The Best Explanations of the Poem on Islamic Etiquette by Ibn 'Abd al-Qawi
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: We hope that you will inform us of the best commentaries on the *Alfiyyah* in Islamic etiquette by Ibn ‘Abd al-Qawi.
Answer:
As for calling it the *Alfiyyah*, this is the first time I have seen it written that way. What is well known among the scholars is that it is the *Manzumah al-Adab* (Poem on Etiquette) by Ibn ‘Abd al-Qawi. I do not know if the one who named it the *Alfiyyah* found it an old name? No, this requires further research.
As for its commentaries, one of the scholars has commented on it. A number of scholars have commented on it, including al-Safarini, who wrote a simplified commentary; it is a good commentary containing abundant knowledge and many benefits. Imam Musa al-Hijawi, the author of *al-Iqna‘*, also commented on it with a commentary, and I do not know if it has been printed or not. They have mentioned commentaries on it, and the author of the poem himself also commented on it; they have mentioned that he has a commentary on it.
But the commentary that is currently available and in circulation is the commentary of al-Hafiz, the commentary of al-Tufarini (may Allah have mercy on him). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh.
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: We hope that you will inform us of the best commentaries on the *Alfiyyah* in Islamic etiquette by Ibn ‘Abd al-Qawi.
Answer:
As for calling it the *Alfiyyah*, this is the first time I have seen it written that way. What is well known among the scholars is that it is the *Manzumah al-Adab* (Poem on Etiquette) by Ibn ‘Abd al-Qawi. I do not know if the one who named it the *Alfiyyah* found it an old name? No, this requires further research.
As for its commentaries, one of the scholars has commented on it. A number of scholars have commented on it, including al-Safarini, who wrote a simplified commentary; it is a good commentary containing abundant knowledge and many benefits. Imam Musa al-Hijawi, the author of *al-Iqna‘*, also commented on it with a commentary, and I do not know if it has been printed or not. They have mentioned commentaries on it, and the author of the poem himself also commented on it; they have mentioned that he has a commentary on it.
But the commentary that is currently available and in circulation is the commentary of al-Hafiz, the commentary of al-Tufarini (may Allah have mercy on him). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh.
Source
شرح منظومة الآداب الشرعية، مقدمة المصنف — islamhouse.com (45:42)
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