Mulla Muhsin Fayd Kashani: Difference between revisions

'''Mullā Muḥammad b. Murtaḍā b. Maḥmūd al-Kāshānī''' (Arabic: ملامحمد بن مرتضی بن محمود الکاشانی, 1007-1091 A.H./ 1598-1680), known as '''Mullā Muḥsin''' (Arabic: ملامحسن) and '''al-Fayḍ al-Kāshānī''' (Arabic: الفیض الکاشانی), was a Shiite philosopher, scholar of [[hadith]], [[Quranic exegete]], and an [[Akhbari]] scholar of [[fiqh]] in the 11th century A.H. (17th century). He studied with prominent scholars such as [[Mulla Sadra]], [[al-Shaykh al-Baha'i]], [[Mir Findiriski]], and [[Mir Damad]].

Fayd wrote about various issues; his most significant work includes ''[[Tafsir al-safi]]'', ''al-Wafi'', Mafatih al-shara'i', al-Mahajjat al-bayda', and al-Kalimat al-maknuna, which respectively concern the Quranic exegesis, hadith, fiqh, ethics, and mysticism.

Fayd adopted a moderate Akhbari approach in fiqh, and thus he had different views from his predecessors. One of his important views in fiqh is the permissibility of singing (ghina') under certain conditions, the variability of the maturity age relative to different laws of sharia, and the individual obligation (al-wujub al-'ayni) of [[Friday Prayers]].

One of his social and political activities was the holding of Friday Prayers in [[Kashan]] and [[Isfahan]].