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