Investigating Advance Payment, Loan, and Mortgage Chapters in Bazraa Al-Hadrami’s Book Sabil Al-Rashad Sharh Kitab Al-Irshad (Guidance Path in Explanation of Right Guidance Book)

Abstract

The study investigates of a portion of Imam Abdullah bin Ahmed Bazraa’s book Sabil Al-Rashad in explaining guidance, focusing on Imam Ismail Al-Moqri’s Irshad book with reference to advance payment, loan, and mortgage chapters. The study comes in an introduction, highlighting the manuscript importance, and two sections. Section one provides biographical information about the author, the inspector, describing the manuscript, its copies, the author's methodology, and the approach adopted. Section two examines the book inspected. The study results showed that the book effectively presented comprehensive various jurisprudential topic, indicating agreement or disagreement aspects, be it within or outside the school of thought. Advance payment estimate was determined by weight or measurement, whether in small items like pearls or large ones like pomegranates and eggplants. Regarding advance payment estimation with meat, gender was mentioned as cattle, sheep, or the type including lambs or goats, as well as male- female consideration. Borrower benefit without conditions was permissible, by more repayment or better quality. Mortgage was only valid if done by a trustworthy person. The borrowed security item should be kept by the mortgagor, similar to the pledge of a possessed item.