Ibn Rushd's twelfth century comparative fiqh manual in its standard English translation, laying the Hanafi, Maliki, Shafii, Hanbali and Zahiri legal positions side by side, including the Zahiri school's own distinctive exclusion of trade goods and young livestock from zakat.
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Tier 1: the standard English translation of Ibn Rushd's twelfth century comparative fiqh manual, by Imran Ahsan Khan Nyazee, published in the Great Books of Islamic Civilization series and widely cited in Islamic legal studies, read in full via a hosted copy of the published translation. The Book of Zakat states directly, quoted verbatim: "They agreed that there is no zakat on goods that are not intended for trade, but they disagreed about the imposition of zakat on goods that are employed in trade. The jurists of the provinces upheld its obligation, but the Zahirites disallowed it. The reason for their disagreement arises from their dispute about the imposition of zakat through analogy, and also their dispute over the authenticity of the tradition of Samura ibn Jundub"; and separately: "I believe that the Zahirites do not impose zakat on young lambs nor do they count them irrespective of the mothers completing the nisab, as the unqualified term for the species does not include them." Citation
AuthorIbn Rushd (Averroes); English translation by Imran Ahsan Khan Nyazee
PublisherGarnet Publishing, Great Books of Islamic Civilization series
URLhttps://archive.org/details/BidayatAl-mujtahidTheDistinguishedJuristsPrimer
Source TypePrimary text in translation
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- Sources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.
- Schools of Religious Law, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
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