There is currently of the entire set of Radd al-Muhtar available in PDF or print. However, you can find specific portions or related works:
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Most available PDF versions on platforms like the Internet Archive are in the original Arabic. There is currently of the entire set of
Specific chapters or sections of Radd al-Muhtar have been translated for academic and legal research: Specific chapters or sections of Radd al-Muhtar have
(translated by B.M. Dayal), covering subjects like marriage, divorce, and inheritance. Madani Bookstore Scholarly Intro (PDF)
Known in the Indian subcontinent as or al-Shamiyya , the work is a hashiya (an annotative super-commentary). It provides an exhaustive synthesis of divergent opinions within the Hanafi school, prioritizing those with the strongest evidentiary basis. The text is structured as follows: Matn (Core Text) : Tanwir al-Absar by al-Timurtashi. Sharh (Commentary) : al-Durr al-Mukhtar by al-Haskafi.
Despite the obstacles, the need has spurred several significant, albeit incomplete, efforts. The most notable is the ongoing project by the Jordan-based publisher Dar al-Fiqh. Under the supervision of Shaykh Hamza Karamali and a team of traditional scholars, they have embarked on a critical, annotated translation of Radd al-Muhtar . As of this writing, they have published volumes covering select kitabs (books), such as purification and prayer. These are high-quality, print-only volumes—deliberately not available as a free PDF—to ensure the project's sustainability and control over its dissemination. Similarly, Hakikat Kitabevi in Turkey has published English translations of selected sections, often with a specific theological bent, but again, these are not the complete work.