The Concise Presentation of the Fiqh of the Sunnahand the Noble Quran

There is no doubt that there is a considerable shortage in the books of
Fiqh in the English language. The need is so big, almost any time an
additional book found itsway to the market, it became an immediate
success.
This should not, however,be construed to mean that Fiqh is an easy
subject to write about. On the contrary, the books of Fiqh are not all
equal. A few can quickly distinguish themselves especially if they were
to be small and brief in their presentation of the issues discussed in
addition to being based on Daleel (evidence) fromthe Quran and the
Sunnah and not on mere statements of what a specific Math-hab (School of
Jurisprudence) or scholar says about the topics included. And the book
at hand, in this review, is one such book.
This is not a statement against following the well-known four Mathaahib
(plural of Math-hab ) –by necessity; the overwhelming majority of
Muslims must follow one of them. Any Muslim who is not a scholar capable
of making Ijtihad must follow a Math-hab –in fact even when we don't
know it, anytime we consult a book, seeking an answer or a Fatwa, or ask
a scholar for it, our Math-hab becomes that of whoever gives us the
answer or the Fatwa. What is a major shortcoming of most Mathaahib books
–especially the late ones—is that they have eliminated the mention of
the Daleel which made them mere statements of rulings—thus taking
Ittiba' or `following' out of context and making it pure imitation of
others as well as missing the chance of educating theirfollowers.
Throughout this book, the Concise Presentation of the Fiqh of the Sunnah
and the Noble Quran, a Muslim can learn most of the topics of Ibadah
(acts of worship) as well as many of most needed issues of Mu'amalat
(dealings) in our times with great ease and confidence. " ...albeit
small in comparison with the larger works, " this book, as described by
theforwarder, " has combined together two books. " What he meant was
that the extensive use of Hadeeth, by the author, as evidence for the
issues discussed, made the book look like a book of Hadeeth combined
with a book of Fiqh . This is a great display of the statements and
actions of the Prophet Muhammad thus the " ...combination of these two
is a great blessing. "
Since this book was originally written in Arabic, it is important to
mention that its translation is professional and faithful to the subject
which should make it easy to read and facilitate the learning of Fiqh
from it. Also, this edition containshelpful tools that should further
facilitate understanding and learning, and an easy to follow Glossary
with Arabic to English translation, a transliteration chart and a
Symbols directory.
One good advantage of this book is that it draws from Saheeh or
authenticnarrations, which allows the reader to grasp basic aspects of
Fiqh but not get overwhelmed with lengthy details that typically arise
from relying on disputed narrations. Over all, I was very impressed by
the book and I pray that everyone who reads it feels the same and learns
a lot from it. In reading the final words of the author I felt a great
deal of satisfaction because his statement at the last section in the
book dealt with emancipation. He did so hoping to get emancipated from
Hellfire and receive the mercy of the All-Compassionate, Most-Merciful
God, Allah—may He be praisedand glorified.