If you are looking for the "full experience" but cannot read Arabic, here is the recommended path:
| | Author | Why it helps | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Umdat al-Fiqh | Ibn Qudamah (translated by Hatem al-Haj) | A concise manual of Hanbali Fiqh written by the same author. Available in full English PDF. | | Al-Mughni (Summarized) | Multiple publishers | 1-volume summaries are sold on Amazon and Islamic bookstores. | | The Hanbali School of Law | Dr. Abdul Hakim I. al-Matroudi | Explains the methodology of Ibn Qudamah. | | Fiqh us-Sunnah | Sayyid Sabiq | A comparative Fiqh encyclopedia influenced by Al-Mughni. |
Muwaffaq al-Din Abu Muhammad `Abdullah ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Qudamah al-Maqdisi (often shortened to Ibn Qudamah ) Born: 541 AH / 1146 CE (near Nablus, Palestine) Died: 620 AH / 1223 CE (Damascus) Madhhab (School of Law): Hanbali
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Not a myth, but a future reality. Currently, you cannot find a single PDF file containing the complete English translation of all volumes of Al-Mughni . However, you can assemble your own digital library by combining:
