Translation of the Book of Kifayatul Akhyar Syarah Matan Abi Syuja

Alhamdulillah, thank God, finally PonPon Media has succeeded in completing the Kitab Kifayatul Akhyar application. Kifayah Al-Akhyar This is a fiqh book that is quite concise but very detailed in explaining fiqh laws such as purification, prayer, fasting, zakat, hajj, wills, inheritance, marriage , and so forth. It is also equipped with arguments which form the legal basis for the topic of discussion.

Kitab Kifayah Al-Akhyar is a fiqh book that is quite famous in the al-Shafi'i school of thought. It was compiled by Sheikh al-Imam Taqiyuddin Abu Bakr bin Muhammad al-Husaini al-Hishni al-Dimasyqi al-Syafi'i. A scholar of the al-Shafi'i school of thought who was born around the 9th century Hijrah.

The full name of this book is“Kifayatu Al-Akhyar Fi Halli Ghoyati Al-Ikhtishor” (كفاية الأخيار في حل غاية الاختصار). The meaning of "kifayah" is "sufficient". The word "Al-Akhyar" is the plural form of "khoir" which can be interpreted as "the best man". “Hall” can be interpreted as “describe”.

So, overall, the meaning of this book seems to be intended as a book whose contents are sufficient for good people who want to study religion (or represent the best scholars in terms of giving guidance), namely by expounding, explaining and explaining the book called "Ghoyatu Al -Ikhtishor”.

This book is sometimes called and shortened to "Al-Kifayah" (الكفاية). However, you need to be careful when calling this book. The reason is, among mutaqoddimin, if it is called “Al-Kifayah”, their perception is “Kifayatu Al-Nabih” by Ibn Ar-Rif'ah which is a sharah from the book " At-Tanbih” by Asy-Syirozi.

The difference between these two “Kifayah” must be considered because ambiguity often occurs among students of knowledge. The mention of “Al-Kifayah” means “Kifayatu Al-Akhyar” if it is mentioned after the time of Al-Hishni (829 H).

This book was written by Taqiyyuddin Abu Bakr bin Muhammad Al-Hishni. In short, it is called Al-Hishni or Taqiyyuddin Al-Hishni. He is a virtuous person, friendly to his students, happy to pray, and dignified. He is not only an expert in jurisprudence but also an expert in hadith. Among his works related to hadith is his takhrij on the book Ihya' Ulumiddin by Al-Ghozzali. Unfortunately this work is not finished.

The targets for writing this book were two types of people, as explained by Al-Hishni himself. First; people who have dependents who do not have the opportunity to initiate prayer with ulama. Second: Salik (worship expert) who focuses on his worship, not on knowledge. For this reason, even though this book is in the form of a sharah, its contents are concise. Not too short and not too long.

This book was not written for scholars who intend to "tabahhur" (go deeper and master it thoroughly). This book is a sharah from “Matan Abu Syuja'” or also called “Ghoyah Al-Ikhtishor” or “Al-Ghoyah Wa At-Taqrib” b> or “Mukhtashor Abu Syuja'” or “At-Taqrib” or “Al Ghoyah”. Matan Abu Syuja' is among the matan famous in the Ash-Shafi'i school of thought.

Features of the Kitab Kifayatul Akhyar application:

- Offline Application Without Internet Connection

- Light and fast application

- Application can be downloaded for FREE

- Attractive design, simple and easy to use

- Share feature

- Page Zoom Feature (By Wiping the Smartphone Screen)

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