Publisher’s Preface

In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all worlds, the One, the Unique, the Peerless, the Self-Sufficient. We praise Him, the Most High, and thank Him for His countless blessings upon us, which no human or jinn could number or encompass.

We praise Him, the Most High, seek His help, and ask His forgiveness for every sin we have committed, small or great, whether by mistake, deliberately, or through forgetfulness. We bear witness that none is worthy of worship except Allah alone, with no partner. His is all praise, His is the dominion, and He has power over all things.

We also bear witness that our master, our beloved, and our intercessor Muhammad is His servant, His Messenger, and His chosen one—the foremost of Adam’s descendants and the first to knock at the gate of Paradise. May Allah bless him and his noble, pure family and Companions.

To proceed, dear reader:

Dār wa-Maktabat al-Hilāl, in its constant and continuing efforts to present the books of our great Islamic heritage bequeathed to us by the righteous predecessors, covering every field of jurisprudence, legislation, and the interpretation of the upright Sharia and the magnificent Book of Allah, which He—glory be to Him—sent down