The fourth book in five books that I have been reviewing in the blessed month of Ramadhaan is the classic:
قِيَامُ رَمَضَان فَضْلُهُ وَ كَيْفِيَّة أدَائِهِ وَ مَشْرُوعِيَّة الجَمَاعَة فِيهِ وَ مَعَهُ بَحْثٌ قَيِّم عَنِ الإعْتِكَافِ
Qiyaamr-Ramadhaan Fadhluhu wa Kayfiyyatu-Adaaihi wa Mashroo’iyyat-ul-Jamaa’ati feehi wa ma’ahu Bahthun Qayyimun ‘an-il-‘Itikaaf
The Qiyaam (the Taraweeh Prayer) in Ramadhaan: Its Benefit, How it is to be performed, and the legislated affairs of the People of the Sunnah regarding it along with an insightful study concerning the I’tikaaf
Written by the Noble Hadeeth Scholar ash-Shaykh Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen al-Albaanee (rahimahullah). It is a brief 46 page treatise covering the aforementioned topics. This edition was the third copy printed by al-Maktabah al-Islaamiyyah in ‘
It was written after the Shaykh’s Salaat-ut-Taraaweeh and is the third treatise from a larger book that the Shaykh had written entitled Tasdeed-ul-Isaabah. Dr. Muhammad al-Jibaaly (hafithahullah) had translated sections from both this book that I am reviewing and Salaat-ut-Taraaweeh in his book regarding the topic, but to this date I do not think that the entire book has been translated and Allah knows best.
The Shaykh brings the evidence for praying eleven units of prayer in Taraweeh, detailing the chain of narrators and the grades of the narrations. He covers the reason why the Prophet, peace be upon him, did not continue leading the companions into group prayer, the appointing of an Imam specifically for the women, the time for the prayer, the manner in which he, peace be upon him, prayed (this section is excellent and has been translated by the brother of Salafi Publications), the manners of recitation, and then an explanation of the Witr, it’s Qunoot and what is said after performing it.
The last portion of the book contains the section on I’tikaaf, its rulings, conditions and what is permissible for the one making I’tikaaf to do, as well as the permissibility of women making I’tikaaf based on evidences and with the condition that there will not be any trial or seclusion of the women with the men. For the Arabic readers reference the last part of the book with Shaykh Muhamad ‘Abdil-Wahhaab al-‘Abdaalee’s Ieedhaah-ud-Dalaalah which is excellent within itself. For the English readers brother Isma’eel Alarcon (hafithahullah) has translated it on his excellent site al-Ibaanah so reference it.
