Collected Works and Fatwas

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A different kind of purchase

The works in this section are not read, they are consulted. They are sets of ten to forty volumes gathering a scholar's scattered output: letters, answers to questions, short treatises, transcribed lectures. You enter by the index, look up a precise question, read ten pages. Buying a Majmu al-fatawa expecting to read it cover to cover is a common misjudgement.

The major sets

Majmu al-fatawa by Ibn Taymiyya: thirty-seven volumes arranged by science, the first of them on aqida. The index volume is indispensable and is not included in every edition.
Majmu fatawa wa maqalat by Ibn Baz.
Majmu fatawa wa rasa'il by Ibn Uthaymin.
Fatawa al-lajna al-da'ima: the Permanent Committee's answers, arranged by theme.
Al-Durar al-saniyya fi al-ajwiba al-najdiyya: a collection of answers from Najdi scholars, arranged by subject.

What to check before buying

The volume count and whether the set is complete, since these collections are sometimes sold broken up, and a missing volume in the middle of a series is hard to replace. The presence of the index volume, which governs the whole use. The edition, since several of these sets have been reprinted with different pagination, complicating references. And the total weight, which we state for shipping.

A fatwa is read in context

A point worth recalling: an answer is given to a precise question, asked by someone in a given situation. Serious collections keep the wording of the question, which is one more reason to prefer a complete edition over a compilation of isolated answers. We state on the listing whether the questions are reproduced.

Related sections

For a continuous exposition rather than individual answers, see Aqida treatises. The authors of these collections have their own sections under Authors. Overview: Aqida.

Ordering and shipping

Real stock shown. Each volume is wrapped separately and packed in a rigid box. Dispatched within 24 to 48 working hours, shipped across Europe and worldwide. For a complete set, write to us before ordering: we weigh the collection and give the exact rate to your country.

How many volumes is the Majmu al-fatawa?

Thirty-seven in the reference edition, arranged by science, the first of them on aqida. The index volume is indispensable and is not in every edition: we state it on the listing.

Should it be read cover to cover?

No, and it is not made for that. These sets are consulted: you enter by the index, look up a precise question, read ten pages. Buying a Majmu expecting to read it through is a common misjudgement.

Do you sell complete sets?

Yes, and we state the volume count on every listing, since these collections are sometimes sold broken up elsewhere and a missing volume in the middle of a series is hard to replace.

Are the questions reproduced with the answers?

In serious collections, yes, and it matters: an answer is given to a precise question, asked in a given situation. We state on the listing whether the wording of the questions is kept.

How are these sets shipped?

Each volume is wrapped separately and packed in a rigid box. For a complete set, write to us before ordering: we weigh the collection and give the exact rate to your country, since weight changes everything on this kind of order.