Hanbali Fiqh: The Essentials Every Muslim Should Know

Quick Facts

What You’ll Learn

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Understand key concepts in fiqh, including taqlid, ijtihad and legal values.

• Apply the essential rules of Taharah (purification), including wudhu, ghusl, tayammum and related matters.

• Understand the comprehensive rules of Salah, including its conditions, obligatory elements, sunnahs and matters that affect its validity.

• Recognise how to deal with specific situations in Salah, including Sajdah Sahw, congregational prayer, Qasr and other forms of prostration.

• Feel more confident in your understanding and practice of purification and Salah.

Course Content

Introduction to Fiqh

• Brief introduction to fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence)

• Taqlid

• Ijtihad

• Legal values

• Usul al-fiqh (principles of jurisprudence)

• Development of fiqh

Taharah – Purification

• Wudhu

• Ghusl

• Anjaas

• Toilet

• Tayammum

• Menstruation

• Postnatal bleeding

• Istihadhah

• Wiping over Khuffain

• Wiping over a bandage

Salah – Prayer

• Times of Salah

• Makrooh times of prayer

• Adhaan and Iqamah

• Pre-conditions of Salah (Shuroot)

• Faraidh of Salah (Arkan)

• Sunan of Salah

• Acts that break the Salah (Mufsidaat)

• Acts that do not nullify Salah

• Acts that are undesirable in Salah (Makroohaat)

• Congregational prayer

• Sajdah Sahw (correcting one’s prayer)

• Other Sajdahs

• Sutrah (placing a barrier in front of one’s prayer)

• Qasr (prayer of a traveller)

Course Materials & Assessment

• Course materials are made available upon purchase, with students able to email the admin team to request a copy.

• There is no end-of-course assessment, allowing students to focus on learning and understanding without assessment pressure.

Shaykh Abu Aaliyah Surkheel

Abu Aaliyah is the founder of The Jawziyyah Institute, a leading institute for Islamic moderation and contemporary thought in the United Kingdom. Sidi Abu Aaliyah has been in involved in Dawah and Islamic teachings since 1986. He has translated a number of books from the Arabic language into English such as “The Exquisite Pearls”. Abu Aaliyah’s written works and audio lectures can be found online.