Ramadhaan Book Review: Juzun feehi Ahaadeethu-Shahri-Ramadhaan

I pray that this blessed month of Ramadan has reached every single one of you in the best of health and in the highest of Imaan. It is a great opportunity for us to engage in perfecting as well as increasing our worship and good deeds.

With that said I wanted to share some good titles and beneficial works that I have read and continue to read in the sixteen Ramadan’s that I have been Muslim, and to Allah I give thanks and praise. The following are definitely not limited to all that is available in the Arabic language concerning Fasting however they are the few gems that I wanted to share with my Muslim brothers and sisters on this special occasion. From them are five books that I will present one by one with some basic information regarding each treatise throughout the rest of this blessed month.

جُزْءٌ فِيْهِ أحَادِيثُ شَهْرِ رَمَضَان فِي فَضْلِ صِيَامِهِ وَ قِيَامِهِ

“Juzun feehi Ahaadeethu-Shahri-Ramadhaan fee Fadhli-Siyaamihi wa Qiyaamihi”

{A Section containing the Prophetic Narrations of the Month of Ramadan, concerning the benefit of fasting and its enactment.}

This is an 89 page small booklet written by al-Imaam al-Haafith Abee Yumni Abdis-Samad bin ‘Asaakir (rahimahullah) concerning the narrations that deal with the benefits of fasting and the rewards earned by the one who carries out this beautiful act of ‘Ibaadah (worship).

While the treatise is very short and consists of 30 narrations the actual book is filled with very beneficial sections. It has been verified and checked by ash-Shaykh ‘Alee bin Hasan al-Halabee (hafithahullah), one of the students of Shaykh al-Albaanee (rahimahullah) and includes a biography of the author and some details as well as pictures of the hand written manuscripts that were used to produce the printed edition of this work.

The narrations are referenced with their sources and the verifier also included several indexes of the narrations, narrators, and the reference sources that he used.

Press Release: The Rights and Obligations Upon Men & Women in Islaam

Coming Soon!!!

This new publication from the Shaykh Rabee’ Ibn Haadee al-Madkhalee (May Allaah preserve him upon good), is an extraordinarily beneficial book. The Shaykh deals with the issue of the rights of men and women based on a seminar that was held by some women in Jedda, Saudi 'Arabia who claimed their rights were withheld. This publication is a refutation upon those who make this claim, as well as a description of the rights given to men and women in Islaam, the loftiness of women’s rights in Islaam over that of those in the West, and the women of other religions such as Christianity, Judaism, and Hinduism.

We hope that these comparisons will help the reader reflect upon the blessing that Allaah has truly given us. We found it shocking to see the degradation that women of disbelief endure from the deviant ones from both their homelands and religions. The Religion of Islaam is perfect, although its adherents are not. The evil that some do should not reflect upon Islaam, rather it is a deficiency of an individual(s). However, we have found that the degradation and exploitation of women of disbelief is in the roots of their belief systems, and societal practices.

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Pages: 144

Retail Cost: $12.00

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Book Review: Matn 'Umdat-il-Ahkaam

Matn ‘Umdat-il-Ahkaam

By al-Haafith Taqi-ud-Deen ‘Abdul-Ghanee al-Maqdisee (rahimahullah)

Published by Daar-ul-Kitaab-il-‘Arabee

Pages: 216

This classical text has been recommended by the ‘Ulamaa to be memorized after Imam an-Nawawee’s Forty Hadeeth. It consists of five hundred and fourteen narrations taken from al-Bukhaaree & Muslim. The author said, “Some of my brothers asked me to summarize some of the prophetic narrations that contain rulings that are agreed upon by the two Imams: Aboo ‘Abdillah bin Isma’eel bin Ibraaheem al-Bukhaaree and Muslim bin al-Hajaaj bin Muslim al-Qushayree an-Nisaabooree, so I responded to their request hoping to cause benefit.”

There are nineteen chapters (Kitaab) in this collection and sixty six sections (Baab). This printing is small and hard on my eyes but is great to carry around since it is light and measures 6 ½ by 4 ½ inches. It contains a biography of the author, an explanation about the book and the scholar’s recommendation to study it, an explanation of the method in verifying the narrations, and glossary. The full name of the text is Matn ‘Umdat-il-Ahkaam Min Kalaam Khair-il-Anaam.

You can buy this book almost anywhere Arabic books are sold and usual sells for $7.00. It is a beneficial book to own and is necessary for the student of Knowledge to memorize and act upon.

Book Review: An Explanation of Six Events that Occured During the Lifetime of the Prophet (salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam)

Book Review: An Explanation of Six Events that Occured During the Lifetime of the Prophet (salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam)

By Shaykh-ul-Islaam Muhammad bin ‘Abdil-Wahhaab (rahimahullah)

Printed by Al-Hujjah Publication (hafithahumullah)

Translated by Aboo ‘Aaliyah ‘Abdullah Ibn Dwight Battle al-Amreekee (hafithahullah)

ISBN: 0-9785009-6-2

Pages: 40

Price: $4.50

This is the latest publication from our brothers at Al-Hujjah Publications of New York, may Allah reward them. It is small yet beneficial and sheds light on six events that occurred during the time of our beloved Prophet (salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam):

The story about Revelation coming to the Messenger (salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam), the call to Tawheed (Islamic Monotheism), the Prophet’s (salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam) reading of Soorah an-Najm in the presence of the Companions, the story of Aboo Taalib, the story of the Migration, and the story about the Apostasy after the Prophet’s (salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam) Death.

Shaykh-ul-Islaam explains these events in brief and touches upon their significance in the life of the Muslim. The actual text is about 31 pages along with the introduction and includes a nine page glossary of Islamic terminology.

I recommend this book for new Muslims as it is short and can be read in one sitting. I enjoyed reading this book once I received it, may Allah reward Aboo Dhikr for sending me a free copy for review.