Introduction
In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful
And peace be upon His chosen people.
After publishing the authentic practical guide of rulings of his eminence the Grand Ayatollāh Sayyed Muhammed Hussain Fadlullah, entitled Fiqh ash-Sharī‘ah, in three volumes the entries (mesā’il) of which were formulated so as to satisfy the various needs of Muslims in a way that produces clarity, using examples to explain the ideas some who follow his eminence’s rulings found that the guide was too big and they expressed their wish for an abridged version to be prepared. Such a version should contain most of the Islamic rulings that are within the area of the (common) test (mahal ibtila’), and in one volume that can be easily handled, as well as being easy to use for teaching in schools (Hawzah), where the preliminaries (moqeddimat) are usually taught.
This inspired the rulings office (maktab al-Istifta’) to set about summarising the three volumes, choosing from them those areas that Muslims find themselves in need of for the relevant ruling on the one hand, and observing the teaching needs on the other. Now that this book, with the aid of God, is complete, we have decided to call it Islamic Rulings (Ahkam ash- Shari‘ah).
The publisher
In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Following this practical jurisprudence guide, entitled Ahkam ash- Shari‘ah is deemed satisfactory, as far as meeting obligations before Allāh is concerned, God-willing. And Allāh is the guide to what is good, and we depend on Him alone.
Sayyed Muhammed Hussain Fadlullah seal
10 Jumada al-Awwel 1427H
Introduction
In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful
And peace be upon His chosen people.
After publishing the authentic practical guide of rulings of his eminence the Grand Ayatollāh Sayyed Muhammed Hussain Fadlullah, entitled Fiqh ash-Sharī‘ah, in three volumes the entries (mesā’il) of which were formulated so as to satisfy the various needs of Muslims in a way that produces clarity, using examples to explain the ideas some who follow his eminence’s rulings found that the guide was too big and they expressed their wish for an abridged version to be prepared. Such a version should contain most of the Islamic rulings that are within the area of the (common) test (mahal ibtila’), and in one volume that can be easily handled, as well as being easy to use for teaching in schools (Hawzah), where the preliminaries (moqeddimat) are usually taught.
This inspired the rulings office (maktab al-Istifta’) to set about summarising the three volumes, choosing from them those areas that Muslims find themselves in need of for the relevant ruling on the one hand, and observing the teaching needs on the other. Now that this book, with the aid of God, is complete, we have decided to call it Islamic Rulings (Ahkam ash- Shari‘ah).
The publisher
In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Following this practical jurisprudence guide, entitled Ahkam ash- Shari‘ah is deemed satisfactory, as far as meeting obligations before Allāh is concerned, God-willing. And Allāh is the guide to what is good, and we depend on Him alone.
Sayyed Muhammed Hussain Fadlullah seal
10 Jumada al-Awwel 1427H