Imam al-GhazaliImam an-NawawiIbn Hajar al-AsqalaniImam Malik ibn AnasImam Abu HanifaImam ash-Shafi'iImam Ahmad ibn HanbalImam al-QurtubiIbn Qudamah al-MaqdisiIbn TaymiyyahImam al-GhazaliImam an-NawawiIbn Hajar al-AsqalaniImam Malik ibn AnasImam Abu HanifaImam ash-Shafi'iImam Ahmad ibn HanbalImam al-QurtubiIbn Qudamah al-MaqdisiIbn Taymiyyah
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all creation. May Allah bless Muhammad, his family, and all his companions. To proceed:
2Introduction
فهذا
this
مختصر
summary
وجيز،
concise
ومنهج
method
قويم
straight
سديد،
sound
أودعته
I deposited in it
جمل
sentences/topics
مسائل
issues
الفقه
jurisprudence
على
according to
مذهب
school of thought
الإمام
Imam
الشافعي
al-Shafi'i
رحمه
may Allah have mercy on him
الله،
Allah
على
with
غاية
utmost
الاختصار
conciseness
ونهاية
and extreme
الإيجاز،
brevity
لمن
for whoever
أراد
wishes
التقرب
to draw near
إلى
to
الله
Allah
تعالى
Almighty
بطلب
by seeking
العلم،
knowledge
ونبذ
and forsaking
الجهل،
ignorance
وتمييز
and distinguishing
الحلال
the lawful
من
from
الحرام.
the unlawful
فقلت
So I said
مستعيناً
seeking help
بالله:
from Allah:
This book offers a brief yet sound guide to the key issues of Islamic law (fiqh) within the Shafi'i school. My aim was to be as concise as possible, providing a resource for those seeking knowledge to draw closer to Allah, overcome ignorance, and discern what is permissible from what is forbidden. With Allah's help, I begin:
