Ibn Qudamah's

Introduction

المقدمة

Book of Zakat

Book of Zakat

Zakat-able Assets, Zakat Threshold, and Livestocks

Zakat of That Which Comes Out of The Land

Zakat of Currency and Debt

Zakat of Currency and Debt

Zakat on Merchandise

Zakat al-Fitr

How to Pay Zakat

Recipients of Zakat

Recipients of Zakat Continued

The Book of Selling and Commercial Transactions

Introduction & Commercial and Selling

Forbidden Sales

Forbidden Sales Continued

Usury and Interest

Usury and Interest Continued

Selling of Primary & Secondary Commodities

Cancellation Options in Transactions

Cancellation Options Continued

Advance Payment Sales

Chapter on Loans

Rulings on Debts

Debt Transference & Guarantor-ship

Mortgaging & Security Deposits

Chapter on Settlements

Chapter on Agency

Partnership & Companies

Partnership & Companies

Reviving Barren Lands & Per-Job Wage

Lost and Found Property & Foundlings

Prize Money & Deposits for Safekeeping

Leasing & Hiring

Right of Preemption

Book on Endowments

Chapter on Gifts

Gifts From The Terminally Ill

The Book of Bequests

Introduction to Bequests

Continuation of Bequests

Ending of Bequests

The Book of Inheritance

Book of Inheritance

Continuation of Book of Inheritance

Continuation of Book of Inheritance

Designated Shares

Designated Shares Continued

Chapter on Blockage

Chapter on Residuary Heirs

Other Kin

Number of Shares, Redistribution, Eliminating Fractions, etc

Hindrances to Inheritance and Miscellaneous Issues

Miscellaneous Topics & Slavery

The Book of Marriage

Book of NikahContinuation of Book of NikahChapter on Guardianship in MarriageGuardianship Continued and Un-marriageable WomenUn-marriageable Women (Continued)Chapter on Breast-FeedingMarriage to UnbelieversConditions to Marriage (Prenuptial Agreement)Grounds that Constitute Annulment of The Marriage

The Book of Divorce

Book of Divorce

Book of Divorce (Bid'i Divorce)

Book of Divorce (Explicit and Implicit Divorce)

Conditional Divorce

Impact of Number of Divorces and Other Matters

Restoration of the Marriage & 'Iddah

'Iddah (Continued)

Chapter on Mourning

Maintenance of Women in 'Iddah

Book of Sadaq

Book Sadaq (Wedding Gift)

Proper Treatment of Women

Chapter on Division and Contempt

Explaining Verse "4:34" & Polygyny to Skeptics

Chapter of Khul'

The Book of Dhihar

Dhihār

The Book of Lian

Book of Li'ān

Chapter on Physical Custody

Maintenance on Relatives and Slaves

Chapter on the Waleemah (Wedding Banquet)

The Book of Foods

Book of Foods

Book of Foods (Continued)

Proper Slaughtering

Book of Hunting

Chapter on the Compelled

The Book of Oaths

Book of Oaths

Chapter on Vows

Chapter on Interpretation of Oaths

Expiation of Oaths

Book of Fatal and Non-Fatal Assault

Book of Fatal and Non-Fatal Assault

Book of Fatal and Non-Fatal Assault (Continued)

Conditions of the Obligation and Execution of Qisas

Conditions For Actual Execution of Retribution

Partnering in Murder

Chapter on Retribution for Wounds

The Book of Indemnities

The Book of Indemnities

Diyah of the Muslim Women

Diyah of The Muslim Women

The Aqilah & Their Responsibility

Indemnities for Wounds & Head, Facial and Other Injuries

Expiation for Killing

Collective Repetitive Oath Taking (Qasamah)

The Book of Hudood

Chapter on Hadd (Fixed Penalties)

Hadd of Adultery & Fornication

Hadd of Fornication and Drinking Khamr

Hadd for Drinking Khamr and Theft

Hadd for Theft

Hadd for Banditry

Fighting the Insurgent Rebels

Ruling of the Apostate

Continuation from Ruling of the Apostate

The Book of Jihad

The Book of Jihad

Continuation from The Book of Jihad

Chapter on the Bounties of War

Chapter on the Spoils of War

Granting Security and Asylum

Non-Muslim Poll Tax

The Book of the Judiciary

The Book of the Judiciary

The Manners of Judging

Conflicting Claims

Correspondence of Judges

Division (of Shared Properties)

