Index of al-Shafi'i's Risala

Topic Who # Description

Ablution S 19 (p73) Precise definition is in Q 5:8-9
Ablution S 19 (p73) Washing once is required
Ablution S 142 (p152) Muh's ablution explained
Ablution S 681 (p324) All who wake up to perform prayer must perform ablution
Ablution - qiyas S 681 (p324) Wiping of shoes is permitted, but not the wiping of the turban, veil, or gloves by analogy
Abrogation S 101 (p123) A verse in the Qur'an can abrogate another verse; the sunna can't abrogate the Qur'an
Abrogation S 101 (p125) When verses are deferred or made to be forgotten by another verse (Q 2:100)
Abrogation S 101 (p125) Whatever is abrogated, God replaces with something better or the same (Q 2:100)
Abrogation S 103 (p126) Only things of equal status can abrogate another
Abrogation S 117 (p134) To repeal God's command (which was right at the time) and the repeal makes the abandonment right too
Abrogation - Adultery S 123 (p138) Punishment for adultery/fornicators (scourging) abrogated to be different from fornicators (Adultery=stoning)
Abrogation - Adultery S 232 (p199) Punishment, after abrogation of scourging, is stoning of adulterers
Abrogation - Bequests S 130 (p143) "No bequest to a successor" is abrogated by Muh bequeathing slaves (Ibn Husayn tradition)
Abrogation - Fighting S 121 (p136) 1 Muslim can overcome 10 unbelievers (Q 8:66) abrogated by 1 Muslim overcomes 2 (Q 8:67)
Abrogation - Fornicating S 122 (p137) Punishment of confinement for fornicators (Q 4:19-20) abrogated by punishment of scourging (Q 24:2)
Abrogation - qiblah S 116 (p133) Jerusalem qiblah abrogated for Ka'ba qiblah
Abrogation - qiblah S 119 (p134) Qur'an testifies to the qiblah changing (Q 2:136)
Abrogation - qiblah S 186 (p184) Jerusalem qiblah abrogated for Ka'ba qiblah
Abrogation - Qur'an S 189 (p184) One knows which Qur'anic verses are abrogated by indications from the sunna
Abrogation - Qur'an S 189 (p185) Can't abrogate the sunna; another sunna must be provided to abrogate a sunna
Abrogation - Qur'an S 228 (p195) Sunna can specifically show which is abrogated and abrogating verses (e.g. Prayer of Fear tradition)
Abrogation - Qur'an S 230 (p197) Abrogated and abrogating verses can be infered from the sunna (e.g. Punishment for adultery)
Abrogation - Sunna S 182 (p180) A sunna can be abrogated by another sunna
Abrogation - Sunna S 189 (p184) Sunna can't abrogate the Qur'an
Abrogation - Sunna S 189 (p185) Qur'an can't abrogate the sunna; another sunna must be provided to abrogate a sunna
Abrogation - Verses S 110 (p128) Q 73:20 abrogates 73:1-4 (Allows muslims to recite Qur'an when convenient instead of 1/2 the night)
Addition S 17 (p71) 3+7=10; 30+10=40 (Q 2:192; 7:138)
Adultery S 132 (p147) Husband can claim li'an and accuse wife of infidelity without witnesses and without punishment
Adultery - Punishment S 83 (p106) Scourging with 100 stripes is punishment for free women (Q 24:2)
Adultery - Punishment S 123 (p138) Punishment for slaves is 1/2 that of free people (Can only scourge, no stoning)
Adultery - Punishment S 232 (p199) Punishment is stoning (changed from scourging)
Age of Accountability S 69 (p98) There is an age where people become responsible for following and fearing God
al-Bayan S p67 Perspicuous declaration
al-kharaj S 712 (p330) Means profit
al-riba S 217 (p191) Means usury
al-shighar S 168 (p175) Guy A marries guy B's sister and guy B marries guy A's sister so dowry isn't paid; pre-Islamic practice
aqila S 618 (p315) The killers male relatives are obligated to pay the diya
aqila S 618 (p316) Can't pay less than 1/3 of the diya
Arabic S 55 (p88) Arabic language has most richest and extensive vocabulary
Arabic S 55 (p89) First language; if one speaks something else, its because they neglected Arabic
Arabic S 62 (p93) Important to learn Arabic to recite the Qur'an, and pronounce takbir, tasbih, tashahhud, etc.
