Tashil al-Zaruri li Masa’il al-Quduri

2428 Questions and Answers Covering Nearly 12,500 Legal Rulings from Mukhtaṣar al-Qudūrī

This work is a clear and accessible commentary on Mukhtaṣar al-Qudūrī by Mufti ʿĀshiq Ilāhī, presented in a concise question-and-answer format. Written in a simple and lucid style, it is designed to make the dense legal discussions of the original text easier to understand, and includes explanatory notes wherever the author deemed clarification necessary.

Mukhtaṣar al-Qudūrī, authored by Imām ʿAbd al-Ḥusayn Aḥmad ibn Abī Bakr al-Qudūrī, is one of the foundational texts of the Ḥanafī school and is taught in seminaries worldwide. Encompassing nearly 12,500 legal rulings, it covers a comprehensive range of subjects, including acts of worship, financial transactions, personal and family law, and judicial matters.

This commentary simplifies the legal rulings found in the original work and reorganizes them for ease of study. The material is presented in a question-and-answer format, with additional headings introduced for clarity, many of which do not appear in the original text. In certain instances, relevant rulings have also been supplemented from other classical Ḥanafī legal manuals where necessary, making this an especially practical and student-friendly resource.