The Mukhtasar Al-Quduri

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Foreword
	Endorsements of the Translation
	1. Muḥammad Imdād Ḥussain Pīrzādā
	2. al-Ḥajj Abū Ja‘far al-Ḥanbalī
	3. Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā an-Nīnowī
INTRODUCTION
	Fiqh
	Meaning and Application
	Objectives
	Compilers
	The Mukhtaṣar al-Qudūrī
	About the Author
	About the Book
	The Translation
1. ṬAHĀRAH – PURIFICATION
	Wuḍū’ – Minor Ritual Purification
	The Obligations (Farā’iḍ) of Wuḍū’
	The Sunnahs of Purification [sought in Wuḍū’]
	Matters that are Recommended (Mustaḥabbāt) in Wuḍū’
	That which Nullifies Wuḍū’
	Ghusl – Major Ritual Purification
	The Obligations of Ghusl
	The Sunnahs of Ghusl
	The Factors which make Ghusl Obligatory
	When Ghusl is Sunnah
	Water
	Used Water
	On Tanning
	On Wells
	Leftover Water
	Tayammum – Dry Ablution
	Stipulations for the Validity of Tayammum
	The Method of Tayammum
	That which Nullifies Tayammum
	The Search for Water
	Masḥ – Wiping Over Khuffs
	Its Ruling
	Method of Wiping
	That which Nullifies Wiping
	Issues Pertaining to the Duration of Wiping
	That over which Wiping is not Valid
	Ḥayḍ – Menses
	The Duration of Menstruation
	Colour
	On its Legal Ruling
	Istiḥāḍah – Chronic Menstrual Bleeding
	On its Legal Ruling
	Nifās – Postnatal Bleeding
	Impurities and their Cleansing
	Heavy and Light Filth
	Visible and Invisible Filth
	Istinjā’ – Cleansing the Excretory Passages
2. ṢALĀH – PRAYER
	The Timings of Prayer
	Recommended Times for Prayer
	Adhān – The Call to Prayer and its Ruling
	Preconditions of Prayer
	The Properties of Prayer
	Obligations (Farā’iḍ)
	The Performance of Prayer
	The First Rak‘ah or Unit
	The Second Rak‘ah or Unit
	Recitation
	The Witr Prayer
	Minimum Recitation
	The Jamā‘ah or Congregation
	Imāmah – Leading the Congregational Prayer
	Congregation of Women
	Sequence of Rows
	Other Issues Pertaining to Prayer
	That which Nullifies Wuḍū’
	Discharge (Qaḍā’) of Missed Prayers
	Disapproved Times for Prayer
	Nawāfil – Supererogatory Prayers
	The Ruling of Recitation in Supererogatory Prayers
	Prostrations for Error
	The Prayer of the Sick
	The Prostrations of Recitation
	The Qur’ānic Verses (Āyahs) of Prostration
	The Ruling on Prostration
	The Prayer of the Traveller
	Shortening (Qaṣr) the Prayer
	Beginning the Shortening
	The Jumu‘ah (Friday) Prayer
	The Preconditions for the Validity of the Jumu‘ah Prayer
	Its Preconditions
	Those on whom the Jumu‘ah Prayer is not Obligatory
	The Khuṭbah – Address
	The Prayer of the Two ‘Īds
	Recommended Acts of ‘Īd al-Fiṭr
	The ‘Īd Prayer Procedure
	Recommended Acts of ‘Īd al-Aḍḥā
	The Takbīr at-Tashrīq
	Prayer during the Solar Eclipse (Kusūf)
	The Istisqā’ – Prayer for Rain
	The (Night) Prayer During the Month of Ramadan
	The Tarāwīḥ Prayer
	The Prayer in the State of Fear
	Funerals
	Bathing the Corpse
	The Shroud
	The Funeral Prayer
	Carrying the Bier
	The Burial
	The Stillborn
	The Shahīd – Martyr
	Prayer Inside the Ka‘bah
3. ZAKĀH – OBLIGATORY POOR-DUE
	Obligations of Zakāh
	Zakāh on Camels (Ibil)
	Zakāh on Bovines (Baqar)
	Zakāh on Sheep and Goats (Ghanam)
	Zakāh on Horses (Khayl)
	Zakāh on Property (Māl)
	Zakāh on Silver (Fiḍḍah)
	Zakāh on Gold (Dhahab)
	Zakāh on Stock (‘Urūḍ)
	Zakāh on Crops (Zurū‘) and Fruits (Thimār)
	Those to whom it is Permitted to Pay Zakāh and those to whom it is not Permitted