Arabic S 193 (p185) Can give a varity of meaning for each word
Arabs S 2 (p59) One of two groups that Muh was sent to witness to
Arabs S 2 (p59) Said to be idol worshippers
araya S 691 (p326) The sale of a branch with an estimated amount of dates on it
Bequests S 130 (p144) Can't bequest to parents; their inheritance is already confirmed
Bequests S 130 (p144) Can only be made to a person who is not a successor
Booty S 84 (p106) 1/5 belongs to God and Muh (Q 8:42)
Booty - Kinsmen S 84 (p106) Muh allowed Banu al-Muttalib and Banu Hashim to take his 1/5 share
Children S 592 (p310) Children should be supported by their father
Christians S 2 (p59) Claim the Messiah to be the son of God (Q 9:30-31)
Cleanliness S 141 (p151) Comes from ghusl not ablution (Q 5:8-9; 4:46)
Contradiction - Abrogation S 101 (p125) God's first revelation can't be considered perfect if something better can come about (Q 2:100)
Contradiction - Abrogation S 90 v 101 90 - God keeps Muh from error, 101 - One sunna can abrogate another
Contradiction - Duties S 42 v 51 42 - Can't perform duties for others; 51 - by some performing duty, others relieved of obligation
Contradiction - Duties S,M S42 v M936 S - a person perform duties on the behalf of another; M - Son performs hajj for mom
Contradiction - Foeticide S 428 v 697 428-Punishment for foeticide is 100 camels; 697-Punishment is ghurra (equal to 5 camels)
Contradiction - Meat S 225 (p193) Can't eat after 3 days vs can preserve (Shafi says no contradiction - just abrogation)
Contradiction - Prayer S 320 (p223) 318-Washing is obligatory for Friday prayer; 320-'Umar & 'Uthman didn't wash (See 'Error-Obligatory')
Contradiction - Prophet S 5 (p62) Universal prophet vs. prophet for Arabs (Muh's kinsmen)
Contradiction - Sunna S 262 v 352 262 - Meaning not word-for-word transmitted for sunna; 352-word-for-word makes transmitter reliable
Contradictions S 21 (p75) Acknowledges contradictions between sunnas and Qur'an and sunna
Crimes S 694 (p326) Legal distinction made between intentional and unintentional crimes
Defecating S 307 (p218) Shouldn't face, or have back toward, Ka'ba or Jerusalem when defecating
Disputes - After Muh's time S 89 (p113) Decided in accordance with Qur'an, then the sunna, then by analogy
Disputes - During Muh's time S 88 (p112) Should be referred to God and Muh (Q 4:62)
Divorce S 137 (p150) Divorce is final if a man declares divorce three times
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Divorce S 756 (p342) Before divorce is final, couple must wait idda, then husband must decide whether to take the wife back
Divorce S 756 (p342) The only way for a husband to show that he's taken his wife back is to have intercourse with her
Divorce - Reconciliation S 137 (p150) Can't return to wife until nikah (she marries again, cohabits with husband, then he divorces her)
Divorce - Reconciliation S 138 (p150) Wife wants to return to former husband (current husband's organ is "limp as a cloth's nap"), can't until intercourse
Divorced Women S 727 (p334) Must wait for 3 periods after divorce before remarrying (Q 2:228)
diya S 315 (p222) Means blood-money
diya S 427 (p263) Wife can inherit husband's diya
Drunkeness S 115 (p133) Can't pray when drunk (Q 4:46)
Drunkeness S 115 (p133) Prayer by drunkard (Q 4:46) prohibited before drinking of wine prohibited
Duties S 42 (p84) Can't perform duties on behalf of another
Equal Compensation in Kind S 26 (p78) Compensation determined by finding an animal of the same size to replace a dead one
Equal Compensation in Kind S 26 (p78) Must be determined by ijtihad
Equal Compensation in Kind S 547 (p297) If game is killed on pilgrammage, compensation in the same kind of animal must be made
Error - Obligatory S 320 (p223) Make obligatory mean optional so sunna's won't contradict concerning Friday prayer
fasid S 166 (p174) Means invalid
Fasting S 17 (p71) If one can't offer sacrifice on pilgrammage, fast for 10 days
Fasting S 114 (p132) Excused from if traveling
Fasting S 114 (p132) Obligatory 1 month out of 12; not obligatory in 11 out of 12 months
Father S 592 (p310) By analogy of child support, children should support parents once retired
Foeticide S 428 (p264) The killing of a fetus while in the womb
Food - Prohibited S 161 (p170) Can't eat an already dead animal, swine, or things offered to other gods
Food - Prohibited S 161 (p171) Can't eat animals with fangs
Forgiveness S 696 (p327) God pardons the first offense; takes vengence out when offense is repeated (Q 5:96)
Fornicating S 122 (p137) Punishment of confinement for fornicators (Q 4:19-20) abrogated by punishment of scourging (Q 24:2)
Fornicating - Punishment S 232 (p199) Punishment is 100 strips by way of scourging
gharar S 168 (p175) A type of sale that involves uncertainty; selling products without having them in possession
ghurra S 697 (p328) A male or female slave; price is equal to 5 camels
ghusl S 141 (p151) Complete washing
ghusl S 142 (p152) The minimum requirement for washing is to wash limbs once
God's Commands S 22 (p76) 3 catagories: Qur'an is sufficient, obedience to Muh's orders, and items only found in the Sunna
