رسالة د. كهلان الخروصي

… The juristic treatment of the topics discussed in the book offers an opportunity to increase our understanding of Ib~‡‚ fiqh، not only because of the insufficiency of earlier studies about this particular aspect even more than the doctrinal and political ones but also because the work we have appears to be a good example of an early Ib~‡‚ reference text on fiqh. Certain features stand out. The first of them is that it is based on evidence (the Qur|~n and the sound Sunnah) whenever available. There are many examples of this principle in the book. One of these is tradition [273]، where J~bir is asked by a woman called Hind about a man who made a proposal to marry one of her slaves. J~bir told her not to accept. The man made his proposal a second time and was refused. The third time Hind told J~bir that the man said he would commit adultery with the slave if she refused him again. At this point J~bir said: Yes، you should accept now; and he quoted the Qur|~n }This is for those of you who are afraid of committing fornication{ (al-Nis~|: 25). On another occasion he was asked about drinking nab‚dh al-jarr (alcoholic drink stored in clay jars usually sealed with pitch). J~bir forbade it، but the questioner asked him again and insisted، so J~bir responded: “The Prophet forbade it and whatever he forbade is ˆar~m” (tradition [238]).