	Those Entitled
	Those Not Entitled
	Ṣadaqat al-Fiṭr
	The Amount of Fiṭrah
4. ṢAWM – FASTING
	Types of Fasting (Ṣawm)
	Ramadan Moonsighting
	The Meaning of Fasting
	Miscellaneous Issues Pertaining to Fasting
	‘Īd al-Fiṭr Moonsighting
	I‘tikāf – Seclusion
5. ḤAJJ – PILGRIMAGE
	The Stipulations of Obligation
	Mawāqīt – Geographic Limits
	Iḥrām – the Ḥajj Costume
	Talbiyah – the Ḥajj Chant
	Prohibitions for the Muḥrim
	Allowances for the Muḥrim
	Ifrād
	Ṭawāf al-Qudūm – Circumambulation upon Arrival
	Sa‘y – Going Vigorously and Quickly Between Ṣafā and Marwah
	Staying at ‘Arafah
	Staying at Muzdalifah
	Minā
	Ṭawāf az-Ziyārah – Circumambulation of Visiting
	Ramy – Casting Stones
	Ṭawāf aṣ-Ṣadr – Farewell Circumambulation
	Miscellaneous Issues Pertaining to Ḥajj
	Qirān
	Tamattu‘
	Offences (Jināyāt) During Ḥajj
	Conjugal Relations
	Impurity
	Shortcomings
	Hunting
	Iḥṣār – Confinement
	Lost Rites
	Offering (Hady)
6. BAY‘ – SALES
	The Conditions of Sale
	Khiyār ash-Sharṭ – Option Stipulated in the Contract
	Khiyār ar-Ru’yah – Purchase Subject to Examination
	Khiyār al-‘Ayb – Option to Rescind a Sale due to a Blemish
	Bay‘ Fāsid – Invalid Transactions
	Bay‘ Gharar – Uncertain Transactions
	On Abhorrent Transactions
	Iqālah – Negotiated Rescission of the Contract
	Murābaḥah – Profit-based Sale – and Tawliyah – Profitless Sale
	Ribā – Usury
	Salam – Advance Payment
	The Conditions for the Validity of Salam
	Ṣarf – Currency Transactions/Exchange
7. RAHN – PAWNING
8. ḤAJR – LIMITATION ON SOMEONE’S LEGAL COMPETENCE
	On Fools
	Puberty
	On Insolvents
9. IQRĀR – ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
	Making an Exception to an Acknowledgement
	Confession on Deathbed
10. IJĀRAH – HIRE/LEASE
	Types of Hired Persons (Ujarā’)
	The Employee [Held] in Common
	The Private Hireling
	That which Invalidates Ijārah
	When Remuneration becomes Due
	Differences between the Lessor and the Lessee
11. SHUF‘AH – PREEMPTION
	Procedure of a Lawsuit
12. SHARIKAH – PARTNERSHIP
	Sharikat al-Amlāk – Partnership in Owned Things
	Sharikat al-‘Uqūd – Contractual Partnership
	Sharikat al-Mufāwaḍah – Unlimited Partnership
	Sharikat al-‘Inān – Limited Partnership
	Sharikat aṣ-Ṣanā’i‘ – Partnership in Manufacture
	Sharikat al-Wujūh – Partnership in Liabilities
	Unsound Partnerships
13. MUḌĀRABAH – PROFIT-SHARING PARTNERSHIP
14. WAKĀLAH – AGENCY
	That Which Invalidates Agency
15. KAFĀLAH – SURETY
	Surety of Person
	Surety of Property
16. ḤAWĀLAH – TRANSFER OF DEBT
17. ṢULḤ – NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT
18. HIBAH – GIFTS
	Retraction of a Gift
19. WAQF – ENDOWMENT
20. GHAṢB – USURPATION
21. WADĪ‘AH – DEPOSITS
22. ‘ĀRIYAH – LOAN (OF THE USE OF A COMMODITY)
23. LAQĪṬ – FOUNDLINGS
24. LUQṬAH – FOUND PROPERTY
25. KHUNTHĀ – HERMAPHRODITES
26. MAFQŪD – MISSING PERSONS
27. IBĀQ – FUGITIVE SLAVES
28. IḤYĀ AL-MAWĀT – REVIVIFYING BARREN LAND
29. MA’DHŪN – AUTHORISED SLAVES
30. MUZĀRA‘AH – CROPSHARING
31. MUSĀQĀH – CROPSHARING BY IRRIGATION
32. NIKĀḤ – MARRIAGE
	Prohibited Categories of Women
	Marriage to Non-Muslim Women
	Virgins (Bikr) and Previously-Married Women who had Consummated their Marriages (Thayyib)
	Guardian (Walī)
	Suitability (Kafā’ah)
	Dowry (Mahr)
	Miscellaneous Issues Pertaining to Marriage
33. RAḌĀ‘ – SUCKLING
34. ṬALĀQ – DIVORCE
	Kinds of Divorce
	Explicit Divorce
	Implicit Divorce
