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كِتَابُ الطَّلَاقِ

Kitab al-Talaq

Heaviest tarjih load — building during Usul al-Ifta

Source Priority

Following Ibn 'Abidin's hierarchy in 'Uqud Rasm al-Mufti: matn → sharh → fatawa → late mufta-bihi line. Talaq carries the largest body of Hanafi mas'ala literature; allow for the largest single chunk of the map here.

1 Matn

  1. مُخْتَصَرُ القُدُورِيِّ · كِتَابُ الطَّلَاقِ
    Mukhtasar al-Quduri, Kitab al-Talaq
  2. كَنْزُ الدَّقَائِقِ · كِتَابُ الطَّلَاقِ
    Kanz al-Daqa'iq (al-Nasafi, d. 710H), Kitab al-Talaq
  3. الوِقَايَةُ / مُخْتَصَرُ الوِقَايَةِ · كِتَابُ الطَّلَاقِ
    al-Wiqaya (Burhan al-Shari'a al-Mahbubi) / Mukhtasar al-Wiqaya (Sadr al-Shari'a, d. 747H)
  4. مُلْتَقَى الأَبْحُرِ · كِتَابُ الطَّلَاقِ
    Multaqa al-Abhur (Halabi, d. 956H), Kitab al-Talaq · later jami' matn

2 Sharh

Each sharh paired with its parent matn. Consult the sharh whose matn was your starting point.

  1. الهِدَايَةُ · كِتَابُ الطَّلَاقِ
    al-Hidaya (al-Marghinani, d. 593H) · sharh of Bidayat al-Mubtadi (composite from Quduri + Jami' al-Saghir)
  2. الجَوْهَرَةُ النَّيِّرَةُ · كِتَابُ الطَّلَاقِ
    al-Jawhara al-Nayyira (al-Hadadi, d. 800H) · sharh of Mukhtasar al-Quduri
  3. تَبْيِينُ الحَقَائِقِ · كِتَابُ الطَّلَاقِ
    Tabyin al-Haqa'iq (al-Zayla'i, d. 743H) · sharh of Kanz al-Daqa'iq
  4. شَرْحُ الوِقَايَةِ · كِتَابُ الطَّلَاقِ
    Sharh al-Wiqaya (Sadr al-Shari'a, d. 747H) · sharh of Mukhtasar al-Wiqaya
  5. مَجْمَعُ الأَنْهُرِ · كِتَابُ الطَّلَاقِ
    Majma' al-Anhur (Damad Effendi, d. 1078H) · sharh of Multaqa al-Abhur

3 Sharh / Tarjih

For talaq disputes, Bahr al-Ra'iq often outranks the plain sharh layer. Consult it alongside Tabyin and Hidaya at points of khilaf.

  1. البَحْرُ الرَّائِقُ · كِتَابُ الطَّلَاقِ
    al-Bahr al-Ra'iq (Ibn Nujaym, d. 970H), Kitab al-Talaq
    Sharh that doubles as tarjih work

4 Fatawa

Top-tier mutaqaddimun first, then other major fatawa works.

  1. خُلَاصَةُ الفَتَاوَى · كِتَابُ الطَّلَاقِ
    Khulasat al-Fatawa (Tahir al-Bukhari, d. 542H)
    Top tier
  2. فَتَاوَى قَاضِيخَانَ · كِتَابُ الطَّلَاقِ
    Fatawa Qadikhan / al-Khaniyya (al-Uzjandi, d. 592H)
    Top tier
  3. الفَتَاوَى الظَّهِيرِيَّةُ · كِتَابُ الطَّلَاقِ
    al-Fatawa al-Zahiriyya (Zahir al-Din al-Bukhari, d. 619H)
    Top tier
  4. الفَتَاوَى التَّتَارْخَانِيَّةُ · كِتَابُ الطَّلَاقِ
    al-Fatawa al-Tatarkhaniyya, Kitab al-Talaq
  5. الفَتَاوَى البَزَّازِيَّةُ · كِتَابُ الطَّلَاقِ
    al-Fatawa al-Bazzaziyya, Kitab al-Talaq
  6. الفَتَاوَى الوَلْوَالِجِيَّةُ · كِتَابُ الطَّلَاقِ
    al-Fatawa al-Walwalijiyya, Kitab al-Talaq
  7. الفَتَاوَى الهِنْدِيَّةُ · كِتَابَا الطَّلَاقِ وَالخُلْعِ
    al-Fatawa al-Hindiyya / Alamgiri, Kitab al-Talaq + Kitab al-Khul'

5 Late Mufta-bihi Line (apex)

The relied-upon transmission that 'Uqud Rasm al-Mufti points toward as the operational capstone. Shami doesn't float above the tradition; he sits as a hashiya on Durr, which is a sharh of Tanwir.

