Ash-Shafi’i's Risala: Treatise on the Foundations of Islamic Jurisprudence

Imam Shafi on On Legal Knowledge Read Classical – Excerpt Written in the second Islamic century by al-Imam al-Shafi’i (d. 204AH/820AD), the founder of one of the four Sunni schools of law. This important work gives the fundamental principles of Islamic jurisprudence and its influence continues to the present day. During the early years of the spread of Islam, the exponents of Islamic legal doctrine were faced with the problems raised by ruling and administering a diverse and rapidly growing empire. In Medina and Kufa, as well as other cities of early Muslim rule, schools of law had to be developed, but it took the genius of Muhammad b. Idris al-Shafi’i, born in the year 150AH/767AD, to establish the principles by which the various legal doctrines could be synthesised into a coherent system. In the Risala, which laid down the basis for such a synthesis, al-Shafi’i established the overriding authority, next only to the Qur’an, of the Sunnah or example of the Prophet Muhammad as transmitted in the traditions.

Author: Muhammad Bin Idrees Al-Shafaei - Mohammed Bin Idrees Al-Shafai

Reveiwers: Muhammad AbdulRaoof

Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/344944

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Warning Against the Fitnah of Takfeer

This book is an amended transcript of one of the many, many sittings with the illustrious Shaykh, where he was asked about the issue of Takfeer. The sitting took place in Jordan. The transcript was amended by the Shaykh to make it suitable for print.

Author: Muhammad Naasiruddeen al-Albaanee

Translators: Abbas Abu Yahya

Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/51807

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A Guide to Prayer in Islam

A Guide to Prayer in Islam: Each worship has a quality and manner demonstrated by Allah or by His prophet peace be upon him. So the writer of this message said in the introduction: "This is a brief about the manner of praying of the prophet introduced to each Muslim to try hard to follow him.

Author: Abdul Karim Thaqeb

Reveiwers: Muhammad AbdulRaoof

Publisher: Cooperative Office for Propagation, Guidance, and Warning of Expatriates in the city of Sultanah, Riyadh - A website Islamic Library www.islamicbook.ws

Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/330955

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The Ideal Muslimah

The true Islamic personality of the Muslim woman as defined by the Quran and Sunnah offers the reader a comprehensive overview of the woman's place in the Islamic scheme of things, and many roles which a woman may play throughout her life - daughter, wife, mother and friends - are explored in details.

Author: Muhammad Ali Al-Hashemi

Publisher: International Islamic Publishing House

Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/185386

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THE CHENNAI TREATISE ON ANNUAL PAYMENT OF ZAKAAH

The conditions for giving Zakat and who should receive Zakat and explainations of certain Quranic verses.

Author: Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips

Reveiwers: Muhammad AbdulRaoof

Publisher: http://www.bilalphilips.com - The Official Website of Shaikh Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips

Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/318550

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How to Perform the Rituals of Hajj, Umrah and Visiting the Prophet's Masjid

An overview of the rites of Hajj, Umrah, and Ziyaarah in the light of Quran and Sunnah.

Author: Muhammad ibn Saleh al-Othaimeen

Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/1375

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