Al-Hawi fi al-Fatawi (2 Volume Set) الحاوي في الفتاوي 1/ 2

One of the earliest and most important collections of Hanafi legal verdicts, Al-Ḥāwī fī al-Fatāwā occupies a distinguished place in the history of Islamic jurisprudence. Compiled by the eminent Hanafi jurist Imām Abū Bakr al-Ḥuṣayrī, the work preserves the legal opinions and fatwas of the leading scholars of Transoxiana (Mā Warāʾ al-Nahr), whose juristic authority profoundly influenced the development of the Hanafi school.

Recognized by Kātib Çelebi (Ḥājjī Khalīfah) in Kashf al-Ẓunūn as one of the foundational early works of Hanafi fatwā literature, Al-Ḥāwī became an important source for later jurists and remains an indispensable reference for the study of classical Hanafi law.

This landmark edition marks the first time Al-Ḥāwī fī al-Fatāwā has been published in print from its surviving manuscript sources. Carefully prepared by Dar al-Fath, it brings this long-unavailable masterpiece into the hands of scholars and students after centuries in manuscript form. The edition includes a substantial study of the surviving manuscripts, their provenance, textual relationships, and the editorial methodology adopted in establishing the text, providing researchers with valuable insight into the transmission history of this important work.

Beyond its juristic significance, Al-Ḥāwī possesses exceptional historical value. Imām al-Ḥuṣayrī preserves quotations from numerous early Hanafi works and legal compilations that have since been lost or remain unpublished, safeguarding a wealth of material that would otherwise have disappeared from the scholarly tradition.

This premier edition also overcomes a longstanding barrier for modern readers. Approximately 600 legal questions and responses originally recorded in Persian—the scholarly and administrative language of Central Asia during that period—have been translated into clear Arabic, making the complete contents of the work fully accessible to Arabic-speaking scholars, researchers, and students for the first time.

Features

• First published from manuscript sources
• Includes a detailed study of the manuscripts and editorial methodology
• One of the earliest foundational collections of Hanafi fatwas
• Preserves the legal opinions of the Hanafi scholars of Transoxiana
• Cites numerous early Hanafi sources that are now lost or unpublished
• Approximately 600 Persian legal passages translated into Arabic
• Makes previously inaccessible material available to contemporary researchers
• Premier scholarly edition published by Dar al-Fath
• An essential reference for Hanafi fiqh, legal history, and Islamic jurisprudence