Islamic jurisprudence since the day it was written over 800 years ago. It has been the primary text used by Muslims jurist to issue authentic and reliable rulings on Islamic law according to the school of Imam Abu Hanifa (d 150H/767CE).

The Hidayah commands such an authoritative position amongst the doctors of law that the knowledge of a scholar who has not read it is not considered reliable. It has been a standard text in the curricula of Islamic law ...