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Ṣubḥ al-`a’shā fī sinā’at al-inshā is a late medieval chancery educational book, intending to educate aspiring Mamlūk officials. The text contains several examples of correspondences and contracts that Qalqashandī finds exemplary.  This particular text renders a Sultanic decree of appointment to a Ḥanbalī judge, and outlines various points that the Sultan expects the judge to adjudicate according to his school’s rulings.

Al-Mughnī is a commentary on al-Khiraqī's (d.945) Mukhtaṣar, a treatise on Ḥanbalī law. The excerpt in question deals with the question of sharecropping, where ibn Qudāma explain's his madhhab's position and defends it against potential detractors. 

Majmū’ al-fatāwā is a collection of the various fatwās the Ḥanbalī scholar Ibn Taymiyya gave during his lifetime. The two fatwās in this document answer questions regarding the legality of sharecropping. Ibn Taymiyyah provides an extended explanation of his legal school's position, citing both textual and analogical sources.