[Acrogeokickic]

The Shafi'i leaders in usul al-fiqh are based in Syria, whereas the masters of furu' are based in Hijaz and Yemen. Among the greatest Shafi'i scholars of our age are:

Syria

Dr. Wahba al-Zuhayli (definitely a Shafi'i - he says so himself!)

Dr. Muhammad al-Zuhayli (currently residing in the Emirates)

Dr. Muhammad b. Sa'id b. Ramadan al-Buti

Dr. Muhammad Hasan Hitu

Dr. Mustafa al-Khinn (r)

Dr. Mustafa al-Bagha

Isma'il al-Majdhub


Hijaz

Habib Umar Jilani (Shafi'i mufti of Makka)

Hamid b. Alawi al-Kaf (Makka)

Habib Zayn b. Sumayt (Madinah)

Dr Muhammad Isma'il al-Zayn (Jeddah) - teaches at King Abd al-Aziz University


Egypt

Ali Jumu’ah

Muhammad al-Sadiq Qamhawi

Abd al-Hamid al-Sayyid abd al-Hamid

Amr al-Wardani

Salim b. Khatib

Ahmad al-Hajjayn

Hisham al-Kamil

Muhammad Husayn Isa

Dr Atiyah Abd al-Mawjud


Iran

Abdullah b. Hasan al-Kuhaji


Iraq

Ahmad al-Kubaysi (currently residing in the Emirates)


Yemen

Muhammad Ali al-Khatib

Habib Salim b. Abdullah b. 'Umar al-Shatiri

Habib Ali al-Mashur b. Muhammad b. Salim b. Hafiz

Habib 'Umar al-Khatib