What are the names of the advanced Usul al-Fiqh books according to the Hanbalis?
Hanbali jurists authored numerous books on the principles of Islamic jurisprudence (Usul al-Fiqh), such as: "Al-Uddah" by Abu Yala, "Al-Tamheed" by Abu al-Khattab al-Kalawdhani, "Al-Wadih" by Ibn Aqil, "Rawdat al-Nazir" by Ibn Qudamah, and "Usul al-Fiqh" by Ibn Muflih.
Among their most comprehensive works are "Tahrir al-Manqul wa Tahdheeb Ilm al-Usul" by al-Mardawi, and its commentary "Al-Tahbeer," and its abridgment "Mukhtasar al-Tahrir," which Ibn al-Najjar expounded upon in "Al-Kawkab al-Muneer" and described as "encompassing most of its rulings, containing its principles, regulations, and divisions." There is also another commentary on it by al-Bali named "Al-Dhukhr al-Hareer."
Among the precious books as well is "Sharh Mukhtasar al-Rawdah" by al-Tufi, which Ibn Badran described as "the best work composed in this field, the most comprehensive and beneficial, with ease of expression."
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