'Umdat al-Mufti aw al-Niqaya fi 'Ilm al-Hidaya عمدة المفتي أو النقاية في علم الهداية

Umdat al-Mufti (or Al-Nuqayah fi ‘Ilm al-Hidayah)
(عمدة المفتي / النقاية في علم الهداية)

Author: Imam Fakhr al-Din Hasan ibn Mansur al-Uzhjandi al-Farghani, widely known as Qadi Khan (d. 592 AH / 1196 CE)

Umdat al-Mufti, also known as Al-Nuqayah fi ‘Ilm al-Hidayah, is a concise yet significant classical Hanafi legal primer that distills essential rulings, legal issues, and fatwas from the Hanafi tradition. Its carefully organized presentation makes it especially valuable for muftis, judges, and advanced students of Hanafi jurisprudence.

The work focuses on presenting authoritative and preferred positions (al-rajih wa al-mu‘tamad) in a precise and accessible manner, making it a useful reference for those engaged in the study and application of Hanafi law.

This deluxe new edition has been carefully edited and annotated by Hussam Hussein Al-Hamad. It is further enriched with selected marginal notes and explanatory material drawn from Al-Ikhtiyarat Sharh al-Nuqayah by Shaykh Abd al-Wahid al-Mashhadi (الشيخ عبد الواحد المشهدي). These additions provide helpful clarification, legal context, and supplementary discussion of the rulings presented in the main text.

The Author

Imam Qadi Khan was one of the foremost Hanafi jurists of Transoxiana and a highly authoritative scholar in the field of Islamic law. He is particularly renowned for his Fatawa Qadi Khan, one of the important foundational references for Hanafi fatwa and judicial rulings. His works reflect the depth of the Hanafi legal tradition and its systematic treatment of both established rulings and emerging legal questions.

Edition Features:
• Classical Hanafi legal primer by the renowned Imam Qadi Khan
• Selected annotations from Al-Ikhtiyarat Sharh al-Nuqayah
• Tahqiq and ta‘liq by Hussam Hussein Al-Hamad
• Newly formatted deluxe edition
• Published by Maktabat Al-Ghanim for Publishing & Distribution (مكتبة الغانم للنشر والتوزيع)