For students of Shafi’i fiqh, Kitab Nihayatul Muhtaj ila Sharh al-Minhaj (كِتَاب نِهَايَة الْمُحْتَاج إِلَى شَرْح الْمِنْهَاج) by Imam Shams al-Din al-Ramli is a cornerstone. Often simply called Nihayatul Muhtaj , it is one of the most relied-upon commentaries in the later Shafi’i school ( madhhab ).
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