Al-Shaybānī and Contemporary Renunciant Piety

Renunciation (zuhd) was a major part of the social and intellectual background of jurists' circles during the formative period of Ḥanafi legal doctrine. Accordingly, the works attributed to Muḥammad b. al-Ḥasan al-Shaybānī (d. 189/804-5) touch on renunciant concerns, especially the incomplete K...

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Published in:Journal of Abbasid Studies
Main Author: Melchert, Christopher ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2019]
In: Journal of Abbasid Studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 52-85
RelBib Classification:BJ Islam
Further subjects:B Ḥanafi school
B repudiation of gain (inkār al-kasb or al-makāsib)
B Islamic Law
B Muḥammad b. al-Ḥasan al-Shaybānī
B renunciation (zuhd)
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Summary:Renunciation (zuhd) was a major part of the social and intellectual background of jurists' circles during the formative period of Ḥanafi legal doctrine. Accordingly, the works attributed to Muḥammad b. al-Ḥasan al-Shaybānī (d. 189/804-5) touch on renunciant concerns, especially the incomplete Kitāb al-Kasb (Book of Gain). A discussion of al-Shaybānī's views on renunciation together with comments taken from other renunciant literature shows that, although he affirms some renunciant values, he usually seems to uphold a more world-embracing piety. This puts al-Shaybānī in opposition to a section of the nascent school favouring more extreme forms, such as the repudiation of gain (inkār al-kasb).
ISSN:2214-2371
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Abbasid Studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/22142371-12340044