Schools of Islamic Jurisprudence

A book in English in which renowned scholar of comparative fiqh, Dr. Saleh as-Sadlan of Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University discusses the most important issues of fiqh. He has done an excellent job of concisely mentioning the most important aspects of the different fiqh topics he discussed. Furthermore, he has discussed many issues that are not greatly discussed in the Islamic book in English as rules of bequests and endowments. Hence, this work was chosen to be translated as a welcomed addition to the available English literature.

This is a lecture in Yoruba advises us to understand Islam as it should be.

An article translated into Sinhalese extracted from the book "Summarized Islamic Fiqh" of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al-Tuwajre (may Allah reward him) includes the following points of purification: using water or stone in purification after relieving oneself, acts of human nature, ablutions, wiping over the socks, bathing, dry ablutions, menstruation, and postpartum period.

A very important series handles the issues of evolution of the Islamic law over the history. It discusses the following issues: (1) Importance and Sources of fiqh, and Different fiqh schools, (2) The imams and their teachers, biography of the four Imams, (4) Popular students, our position with mazahib, (5) How to be on the path of moderation, (6) Fundamentals and principles of jurisprudence, (7) Categories of rulings, (8) Sources of different rules of fiqh, (9) Classification of Sunnah, (10) Preservation of Sunnah, (11) Sunnah vs modernism, Sunnah vs Innovation, disagreements of mazahib, (12) Reasons of the disagreements of mazahib, (13) Our position towards the disagreements of mazahib, and (14) Conclusion of the series.

A lecture in English in which Dr. Hatem Al-Haj shows the position we should take towards the disagreement between the scholars.

A lecture in English in which Dr. Hatem Al-Haj shows the reasons of disagreement between the scholars, which may be due to the authenticity or the meaning of the reports.

A lecture in English in which Dr. Hatem Al-Haj talks about fatwa issuing and shows that we should be very careful about this, for the companions, even the most knowledgeable ones, were afraid to give fatwa.

A lecture in English in which Dr. Hatem Al-Haj mentions the direct and indirect students of the four Imams. As for Imam Abu Haneefah, his direct students are such as: (1) Zufar, (2) Abu Yusuf, and (3) Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan and his indirect students are such as (1) Al-Karkhi, (2) As-Sarkhasi, and (3) At-Tahawi. As for Imam Malek, his direct students are such as (1) Ibn Al-Qasem, (2) Abdullah ibn Wahb, and (3) Al-Qanabi and his indirect students are such as (1) Al-Qurtubi, (2) Ibn Al-Arabi, and (3) Ash-Shatibi. As for Imam Ash-Shafi’i, his direct students are such as: (1) Al-Humaidi and (2) Al-Muzani and his indirect students are such as: (1) Al-Ghazali, (2) An-Nawawi, (3) Adh-Dhahabi, (4) Ibn Kathir, (5) Ibn Hajar, and (6) As-Suyuti. As for Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, his direct students are such as: (1) Ash-Shafi’i and (2) Al-Bukhari and his indirect students are such as: (1) Ibn Rajab, (2) Ibn Qudama, (3) Ibn Taimeyyah, and (4) Ibn Al-Qayyem. Also, Dr. Hatem Al-Haj shows the position we should take whe learning these schools of fiqh.

A lecture in English in which Dr. Hatem Al-Haj gives short biographies of the four imams: (1) Abu Haneefah, (2) Malek ibn Anas, (3) Ash-Shafi’i, and (4) Ahmad ibn Hanbal and mentions their teachers.

An English translation of the chapter on fasting from the book “Summarized Islamic Fiqh” authored Sh. Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al-Tuwaijri (may Allah preserve him) that includes the following points about fasting: (1) Meaning and virtues, (2) Rules, (3) Recommended acts, (4) Disliked, obligatory, and permissible acts to do, (5) voluntary fasting, and (6) i’tikaf.

A book in English in which Dr. Hatem Al-Hajj Ali explains the book Umdat al-Fiqh (The Reliable Source of Fiqh) in a brief way from the chapter on Purification to the chapter on Funerals. The book was written by Imam Muwaffaq al-Din ibn Qudamah al-Maqdisy (may Allah have mercy on him).

A book translated into English shows the jurisprudential rules in Islam with their proofs. It contains topics e.g. purification, prayer, zakah, fasting, pilgrimage, and jihad. Afterwards, it begins to show the other rules e.g. trade transactions, partnership, sharecropping, renting, reclamation of wastelands, possession of allowable objects, inheritance, marriage, divorce, breastfeeding, legal retribution, prescribed punishments, food, oaths, vows, and judiciary. This soft copy was not produced by Islamhouse.com but downloaded from one of the Islamic websites.

An article translated into Chinese extracted from the book "Summarized Islamic Fiqh" of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al-Tuwajre (may Allah reward him) includes the following points of purification: using water or stone in purification after relieving oneself, acts of human nature, ablutions, wiping over the socks, bathing, dry ablutions, menstruation, and postpartum period.

A book in Uyghur simply shows some important issues in Muslim's life in Islamic creed or jurisprudence based on the Quranic and Sunnah proofs along with scholars' sayings in a form of questions and answers to establish these points for readers.

A series of lectures in English delivered by Sh. Asem Al-Hakim through Huda TV Channel in which he explains the basis of jurisprudence science in a simplified manner. During this series, he followed the method of the first scholars' order so he started with the book of purity and continued until the end of the series.

A series of lectures in English delivered by Sh. Asem Al-Hakim through Huda TV Channel in which he explains the basis of jurisprudence science in a simplified manner. During this series, he followed the method of the first scholars' order so he started with the book of purity and continued until the end of the series.

A series of lectures in English delivered by Sh. Asem Al-Hakim through Huda TV Channel in which he explains the basis of jurisprudence science in a simplified manner. During this series, he followed the method of the first scholars' order so he started with the book of purity and continued until the end of the series.