A Review on The Cordoban Ibn Al-Tallāʿ (d. 497/1104) And His Book Aqdiyat Rasūlıllāh

Abstract

This article is about the book of Andalusian Mālikī jurist and muhaddith Ibn al-Ṭallāʿ (d. 497/1104), which brings together the narrations including the judgments and sentences issued by the Prophet. Known as Aqdiyat Rasūlıllāh, this work is the most well-known book compiling the judgments of the Prophet. Aqdiyat Rasūlıllāh is important in terms of showing the purposes, content and functions of Aqdiyat genre. The work was written as a kind of handbook during the period when Ibn al-Tallā gave fatwa in Cordoba. The book contributes to both branches of fiqh and hadith, as it contains details about both. Aqdiyat Rasūlıllāh can be positioned within hadith books that include only juristic narrations. In the field of fiqh, it can be accepted as one of the works that constitute a source for the nawāzil genre.