  1. تَنْوِيرُ الأَبْصَارِ · كِتَابُ الطَّلَاقِ
    Tanwir al-Absar (al-Timirtashi, d. 1004H) · the matn
  2. الدُّرُّ المُخْتَارُ · كِتَابُ الطَّلَاقِ
    al-Durr al-Mukhtar (al-Haskafi, d. 1088H) · the sharh
  3. رَدُّ المُحْتَارِ · كِتَابُ الطَّلَاقِ وَبَابُ الكِنَايَاتِ
    Radd al-Muhtar (Ibn 'Abidin / Shami), Kitab al-Talaq + Bab al-Kinayat · the apex hashiya

Parallel Track · Ta'lil-Expansion

Consulted for tahrir, ta'lil, and tarjih when the matn-sharh-fatawa stack disagrees. Heavy use in talaq: kinayat distinctions (sarih vs. kinaya), takrar / three-at-once analysis, ta'liq mechanics, and talaq fi al-mard all turn on the underlying ta'lil more than on a previously-listed fact pattern.

  1. المَبْسُوطُ — لِلسَّرَخْسِيِّ · كِتَابُ الطَّلَاقِ
    al-Mabsut (al-Sarakhsi), Kitab al-Talaq
  2. بَدَائِعُ الصَّنَائِعِ — لِلْكَاسَانِيِّ · كِتَابُ الطَّلَاقِ
    Bada'i' al-Sana'i' (al-Kasani), Kitab al-Talaq
  3. فَتْحُ القَدِيرِ — لِابْنِ الهُمَامِ · كِتَابُ الطَّلَاقِ
    Fath al-Qadir (Ibn al-Humam), Kitab al-Talaq · heavily cited by Ibn 'Abidin himself

Heavy-Tarjih Nodes

Talaq has more contested nodes than any other kitab. Each leaf below requires explicit wajh al-tarjih, not just mufta bihi.

Bid'a vs. Sunna
أَقْسَامُ الطَّلَاقِ مِنْ حَيْثُ الوَقْتُ وَالعَدَدُ، وَوُقُوعُ الثَّلَاثِ بِلَفْظٍ وَاحِدٍ.
The classification of talaq by timing and number; the central question of three pronouncements at once: do they fall as three or as one? Position turns on riwayah selection and on classical vs. modern pressure points.
Sarih vs. Kinaya · Danger Zone
تَفْصِيلُ الأَلْفَاظِ الصَّرِيحَةِ وَالكِنَائِيَّةِ، وَاشْتِرَاطُ النِّيَّةِ، وَوُقُوعُهَا بَائِنًا أَوْ رَجْعِيًّا.
Which expressions are explicit (sarih) and which are allusive (kinaya); when niyya is required; whether the resulting talaq is ba'in or raj'i. Each lafz needs its own leaf with the relevant fasl mapped to Shami's Bab al-Kinayat. Kinayat al-talaq is the recognized danger-zone of this kitab. Recourse here intensifies to Fath al-Qadir, Bahr al-Ra'iq, and the fatawa stack — not just the matn-sharh layer.
Ta'liq
تَعْلِيقُ الطَّلَاقِ بِالشَّرْطِ وَوُقُوعُهُ بِوُجُودِ المُعَلَّقِ عَلَيْهِ.
Conditional talaq: when the suspension is valid, when the condition triggers, and the masla'a-driven cases handled in the fatawa works.
Talaq fi al-Mard
طَلَاقُ المَرِيضِ مَرَضَ المَوْتِ وَأَثَرُهُ فِي الإِرْثِ.
Talaq pronounced during a fatal illness and its effect on inheritance: the firar question.
Khul'
الخُلْعُ وَبَدَلُهُ، وَهَلْ يَفْتَقِرُ إِلَى رِضَا الزَّوْجِ.
Khul' and the badal: requirements, the husband's consent question, the consequences for outstanding mahr.
Li'an & Zihar
اللِّعَانُ وَالظِّهَارُ وَالإِيلَاءُ — أَحْكَامُهَا وَكَفَّارَاتُهَا.
Li'an, zihar, and ila': the older taboo cases that retain technical depth in classical Hanafi works.

Major Bab Anchors

Top-level structure for the kitab. Talaq will produce the largest single chunk of the map. Allowed for in the cadence.

Mas'ala leaves populate here as the bab is covered in my Usul al-Ifta course. Each leaf carries its full schema: taswir, asl al-riwayah, aqwal, dalil & ta'lil, wajh al-khilaf, mufta bihi, wajh al-tarjih, sabab al-ifta' (for nawazil), and qawa'id backlinks. Public leaves render here; private notes (sensitive nawazil context) stay off-site.