Ibn Uthaymin
Fiqh al-Ibadat lil-Uthaymin
- Author died
- 1421 AH
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- Fiqh al-Ibadat lil-Uthaymin
Fiqh al-Ibadat (Jurisprudence of Acts of Worship) is a legal work by the Saudi jurist Ibn Uthaymin (d. 1421 AH / 2001 CE) that gathers legal responsa and rulings on creed and the fundamental acts of Islamic worship .
Origin and Compilation
The material comprising Fiqh al-Ibadat originated from audio-recorded sessions in which questions were compiled and posed to Ibn Uthaymin by Sulayman ibn Muhammad al-Shabanah . The initial publication was prepared and supervised by Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Tayyar . Subsequent editions, including the definitive version prepared by the Scientific Committee of the Shaykh Muhammad bin Saleh Al-Othaimeen Charitable Foundation, verified the text directly against the primary audio recordings following the editorial criteria laid down by Ibn Uthaymin for his works .
Structure and Content
The work is organized in a question-and-answer format, addressing practical and doctrinal matters across multiple sections:
- Creed (Fatawa al-Aqidah): Opens with discussions on the purpose of human existence, the definition of worship (ibadah) in both its general and specific applications, the distinction between universal submission and legislated devotion, the first obligation upon human beings, and the categories of monotheism (tawhid) .
- Acts of Worship: Encompasses detailed legal responsa concerning ritual purity (taharah), prayer (salah), the obligatory alms (zakah), fasting (siyam), and the pilgrimage rites (hajj) .
In his answers, the author supports his legal positions by referencing textual proofs from the Quran and the Sunnah, as well as the juristic choices of earlier scholars such as Ibn Taymiyyah .
Publication History
The book appeared in various editions beginning in 1414 AH and 1416 AH, including an edition issued by Dar al-Watan in Riyadh . The authorized edition, revised against the original recordings by the author's charitable foundation, was published in 1425 AH .
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