What are the most prominent jurisprudential references for studying the rulings pertaining to the insane person in Islamic jurisprudence?
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The Kuwaiti Encyclopedia of Fiqh is one of the best references that detailed the rulings concerning the insane collectively. Fiqh books mention these rulings disparately across chapters on acts of worship, transactions, marriage, and interdiction, as sanity is a prerequisite for the validity of religious accountability and many transactions.
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