Hanbali

Supplement for the Seeker of Certitude presents the sections related to worship from ‘Alī al-Ḥajjāwī’s Zād al-Mustaqni‘, one of the most concise reference works of the Ḥanbalī school of Islamic jurisprudence. It is said that whoever has memorized it is fit to be a judge.

This slim volume presents a practical introduction to acts of worship according to the Hanbali school of Islamic law. The text comes from Shaykh Ibn Balbān's Supreme Synopsis (Akhṣar al-Mukhtaṣarāt), a favorite introduction covering the full range of topics.

Ibn Rajab’s essay advocates for the necessity of following Islamic scholarship in general, and legal scholarship in particular.