As a polymath and prolific writer, his works cover a range of topics: the most frequently cited dictionary of Classical Arabic after
Lisān al-ʿArab by
Ibn Manẓūr. •
Itḥāf al-Sadāh al-Muttaqīn ["Presents from Pious Chieftains"], the most comprehensive commentary on
al-Ghazali's famous
Ihya 'Ulum al-Din. It was published in 14 volumes recently and is the second of Zabīdī’s two masterpieces. •
Asānīd al-Kutub as-Sittah ["The Authentication Chains of the Six Books"]: Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi, Nasayi, Abū Dawud, Ibn Majah are the six motherbooks of Ĥadīth and termed as
Kutub al-Sittah. Zabidi collected the narrators and their chains in this book as is apparent from the title. •
Úqūd al-Jawāhir al-Munīfah fī Adillati Madh’hab al-Imām Abū Ĥanīfah ["Stringing the Blessed Pearls on the Evidences used in the Madh’hab of Abū Ĥanīfah"] •
Kashf al-Lithām an Ādāb al-Īmān wa’l Islām ["Raising the Curtain on Etiquette in Faith and Islām"] •
Raf’á ash-Shakwā wa Tarwīĥ al-Qulūb fī Dhikr Mulūki Banī Ayyūb ["Removing the Grievance and Comforting the Hearts in the mention of the Kings of Bani Ayyub"] •
Mújam ash-Shuyūkh ["A Dictionary of Zabīdī’s Teachers"] •
Alfiyyah as-Sanad ["A Thousand Liner on Chains of Authentication"] in Ĥadīth; which is a poem of more than 1500 lines and its explanation. •
Mukhtaşar al-Áyn ["An abridgement of Al-Áyn"], the book al-Ayn is attributed to Khalil Ibn Aĥmed, the grammarian [d.175AH]. •
At-Takmalah wa’s Şilah wa’dh Dhayl li’l Qāmūs ["Completion, Supplement and Appendix to the dictionary Al-Qāmūs"] in two hefty volumes. •
Īđāh al-Madārik bi’l Ifşaĥ áni’l Áwātik ["Shedding Light on the Senses about Noble Women"]; a monograph. •
Íqd al-Jumān fī Bayāni Shuáb al-Īmān ["String of Pearls: A Description of the book ‘Branches of Faith’"] •
Tuĥfatu’l Qamāýīl fī Mad’ĥi Shaykh al-Árab Ismāýīl ["Present of Chieftains in Praise of the Grandfather of Arabs Sayyidunā Ismāýīl álayhi’s salām"] •
Taĥqīq al-Wasāyil li Márifati’l Makātabāt wa’r Rasāyil ["An Analysis of the Means for Knowledge of Letters and Epistles"] •
Jadhwatu’l Iqtibās fī Nasabi Banī al-Ábbās ["An Extracted Ember on the Genealogy of Bani Abbas"] •
Ĥikmatu’l Ishrāq ilā Kuttāb al-Āfāq ["Sparkling Wisdom for Writers of the World] : A book on calligraphy. •
Ar-Rawđ al-Miýţār fī Nasabi’s Sādati Āli Jáfar at-Ţayyār ["A Fragrant Garden: On the Genealogy of the Descendants of Jáfar at-Ţayyār"] •
Muzīl an-Niqāb al-Khafā’a án Kunā Sādātinā Banī Al-Wafā’a ["Removing the Concealing Veil on the Apellation of our Lords from Bani Wafa"] which was probably also named as: Rafá an-Niqāb al-Khafā’a ámman Intamā ilā Wafā wa Abi’l Wafā ["Raising the Hiding Veil from those who are related to Abi’l Wafā"] •
Bulghātu’l Gharīb fī Muştalaĥi Āthār al-Ĥabīb: ["The Necessary Provision for the Stranger: in Understanding the Terminology of the Beloved’s Tradition şallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam"] •
Tanbīh al-Áārif al-Başīr álā Asrāri’l Ĥizb al-Kabīr ["A Warning to the Discerning Knower on the Secrets of ‘The Great Collection’"] on the Hizb of Imām Shādhilī. •