	Delegation (Tafwīḍ) of Divorce
	Retraction of Divorce (Raj‘ah)
	On Legalisation of Remarriage (Ḥalālah)
35. ĪLĀ’ – VOWING TO ABSTAIN (FROM SEXUAL INTERCOURSE WITH ONE’S WIFE)
36. KHUL‘ – DIVORCE AT THE INSTANCE OF THE WIFE
37. ẒIHĀR – INJURIOUS COMPARISON
	The Wording of Injurious Comparison (Ẓihār)
	The Expiation of Injurious Comparison (Ẓihār)
38. LI‘ĀN – IMPRECATION BY BOTH PARTIES
	The Procedure of Imprecation by Both Parties
39. ‘IDDAH – WAITING PERIOD
	On the Mourning of Widows
	Proof of Lineage of the New-Born Child
40. NAFAQĀT – MAINTENANCE
	Custody
41. ‘ITĀQ – SETTING FREE
	TADBĪR – Setting Free a Slave on the Death of the Master
	ISTĪLĀD – Bearing the Child of the Master
42. AL-MUKĀTAB – THE SLAVE WHO CONTRACTS TO PURCHASE HIS FREEDOM
	On the Umm al-Walad and Mudabbar being Mukātab
43. WALĀ’ – CLIENTAGE
44. JINĀYĀT – OFFENCES
	Kinds of Homicide
	Qiṣāṣ (Retaliation; lex talionis) for the Loss of Life
	Qiṣāṣ for the Loss of Bodily Organs
45. DIYĀT – COMPENSATORY PAYMENTS FOR CRIMES
	Organs of the Human Body of which there is only One
	Organs of the Human Body that exist in Pairs
	Organs of the Body, or other Essential Parts, of which there are More than Two
	Compensatory Payment for Wounds
	Compensatory Payment for Amputation/Dismemberment
	Compensatory Payment for Homicide and the Legally Responsible Group (‘Āqilah)
	Offences by Riding Animals
	Offences by Slaves
	Leaning Walls and Killing Slaves
	Qasāmah – Compurgation by Oath
46. MA‘ĀQIL – PAYERS OF DIYĀT/THE LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE GROUP
47. ḤUDŪD – PUNISHMENTS FOR CONTRAVENTION OF THE LIMITS
	Zinā – Unlawful Sexual Intercourse
	Retraction by the Confessor and Witness
	The Ḥadd Punishment for Consumption of Alcohol (Shurb)
	Qadhf – Unsubstantiated Accusation of Unlawful Sexual Intercourse
	Ta‘zīr – Discretionary Punishment
48. SARIQAH WA QUṬṬĀ‘ AṬ-ṬARĪQ – THEFT & HIGHWAY ROBBERS
	On Well-Protected Places (Ḥirz)
	On Amputation
	On Highway Robbery
49. ASHRIBAH – [INTOXICATING] DRINKS
50. ṢAYD WA DHABĀ’IḤ – GAME & ANIMALS FOR SLAUGHTER
	On Dhabḥ – Slaughtering
51. UḌḤIYAH – SACRIFICE
52. AYMĀN – OATHS
	Expiation for the Breach of Oath
	Swearing an Oath Not to Enter a House, etc.
	Swearing an Oath Not to eat Food
	Swearing an Oath on Time
53. DA‘WĀ – LAWSUITS
	Oaths in Lawsuits
	Miscellaneous Claims
54. SHAHĀDĀT – TESTIMONY
	Acceptable and Unacceptable Witnesses
	Conformity of Testimony
55. AR-RUJŪ‘ ‘AN ASH-SHAHĀDAH – RETRACTION OF TESTIMONY
56. ĀDĀB AL-QĀḌĪ – CONDUCT OF THE JUDGE
57. QISMAH – DIVISION
58. IKRĀH – COERCION
59. SIYAR – CAMPAIGNS
	On Truce
	Ghanā’im – Spoils
	On Jizyah – The Capitation on Non-Muslims Living under Muslim Governance (Dhimmīs)
	On Apostates (Murtadds)
	Rebels (Bāghīs)
60. ḤAẒR WA IBĀḤAH – PROHIBITION & PERMISSIBILITY
61. WAṢĀYĀ – BEQUESTS
62. FARĀ’IḌ – INHERITANCE
	Eclipses in Inheritance
	Residuaries (‘Aṣabāt)
	Exclusion from Inheritance (Ḥajb)
	The Issue of Mushtarakah
	Redistribution of Residue (Radd)
	Relations by the Women’s Side (Dhawū’l-Arḥām)
	Calculation of Shares (Ḥisāb al-Farā’iḍ)
APPENDIX ON ZAKĀH
	Table to Show Rates of Zakāh in Camels
	Table to Show Rates of Zakāh in Bovines
	Table to Show Rates of Zakāh in Ovines (Sheep and Goats)
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
	The Noble Qur’ān
	Ḥadīth Compilations
	Fiqh Books
	Lexicons
	Others