A Lecturer in Usul al-Fiqh at Al-Azhar University’s Faculty of Sharia and Law, Tanta. He holds a PhD with First Class Honours and brings experience in fatwa, preaching and reconciling marital disputes.
Biography
Sheikh Dr Al-Saeed is a Lecturer in Usul al-Fiqh (the principles of Islamic jurisprudence) at the Faculty of Sharia and Law, Al-Azhar University, Tanta. Educated within Al-Azhar from the outset, he studied Shafi‘i fiqh in the preparatory and secondary stages, then graduated from the Faculty of Islamic and Arabic Studies (Sharia division) with Excellent and Honours. He went on to earn his Master’s in Usul al-Fiqh with Excellent and his PhD (al-‘Alimiyyah) with First Class Honours, both from the Faculty of Sharia and Law in Tanta.
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Before joining the university’s academic staff in 2014, he served with the Egyptian Ministry of Awqaf, leading prayer, preaching and teaching, and he has preached and taught in mosques and cultural centres since 2011. His approach to fatwa draws on legal maxims and the objectives of the Sharia, weighing benefits and harms alongside the circumstances of the questioner. He has taken part in many customary reconciliation councils that resolve marital disputes, and serves on his faculty’s quality-assurance bodies.
His journey
- Stage 01
Career and service
Da‘wah, khutbah and guidance in mosques and cultural centres across Egypt (since 2011)
- Stage 02
Qualifications
Licence (BA) in Islamic and Arabic Studies, Sharia division, Excellent with Honours, Faculty of Islamic and Arabic Studies, New Damietta, Al-Azhar University (2012).
- Stage 03
Career and service
Assistant Lecturer (2019) and Teaching Assistant (from November 2014), Usul al-Fiqh, Al-Azhar University; began at the Faculty of Islamic and Arabic Studies
- Stage 04
Career and service
Prayer leader, preacher and teacher, Egyptian Ministry of Awqaf (January–October 2014)
- Stage 05
Qualifications
Master’s (al-Takhassus) in Usul al-Fiqh, grade Excellent, Faculty of Sharia and Law, Al-Azhar University, Tanta (2018).
- Stage 06
Qualifications
PhD (al-‘Alimiyyah) in Usul al-Fiqh, First Class Honours, Faculty of Sharia and Law, Al-Azhar University, Tanta (2022).
- Stage 07
Career and service
Lecturer in Usul al-Fiqh, Al-Azhar University (since 2022); now at the Faculty of Sharia and Law, Tanta
- Stage 08
Career and service
Secretary of the Department of Usul al-Fiqh at his faculty (since 2022)
Areas of expertise
- Usul al-Fiqh (principles of Islamic jurisprudence)
- Maqasid al-Shari‘ah (objectives of the Sharia)
- Fatwa grounded in legal maxims
- Personal status: marriage and family questions
- Reconciliation of marital disputes
- Comparative fiqh and legal maxims
Qualifications
- PhD (al-‘Alimiyyah) in Usul al-Fiqh, First Class Honours, Faculty of Sharia and Law, Al-Azhar University, Tanta (2022).
- Master’s (al-Takhassus) in Usul al-Fiqh, grade Excellent, Faculty of Sharia and Law, Al-Azhar University, Tanta (2018).
- Licence (BA) in Islamic and Arabic Studies, Sharia division, Excellent with Honours, Faculty of Islamic and Arabic Studies, New Damietta, Al-Azhar University (2012).
- Training: ADLX (Active Deep Learner Experience) programme, Levels 1 and 2.
Career and service
- Lecturer in Usul al-Fiqh, Al-Azhar University (since 2022); now at the Faculty of Sharia and Law, Tanta
- Secretary of the Department of Usul al-Fiqh at his faculty (since 2022)
- Assistant Lecturer (2019) and Teaching Assistant (from November 2014), Usul al-Fiqh, Al-Azhar University; began at the Faculty of Islamic and Arabic Studies
- Prayer leader, preacher and teacher, Egyptian Ministry of Awqaf (January–October 2014)
- Da‘wah, khutbah and guidance in mosques and cultural centres across Egypt (since 2011)
- Member of several Egyptian civil-society associations, giving lectures and seminars
Publications and research
The Usuli Principles that Bear on Achieving Societal Security (al-Amn al-Ijtima‘i) – PhD thesis · Faculty of Sharia and Law, Tanta · 2022
The Tacit Approvals (Taqrirat) of the Prophet ﷺ and their Effect on the Derivation of Rulings: An Applied Usuli Study of al-Jami‘ al-Sahih of Imam al-Bukhari – Master’s thesis · Faculty of Sharia and Law, Tanta · 2018
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