Maliki Course with Mufti Abu Layth in the “Risala” of Ibn Abi Zayd

Bismillah

Further information:

Mufti Abu Layth: I will soon begin a weekly online fiqh course covering the ‘Risalah’ of Ibn Abi Zayd al-Qayrawani, who was also known as ‘Young Malik’. The text is a widely accepted manual for Maliki jurisprudence, which during various eras of history was often memorised and at times even written in gold. This is an outstanding opportunity for seekers of knowledge to embark on an enlightened journey to discover the teachings of the Enlightened City – al-Madinah al-Munawwarah – as taught and transmitted by the Legend, Imam Malik, a true reflection of the Hadith of the Messenger of Allah: “a time will come when people will beat their camels in search of knowledge and they shall not find anyone more knowledgable than the Scholar of Madinah” If you are interested in taking the course, please contact Junaid Ibn Ahmed. Places will be limited for quality control.

He also shared this about the course:

Mufti Abu Layth: There will be a huge effort involved in the background research for these classes, commentaries such azZarruq, ibn Naji, anNafrawi, AbdulWahhab, alGhumari & others will all be incorporated into the Dars.

If one wants to enroll in the course (or ask about timings, course fees etc.) one may contact sidi Junaid Ibn Ahmed via private message on Facebook (click his name to go to his Facebook page).

A little information about the Mufti:

Mufti Abu Layth al-Maliki carried out preliminary Arabic and Islamic Studies as a teenager in the UK before going to Damascus, Syria, where he adopted the Maliki madh’hab and studied the essential knowledge of Islam. He went on to memorise the Qur’an along with Tafsir at the Jami`ah Muhammadiyyah Institute in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Mufti Abu Layth returned to Syria to recite the entire Qur’an to Shaykh `Abdu’l-Haadi at-Tabbaa’ and gained an ijazah and chain of transmission (isnad) going back to the Messenger of Allah (salla’Llahu `alayhi wa sallam).

After gaining his ijazah, the Mufti completed the Dars-e-Nizami `Alim Course, at the renowned Jami`ah Binnoria in Karachi, Pakistan, where he graduated first class in various Islamic Sciences, from Tafsir, Usul and Comparative Fiqh, to Arabic Literature, Arabic Grammar and `Aqidah. There he gained his isnad in the major books of Hadith.

Mufti Abu Layth then completed the Mufti Course at the same institute where he further specialised in Fiqh, across the various madh’habs, and trained to give Fatwas on Islamic Issues under the supervision of Mufti Abdullah Shoukat (who is a key student of Mufti Taqi Usmani) for Hanafi Fiqh, and Mufti Salim Al-Tunisi for Maliki Fiqh.

Since his return to the UK, he has qualified as a school teacher, and is currently working towards completing his Degree in Psychology. Mufti Abu Layth al-Maliki has a small group of students in Maliki Fiqh who he teaches regularly in Birmingham, and is also engaged in teaching Fiqh and Arabic online.

Fi Amanillah.