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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 : Zakah on Shared Property. When holdings are shared between two or more partners, zakah is not obligatory on either one until all of them attain a nisab individually. This is the opinion of most scholars. This does not…
Section : Evading the Payment of Zakah. The opinion of Malik, al-Auza’i, Ishaq, Ahmad, and Abu ‘Ubaid is that whoever possesses a nisab of any kind of property and then sells it before the completion of the year hawl, or…
Section : Zakah on Buried Treasure and Precious Minerals. The term rikaz is etymologically derived from rakaza, the perfect tense of the verb yarkuzu (the imperfect root). It means ‘to be hidden.’ Allah, the Exalted One, says: “Or hear from…
Section : The Meaning of Minerals and Their Conditions for Zakah. The term ma’din (minerals) is derived from the verb ‘adana (to reside), as in the phrase “‘adana fi almakan,” which means ‘someone resided in some place.’ Allah, the Exalted…
Section : The Legitimacy of Zakah on Rikaz and Ma’din. That zakah of rikaz and ma’din is obligatory is shown by a statement attributed to Abu Hurairah: “The Prophet, upon whom be peace, said: ‘There is no compensation for one…
Section : Rikaz Upon Which Zakah is Paid. The rikaz are all those substances upon which one-fifth (khums) is payable, such as gold, silver, iron, lead, brass, and the like. This is the opinion of the Hanafiyyah, the Hanbaliyyah, Ishaq,…
Section : The Location of Rikaz. Rikaz might be found in the following places: 1. In a barren land, a land of unknown ownership, or in an intractable road, or ruined village. In that case, khums has to be paid,…
Section : The Amount Payable on Rikaz. The amount payable on rikdz is one-fifth, regardless of a nisab, according to Abu Hanifah, Ahmad, and one of the two correct reports of Malik and ash-Shaf’i. As for the completion of a…
Section : Who Must Pay the Khums (One-Fifth). Most scholars are of the opinion that khums is due on anyone who finds a treasure, whether he happens to be a Muslim, a free non-Muslim subject (zhimmi), old, young, sane, or…
Section : Distribution of Khums. According to ash-Shaf’i, the distribution of khums is similar to the distribution of zakah. Ahmad and al-Baihaqi narrate from Bishr al-Khath’ami that a man from his tribe said: “While I was in Kufah, I received…
Section : Zakah on Animals. There are authentic ahadith explicitly indicating that camels, cattle, and sheep are subject to zakah. This enjoys the consensus. There are, however, some conditions to be met: 1. The animals concerned must attain a nisab.…
Section : Zakah on Camels. There is no zakah on camels unless there are five of them, they have been grazing freely and they have been in one’s possession for a year. When the camels are five, their zakah is…
Section : Zakah on Cattle. Cattle are subject to zakah provided they are a freely grazing herd and number thirty at the completion of the hawl. At that point, the zakah due is a young bull or a young cow…
Section : Zakah on Sheep (Including Goats). Sheep are subject to zakah when their number reaches forty. When the herd counts forty freely grazing heads at the end of the year, its zakah is one sheep. This is applicable until…
Section : Regulation of Awqas. Definition of Awqas: Awqas is a plural form of waqs. A waqs is any amount or number that lies between the regulation of the lower ordinance and that of a higher one. Scholars agree that…