Is the book "Critique of Claimants to Ijtihad" correctly attributed to Al-Suyuti?
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The book "Intiqad Mudda'i al-" (Critique of the Claimant to Ijtihad) is by Al-Hafiz Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Sakhawi (died 902 AH). In it, he refutes Al-Hafiz Al-Suyuti's claim to ijtihad. Al-Sakhawi mentioned the book in his autobiography in "Al-Daw' al-Lami'," and others have attributed it to him. Al-Suyuti claimed absolute ijtihad in his book "Al-Radd ala Man Akhlada ila al-Ard wa Jahila anna al-Ijtihad fi Kulli Asrin Fard" (Refutation of Those Who Cling to the Earth and are Ignorant that Ijtihad is an Obligation in Every Era).
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