Safīnatu’n Najāh Al-Muĥtawiyah álā Biđāátin Muzjāh mina’l Fawāyidi’l Muntaqāh ["The Rescue Ship Carrying Rare Provisions from the ‘Distinguished Benefits’"] probably a commentary on the book Al-Fawāyid al-Muntaqāh by Shaykh Abū Ábdullāh Al-Qāsim Ibn Fađl ath-Thaqafī al-Aşbahāni [d.489AH/1095CE] – a book on Ĥadīth. •
Ghāyatu’l Ibtihāj li Muqtafī Asānīdi Muslim ibn Al-Ĥajjāj ["Intense Joy for the Follower of the Chains of Muslim ibn Al-Hajjaj"] •
Íqd al-La’ālī al-Mutanāthirah fi’l Aĥādīth al-Mutawātirah ["A Necklace of Scattered Pearls: A Collection of Massively Transmitted Ĥadīth"] •
Nishwatu’l Irtiyāĥ fī Bayāni Ĥaqīqati’l Maysiri wa’l Aqdāĥ ["Exulting in Gratification: An Exposition on the Reality of Gambling and Drinking"] •
Al-Árāyis al-Majluwwah fi Dhikri Awliyā’yi Fuwwah [Presenting the Resplendent Grooms – Chronicles of the Awliya of Fuwwah]: Fuwwah is a well-known place in Yemen. •
It’ĥāf al-Ikhwān fī Ĥukmi’d Dukhān ["Presents to Bretheren on the Ruling of Smoking"] •
Irshādu’l Ikhwān ila’l Akhlāq al-Ĥisān ["Guide to Bretheren towards Lofty Character and Morals"] •
Al-Ishghāf bi’l Ĥadīth al-Musalsal bi’l Ashrāf ["Fondness : about those Ĥadīth transmitted only through the Noble Progeny"] •
Iklīl al-Jawāhir al-Ghāliyah fī Riwāyati’l Aĥādīth al-Áāliyah ["A Crown of Precious Gems concerning the Transmission of Lofty Traditions"] •
Tuĥfatu’l Mawdūd fī Khatmi Sunan Abū Dāwūd ["Present of the Beloved in the Conclusion of Sunan Abū Dāwūd"] •
Ĥusn al-Muĥāđarah fī Ādābi’l Baĥthi wa’l Muĥāđarah ["A Beautiful Sermon on the Etiquette of Debate and Discussion"] •
Badhl al-Maj’hūd fī Takhrīji Ĥadīth ‘Shayyabatnī Hūd ["Expending Efforts in the Analysis of the Ĥadīth: ‘The Sūrah Hūd has Greyed Me’"] •
It’ĥāf al-Aşfiyā bi Silāki’l Awliyā’a [Presents of the Pure on the Chains of Awliya] •
It’ĥāf Ahl al-Islām bimā Yatállaqu bi’l Muşţafā wa Āli Baytihi’l Kirām ["Presents of Muslims Concerning Muşţafā and His Noble Household"] •
It’ĥāf Sayyidu’l Ĥayy bi Salāsili Banī Ţayy ["Presents of the Living Masters on the Chains of Banu Tayy"] •
Al-Iĥtifāl bi Şawmi’s Sitti min Shawwāl ["The Rejoicing in the Additional Six Fasts of Shawwal"] •
Al-Arbaúūn al-Mutakhallafah fīmā Warada fi’l Aĥādīth fī Dhikri Árafah ["The Forty Inherited Ĥadīth that have been reported mentioning Arafah"] •
Isáāf al-Ashrāf ["The Aid of The Progeny"] •
Isáāf ar-Rāghibīn fī Sīrati’l Muşţafā wa Āli Baytihi’t Tāhirīn ["Salvation of the Aspirants on the Path of Muşţafā and his Pure Household"] •
Iýlām al-Aálām bi Manāsiki Bayti’llāhi’l Ĥarām ["Declaration of the Knowledgeable on the Rituals of the Sacred House of Allāh"] •
Manāqib Aş’ĥāb al-Ĥadīth ["Merits and Praise of the Scholars of Ĥadīth"] •
Al-Intişār Li Wālidi’n Nabiyyi’l Mukhtār ["In Advocacy the Father of the Chosen Prophet şallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam"] •
At-Tálīqah álā Musalsalāti Ibn Álīqah ["A Commentary on the Chains of Ibn Aliqah"] •
At-Taftīsh fī Mánā Lafž ‘Durwīsh’ ["An Investigation in the meaning of the word ‘Durwish’ or the ‘Mendicant’"] •
Tansīq Qalāyid al-Matan fī Taĥqīqi Kalāmi’sh Shādhilī Abi’l Ĥasan ["Organizing the Sturdy Necklaces in the Study of the Sayings of Abū’l Ĥasan Shadhili"] •
