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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 : Feeling drowsy while in the mosque. It is preferred for one who is in the mosque to change place if he feels sleepy. The movement may remove some of his drowsiness and help wake him up. This rule…
Section : The Friday prayer as an obligation. The scholars are in agreement that salatul Jumu’ah is an individual obligation and it is two rak’at. Allah says in the Qur’an: “O you who believe, when the call for the salah…
Section : Upon whom salatul Jumu’ah is obligatory. Salatul Jumu’ah is an obligation upon every free, adult, sane, resident Muslim who has the ability to attend the salah and does not have a valid excuse to miss it. Salatul Jumu’ah,…
Section : The Time of the Salatul Jumu’ah. The majority of the companions and successors were of the opinion that the time of al-Jumu’ah is the same as that of the zuhr. Ahmad, al-Bukhari, Abu Dawud, at-Tirmizhi, and alBaihaqi record…
Section : The number of people required for al-Jumu’ah. There is no dispute among the scholars that a congregation is a necessary condition for the validity of al-Jumu’ah. This is based on the hadith of Tariq ibn Shihab who reports…
Section : The place for al-Jumu’ah. It is valid to perform the Jumu’ah salah in any country, city, mosque, any building in a city, or in any space in a city as it also is valid to have it performed…
Section : Conditions Stipulated By The Jurists for the Friday Prayer. Some of the conditions under which the jumu’ah salah becomes obligatory have already been mentioned (i.e., it is obligatory for a free, sane, adult male resident who does not…
Section : Ruling concerning khutbah. The majority of the people of knowledge are of the opinion that khutbahtul Jumu’ah is obligatory and they support this by the confirmed hadith which state that the Prophet always made the khutbah with the…
Section : The greeting of the imam. The imam should greet the people when he comes upon the pulpit, followed by the azhan which is to be made when he sits. The imam should face the people during the azhan.…
Section : Contents of the khutbah. It is preferred that the Friday khutbah include praises of Allah, the Exalted, prayers upon the Prophet, admonitions, and Qur’anic recitations. Abu Hurairah reports that the Prophet sallallahu alehi wassallam said: “Every speech that…
Section : Posture during and between the khutbahs. It is proper for the imam to stand for the two khutbas and to sit for a short while in between them. Ibn ‘Umar said: “When the Prophet sallallahu alehi wasallam would…
Section : It is preferred to raise one’s voice, to keep the khutbah short, and to the point. Ammar ibn Yasir reports that he heard the Messenger of Allah say: “Prolonging salah and shortening one’s khutbah is a sign of…
Section : The imam interrupting his khutbah for some reason. Abu Hurairah reports: “The Prophet was delivering a khutbah and al-Hassan and al-Hussain [his grandsons] came and they were wearing two red shirts and they were tripping while walking. The…
Section : It is forbidden to speak during the khutbah. The majority of the scholars are of the opinion that it is obligatory to be silent during the khutbah, and one is not to indulge in conversation during the khutbah,…
Section : Indulging in conversation when the khutbah is not being delivered, is permissible. Tha’labah ibn abi-Malik says: “We would be talking on Jumu’ah while ‘Umar was sitting on the pulpit and when the call to salah was finished ‘Umar…