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TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS .. .. .. .. 3 ARABIC SYMBOLS .. .. .. .. 5 LIST OF TRANSLITERAT ION .. .. .. 6 INTRODUCTION .. .. .. . 7 CHAPTER ONE: TAWH{I>D AND I>MA
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1. The M inor S igns of the Hour .. .. . 1 5 7 2. The M ajor S igns of the Hour .. .. .. 1 5 9 The B lowing of the Horn .. .. .. 1 68 The Resurrection and the Gathering .. .. 1 70 The H orrors of the Day of Resurrection .. .. 1 78 T he Judgment .. .. .. .. 1 83 The Reckoning and the Scale .. .. . 1 87 The Intercession .. .. .. .. 1 95 The Pond .. .. .. . 1 98 The Bridge .. .. .. . 1 99 The E ternal A bode .. .. .. . 202 1. Description of Paradise .. .. . 204 2. Description of Hell fire .. .. 24 5 6. I@ ma>n in Qadar .. .. .. 2 8 5 1 2 . I h}sa>n .. .. .. .. .. 31 6 1 3 . T he Book of Knowledge .. .. .. 32 2 The A
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ARABIC SYMBOLS ( ) Subh } a > nahu wa Ta a > la > ( ) Azza wa Jall ( ) Jalla Jala>luhu ( ) S { alla – Alla > hu Alayhi wa Sallam ( ) Alayhis – Sala > m ( ) Rad } iya – Alla > hu Anhu ( ) Rad } iya – Alla > hu Anh a > ( ) Rad } iya – Alla > hu Anh um a > them both ( ) Rad } iya – Alla > hu Anh um
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LIST OF TRANSLITERATION Table of the system of transliteration of Arabic words and names. B = t = th = j = h} = kh = d = dh = r = Z = s = sh = s} = d{ = t} = z{ = = gh = f = q = k = l = m = n = h = w = y = Short: a = ; i = ; u = Long: a> = ; i> = Diphthong: ay = ; aw =
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My dear Muslim brother: There is no doubt that fiqh ( comprehension ) of the religion is the best, purest, noblest and greatest of deeds. It is to know Allah by His names, attributes and actions ; to know His religion and legislation ; to know His prophets and messengers ; and to act according to that by faith and belief, statement and action, and conduct and manners. There is also no doubt that the utmost degree of knowledge is tawh}i>d of the Lord ( ) (monotheism), and that the utmost degree of action is taqwa of the Lord ( ) (God – consciousness ) . This is Allah from His creation and it is all – inclusive of the doors of goodness in His legislation. Mu a>wiyah ( ) narrated: The Prophet ( ) said, comprehension of the religi 1 There is also no doubt that whoever believes in Allah the Almighty he follows His Magnificent Book, complies by His supreme c ommand and receives His splendid reward. There is also no doubt that whoever enters the garden of knowledge in this world Allah will admit him to the garden of adornment in the hereafter , and Allah will become pleased with him and grant him satisfaction just as he granted him satisfaction through his obedience. Furthermore, whoever perfects what is desirable to His Lord in this world Allah will perfect what is desirable to him in the hereafter ; and whoever imprisons himself in the prison of ignorance and hawa> ( whim s) Allah will imprison him in the Hellfire on the Day of Resurrection , and will become displeased with him just as H e made him displeased through his disobedience. Since the believer is to his fellow believer like a structure , each part strengthening the other ; and due to the spread of shirk (polytheism) , ignorance, bid ahs , sins and other matters that have become prevalent ; and in order to fulfill the duty of da wah (Islamic preaching) , as well as that of e njoining the good and forbidding the evil ; and in order to 1 Agreed upon; narrated by Bukha>ri> (no. 71) and Muslim (no. 1037).
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remind myself and my fellow br others pleasure first and foremost ; and so that a student may perhaps gain some fiqh , an ignorant one may learn, one who has forgotten may remember, a sinner may repent , a misguided one may be guided , and a hardhearted one may be softened; because of this and in blessing upon me, I saw that it was my duty to participate with my br others in spreading this religion, shedding light upon its ah}ka>m ( rulings ) and its sun an (traditions) , and calling to it with wisdom and beautiful preaching. Hence, it is that He has facilitated for me the compilation and drafting of this book , collecting it and arranging it from multiple books and various sources in tawh}i>d and i>ma>n (faith) ; f (virtues) ; akhla>q (manners) and a>da>b (etiquettes) ; adhka>r (remembrances) and du a>s (supplications) ; ah}ka>m and other topics from the chapters of knowledge and guidance. It is also crowned with noble > nic verses and authentic prophetic h } adi > ths . I n matters of furu> (secondary matters of the religion) , I have mentioned only one view , hoping from Allah that it is the correct one ; and that is in order to facilitate for whoever wishes to benefit especially the beginner acquiring what he seeks with ease. Furthermore, I have summarized it and made its style and presentation easy, so that the scholar and beginner alike may benefit from it in a short amount of time and with a s mall amount I indented and made apparent what I wished for . carry, medium in size, easy to understand and beautiful in text. The worshipper will benefit from it in his worship, the preacher in his preaching, the mufti> in his fatwa (verdict) , the teacher in his teaching, the judge in his judgment, the businessman in his transactions, the preache r in his da wah and the Muslim in the rest of his affairs. So praise and thanks be to Allah; He is worthy of praise first and foremost. I have selected the majority of the principles and matters of furu> from both the detailed and summarized books of the scholars of fiqh , as well as from other sources ; along with the fatwas of the senior scholars of the salaf both in the past and the present. Moreover, I relied upon the most correct view of the four Ima > ms Abu > H { ani > fah, Ma > lik, al – Sha > fi i > and Ah } mad, may Allah have mercy upon them; as well as from other scholars of Islam if the strength of their evidence becomes apparent.
