Table of Contents

Publishers Notes 11Intorduction 13Thanks and acknowledegment 14Tauhid and the factors which nullify Faith and IslamThe Pillars of Islam 16The Pillars of Iman 17The meanings of Islam, Iman and Ihsan 17The meaning of La ilaha illa-Allah 20The meaning of Muhammad-ur Rasulullah 25Where is Allah? Allah is above the heavens 28Belief in Qadar. the good of it and the bad of it 31Some benefits of belief in Divine Preordainment 33Do not use fate as an excuse 37Factors which nullify Iman and Islkam 38Denial of the existence of Rubb nullifies Iman 39Shirk (polytheism) in worship nullifies Iman 41Shirk in Allah's Attributes nullifies Iman 46Defamataion of Prophets nullifies Iman 50The Book of Taharah (Purification)The Categories of Water 56Etiquette of going to the bathroom 58How to perform Wudu (ablution) 60Fcators which nullify Wudu 61Things which do not nullify Wudu 62Wiping over leather or cloth socks 63Conditions for wiping over leather and cloth socks 64The obligatory bath(Ghusl) and the things which make it mandatory 65Things forbidden to a Junub )a person in need of a ghusl) 68The Fundamental constituents (Arkan) of Ghusl 69The Sunnah way of the Ghusl 70Ghusl which are Mustahab (desirable) 71Some issues concerning Ghusl 73Mash (wiping) over a bandage or cast 75Tayammum and the circumstances which make it permissible 76The dust to be used for Tayammum 77How to perform Tyammum 78Things permissible to one who performs Tayammum 78Fcators which nullify Tayammum 79The Salat of a person having no access to water or dust 79Haid (menstruation) and Nifas(Post-partum bleeding) 80Things forbidden in menstrutaion or in post-partum bleeding 81Some instructions for menstruating women and those in Nifas 84Istihadah and the rules associated with it 85The Book of Salat (prayer)The Adhan and Iqamah (calls to prayer) 89How to perform Salat-ul-Fajr (the Dawn prayer) 93The first Rak'a 93The second Rak'a 96Table of number of Rak'a of each Salat 98Some rules of Salat 98Conditions for the validity of Salat 101The basic elements (Arkan) of Salat 103Times in which Salat is forbidden 106The times of obligatory Salat 108How the Prophet (saw) used to pray 109Salat Tatawwu (optional prayers) 112Those upon whom Salat is mandatory 114Sujud As-Sahw (prostrations to make up for forgetfullness) 115Attendance of women for congregational Salat in the Masjid 118A women's dress in Salat 120Who is most befitting to lead Salat? 121Those who are eligible to be Imam 121The virtues of Salat and warning againts abandoning it 123Attending Friday Prayer the daily Salat in congregation 125The virtues of praying in congregation and the Friday Prayer 128How to offer Friday Prayer with its etiquettes 130Ahadith on the subject of Salat 131The Salat of a traveller on land or sea or in an aeroplane 133Slat is mandatory on the sick person 135How a sick person can perform the acts of purification 137How a sick person can perform Salat 138Du'a (supplication) at the beginning of Salat 140Du'a at the end of Salat 141How to perform Salat on a dead person ( Funeral Prayer) 142The admonishment of death 143Eid Prayers at Musalla (prayer place) 144Emphasis upon offering a sacrifice on the Eid-ul-Adha 145Salat to supplicate for rain (Istisqa) 146Salat at the time of solar or lunar eclispe 147Salat-ul-istikharah (prayer to seek guidance for what is better) 149Beware of passing in front of a praying person 151The recitation of the Messenger (saw) 153The Prophet's worship of Allah 156The Book of SalatZakat and its importance in Islam 159The wisdom in the lesgislation of ZAkat 160The Kinds of wealth on which Zaakt is required 162The Nisab (minimum property) on which Zakat is due 164Table of Zakat for free grazing livestock 165How Zakat should be distributed 167Some benefits of paying Zakat 174Warnings to those who don't pay Zakat 175Some important information regarding Zakat 178The Book of Siyam (Fastings)Siyam (fastings) and its benefits 181What you are required to do in Ramadan 182Ahadith on the virtues of fasting 185Voluntary fasting 188Things which break the fast 190Things which do not spoil th efast 191I'tikaf (seclusion in the Masjid) is part of the religion 192The Book of Hajj (Pilgrimmage)The virtues of Hajj and Umrah 196The actions of Umrah (the lesser pilgrimmage) 199The actions of Hajj (the pilgrimmage to Makkah) 202Some etiquettes of Hajj and Umrah 204Some etiquettes of the Prophet's Mosque 205Upon whom is Hajj obligatory 207Fundamental constituents (Arkan) of Hajj 208Compulsory acts (wWajibat) of Hajj 208Things forbidden to a person in the state of Ihram 209Rules for perpetrators of the prohibitions of the state of Ihram 212How the Prophet(saw) performed Hajj 213The sacrificial animals, their types and conditions 220The conditions for the acceptability of the Hady 221The proper time and place for slaughtering the Hady 222The Book of Mu'amalat (Transactions and Mutual Relations)The importance of marriage in Islam; and the laws of marriage 224Hijab (the veil) is a means of honour an dprotection for women 228Rules regarding Riba (usury) and its different forms 231The prohibition of means of usury 237Doing business with banks 238The prohibition of usury for consumers and producers 239The prohibition on Riba )usury) in buying a house 240Means for getting rid of usury 240Rules regrading the Luqtah (lost and found articles) 242Special rules regarding Luqtah in the Haram of Makkah 244The Book of Morals and MannersSome of the morals of the Noble Prophet (saw) 248Good manners of the Messenger (saw) and his humbleness 249The Prophet's call to Islam and Jihad 250Love of the Messenger (saw) and following him 252Some Ahadith regarding the Messenger (saw) 255Soem Ahadith regarding the Muslim 256Act upon the Ahadith of the Messenger (saw) 259"Whatever the Messenger (saw) gave you, take it" 260Be slaves of Allah, brothers to each other 263a