The Chapter on the Hadd Punishment for Qadhf from Sharh al-Tanbih by Imam Badr al-Din al-Zarkashi (d. 794 AH): A Critical Edition and Study

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The manuscript 'Sharh al-Tanbih' is authentically attributed to Imam al-Zarkashi, and its critical edition reveals his precise methodology in analyzing and weighing jurisprudential opinions regarding the Hadd punishment for Qadhf within the Shafi'i school. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Faisal bin Saad bin Zaid Al-Hazani¹

doi:10.53796/hnsj79/5

September 1, 2026Humanitarian and Natural Sciences JournalOpen Access

The Chapter on the Hadd Punishment for Qadhf from Sharh al-Tanbih by Imam Badr al-Din al-Zarkashi (d. 794 AH): A Critical Edition and Study

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Key Points

To provide a critical edition and analytical study of the chapter on the prescribed punishment for false accusation of unchastity (Hadd al-Qadhf) from Imam Badr al-Din al-Zarkashi's commentary Sharh al-Tanbih.
Collated two extant manuscript copies using the selected text method to establish an authentic reading while recording significant variants.
Standardized spelling to modern conventions, verified Quranic citations, authenticated Hadith narrations, and cross-referenced rulings against authoritative Shafi'i legal compendia.
Conducted a biographical and bibliographical analysis to confirm authorship, title authenticity, and manuscript provenance.
Confirmed the definitive attribution of Sharh al-Tanbih to Imam al-Zarkashi based on biographical records, library catalogs, and manuscript marginalia.
Established the critical text detailing Islamic jurisprudence on defamation, including legal conditions for the accuser and accused, definitions of chastity (ihsan), explicit versus ambiguous slanderous phrasing, and procedural rules for enforcement or pardon.
Demonstrated al-Zarkashi's rigorous methodology in weighing conflicting legal opinions (tarjih) and resolving intricate questions within the Shafi'i school.

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Textual analysis reveals precise legal rulings on defamation in classical Islamic law, highlighting al-Zarkashi's jurisprudential methodology.

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Faisal bin Saad bin Zaid Al-Hazani¹ (2026) studied this question.

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The Chapter on the Hadd Punishment for Qadhf from Sharh al-Tanbih by Imam Badr al-Din al-Zarkashi (d. 794 AH): A Critical Edition and Study

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The Chapter on the Hadd Punishment for Qadhf from Sharh al-Tanbih by Imam Badr al-Din al-Zarkashi (d. 794 AH): A Critical Edition and Study

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