كتاب التبيان بما يتعلق بمعيار الميزان للعلامة شهاب الدين الطنبداوي الزبيدي (948 ه)‎ : دراسة و تحقيقا

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The research aimed at comprehensively extracting Shihaab Al-Deen Al-Tanbadaawi Al-Zubeidy’s text of his book Al-Tibyaan bimaa Yata’allaq biMi’yaar Al-Mizaan as per the desire of the author as much as possible, in addition to the introduction of the author (may he rest in peace) as well as the introduction of the manuscript.

The research was organized in two parts; an introductory part where its first section introduced Imam Al-Tanbadaawi, who was born in the year (875 AH) and passed away in the year (948 AH).

Among his sheikhs were the scholars Imam Al-Mazjid (930 AH), Al-Samhoudi (911 AH) and others.

While among his most famous students was the Yemen scholar Ibn Ziyaad, who died in the year (975 AH).

Al-Tanbadaawi attained a highly scholastic status and was known as the Mufti of “Zabeed” in his time and afterwards.

He left behind huge scholastic resources, most of which are still in manuscript form, including the book Al-Tibyaan bimaa Yata’allaq bi Mi’yaar Al-Mizaan.

He wrote this manuscript in response to the request of the Sultan in his time.

The second section introduced the aforementioned book where two copies of the manuscript exist; the first (the original), has three papers, written in (1050 AH) in clear naskh handwriting, and the second having three papers, but the date of its writing is unknown.

The book discussed the issue of recognizing the rates of dirhams, ounces, and the customary Al-Qefaal used in his time in relation to the rates of Islamic dinars and dirhams and distinguishing their rates in terms of carats and barley as well.

This is in terms of legal transactions such as the nisaab of zakat and the amount of what is taken out of it, as well as what the hand of the thief is to be cut off with.

And all these in brief form according to the doctrine of Imam Al-Shafi’i, may Allah have mercy on him.

Further, it has been manifested through this research that there is a difference between the legal and the customary weights and measures, as the value of the legal ounce of silver at the time of the author is equivalent to four and one-fifth customary ounces of pure silver.

While the value of the Islamic Mithqal (dinar) of gold is equivalent to one and a half customary Qaflah of pure gold.

As for the second part of the study, it comprised the investigated text.