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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 : Payment of Zakah in Due Time. Zakah must be paid immediately at its due time. Deferring payment of zakah is prohibited, unless the payer for some valid reason cannot pay it on time. In such a case, he…
Section : Paying Zakah in Advance. It is permissible for zakah to be paid for even two years in advance. Al-Zuhri did not see any problem in paying his zakah before the hawl. Al-Hasan was once asked if a man…
Section : Invoking Blessing for the Zakah Payer. It is desirable that the recipient invoke blessing for the zakah payer at the time of its payment, for Allah says: “Take alms of their property that you may purify and sanctify…
Section : Id prayers (Salatul ‘Idain). The prayers of the two ‘ids was prescribed in the first year after the migration. It is a sunnah mu’kkadah as the Prophet sallallahu alehi wasallam always performed these prayers and he ordered the…
Section : Grooming for the two ‘ids. It is preferred to make the ghusl, perfume one’s self and don one’s best attire on the occasions of the two ‘ids. Ja’far ibn-Muhammad relates from his father on the authority of his…
Section : Eating on the two ‘ids. One is to eat before going to the salah for ‘idul fitr, (the end of Ramadan) but not do so on the occasion of the ‘idul azha (commemorating Prophet Ibrahim’s sacrifice). For ‘idul…
Section : Going out to the musalla (place of prayer). Salatul ‘id can be performed in the mosque but it is preferred to perform in a place outside the city as long as there is no excuse or reason to…
Section : Women and children going out to attend ‘id prayer. Shari’ah requires women and children to go out and attend the salatul ‘idain. This includes married, single, young, old, or menstruating women. Umm ‘Atiyah reports: “We were ordered to…
Section : Taking different routes to and from musalla. Most of the people of knowledge are of the opinion that it is preferred for a person to go to the salah by one route and then to return home through…
Section : The time of ‘Id prayers. The time for salatul ‘id begins from the time the sun is three meters above the horizon until the sun reaches its meridian. Ahmad ibn Hassan al-Bana’ records that Jundub said: “The Prophet…
Section : The azhan and iqamah for salatul ‘idain. Ibn al-Qayyim writes: “When the Messenger of Allah went to the musalla (place of prayer), he would perform the salah without any azhan or iqamah and without saying ‘as-salatu jami’ah’ (prayer…
Section : The takbir during salatul ‘idain. The ‘id prayer consists of two rak’at during which it is sunnah to pronounce the takbir seven times, after the opening takbir and before the Qur’anic recital in the first rak’ah. During the…
Section : Prayer before or after salatul ‘id. It is not established that there is any sunnah prayer before or after the ‘id prayer. The Prophet never performed any such prayer, neither did his companions upon arrival at the musalla…
Section : For whom the performance of salatul ‘id is valid. The ‘id prayer is valid for men, women, children, travellers, residents, people in congregation, and people praying individually. It is also valid if performed in a house, mosque, or…
Section : Whoever misses salatul ‘id with the congregation may pray two rak’at. In Sahih al-Bukhari we find in the chapter entitled: “If one misses salatul ‘id he may pray two rak’at and the same is the case for the…