A Commentary On Zad al-Mustaqni'

Pages: 808Cover Type: HardbackAuthor: Shaykh Salih ibn Fawzan al-FawzanPublisher: Dar Al-Arqam PublishingThis is a translation of volume 1 & 2 of Shaykh Salih Al-Fawzan’s excellent 3 part commentary on the classical guide to the Hanbali madhab entitled Zad al-Mustaqni’. It covers the Book of Purification, the Book of Prayer, the Book of Funerals, the Book of Zakat, the Book of Fasting, the Book of Rites, the Book of Jihad and the Book of Food.Shaykh Bakr Abu Zayd said in al-Madkhal al-Mufassal, Zad al-Mustaqni' fi Ikhtisar al-Muqni’ is the text that came to be considered as the main source for the study of the Hanbali madhab (school of jurisprudence) and quintessential for the students in the land of the Hanсbilah (i.e. the Arabian Peninsula); particularly in the region of Najd. The people busied themselves reading, memorising and writing commentaries upon this book. This was carried out in study circles in the masajid where the scholars imparted knowledge to others and also in for