Manhaj as-Saalikeen

[أم سفيان]

In the Name of Allāh, the Extremely Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy

Imām as-Sa`dī, may Allāh have mercy upon him, said:¹

2. It is obligatory upon the mukallaf,² to learn from fiqh all that he is need of from his acts of worship, dealings and transactions, etc. He, may Allah raise his rank and grant him peace, said:

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(( From يرد الله به خيراَ يفقهه في الدِّين ))

«Whomever Allah wants good for, He grants him understanding of the religion.» Agreed upon.³

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Translated by Umm Sufyaan Faatimah

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[1] Imām `Abdur-Rahmān as-Sa`dī, Manhaj as-Sālikīn wa Tawdīh al-Fiqh fī ad-Dīn, p10.

[2] TN: Mukallaf: One bound to Islamic duties he is accountable for.

[3] Reported by al-Bukhaaree, no. 71 and Muslim, no. 1037 from the hadeeth of Mu`aawiyyah, may Allah have mercy upon him.