What Must be Known About Islam

311 Pages·18.891 MB·English

by  Muhammad bin Ali al-Arfaj

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What Must Be Known
About Islam
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Maktaba Dar-us-Salam, 2002
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AI-Arfaj. Muhanmlad bin Ali
What must be known about Islam. -Riyadh, 2002
311 p.; 14x21 em
ISBN: 9960-892-06-9
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What Must Be Known
About Islalll
Compiled by
Muhammad bin 'Ali Al-Arfaj
Translated by
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Contents 5
Contents
Introduction .................................................................................... . 9
The Completeness Of The Shari'ah .. 12
The Four Issues ...................................................................... . 17
The Three Foundations A Muslim Must Know And Apply. 20
The Different Levels In The Religion Of Islam: Islam, Iman and
Ihsan.. 20
The First Pillar: The Two Testimonies ...................................... 21
Worship ('lbadab).. 25
The Existence Of Allih ... ......................................................... 26
Tawhid And Its Categories.. 30
The Virtue Of Tawhid ............ ......................................................... 38
Shirk And Its Categories.. 39
Protecting The Belief In Tawhid .. . ...... 43
Exaggerating Over the Righteous People.. 47
The Second Pillar: Prayer... ....... 49
The Prescribed Prayers And The Number Of Their Units.. 67
The Rulings For Congregational Prayer And For The Imam ...... 72
The Athan and Iqamab.. 75
Aljumu'ab (The Friday) Prayer .... . ...... 83
Miscellaneous Prayers. 91
The Rulings For Funerals ....... 106
The Third Pillar: Zakat (Compulsory Charity) ....................... 117
Categories Of Wealth In Which Zakat Is Obligatory .... . .... 127
The Zakat Of Camels ............ . . ...... 128
The Fourth Pillar: Fastiug .. . . .... 129
Zakatul-Fitr ............................ . . ...... 152
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The Fifth Pillar: Ha.d ..................................................................... 154
(First. The 'Umrah) ................................................................ 154
(Second, The Hu.J) .......................................................................... 158
The Deeds Of HuJ} ....... 160
This Is How The Messenger Of Allah Performed HuJ} ........... 164
A Benef.it ..... 179
The Noble Qur'an ............................................................................ 187
The TCifsir (Explanation) Of Certain Chapters Of The Qur'an .. 193
Surat Al-Fatihah .............................................................................. 193
Surat An-Nas.. . ...... 198
Surat Al-Falaq .................................................................................. 199
Surat At-lkhlas ...... .201
Surat An-Nasr ................................................................................... 203
Surat Al-K~firun ... . ...... .204
Surat Al-Kawthar. . . . ...... 205
Surat At-'Asr ... . ... .207
Surat AI-BaJ.yinah. . ...... 208
Surat Al-Qadr ...... .212
The Sunnah............ . ...... 214
Selected Invocations For The Young And Old...... . ..... .217
Supplications Of The Muslim During The Day And Night ......... 220
The Prophet's Biography And His Manners. . ..... .231
Islamic Manners And Characteristics..... . ...... 244
The Lawful ........................................................................................ 254
The Youth And Islamic Manners ................................................... 256
Certain Forbidden Deeds ................................................................ 266
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Publishers Note 7
Marriage: Its Fruits And Benefits For
The Short And Long Term
Dedication ........................................................................................ 284
Some Factors That Contribute To The Growth Of The Muslim
Family .............................................................................................. 285
How Islam Wants A Woman To Be ................................................ 287
The Wisdom Behind Marriage And Its Benefits .......................... 288
The Wisdom Behind A Man Being Allowed To Have More Than
One Wife In Islam ............................................................................ 291
The Dangers Of Turning Away From Marriage: On The
Individual And On Society ............................................................. 293
Why Young Men And Women Turn Away From Marriage ......... .294
Guidance And Advice ..................................................................... 297
Advice That Should Be Read .......................................................... 299
Certain Marital Rights............. . ............................................... 300
Finally, A Call To Early Marriage .................................................... 303
Certain Rulings Related To Menstruation And Postnatal
Bleeding ............................................................................................ 304
Important Points...... ......... ........ ........ ......... ........ ........ ....... . ...... 307
Conclusion: A Call To Guiding People To The Truth ................. 309
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Introduction 9
In The Name Cj Allcih, The Most Ben.jicent, The Most ilJemju!
Introduction
Indeed, all praise is for Allah: we praise Him, repent to Him, and
seek His forgiveness and help. We seek refuge in Allah from the evil
of our selves and of our wicked deeds. W'homsoever Allah guides,
none can lead astray; and whomsoever Allah leaves astray, none can
guide. And I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped
except Allah alone, and He has no partner; and I bear witness that
our Prophet Muhammad is His servant and Messenger. 0 Alliih, send
many blessings and salutations upon him, his family, and his
Companions until the Day ofJudgement.
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you who believe! Fear Allah as He should be feared, and die
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mankind be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from a
single person, and from him He created his wife, and from
them both He created many men and women; and fear Allah
through W'hom you demand your mutual (rights), and (do not
cut the relations of) the wombs (kinship). Surely, Allah is Ever
and All·Watcher over you.
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you who believe! Keep your duty to Allah and fear Him, and
speak (always) the truth. He will direct you to do righteous
good deeds and will forgive you your sins. And whosoever
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[2J (An-Nisa' 4:1)
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What Must Be Known About Islam 10
obeys Allah and His Messenger, he has indeed achieved a great
achievement. I I J
In these times, there is an urgent need to educate people regarding
the alfairs of their religion in simple and clear language, so that they
can worship Allah sincerely, in accordance to what Alliih legislated in
His Book and to what the Prophet pronounced with his tongue.
This need is especially felt among the common man and those who
are new adherents to the religion of Islam. Islam must be presented
in an easy and plain manner so that people can enter into Islam in
flocks, and so that we can all be blessed with those words that the
Prophet said to 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with him:
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"For Allah to guide one man through you is better for you than
red camels."12]
And he 1!!', also said:
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"The best of people'is the one who benefits people most.,,[3]
Beneficial knowledge and righteous deeds; indeed these are the keys
of success and the basis for safety in this life as well as in the next.
When Alliih guides a person to both beneficial knowledge and
righteous deeds, then that person has achieved happiness in both
abodes. And then, if he completes those blessings by spreading
knowledge, disseminating it anlOng the people, then the meanings
of righteousness and piety are complete in him, and he becomes like
good rain: wherever it falls, it benefits. This was the way that the
[IJ (AI.Ahzab 33:70. 71)
[2J Prime possessions at the time. It is an agreed upon narration; recorded by AI
Bukhari and Muslim.
[3J Al-Qudha'i in Musnad Ash-Shihab (2:23), and it was to him that As-Suyuti
ascribed it in AIJami' As-Saghir (2:9) and As-Suyuti put an abbreviation
indicating it to be Hasan. It is also recorded by At-Tabarani in AI-Awsat
(6:368).
It is also in M<jma' AI-Bahrain (U31.132) and Al-Qudha'i related it in Musnad Ash
Shihab (UOS). AI-Albani mentioned the Hadith in As-Sahihah and said, "Indeed the
Hadith is Hasan." Refer to As-Sahihah no. 426