In Allah’s Name, the All-Merciful, the Very Compassionate
Preface To the Original Arabic Book By Late Maulana Shafiq-ur Rahman An Nadwi Author, Al Fiqhul Muyassar (Arabic Original); and Erstwhile Professor, Darul 'Ulum Nadwatul 'Ulama, Lucknow, India Praise be to Allah, the Lord of all worlds, and blessings and peace be upon the chief of all prophets Muhammad, his family-members and all his companions. This is a brief book on juristic rulings covering the chapters of Purification, Salah, Fasting, Charity, Haj and Sacrifice in accordance with the school of thought of the great Imam Abu Hanifah An Nu'man – May Allah bestow upon him extensive mercy and envelop him in His pleasure! My work in this compilation involved bringing together the juristic rulings in a format similar to that of “Nur-ul Izah” by Ash Shaikh Hasan bin 'Ammar Ash Shurumbulali Al Misri Al Hanafi5. Most of the time, I referred this book for the rulings followed by other books in Hanafi Jurisprudence. However, I made the presentation appropriate for the understanding of young students, so I rendered it using simple expressions in an agreeable style so that young students may be able to comprehend and grasp it. At the start of every major topic, I included a Quranic verse and a Hadith out of the revered Hadiths of the Prophet ﷺas far as I could. The purpose was to draw the attention of the students to the significance and excellence of the topic. I worked hard to keep the book suitable for the level of young students who would be in the early stages of their age and education, so I left out the mention of differing rulings and opinions in various schools of thoughts except in rare cases. This was done so that the mind of the beginner does not get confused. Similarly, I avoided the issues which would be difficult for the elementary learner to understand and grasp. It is not possible for me to avoid expressing my due gratitude to our highly learned teacher and revered educator Abul Hasan 'Ali Al Hasani An Nadwi – May Allah preserve him and benefit Islam and Muslims from him – who blessed me by assigning this monumental task to me, guided me to the right approach, and honored me with the opportunity of presenting this book. If I am successful in this endeavor, then to him goes the credit. We were like arrows whose hitting the target Is in fact the successful hit of the archer. I am also obliged to express thanks to my teachers, colleagues and brotherly students who helped in various stages of the publication of this book. In particular, I feel indebted to my teacher Shaikh Muhammad Zuhur An Nadwi, the Mufti at Darul 'Ulum, my teacher and noted Islamic author Sa'id Al A'zami An Nadwi, Ash Shaikh Burhanuddin As Sambhali, Professor Ziya-ul Hasan An Nadwi, all of whom 5
994-1069 AH = 1585-1659 CE (Al A'lam by Khairuddin Az Zirikli 2/208)
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