ðə mjˈuːsɐnˌæf wʌz kənsˈɪdɚd lˈɔst ʌntˈɪl ɪts mˈænjuːskɹˌɪpts wɜː ɹˌiːdɪskˈʌvɚd, ˈɛdɪɾᵻd ænd pˈʌblɪʃt baɪ hˈæbɪb ˈælɹˈɑːmən ˈæl ˈæzmi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː.
The musannaf was considered lost until its manuscripts were rediscovered, edited and published by Habib al-Rahman al-'Azmi in 1972.