An Analytical Study of Shabbir Ahmed Usmani’s "Fathul-Mulhim bi sharhi Sahihil-Imam Muslim"

The second most robust collection of Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) sayings, actions, and silent confirmations is the book of Imam Muslim known as ？a？ī？ Muslim. Since its inception, scholars started working on the target book. Amongst these exercises commentaries hold significant position. Between contemporary written commentaries, the commentary of a Pakistani scholar Shabbir A？mad ？Uthmānī i.e. Fat？ al-Mulhim is an outstanding piece of writing from different aspects. The work is an incomplete commentary written until Kitāb al-nikā？ by a ？anafī scholar, and then it is completed by Mu？ammad Taqī ？Uthmānī who is a scholar from the same school of thought. This research article analyzes the content of the commentary, methodology and references used in the Fat？ al-Mulhim