to him, and among those that have come to light are:
8 – A fatwa on inferring legal rulings from the underlying wisdom (taʿlīl bi’l-ḥikmah); the questioner was Shaykh ʿAbd Allah ibn Munīʿ.
9 – A viewpoint on the ruling of performing saʿy on the roof of the masʿa.
10 – A brief treatise on the ruling of praying aboard an aircraft, a six-page booklet written in 1385 AH.
11 – A treatise responding to a question sent by one of the princes of Shinqīṭ, asking whether the universe is created and provided for through the blessing of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, or through other causes. The reply runs to sixteen pages.
12 – A treatise answering three questions submitted by Shaykh Muhammad al-Amīn ibn Shaykh Muhammad al-Khaḍir. The questions are:
a) Where is the seat of the intellect in the human being?
b) Does the term “polytheists” (al-mushrikūn) include the People of the Book?
c) Is it permissible for a non-Muslim to enter Allah’s mosques other than the Sacred Mosque?
The answer occupies eleven pages.
The Shaykh—may Allah have mercy on him—also delivered many lectures, a number of which have been published. Among them:
13 – “The Methodology and Rationale of Islamic Legislation,” delivered in 1384 AH.