Title: Al-Fiqh Al Akbar | الفقه الأكبر
Author: Attributed to Imaam Abu Haneefah Nu’maan bin Thaabit bin Zouthi bin Maah (d.150H) | منسوب لأبي حنيفة النعمان بن ثابت بن زوطي بن ماه
Date: 1218 H / 1804 CE
Scribe: Unknown | مجهول
Script: Naskh
Size: 19 X 13 CM
Folios: 9ff. + [1]
Description: 13 Lines/Page | European Laid Paper with Watermark on Fol. 1 – unidentified. | Black ink with rubrication of Ayaat and notations within a single red lined frame | Heavy Hawashi (marginalia) on Fol. 1B, 2A, several marginalia on remaining pages. The Hawaashi appear to be from the Sharh of Ahmad bin Muhammad, Abul Muntaha, Shihaabuddeen Al Maghnaysawi Ar-Rumi, Al-Uthmaani (أحمد بن محمد، أبو المنتهي، شهاب الدين المغنيساوي الرومي العثماني) who died around 1000H/1585CE [Az-Zirkili, 1/234] to 1090H/1679CE [Mu’jam Tarikh at-Turath Al-Islami, 1/469]
Incipit: أصل التَّوْحِيد وَمَا يَصح الِاعْتِقَاد عَلَيْهِ يجب ان يَقُول آمَنت بِاللَّه
Explicit: َخُرُوج الدَّجَّال ويأجوج ومآجوج وطلوع الشَّمْس من مغْرِبهَا ونزول عِيسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام من السَّمَاء وَسَائِر عَلَامَات يَوْم الْقِيَامَة على مَا وَردت بِهِ الْأَخْبَار الصَّحِيحَة حق كَائِن وَالله تَعَالَى يهدي من يَشَاء إِلَى صِرَاط مُسْتَقِيم
Provenance: Private Collection
Research Notes: The ‘Ulemaa have noted that the ascription of Al-Fiqh Al-Akbar to Abu Haneefah is questionable although it is popularly ascribed to him among the Ahnaaf. Abu Haneefah was known to hold a position of Irjaa’ in Eemaan by stating explicitly (as appears in this manuscript) that Eemaan does not increase or decrease. This is the ‘Aqeedah of the Ahnaaf, according to Shaykh Muhammad Naasiruddeen al-Albaanee: from the first of them to the last of them. The work reaches us by way of Abil Mutee’ Al-Hakam bin ‘Abdillaah Al-Balkhi (Al-‘Uluw of Adh-Dhahabi, pg 134). In regards to the Sifaat, Ibn Taymiyyah recorded that it is mentioned in the book ascribed to him (Al-Fiqh al-Akbar) and cited some of these statement in support of the Aqeedah of Ahlis Sunnah in Sifaat (Fatawa al Hamawiyyah, pg 319-321; dar’ at-Ta’aarudh al Aql wan Naql 6/263; Majmoo’ al-Fataawa, 5/46)
Accession #: Ms.116c