His Education

His life was filled with knowledge, giving, and dedication in the fields of science.

He received his primary education at the orphanage, then joined the Saudi Scientific Institute, and continued his university education at the College of Sharia, all in Makkah Al-Mukarramah. He acquired knowledge at the college from eminent scholars including Sheikh Abdullah Khayyat, Professor Ahmed Ali, and Sheikh Muhammad Metwally Al-Shaarawi, may God have mercy on them.

Alongside his formal studies, he pursued knowledge at the Grand Mosque in Makkah under its distinguished scholars, including the eminent scholar, jurist, and judge Sheikh Hassan Mashaat, may God have mercy on him.

He obtained a diploma in education from the American University in Beirut, then was sent for postgraduate studies, earning a Ph.D. in Comparative Law from the University of London in 1390 AH.

During that time, he also obtained a diploma in English Law and Legal Studies from the City of London College.

 His Most Prominent Memberships and Professional Responsibilities

• Chairman of the Manuscripts Committee.
• Member of the Scientific Council and Center for Scientific Research and Islamic Heritage at Umm Al-Qura University.
• Member of the Committee of Experts for the Encyclopedia of Islamic Economic Jurisprudence at the Islamic Fiqh Academy affiliated with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Jeddah.
• Member of the Founding Scientific Committee at the Research and Training Institute of the Islamic Development Bank in Jeddah.
• Member of the Supreme Scientific Committee for the Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud International Award for Prophetic Sunnah and Islamic Studies.
• Member of the Board of Directors of the King Abdulaziz Public Library.
• Member of the Selection Committee for the King Faisal Award for Islamic Studies.
• Member of the Advisory Council for the Maliki Jurisprudence Project at the Dar Al-Buhuth for Islamic Studies and Heritage Revival in Dubai.
• Member of the Scientific Council and Advisory Committee for the Encyclopedia of Makkah Al-Mukarramah and Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah at the Dar Al-Furqan Foundation in London.

 His Research and Publications

 These promotions and academic advancements of His Excellency - may God have mercy on him - enabled him - by God's grace - to excel in research and authorship, and to participate in studying contemporary issues; where he enriched the Islamic library with abundant scientific output of books, research papers, and peer-reviewed articles.

He possessed a solid scientific capability, combining methodological jurisprudence with research in the fields of finance and economics, law, in addition to his exceptional care for the history of Makkah Al-Mukarramah.

 His Publications

• Verification of "Inarat al-Duja fi Maghazi Khayr al-Wara" by Sheikh Hassan Muhammad Al-Mashaat, published in two volumes.
•  Verification of "Al-Jawahir al-Thamina fi Bayan Adillat Alim al-Madinah" by Sheikh Hassan Al-Mashaat, published in one volume.
• Verification of "Al-Jawahir al-Hisan fi Tarajim al-Fudala' wal-A'yan min Asatidha wa Khillan" by Sheikh Zakariya bin Abdullah Bila, published in two volumes.
• Verification of "Maqam Ibrahim Alayhi al-Salam" by the great historian Muhammad Tahir al-Kurdi, published in one volume.
• The Famous Well-Attested Locations in Makkah Al-Mukarramah.
• Capability in Hajj in Light of Sharia Objectives and Contemporary Reality - Presentation and Analysis.
• Bank Credit Cards and Direct Withdrawal from Balance - A Jurisprudential, Legal, Economic and Analytical Study.
• Omission in Legislation and Obligation - A Fundamental, Jurisprudential and Purposive Study.
• Hajj: Worship and Civilized Behavior.
• The Brilliant Boundaries in Logical Rules.
• The Noble Sanctuary: The Mosque and the University.
• The Two Noble Sanctuaries and Al-Zaytuna Mosque.
• Scholars, Literati, and Booksellers in Hijaz in the Fourteenth Hijri Century.
• Jurisprudence and Jurists in Glorious Makkah in the Fourteenth Hijri Century.
• Al-Mas'a, Al-Mash'ar, and the Market - A Jurisprudential, Social, and Civilizational Study.
• Objectives in Rituals.
• The Islamic Approach to Combating Crime and Its Application in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Endowment: Its Concept and Objectives.
• The Gate of Peace in the Sacred Mosque and the Role of Its Libraries in the Modern Scientific and Literary Renaissance.
• Expansion of Al-Mas'a: A Resolve Not a Concession - A Jurisprudential, Historical, Environmental, and Geological Study.
• Glimpses from the Life of the Brilliant Jurist Professor Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim Ahmad Ali.
• Modern Transaction Contracts.
• The Jurisprudence of Necessity and Its Contemporary Applications.
• The Jurisprudence of Modern Transactions.
• The Jurisprudence of Priorities in Hajj.
• Fatwas of Permissibility and Prohibition in the Most Important Hajj Issues.
• Several Books About Scientific Research and Its Sources in Sharia and Historical Sciences.
• The Library of Makkah Al-Mukarramah in Ancient and Modern Times - A Brief Study of Its Location and History.
• The Methodology of Imam Muhammad al-Shafi'i - may God have mercy on him - in Jurisprudence and Its Fundamentals - Foundation and Analysis.
• Mina: History and Legislation.

And many more – may Allah have mercy on him – for he spent most of his life in knowledge and work, sincerely and devotedly serving his religion, his country, and his nation, and serving the pure Islamic sciences in jurisprudence, fundamentals, history, heritage, writing, teaching, research, authentication, and establishment. He was a school in his achievements, his time management, and his excellent organization. He was pleasant, dignified, humble, keen on harmony, completely distant from fame, abstaining from all forms of media. He dedicated himself to knowledge and its halls and arenas, despite his fame reaching far and wide, and the rush of students and researchers from around the world to him.