Tadhkir al-Anam bi-Sunan wa Adab al-Siyam
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Tadhkir al-Anam bi-Sunan wa Adab al-Siyam (Reminding Mankind of the Sunan and Etiquettes of Fasting) is a contemporary treatise on the jurisprudence and spiritual etiquettes of Islamic fasting by the Egyptian legal researcher Salim Jamal al-Hindawi .
Composition and Publication
The author completed the treatise in Mansoura, Egypt, during Ramadan 1433 AH (August 2012 CE) . It was subsequently published in its first edition in 1435 AH (2014 CE) by Dar al-Imam al-Shafi'i for Printing and Publishing .
Purpose and Scope
The work was written as a concise reference compiling the recommended practices (sunan), ethical comportment (adab), and disliked actions (makruhat) that a fasting Muslim observes during Ramadan and other voluntary days of fasting . The author emphasizes fasting as an annual spiritual training ground for self-discipline, purifying the body and soul, refraining from sinful speech, giving charity, and maintaining night prayers and Quran recitation .
Structure and Content
The treatise begins with an introduction highlighting fasting as one of the five pillars of Islam and examining the divine purpose and wisdom behind its prescription, citing commentators such as Rashid Rida and Ibn al-Qayyim .
A preliminary section addresses fundamental juristic terminology, detailing the linguistic and technical meanings of sunnah according to lexicographers and scholars of legal theory—such as al-Khattabi, Ibn Faris, and al-Shawkani—and discussing the distinction between what is masnun (sunnah) and mustahabb (recommended) according to juristic usage, referencing contemporary scholars like Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymin .
The core of the book outlines the specific manners and recommended acts of fasting alongside matters deemed disliked (makruhat), such as excessive daytime sleep, referencing classical legal authorities including Ibn Juzayy as well as contemporary scholars such as Atiyyah Saqr . The work concludes with a brief summary affirming the holistic benefits of fasting as a divine discipline .
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