Prof. Muhammad bin Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al-Frih

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Prof. Muhammad bin Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al-Frih

Personal Information

Year of Birth: 1400 AH (1980 CE)
Country: Saudi Arabia
Academic Degree: Professor
Affiliation: Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, High Judicial Institute, Riyadh

Academic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree: College of Sharia, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (Graduated with Distinction).

  • Master's Degree: Department of Comparative Jurisprudence, High Judicial Institute (Thesis: 'Fiqh Rulings and Contemporary Issues of Sound and Audio', Graduated with Distinction with Honors).

  • Ph.D.: Department of Comparative Jurisprudence, High Judicial Institute (Dissertation: 'Critical Editing of Part of Al-Ta'leeq al-Kabeer by Qadi Abu Ya'la', Graduated with Distinction with First Class Honors).

Professional, Volunteer Activities, Memberships & Experience

  • Judicial Career: Judicial Attaché (1423-1427 AH); Sitting Judge (1427-1430 AH); Inaugural Head of Personal Status Judicial Department at High Judicial Institute (1435-1436 AH).

  • Institutional Boards & Societies: Member of Senior Advisory Committee for Guidance, Promotion of Virtue Commission; High Judicial Institute Council Member; Editorial Board Member of Saudi Fiqh Society Journal; Member of Sunan, Tibyan, and Justin Societies; Advisory Board Member of Journal of Hanbali Jurisprudence and Its Principles.

Published Scholarly Works

  • Al-Imta' fi Hukum al-Ghina' wa al-Ma'athif wa al-Iqa': Ruling on Music, Instruments, and Rhythm.

  • Masa'il Salat al-Layl: Issues Pertaining to Night Prayer.

  • Irshad Uli al-Basa'ir: Expiation of Major/Minor Sins via Good Deeds.

  • Ithaf al-'Ibad Sharh Lum'at al-I'tiqad: Commentary on Lum'at al-I'tiqad.

  • Astronomical Calculations and Crescent Sighting / Adherence to Salaf Methodology / Jurisprudence of Imamate Office / Handling Graves / Rebuttal of Impersonation of Prophets and Companions: Monographs and Studies.

  • Juristic Consensus Reported by Imam Ahmad: Published in Saudi Fiqh Society Journal.

  • Intercession in Hudud Punishments: Published in Al-Adl Judicial Journal.

  • Repentance as a Waiving Factor for Hudud Punishments (Comparative Study with Saudi Judicial Precedents): Judicial Scientific Society Journal.

  • Rulings on Gray Hair / Legal Rulings Concerning the Sahabah: Al-Azhar and Madinah Islamic University Journals.