A Commentary On Zad Al-Mustaqni ( Volume 1 ) (Book of Purification)

This book is a translation of Volume One of Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān’s renowned commentary on Zād al-Mustaqniʿ, one of the most important classical texts of the Hanbalī school of Islamic jurisprudence. This volume covers Kitāb al-Ṭahārah (The Book of Purification), explaining its rulings with clarity and scholarly precision.

Zād al-Mustaqniʿ has long been regarded as the primary manual for studying Hanbalī fiqh, particularly in the Arabian Peninsula. Scholars and students devoted themselves to memorising it, teaching it in mosque circles, and authoring detailed commentaries upon it. Due to its concise wording and depth, it was studied at all levels—from beginners to advanced scholars.

Shaykh Bakr Abū Zayd رحمه الله described Zād al-Mustaqniʿ as the central reference text of the Hanbalī madhhab, noting its unmatched ability to contain vast numbers of juristic rulings within a short text. Scholars have stated that thousands of legal issues are either explicitly stated or inferred from it.

This commentary by Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān, one of the leading scholars of our time, makes this foundational work accessible to English-speaking students of knowledge and serves as an essential resource for the serious study of Hanbalī fiqh.