is a comprehensive manual of Islamic jurisprudence ( fiqh ) according to the Shafi’i school. Written by Imam al-Nawawi (d. 676 AH), it is an expansive commentary on Al-Muhadhdhab by Abu Ishaq al-Shirazi.
Because Kitab al-Majmu’ can be dense for non-specialists, English readers looking for authoritative Shafi'i jurisprudence often turn to alternative fully-translated PDFs, including:
Because Kitab al-Majmu is massive (roughly 20+ volumes in Arabic), there is containing the entire English translation. The translation is an ongoing, expensive project published by Islamic publishing houses.
It analyzes opinions across all major Sunni legal schools.
Al-Nawawi wrote his own summary of the Shafi’i school, Minhaj al-Talibin (The Path of Seekers). This has been translated into English multiple times. While it lacks the comparative depth of the Majmu , it covers the same legal topics.
Al-Nawawi passed away before completing the entire legal manual. The Status of English Translations
Kitab al-Majmu consists of several volumes and covers a wide range of topics, including: