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This study is the translation of the treatise titled al-Tadhīn li al-Tazyīn alā wajh al-tabyīn of Ali al-Qārī al-Harawī (d. 1014/1605), one of the Hanafī scholars. The issue of raising the index finger in the tahiyyāt is examined in the treatise. Before he wrote al-Tadhīn, Ali al-Qārī wrote another treatise on the same subject called Tazyīn al-ibāra li tahsīn alishāra, and in that treatise he presented his evidences and the opinions of the majority of scholars in a comprehensive manner on the subject of raising the index fingers while reciting tahiyyāt, and criticized those who say that there is no raising the index finger in tahiyyāt. He heavily criticized the Hanafi jurist Lutfullāh al-Kaydānī (d. 750/1349), who is the author of Fiqh al-Kaydānī, and one of opponents who held the extreme point of view. Upon these criticisms, Ali al-Qārī stated that he received a letter from one of the leading scholars of his time, without mentioning his name, who read the aforementioned al-Tazyīn which raised certain questions in his mind. As a response to this letter, Ali al-Qārī wrote his treatise titled al-Tadhīn li al-Tazyīn alā wajh al-tabyīn. In conclusion, in his treatise titled al-Tadhīn, after listing the views of the Hanafis who were against raising the index finger in tahiyyāt Ali al-Qārī discussed the concepts of “absolute mujtahid”, “mujtahid in the madhhab”, “mujtahid in issues” and “makruh” one of the defining rules in Islamic jurisprudence and finally severely criticized al-Kaydānī. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Fiqh procedure is a science that teaches how to remove the canonical provisions from sources. This knowledge which gives information about the fiqh method in one aspect and provides information about the thought of fiqh another aspect, makes guidance to those who remove provisions and describes the operation of the adjudication process to all who haven't access to level of ijtihad. Thus, ijtihad has a special place in fiqh procedure. But because of fiqh method works is written by more than one method and an understanding, classification of the content is different. Therefore, depending on understanding of classification ijtihad subject have been studied in a variety of ways in classical fiqh method works. Some of procedural scholars studied the subject in separate topics and some of them in conjunction with analogy or as the subtitle of this. It is observed that those who prefer separate topics drew attention to the relationship between the two titles usually by giving place in ijtihad after analogy. Whereas those who looks into subject in the final section and completion in this way tried to explain the informations which up to this part are prerequisite of ijtihad. Those who investigating the ijtihad in the context of fatwa gave place to the topic in the title adjectives of mujtahid or mufti. At this time the application which in form of dissemination subject to the work by description on various topics in places is among our detections. This picture reach the result that overview of the topic of ijtihad in the works of the classical fiqh procedure is not uniform. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Fiqh procedure is a science that teaches how to remove the canonical provisions from sources. This knowledge which gives information about the fiqh method in one aspect and provides information about the thought of fiqh another aspect, makes guidance to those who remove provisions and describes the operation of the adjudication process to all who haven't access to level of ijtihad. Thus, ijtihad has a special place in fiqh procedure. But because of fiqh method works is written by more than one method and an understanding, classification of the content is different. Therefore, depending on understanding of classification ijtihad subject have been studied in a variety of ways in classical fiqh method works. Some of procedural scholars studied the subject in separate topics and some of them in conjunction with analogy or as the subtitle of this. It is observed that those who prefer separate topics drew attention to the relationship between the two titles usually by giving place in ijtihad after analogy. Whereas those who looks into subject in the final section and completion in this way tried to explain the informations which up to this part are prerequisite of ijtihad. Those who investigating the ijtihad in the context of fatwa gave place to the topic in the title adjectives of mujtahid or mufti. At this time the application which in form of dissemination subject to the work by description on various topics in places is among our detections. This picture reach the result that overview of the topic of ijtihad in the works of the classical fiqh procedure is not uniform. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]