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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 : Obligatory acts of prayer, Prostration. We have already stated the Qur’anic verse dealing with this obligatory act. The Prophet explained it in a hadith by saying, “Then prostrate until you attain calmness in your prostration, then rise (and…
Section : Obligatory acts of prayer, How to Attain Calmness. The “calmness” comes from sitting in the position until the bones are set and still. Some scholars say that, at a minimum, this would take as long as it takes…
Section : Obligatory acts of prayer, Bodily Parts That Touch the Ground During Prostration. These parts are: the face, hands, knees and feet. Al-‘Abbas ibn ‘Abdul-Mutallib reported that he heard the Prophet say, “When a slave (of Allah) prostrates, seven…
Section : Obligatory acts of prayer, The Final Sitting and Recital of the Tashahud. The Prophet’s practice illustrates that when the final sitting of the prayer has been made, one must recite the tashahud at that time. In one hadith,…
Section : Obligatory acts of prayer, The Salaam (Peace Be Upon You and the Mercy of Allah) at the Prayer’s End. Saying the salaam at the end of the prayer is obligatory. ‘Ali related that the Prophet said, “The key…
Section : Knowledge that the time for prayer has begun. If one is certain or fairly certain that the time has begun, he may pray. How he reached his decision is not important.
Section : Purity From Major and Minor Impurities. Says Allah in the Qur’an, “O you who believe, when you rise for the prayer, wash your faces, your hands up to the elbows, and lightly rub your hands and (wash) your…
Section : Purity of the Body, Clothes and Place. Such objects should be clean of physical impurities as much as possible. If one can not remove them, he may pray with the impurities present and does not have to repeat…
Section : Covering the ‘Aurah. Says Allah in the Qur’an, “O Children of Adam, take your adornment (by wearing proper clothing) for every mosque” (al-A’raf 31). The meaning of “adornment” here is the covering of the ‘aurah. The meaning of…
Section : A man must cover the front and back of his pubic region. There is disagreement about the navel, thighs and knees. The reports seem to contradict each other. The following hadith are used to prove that such parts…
Section : Exposing a man’s thigh. Says ‘Aishah, “The Prophet was sitting with his thigh exposed when Abu Bakr asked, and received, permission to enter. The same thing happened with ‘Umar. However, when ‘Uthman sought permission to enter, the Prophet…
Section : Woman’s aurah & hijab. There is no such dispute over what constitutes a woman’s ‘aurah. It is stated that her entire body is ‘aurah and must be covered, except her hands and face. Says Allah in the Qur’an,…
Section : Preferred to wear two garments in salat. It is preferred for a person to wear at least two garments, but he can wear just one if that is all he has. Ibn ‘Umar reported that the Prophet, upon…
Section : Uncovering the Head During the Prayer. Ibn ‘Asakir related that the Prophet would sometimes remove his cap and place it in front of him as a sutrah. According to the Hanifiyyah, one can pray with his head uncovered.…
Section : Facing the Qiblah. All scholars agree that one must face the Masjid al-Haram (in Makkah) during every prayer. Says Allah in the Qur’an, “Direct your face to the Masjid al-Haram. Wherever you may be, turn your faces to…