كتاب تقييد العلم - الخطيب البغدادي

Author: Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi (463H)
Taqyid al-‘Ilm is a foundational Islamic text addressing the preservation of religious knowledge through writing. The author explores when the documentation of Hadith and Islamic traditions began, and examines the scholarly debate on its permissibility in Shari’ah. The book includes 316 Hadith with full isnad—some Marfu’, others not—divided into four core sections: narrations opposing documentation, reasons behind that opposition, narrations supporting writing, and the virtues of books and their acquisition. Al-Baghdadi offers a balanced commentary, making it a critical reference for students of Hadith, Usul, and Islamic scholarship.