An Essay Concerning Usul ul-Fiqh

Author: Shaykh ’Abdur-Rahmaan ibn Naasir as-Sa’dee

Source: Risaalah Lateefah Jaami’ah fee Usoolil-Fiqhil-Muhimmah

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All praise belongs to Allaah. So we praise Him for what He possess from His beautiful Names and lofty and perfect Attributes; and for His Judgement and Decree which encompasses everything in existance; and for His Divinely Prescribed Laws which encompass every field of legislation; and His Judgement concerning rewards for the doers of good, and punishments for the criminals.

I testify that none has the right to be worshipped except Allaah alone, who has no partner in His Names. Attributes or Judgement. And I testify that Muhammad is His Slave and Messenger; who clarified the Judgement and the rulings, made clear the halaal (lawful) and the haraam (prohibited), and established the fundamentals and expounded upon them – until the Religion was completed and establsihed firmly. O Allaah extol annd send the blessings of peace upon Muhammad, and upon his family, his Companions and those that follow them, particularly the Scholars.

To proceed: This is a brief essay concerning usoolul-fiqh (fundamentals of jurisprudenec), uncomplicated in wording, clear in meaning, and useful in learning its rulings for whosoever contemplates its meanings. We ask Allaah that He benefits both its compiler and its reader. Indeed He is the Most Generous.

Basic Rulings and Principles of Fiqh { English Lectures }

Author of this greatly beneficial reference on Fiqh Foundations & Principles is Shaykh Abdur Rahmaan bin Nasr as Sa’di rahimahullaah. Explanation is by our Shaykh Dr Sami as-Sughair, hafidhahullaah, in 1427 and on going

01- Foundation 01 – Ordering Beneficial – Forbidding Evil – Saleh As-Saleh – 70:42 · 8.09 MB · MP3

02- Foundation 02 – The Means Take On the Same Ruling as Their Aims – Saleh As-Saleh – 46:02 · 5.27 MB · MP3

03- Foundation 03 – Hardship Brings Ease – Ease is Origin of Shariah – Saleh As-Saleh – 44:05 · 5.04 MB · MP3

04- Foundation 04 – Obligation Is Dependant Upon Ability – Need and Necessity – Saleh As-Saleh – 53:32 · 6.13 MB · MP3

05- Foundation 05 – Shari’ah Is Based Upon Two Principles – Saleh As-Saleh – 40:33 · 4.64 MB · MP3

06- Foundation 06 – Origin of Worship Is Prohibition – Six Points for Daleel – Saleh As-Saleh – 38:52 · 4.45 MB · MP3

07- Foundation 07 – Condition for Obligation of Acts of Worship and Validity – Saleh As-Saleh – 4.85 MB · MP3

08- Foundation 08 – Rulings versus Conditions and Lack of IMP3ediments – Saleh As-Saleh – 40:46 · 4.66 MB · MP3

09- Foundation 09 – Matters Concerning the ‘urf – Local Customs – Saleh As-Saleh – 55:41 · 6.37 MB · MP3

10- Foundation 10 – Burden of Proof is Upon Claimant – Oath is Upon Defendant – Saleh As-Saleh – 17:25 · 1.99 MB · MP3

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11- Foundation 11 – Asl Remains in Effect – Certainty Not Annuled by Doubt – Saleh As-Saleh – 48:29 · 5.55 MB · MP3

12- Foundation 12 – Mutual Consent Required When Compensation and Donation – Saleh As-Saleh – 16:23 · 1.87 MB · MP3

13- Foundations 13 and 14 – Cases of Liability for Damages or Injuries – Saleh As-Saleh – 36:13 · 4.15 MB · MP3

14- Foundation 15 – All Harm Lifted and No Intentional Harm Done – Saleh As-Saleh – 2.52 MB · MP3

15- Foundation 16 – Justice Is Obligated – Al-Fadl Is Recommended – Saleh As-Saleh – 30:44 · 3.52 MB · MP3

16- Foundation 17 – Deprivation of One Illegaly Hastening a Matter – Saleh As-Saleh – 30:40 · 3.51 MB · MP3

17- Foundation 18 – Cases When a Value Is Appraisable – Saleh As-Saleh – 10:39 · 1.22 MB · MP3

18- Foundation 19 – Cases When a Matter Is Refered to the Value – Saleh As-Saleh – 14:20 · 1.64 MB · MP3

19- Foundation 20 – Difficulty in Determining To Whom Belongs a Right – Saleh As-Saleh – 16:20 · 1.87 MB · MP3

20- Foundation 21 – Sales Transactions Considered To Be a Risk – Saleh As-Saleh – 43:48 · 5.01 MB · MP3

21- Foundations 22 – 23 – Cases of Possible Reconciliation and Agreement – Saleh As-Saleh – 29:06 · 3.33 MB · MP3

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Points of Benefit on Fiqh

101- Points of Benefit – Basic Rulings & Foundations of Fiqh — Saleh As-Saleh — 5:22 · 628 KB · MP3

102- Points of Benefit – Dispensation {Rukhsah} in the Shari’ah — Saleh As-Saleh 14-8-1427 — 4:46 · 559 KB · MP3

Rulings on Combining Prayers

The causes for combining prayers:

1) Travelling:

The Ruling on Combining the ’Ishaa‘ Prayer with the Maghrib Prayer at the Time of Maghrib

The Ruling on Combining the ’Ishaa‘ Prayer with the Maghrib Prayer at the Time ofMaghrib

 By | al-’Allaamah ’Ubayd Ibn ’Abdullaah al-Jaabiree

The Prayer of a Traveller by | Shaykh Salih Al-Fawzan

A Traveller is one of the excused persons for it is permissible for him to shorten the prayer consisting of four rak’ahs (units of prayer) to only two rak’ahs as stated in the Noble Qur’an, the Sunnah (Prophetic Tradition), and the consensus of Muslim scholars. Allah, Exalted be He, says:

Catching the Rak’ah of Congregational Prayer – Shaykh Muhammad ‘Umar Baazmool

QUESTION

If someone joins the congregation while the imaam is making rukoo’, has he caught that rak’ah? And what do you know about the position of those who say that he has not caught that rak’ah and it must be repeated?

Ruling on wiping the face with the hands after making du’aa by | Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Uthaymeen

Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked about the ruling on wiping the face with the hands after making du’aa’. He replied: