FIQH
(Islamic law)
HANAFI
by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
This short work outlines the absolute essentials of this knowledge: in faith, prayer, and key points related to one’s life and dealings.
It is based on the methodology of traditional Sunni Islam, according to the Hanafi school, the largest school of Islamic law, and its purpose is to make one’s worship valid, sound, and proper in a short amount of time.
Translation by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan
A concise yet comprehensive primer in creed and jurisprudence (Hanafi law). It spans all five pillars of Islam, as well as the topics of slaughtering, ritual sacrifice, and hunting. To supplement the text, the translator has added key explanatory notes taken from several reliable works on theology and jurisprudence. He has also added appendices that comprise numerous supplications related to the five pillars, presented in Arabic script along with English transliteration.
MALIKI
Translation by Shaykh Rami Nsour
An English translation of the introductory book in Maliki fiqh, Mukhtassar al-Akhdari.
by Shaykh Ali Laraki
A commentary on the Al-Murshid al-Mu‘in by Shaykh ‘Abd al-Wahid ibn ‘Ashir, a fundamental book about Ash’ari belief, Maliki jurisprudence and Junaidi sufism.
SHAFI’I
Translation by Shaykh Musa Furber
A short introductory volume in Shafi’i fiqh, the primary text is Ahmed ibn Zayn al-Habashi's Al-Risalah al-Jami`ah.
by Tashfeen Ekram
This short work outlines the absolute essentials of worship, according to the Shafi’i school of Islamic law.
Translation by Shaykh Nuh Keller
This is a classic manual of fiqh rulings based on Shafi’i school of jurisprudence and includes original Arabic texts and translations from classic works of prominent Muslim scholars such as al Ghazali, al Nawawi, al Qurtubi, al Dhahabi and others.
HANBALI
Translation by Shaykh Musa Furber
This slim volume presents a practical introduction to acts of worship according to the Hanbali school of Islamic law. The text comes from Shaykh Ibn Balban's Supreme Synopsis (Akhsar al-Mukhtasarat).
Translation by Muhtar Holland
A handbook of Hanbali fiqh by Imam ibn Qudama, Al 'Umda fi 'l Fiqh.
