An Epitome of Ḥanbalī Substantive Law | كتاب فروع الفقه

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This book is a translation of Yusuf b. Abd al-Hādī’s (d. 909/1503) Hanbal law manual, Kitāb furū’ al-fiqh. The purpose of this rendition is to present the main aspects of Islamic law in a simple & modern manner.

The manual at hand is considered to be the shortest law manual in the Ḥanbalī school. The translation covers the articles of law pertaining to the aspects of worship (ibadāt) & social dealings (mu’amalāt).

The appendix contains a translation of the chapters of fasting & devotional seclusion from Ibn Qudama’s (d. 620/1223) Hanbalī law manual, al-Mugni’.

A rendition of Ibn ‘Aqīl’s (d. 513/1119) treatise on Islamic manners, Fusūl al-ādāb wa makārim al-akhlāq al-mashrū’a, has been included to compliment the articles of law.