New Publication: A Comprehensive Guide to the Essentials of Usool al-Fiqh (Islamic Legal Maxims)

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Ever Merciful…

Al-hamdu lillaah, we are pleased to announce the arrival of our latest workbook:

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This workbook is NOT for independent self-study; it is your study guide and resources for the classes by Ustaadh Moosaa Richardson (or anyone else teaching this text, Risaalah Lateefah Jaami’ah.)

Abul-Muthaffir as-Sam’aanee (d.489, may Allah have Mercy on him) said:

Whoever does not know the foundations of the meanings of Fiqh (i.e. Usool al-Fiqh) shall not be saved from occasions of taqleed (bling following) and being considered among the [unlearned] common folk…

Shaykh al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyah (d.728, may Allah have Mercy on him) stated:

A person must have usool kulliyyaat (broadly applicable maxims) from which he derives rulings on juz’iyyaat (individual cases), so that he can speak with knowledge and balance, and so he knows about how those individual cases are to be assessed. Otherwise, he would remain in lies and ignorance regarding those individual cases, and in ignorance and oppression regarding the maxims. Such [ignorance] produces a serious level of corruption…

This book, Risaalah Lateefah Jaami’ah, is an excellent starting point for studying the science of Usool al-Fiqh (Islamic Legal Maxims). Shaykh ‘Abdur-Razzaaq ibn ‘Abdil-Muhsin al-Badr (may Allah preserve him and his father) described it as: “One of the best books one could start with in the field of Usool al-Fiqh.” He went on to explain this in detail, listing a number of special features of this book which make it especially befitting for study:

Comprehensiveness: It includes the most essential fundamentals of Usool al-Fiqh.
Conciseness: It is befittingly summarized and not long-winded.
Simplicity: Its expressions are clear and easy to understand.
Absence of unnecessary rhetoric, which is found in many books on Usool al-Fiqh.
Effectiveness: It truly assists a learner in understanding texts of revelation.
Reliability: It was authored by a masterful scholar, ‘Abdur-Rahmaan ibn Naasir as-Sa’dee.