al-Mufhim li-ma Ashkala min Talkhis Kitab Muslim

al-Mufhim li-ma Ashkala min Talkhis Kitab Muslim is a commentary by Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Umar al-Qurtubi (578–656 AH) on his own abridgement of Muslim's Sahih. It explains the hadiths of Muslim that present difficulties in wording, meaning and jurisprudence. ¹

The commentary follows the order of Muslim's book: the Book of Faith, Purification, Prayer, Zakat, Pilgrimage, Marriage and so on. Volume 7, edited by Yusuf Ali Badiwi, Muhyi al-Din Dib Mustu, Ahmad Muhammad al-Sayyid and Mahmud Ibrahim Zayid, covers the Book of Remembrance and Supplications (37), the Book of Softening of Hearts (38), the Book of Asceticism (39) and the Book of Tafsir (42). ²

Under each book come numbered chapters, such as "(38) the Book of Softening of Hearts, chapter 1: the obligation of repentance and its merit" and "chapter 2: what is incurred of God's punishment for sins". The Book of Softening of Hearts opens with the chapter on the obligation of repentance. ³

Volume 7 ends with scholarly indexes. They include an alphabetical index, and a list of the books that appear in the abridgement and in al-Mufhim, with their volume and page numbers. ⁴

Damascus and Beirut, first edition as printed on the second page. The date is partly illegible in the scan and should be checked against the cover. ⁵

• The commentary is on the abridgement, which is itself an abridgement of Muslim. Read the commentary alongside Muslim and the abridgement.
• Page references follow volume 7 of the edition and should be checked there.
• Three scans of this volume are byte-identical, so only one was read.