Ĥadīqatu’s Şafā fī Wāliday al-Muşţafā şallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam ["The Immaculate Gardens : Concerning the Parents of Muşţafā şallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam"] •
Rashfu Zulāl ar-Raĥīq fi Nasabi Hađrati’s Şiddīq rađiyAllāhu ánhu ["Imbibing the Pure Nectar : concerning the Ancestry of Abū Bakr as-Siddiq rađiyAllāhu ánhu"] •
Rashqatu’l Mudām al-Makhtūm al-Bikri min Şafwati Zulāli Şibghi’l Quţub al-Bakrī ["Sealed Wine from the Cleanliness of a Pure Flavored Drink of the Spiritual Pole Al-Bakri"] •
Rafú’sh Shakwā Li Áālimi’s Sirri wa’n Najwā ["Raising a Complaint towards the Knower of the Open and Hidden"] •
Rafú’l Kalal áni’l Ílal ["Removing the Exhaustion in the matter of Justification"] assuming that ílal is not ‘disease.’ •
Zahr al-Akmām al-Munshaq án Juyūbi’l Ilhām bi Sharĥi Şayghati Ábd as-Salām ["A Lone Flower from the Pockets of Inspiration in the Explanation of Ábd as-Salām’s Formula"] •
Sharĥ as-Şadr fī Sharĥ Asmāyi Ahli Badr ["Expanding of the Chest concerning the names of those who participated in the expedition of Badr"] •
Al-Arūş al-Mujliyyah fī Ţuruqi Ĥadīth al-Awwaliyyah ["Shining Brides concerning the Chains of the ‘First Ĥadīth’"] •
Al-Íqd ath-Thamīn fī Ţuruqi’l Ilbāsi wa’t Talqīn ["A Precious String concerning the Paths of Wearing Cloaks and Instruction"] •
Áqīlatu’l Atrāb fī Sanadi’t Ţarīqati wa’l Aĥzāb ["Lords of the Same Age: Concerning the ‘Path’ and the ‘Groups’"] •
Qalansuwatu’t Tāj ["A Diadem"] •
Al-Qawl al-Mathbūt fī Taĥqīqi Lafži’t Tābūt ["Veritable Statement researching the etymology of the word ‘Ark’"] •
Kashf al-Ghiţā án Şalāti’l Wustā ["Lifting the Curtain to reveal the ‘Middle Prayer’"] •
Luqat al-La’ālī mina’l Jawhar al-Ghāli [Gleaning of Pearls from a Treasure of Priceless Gems] •
Al-Murabbī al-Kābili fīman Rawā án Shams al-Bābilī ["The Short Master concerning that which has been narrated from Shams al-Babeli"] •
Al-Mirqāt al-Áliyyah bi Sharĥi’l Ĥadīth al-Musalsal bi’l Awwaliyyah ["The Lofty Steps in Explanation of the Continuously Narrated First Ĥadīth"] •
Al-Maqām al-Índiyyah fi’l Mashāhid an-Naqshbandiyyah ["The Station of ‘Nearness’ near the Stations of the Naqshbandis"] •
Al-Minaĥ al-Áliyyah fi’t Ţarīqati’n Naqshbandiyyah ["Lofty Presents Concerning the Naqshbandi Path"] •
Minaĥ al-Fuyūđāt al-Wafiyyah fīmā min Sūrati’r Raĥmān min Asrāri’ş Şifati’l Ilāhiyyah ["Exuberant and Lavish Gifts : concerning the Secrets of the Attributes of the Lord Almighty in the Chapter Ar-Raĥmān"] •
Al-Mawāhib al-Jalīlīyyah fīmā Yatállaqu bi Ĥadīth al-Awwaliyyah ["Prominent Presents: concerning the First Hadith"] •
Mawāhibu Rabb al-Bariyyah Bi’l Imlāyi’sh Shaykhūniyyah ["Presents of the Lord of the Universe concerning the Dictation of Shaykhuniyyah"] •
An-Nafĥatu’l Qudsiyyah fī Wāsitati’l Biđáti’l īýd ar-Rūsiyyah ["Ethereal Breeze: concerning the Innovation of the Russian Festival"] •
An-Nawāfiĥ al-Miskiyyah ála’l Fawāyiĥ al-Kishkiyyah ["Fragrance of Musk on the Perfume of Kishk"] •
Hadiyyatu’l Ikhwān fī Shajarati’d Dukhān ["A Gift to the Bretheren: Concerning the Tobacco Weed"] ==References==