Is the book *Silsilat al-Masalik* an explanation of *Zad al-Mustaqni'*?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Your Eminence mentioned that *Zad al-Mustaqni'* has only one explanation, which is *Baghdad al-Murajji*? Does that mean the book *Silsilat al-Masalik* by Shaykh al-Balawi is not considered an explanation?
The Shaykh:
That is not an explanation; it is a commentary. An explanation means analyzing the phrases and simplifying the examples. That book contains only an explanation, whereas commentaries and marginal notes do exist. So, are they called explanations?
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Your Eminence mentioned that *Zad al-Mustaqni'* has only one explanation, which is *Baghdad al-Murajji*? Does that mean the book *Silsilat al-Masalik* by Shaykh al-Balawi is not considered an explanation?
The Shaykh:
That is not an explanation; it is a commentary. An explanation means analyzing the phrases and simplifying the examples. That book contains only an explanation, whereas commentaries and marginal notes do exist. So, are they called explanations?
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 003 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الطهارة / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:08:25)
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