The Book of Testimonies

Book of Testimonies

Those Whose Testimony Is Rejected

Hearsay Testimony & Retracting It

Oaths in Court Claims

Acknowledgement

Acknowledgement (Continued)

Appendix

Takleef and Buloogh

Age of Marriage in Islam

Hitting the Wife

Paternity for the Fornicator

Slavery

Ḥudood Punishments

Can the Punishment for Apostasy Be Suspended?

Jihad

Sharia and the Muslim Subject of a non-Muslim State

Flexibilities in Islamic Legal Theory – Tanaqqul, Takhayyur, and Talfeeq and the Usefulness of Weak Positions

Agreement of the Four Madh-habs

The Change of Fatwa

Glossary

Glossary

The Book of Dhihar

Glossary

Ibn Qudamah's

ِبِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful

All forms of thanks and praise are due to Allah, the worthiest of thanks and praise, a praise superior to all other types of praise, like the superiority of Allah over all of His creation. I bear witness that nothing deserves to be worshiped or adored except for Allah; He is One without partners -- my witness being that of one who recognizes and establishes His [Allah’s] right. I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger, without being doubtful about his truthfulness. May Allah bestow blessings on him, his family and his Companions – as long as clouds bring about rain and thunder comes after lightning.

الحمدُ للهِ أهلِ الحمدِ ومستحِقِّهِ، حمداً يفضُلُ على كلِّ حمدٍ، كَفَضلِ اللهِ على خلقِهِ. وأشهدُ أنْ لا إلهَ إِلا اللهُ وحدَهُ لاشَريكَ لَهُ، شَهادةَ قائمٍ للهِ بحقِّهِ، وأشهدُ أنَّ محمّداً عَبدُه ورسُوله، غيرَ مُرتابٍ في صدقهِ، صلَّى اللهُ وسَلَّمَ عليهِ، وعلى آلهِ وصحبِه، ما جَادَ سَحابٌ بوَدقِهِ، وما رَعدَ بعد بَرقِهِ

This is a book on jurisprudence, which I have summarized as much as possible. I have limited myself in it to one opinion in order that it becomes a reliable source of information for its readers, and so that the correct opinion would not be confused because of differences between the opinions narrated by the scholars after Imam Aḥmad and those narrated directly by him.

أما بعد: فهذا كتابُ أحكام ٍ في الفِقه، اختَصرتُه حَسَبَ الإمْكَان، واقتصَرتُ فيه على قولٍ واحدٍ ليكونَ عُمدةً لقارئِه، ولا يَلتبِسَ عليه الصَّوابُ باختلاف الوُجوهِ والرِّواياتِ

Some of my brothers asked me to summarize it to make it more accessible to those who wish to learn and easier to memorize for knowledge seekers. Therefore, I answered this request relying

سأَلني بعضُ أصحابنا تلخيصَهُ؛ ليقرُبَ على المتعلِّمِين، ويسهُلَ حِفظُه على الطَّالبين؛ فأَجبتُهُ إلى ذلك، مُعْتمِداً عَلَى اللهِ سُبحَانَهُ في

on Allah (ST) to make my intention sincere and only for His Face (in other words, solely seeking to please Him), and to help me to attain His great pleasure. He is Sufficient for us and the best Disposer of affairs.

إِخلاصِ القَصدِ لِوجههِ الكَريم، والمعُونةِ على الوصول إلى رِضوانِهِ العظيم، وهو حَسبُنَا ونعم الوكيلُ

I included in it authentic narrations for their blessings and authority. I chose them from the authentic collections in order to avoid the need to reference them.

وأودعتُهُ أحاديثَ صحيحةً؛ تَبرُّكاً بها، واعتِمادًا عليها، وجعلتها من الصِّحَاح لأَستغني عن نسبتها إليها

Ibn Qudamah's Introduction

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