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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 : Eating of the Grains. It is permissible for the owner to eat from the grain, and whatever he consumes will not be included in the quantity subject to zakah, for this is a long-standing custom. In any case,…
Section : Combining Grains and Fruit. Scholars agree that various kinds of fruit can be combined even if their quality is different – that is, excellent or bad in quality. Different kinds of raisins may also be combined together, and…
Section : When Zakah is Due on Plants and Fruits. Zakah is due on plants when the grains mature and are ready to be rubbed off and on the fruit when it is ripened. In the case of dates, for…
Section : Payment of Good (Things) for Zakah. Allah, the Exalted One, commanded those paying zakah to set it aside from the good portion of their property and forbade paying it from the bad portion. He says: “O you who…
Section : Zakah on Honey. Most scholars say that there is no zakah on honey. AlBukhari, for one, states: “There is no authentic tradition concerning zakah on honey.” Ash-Shaf’i explains: “In my view, no zakah is levied on it because…
Section : Holdings subject to zakah. Islam enjoined zakah on crops, fruit, livestock, merchandise, minerals, gold, silver, and treasures.
Section : Zakah on Gold and Silver. Says Allah concerning zakah on gold and silver: “…As for those who hoard treasures of gold and silver and do not spend them for the sake of Allah – warn them of grievous…
Section : The Nisab of Gold and Its Due. The minimum of nisab for gold is twenty dinars owned for one year. Its due is a quarter of a tenth, that is, half a dinar. For any amount over twenty…
Section : The Nisab of Silver and its Due. There is no zakah on silver until the amount exceeds two hundred dirhams. The amount payable is a quarter of a tenth for any amount. There is no zakah exemption on…
Section : Combining Gold and Silver. If a person owns gold and silver, but neither of them on its own constitutes a nisab, he should not combine the two in order to obtain a nisab. This is because they are…
Section : Zakah on Debt. Debts are of two kinds: 1. A debt which is acknowledged by the debtor with the willingness to pay it off, and 2. A debt which is not acknowledged either because the borrower is insolvent…
Section : Zakah on Banknotes and bonds. Since they are documents with guaranteed credits, banknotes and bonds are subject to zakah once they attain the minimum of nisab – that is, a person may change them into currency immediately. The…
Section : Zakah on Jewellery. Scholars agree that no zakah has to be paid on diamonds, pearls, sapphires, rubies, corals, chrysolite, or any kind of precious stones unless they are used for trade. There is, however, disagreement over whether women’s…
Section : Zakah on a Woman’s Dowry. Abu Hanifah is of the opinion that there is no zakah on the dowry of a woman until she comes to possess it. At the same time, the dowry must constitute the nisab…
Section : Zakah on House Rent. Abu Hanifah and Malik maintain that the rent is not payable to the landlord at the time of the contract but at the expiry of the renting period. Thus, the landlord who rents out…