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Fiqh-us-Sunnah was written by Sayyid Saabiq (1915-2000 C.E.), may Allaah have mercy on him. The following information is taken from his obituary in the March 2, 2000 Daily News of IANA Radionet.
In the early 1990’s, Fiqh-us-Sunnah was translated into English by a group of people commissioned by American Trust Publications. The translators included Muhammad Sa’eed Dabas, Jamal al-Din M. Zarabozo, Abdul-Majid Khokhar, and M. S. Kayani. This group published Fiqh-us-Sunnah in five volumes.
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Section : Leaving One’s House for What is Dear to Allah. Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “No one leaves his home without two banners waiting at his door, one of them in the hands…
Section : Consultation and Istikharah Before Setting out on a Journey. Istikhara (Arabic) means to ask Allah to guide one to the right thing concerning any affair in one’s life, especially when one has to choose between two permissible alternatives.…
Section : How to make Istikharah. For this purpose one should pray two non-obligatory raka’at of prayer, even if they are of the regular sunnah prayers or a prayer for entering the mosque, and so on, during any time of…
Section : Travelling on Thursday is Preferred. Bukhari reports that the Prophet, peace be upon him, seldom set out on a journey except on Thursday.
Section : Offering Two Raka’at Before the Journey. Al-Mut’am ibn al-Miqdam reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “No one leaves anything behind with his family better than the two raka’at of prayers that he offers with them…
Section : It is Preferred to have Companions for the Journey. Ibn ‘Umar reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, forbade loneliness, i.e., that a man should sleep alone at night, or go on a journey alone. (Ahmad) Umar…
Section : Asking the Traveller “Pray for Us”. ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab reports, “I sought permission of the Prophet, peace be upon him, to perform ‘umrah. He gave me permission and said, ‘My brother, do not forget me in your prayers.”…
Section : Supplications for a Journey. It is preferred for a traveller to say when leaving home, “Bismillahi tawakaltu ‘alallah wa la haula wala quwwata illa billah, Allahumma inni auzhu bika an adilla au udalla au azilla au uzalla au…
Section : What a Traveller Should Say on Riding. ‘Ali ibn Rabi’a reported that a riding animal was brought for ‘Ali to ride. When he put his foot in the stirrups he said, “In the name of Allah.” When he…
Section : What a Traveller Should Say at Nightfall. Abdullah ibn ‘Umar reported that when the Prophet, peace be upon him, was travelling or fighting (in the cause of Allah) and night came on, he said, “O earth, my Lord…
Section : What a Traveller Should Say on Stopping at a Place. Khaulah, daughter of Hakim As-Sallammiya, reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “If anyone stops at a place and then says, ‘I seek refuge with all…
Section : On Approaching a Village or Place. ‘Ata ibn Abi Marwan relates from his father that Ka’ab swore to him by Him Who split the sea for Prophet Moses, peace be upon him, that Suhaib informed him that whenever…
Section : What the Traveller Should say at Dawn. Abu Hurairah reported that during a journey when the day broke, the Prophet, peace be upon him, would say, “A listener has heard that we praise Allah for His favors upon…
Section : On Going Uphill, Downhill, or Returning. Jabir said, “We used to say Allahu akbar when we went up a high place, and subhanallah when we went down a valley.” (Bukhari) Ibn ‘Umar reported that the Prophet, peace be…
Section : On Boarding a Ship. Al-Hussain ibn Ali reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “The security for my community against drowning is to say, while boarding a ship (or a boat), ‘Bismillahi majraiha wa mursaha inna…