An Authenticated Investigation of Ibn Al-Zuhairi's (D.934H) '41 Issues of Invalidated Judicial Sentences'

Abstract

This study aims to examine and authenticate Najm Addeen Al-Zuhairi's book '41 Issues of Invalidated Judicial Sentences' covering issues pertaining to invalidating judicial sentences. The study consists of an introduction and two sections. The introduction outlines the topic significance, rationale and methodology. The first section included two sub-sections: the first subsection deals with the author while the second sub-section discusses the workbook. The second section focuses on investigating and authenticating text message. The study adopted an investigation method based on tracing the message back to the original sources, making reference to notable proponents and books, commenting on some linguistically unfamiliar words and clarifying meanings and intentions in context. The study concluded with confirming the authenticity of the writer identification of the book , and the topic it covers in Hanafi jurisprudence, which included forty-one issues. The author divided the issues into three sections: the first: is on agreed upon issues (thirty issues), the second: what they differed about (six issues), and the third: what the imam did not have to say and the companions disagreed about (five issues). It was revealed that Judicial sentences, in binary opposition to the text and unanimity, are nullified.