Commentary on the introduction of the collection

To the virtuous Sheikh, the scholar Muhammad bin Salih Al-Uthaymeen, may Allah forgive him, his parents, and the Muslims. Commentary on the introduction of Al-Majmoo’ | Imam Muhyiddin Yahya bin Sharaf al-Nawawi | Muhammad bin Salih Al-Uthaymeen Al-Majmoo’ is considered an encyclopedic jurisprudence work that the contemporary Muslim cannot do without, as it includes the Islamic legal rulings related to the actions of the accountable and others, along with explanations of new incidents. It also contains many explanations of texts and includes the texts of legislated laws according to Islamic Sharia. This collection has undergone multiple stages of completion, beginning with Imam al-Nawawi, followed by Al-Subki, and then Al-Marjani. The researchers then exerted great effort and produced remarkable work to complete the text. This is the introduction of Imam al-Nawawi – may Allah have mercy on him – to the book Al-Majmoo’, in which he explained the book Al-Muḥaḍḍal of Imam al-Shirazi – may Allah have mercy on him – who died in the year 476 AH. This introduction contains pearls of the principles of knowledge and its rules. In this introduction, its author, may Allah have mercy on him, addressed significant scientific issues, including clarifying the virtue of knowledge, explaining its categories, emphasizing the importance of sincerity and honesty in acquiring knowledge, teaching manners of the scholar, manners of the teacher, manners of the student, and others. Sheikh Muhammad bin Salih Al-Uthaymeen explained and commented on this beneficial introduction.