Fiqh us-Sunnah (Supererogatory Prayer) - Are you looking for a book that explains the basic practices of Islam in a comprehensive, detailed manner? This series of translations provides valuable information concretely based on Qurà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢an and Sunnah. The author presents and discusses a variety of viewpoints on the various matters of practice.
Fiqh As-Sunnah, which in the first writing of its kind brought the four major schools of thought (madhahib) together, in a comprehensive treatment of Fiqh matters. The book has since been translated into dozens of languages and is used by Muslims throughout the world. Sabiq wrote Fiqh As-Sunnah in the 1940s when he was only 30 years old. He wrote the book at the request of Ustadh Hassan al-Banna, the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood. Every Fiqh ruling in the book goes back to the Quran and Sunnah and Sabiq dealt with all four madhahib objectively, with no preferential treatment to any...

Volume 2: Supererogatory Prayer

Supererogatory Prayers
Nonstressed Sunnah Prayers (As-Sunan Ghair Al-Muakkadah)
The Witr Prayer
The Late Night Prayer, tahajjud (qiyam al-Layil)
The Special Prayers during the Month of Ramadan (Tarawih)
The Duha prayer
Salatul Istikharah
Salatul Tasbih
Salatul Hajah, the prayer for need
Salatul Taubah, the prayer of penitence
Salatul Kasuf, prayer of the solar and lunar eclipse
Salatul Istisqa, prayer for rain
The Prostration During the Quranic Recitation
The Prostration of Thankfulness (Sajdat ush-Shukr)
Prostrations of forgetfulness during the prayer
Congregational Prayer
The Mosques
Places where offering prayer is prohibited
The Sutrah or partition in front of one who is praying
What is allowed during the prayer
Actions which are disliked during the prayer
Actions which invalidate the Salah
Making (Qada) for missed salah
The prayer of a person who is ill (Salatul Marid)
The prayer during times of fear or danger (Salatul Khauf)
The prayer of a traveler
Combining two prayers
Salatul Jumuah (the Friday Prayer)
Id prayers (Salatul Idain)