Author: Ibn Al-Wazir Al-Yamani

Publishing house: Al-Resalah Publishers Foundation

The importance of this book lies not only in its heritage character, but also as a work that addresses the different thoughts and beliefs within the Muslim community, as well as the extremisms and orientations that arise from them. The book covers several important topics, including ijtihad (the effort of independent legal interpretation) and its conditions, the necessary knowledge of hadith for mujtahidin (those who exercise ijtihad), methods of correction, criticism , and modification of hadiths, as well as the reasons making ijtihad difficult.

Other topics covered include accepting followers of interpretation (ta'wil) in narration, defending the noble companions of the Prophet, responding to the Mu'tazilites on various issues, preserving Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal from the accusation of anthropomorphism, as well as the general preservation of the hadith imams. The book also refutes allegations that Imam Malik and other legal and hadithic imams are associated with ignorance and rigidity. Other themes covered include the question of prophetic vision (ru'ya), the defense of Imam Al-Shafi'i, and the discussion of destiny (qada' wa qadr) as well as the prohibition of interfere in it.