Introduction Qāḍī Abū Yūsuf, the famous student of Abū Ḥanīfa (d. 150) who went on to become the chief judge of the Abbasid empire, has a small section in his important work Kitāb al-Kharāj where he collects historical reports concerning the distribution of the six portions of khums as mentioned in the relevant verse of … Continue reading The Historical Controversy over Khums as Depicted in an Early Work: The Kitāb al-Kharāj of the Qāḍī Abū Yūsuf (d. 182) →

Introduction A key verse setting out the prohibition on hunting during the Hajj and its attendant penalty is given below: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَقْتُلُوا الصَّيْدَ وَأَنتُمْ حُرُمٌ وَمَن قَتَلَهُ مِنكُم مُّتَعَمِّدًا فَجَزَاءٌ مِّثْلُ مَا قَتَلَ مِنَ النَّعَمِ يَحْكُمُ بِهِ ذَوَا عَدْلٍ مِّنكُمْ O you who believe, do not kill game while you are … Continue reading Did the Imams Recite Q. 5:95 in a Different Way? →