al-Buhūti

Shaykh Manṣūr Ibn Yūnus Al-Buhūtī (c. 1592 – July 1641), better known as al-Buhūtī, was an Egyptian Islamic Jurist. He espoused the Hanbali school of Islam and is widely considered to be the final editor and commentator (Khātimat-al-Muḥaqiqīn). His legal writings are considered well-researched and concise, and are still studied and highly revered in Hanbali circles in Saudi Arabia, Syria, Qatar, Kuwait, UAE, and Egypt. From his most notable works is al-Rawd Al Murbi’ Sharh Zād Al Mustaqni which is studied by intermediate students of Hanbali jurisprudence.

He also wrote commentaries on advanced works of jurisprudence, such as Sharh al-Muntahā, and Kashhaf al-Qina, as well as an abridged text for beginners entitled Umdat al-Talib.

He was born in Buhut, Egypt in 1591 and died in Cairo in July 1641, at the age of 51.