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I have strived hard to make the contents of the book in the chapters of tawh}i>d , i>ma>n , ah}ka>m , etc. based on the shar i > (legal) evidences s unnah, or from one of the two . As for that which no explicit authentic text has been mentioned, I have relied on the views and opinions of the upright mujtahid Ima > ms of the S alaf (pious predecessor s) of the U mmah from both the past and the present. In contemporary issues of worship and transactions, I have chosen the most correct view among the views of the scholars of the Ummah that were made in Fiqh councils, committees, conferences and seminars, as well as academic research papers and dissertations. In addition, I have expounded on the shar i > evidences in the chapters of tawh}i>d , i>ma>n , knowledge, , akhla>q , a>da>b , adhka>r and du a>s due to every Muslim being in need of that. As for all the chapters of the fiqh of ah}ka>m , for the most part I sufficed by mentioning the ruling without its evidence and justification ; lest the book became too lengthy, its contents diverging and it ending up de viating from the objective for which it was written. Sometimes I would mention the evidence in matters of ah}ka>m either due to the importance of the issue, or its frequent occurrence , or targhi>b (to arouse interest of it), or tarhi>b (to cause apprehension of it). W ho ever wishes to know t he shar i > evidences, can search for them in the detailed books of fiqh such as al – Mughni>, al – Fata > wa, al – Umm, al – Mabsu > t } , al – Mudawwanah and other books of fiqh and h } adi > th . Whoever wishes to expound on the mes related to the actions of the heart with their evidences can refer to my extensive book Mawsu> ah Fiqh al – Qulu>b (Encyclopedia of the Fiqh of the Heart) which is in four volumes. Whoever wishes to expound on the mes related to tawh}i>d , i>ma>n and ah}ka>m shar i>yah (legal rulings) with their , can refer to my extensive book Mawsu> ah al – Fiqh al – Isla>mi> (Encyclopedia of Islamic Fiqh ) which is in five volumes. Whoever wishes to expound on the fiqh of tawh}i>d of the Lord through Hi s names, attributes and actions , can refer to my book Kita>b al – Tawh}i>d (The Book of Tawh}i>d ) which is in one volume. The material gathered for the book is based on two great sources: t he the authentic Prophetic Sunnah, upon the understanding of the S alaf of the U mmah.
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By the help of Allah , I have refer enc ed the the chapter and verse number. As for the prophetic h}adi>ths , I have tried my best to only include in the book a h}adi>th that is either s}ah}i>h} (authentic) or h}asan ( accept able) , along with mentioning its source from the books of h}adi>th and the judgment concerning it s authentic ity or acceptability , as follows: 1 . All the h}adi>ths contained in the book have been transmitted and verified from their authentic sources. 2 . If the h}adi>th is found in al – S{ ah}i>h} ayn (Bukha>ri> and Muslim) I would mention its number from both of them, and if it is found in only one of them I would mention it along with its number from it. Sometimes I would mention along with the h}adi>th who reported it in the other books of the Sunnah for a dditional benefit, and I also included its wording. 3 . If the h}adi>th is found in other than the two S{ ah}i>h}s , such as the M usnad , the F our S unan and other books of th e Sunnah I would mention two sources for it , and sometimes less and other times more ; along with mentioning its number from the source. 4 . For the referencing of the h}adi>ths , I re sorted to mentioning the h}adi>th number from its source , and if there was no numbering system in the source I would mention the volume number and page number. 5 . If the h}adi>th is found in other than the two S{ah}i>h}s , when referencing I would resort to writing s}a h}i>h} (authentic) or h}asan (acceptable) before each h}adi>th for passing judgment concerning its authenticity or acceptability , relying in that upon both the early and later leading scholars of this field. 6 . If the h}adi>th would reappear elsewhere I would usual ly repeat its reference with it ; and sometimes I would in corporate an authentic h}adi>th or part of it to clarify a ruling, or for targhi>b or tarhi>b of something . The book before us is a general introduction to the religion of Islam, comprising of aqi>dah (theology) , ah}ka>m , akhla>q and a>da>b . In it I have brought together what is dispersed outside of it and have reconciled its chapters, themes and evidences. Once its formation ; its beginning being tawh}i>d and i>ma>n , its middle sunan and ah}ka>m and its ending da wah and jiha>d
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