Fiqh us-Sunnah by As-Sayyid Sabiq is a very important book for easy guidance and reference. This great scholar has compiled guidance from the four major schools of Sunni Islam and made it avaliable in an easily understandable manner. The book(s) which are supposed to be 12 in number, when the whole series has been published, opens the doors of the riche heritage of the Islamic jurisprudence to the modern time man. Understanding the laws of Islam, and gaining insight in how they have been reached, on what they are based and what have been the circumstances to conclude in certain ways, should be a dicipline undertaken by all muslims. Here it has been made possible for the non-Arab to look into this treasure of our heritage. As-Sayyid Sabiq has done a very thorough job describing the laws e.g. about prayer and preparing for prayer. Has made it clear what is sunnah and what is obligatory in the acts of worship. He leads the reader through a step by step introduction into the important matters, building up a comprehensive guidance for the muslim into a profound daily practise in our time. App 175 pages per volume. Hard bound 5 volumes Author: Sayyid as-Sabiq
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