what he has written so far, correct the errors he has discovered, and proceed slowly with the publication of the remaining parts of the book,1 only after verifying their accuracy, freedom from mistakes, and purging them of weak hadiths—for the sound reports render the weak ones superfluous.

When I first set about annotating the book, I hesitated over the manner in which to quote the author’s words. Should I reproduce them in full? Or in substantial excerpts that convey his intent? Or should I be content, as is usual in marginal notes, with citing only the opening phrases that hint at what follows? I chose the first course. Although it entails some repetition for those who possess the original Fiqh al-Sunnah, it is far more useful and clearer for readers who do not, since it enables them to understand the criticized passage, the hadith I judge weak, and so forth without consulting the source. I have entitled the work:

“Tammām al-Minna: A Commentary on Fiqh al-Sunnah.”

I ask Allah the Exalted to make it purely for His noble Face and to grant it wide-reaching benefit. He is the All-Hearing, the Ever-Responsive.

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1. Translator’s note: Footnote marker preserved from the original text.