His Excellency Sheikh Abdullah Bin Sulaiman Al-Manea

25 June، 2022

Born in 1349H (1930), in Shaqra Province, Saudi Arabia, H.E. Sheikh Abdullah bin Sulaiman Al-Manea studied at the Shaqra Elementary School, then joined the Islamic Scientific Institute, which was the early foundation of Imam Muhammad bin Saud University, where he continued his studies until obtaining his university degree from Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh.

His Excellency has held numerous positions, including: an Islamic jurisprudence advisor at the Royal Court of Saudi Arabia since 2008, a member of the Council of Senior Scholars since its inception, the former Vice-General of the Grand Mufti of the Kingdom, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Baz (may Allah have mercy on him), a judge in the Court of Appeals in Mecca, President of the Court of Appeals, and currently the head of several Shariah councils and bodies for Islamic financial institutions in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the UAE.

The Council of the Academy appointed H.E. Sheikh Abdullah bin Sulaiman Al-Manea as a designated member since 1985, representing the Islamic Fiqh Council of the Muslim World League. He has followed the Academy’s journey since its establishment, participating as a researcher and active member in various sessions and seminars.

Books and Research:

Paper Currency: Its History, Legal Ruling, and Reality.
A Dialogue with the Maliki on Refuting His Deviations and Objectionable Practices, translated into several languages and distributed in India, Pakistan, and other countries.
Al-‘Aqd al-Farid fi Nasab al-Haraqis min Bani Zayd.
My Radio Talks.
Collected Research Papers and Fatwas (4 volumes).
Studies in Islamic Economics.
A Treatise on Zakat of Trade Goods.
A Window onto Society (3 volumes).
A Dialogue with the Socialists in Light of Islamic Sharia.
The Easy Opinion on the Permissibility of Slaughtering the Hady of Tamattu‘ Before the Day of Sacrifice.
A Discussion of the Theory of the Presumption of Innocence Until Proven Guilty.
Ramadan Fatwas.
Hajj Fatwas.
Insurance and Its Legal Ruling in Islamic Sharia.