The Mukhtasar Khalil, also known as the "Brief Summary of Khalil," is a concise yet thorough exposition of Islamic law according to the Maliki school of thought. The text covers a broad range of topics, including the principles of jurisprudence, ritual practices, family law, commercial transactions, and penal law. Its clear and accessible language has made it an indispensable resource for students, scholars, and practitioners of Islamic law.

While no full public domain English PDF of Mukhtasar Khalil exists, the following can serve as alternatives:

In Maliki circles, the Mukhtasar is described as "more renowned than a blazing fire on a mountain". It distilled the core rulings ( ahkam ) from massive foundational works like the Mudawwanah into a compact, single-volume format. Its importance stems from:

The best way to read this in English is through commentaries written on the Mukhtasar.

Mukhtasar Khalil (formally Al-Talkhis fi al-Fiqh al-Maliki ) is a seminal work in the Maliki school of Islamic law. Authored by the 14th-century Egyptian scholar Khalil ibn Ishaq al-Jundi, it is renowned for its extreme conciseness, precision, and density. For centuries, it has been a core text for advanced students of Maliki fiqh in North and West Africa, and it serves as the basis for many later commentaries and super-commentaries.

: For centuries, it functioned as a standard code of law used by judges and lawyers to settle disputes quickly without wading through voluminous texts.

Mukhtasar al-Allama Khalil, P/Size (Arabic Text with Harakat)