God's Commands S 88 (p112) Must be obeyed and not questioned by men or women (Q 33:36)
Hajj S 148 (p158) Required of all Muslims who can make it (Q 3:91)
Hajj S 155 (p166) Pilgrimage
Idda S 156 (p168) The amount of time a wife needs to wait before marrying again
Idda - Divorced S 156 (p168) Divorced women should keep to themselves for 3 periods; no more periods=wait 3 months
Idda - Divorced S 156 (p168) If a divorced woman is pregnant, time is after delivery
Idda - Widows S 156 (p168) Widows should keep to themselves for 4 months and 10 days after husband's death (Q 2:234)
Idda - Widows S 157 (p168) If a widow has baby after husband dies, no 'idda is necessary
Idda - Widows S 162 (p172) Must abstain from marriage and must stay in deceased husbands house for 'idda
ihsan S 126 (p140) Anything that may prevent indecency (e.g. Islam, marriage, chastitiy, etc)
ijma S 27 (p78) Consensus
ijma' S 480 (p285) Consensus
ijma' S 481 (p285) The public consensus can determine if a sunna is from Muh
ijma' S 481 (p285) True Muslims will follow the consensus of the community
ijtihad S 13 (p68) Personal reasoning
ijtihad S 491 (p288) If no indication to the right answer, Muslims should use ijtihad
ijtihad S 542 (p296) Used to determine qiblah
ijtihad S 551 (p299) If a judge makes right decision using ijtihad, then he is doubly compensated
ijtihad S 551 (p299) If a judge makes wrong decision using ijtihad, then he is compensated once
ijtihad S 559 (p300) Exercise ijtihad on the explicit meaning of text, not implicit
ikhtilaf S 28 (p79) Disagreement
ikhtilaf S 721 (p333) Prohibited if Qur'an and sunna are clear on the matter in dispute (Q 3:101; 98:3)
ikhtilaf S 721 (p333) Not prohibited if decision is made by analogy, people will have differences
Inheritance S 144 (p155) Muslims can't inherit from non-Muslims and vice versa
Inheritance S 144 (p154) Men and women both get shares from parents (Q 4:8)
Inheritance S 144 (p154) Bequests and debts must be paid before disbursment to family
Inheritance S 145 (p156) Slaves, non-Muslims, and criminals have no rights of inheritance
Inheritance - Heirs S 144 (p154) Mother gets 1/6 and father gets 1/6; if there are children
Inheritance - Heirs S 144 (p154) No children, no siblings = mother gets 1/3 (Q 4:12-13)
Inheritance - Heirs S 144 (p154) No children, with siblings = mother gets 1/6 (Q 4:12-13)
Inheritance - Heirs S 144 (p154) For fathers and sons, God apportions
Inheritance - Heirs S 144 (p154) Wife dies, no children = husband gets 1/2
Inheritance - Heirs S 144 (p154) Wife dies with children = husband gets 1/4
Inheritance - Heirs S 778 (p345) If sister is sole survivor, she gets 1/2 the estate
Inheritance - Heirs S 778 (p345) Men get double inheritance of a woman (Q 4:175); if bro is sole survivor, he gets the whole estate
Inheritance - Heirs S 799 (p347) A grandfather takes away the inheritance of the mother's near relatives
Inheritance - Heirs S 813 (p349) Grandfather and brother's rights for inheritance are equal
Inheritance - Murderers S 145 (p156) Murderers can't inherit from the one they killed; minimum penalty for murder=lose right of inheritance
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Inheritance - No Heirs S 144 (p154) No heirs, the sibling gets 1/2 (Q 4:175)
Inheritance - Slaves S 145 (p155) Can't own property; their master owns them and anything they have
Insanity S 114 (p132) Excused from prayer until well, and don't need to make up missed prayers
Insanity S 115 (p133) Not the same as drunkeness
Islam S 9 (p63) Best community established among men by following Islam
isnad S 352 (p240) Each transmitter must be reliable
istibra' S 729 (p335) To make sure a woman is clear of pregnancy before having intercourse
istibra' - Slave vs. Free S 729 (p335) Slave woman must wait 1 menstrual period before intercourse; free woman is 3 periods
istidlal S 10 (p65) inductive reasoning
istihasan S 16 (p70) No man should use this type of decision
istihasan S 16 (p70) Initiating something without basing decision upon parallel example
istihasan S 582 (p304) Means juristic preference
istihasan S 582 (p304) Juristic preference shouldn't be used when Qur'an or sunna doesn't call for it
istihasan S 585 (p306) Only permissable for scholars within the bounds of the narratives or analogy
istinja' S 19 (p73) Cleansing with 3 stones
Jews S 2 (p59) Are said to claim Ezra ('Uzayr) as the Son of God (Q 9:30-31)
Jihad S 40 (p83) In the Torah, Gospel, and the Qur'an (Q 9:112)
Jihad S 40 (p83) Fight against polytheists (Q 9:36; 9:5; 9:36)
Jihad S 42 (p84) A kifaya
Jihad S 42 (p84) God prefers those who fight over those who sit at home
Jihad S 46 (p85) Can't fight, still relieved of punishment by others performing it (Q 4:97; 9:123)
Judgment S 100 (p123) There is no reversal in God's judgment
junub S 141 (p151) Pollution
junub S 143 (p153) To be clean, must wash genital organs, perform ablution, and ghusl
Kifaya S 42 (p84) A collective duty required of Muslims
Kifaya S 46 (p85) If one honestly can't participate, relieved of punishment by others who do perform
Kifaya S 51 (p86) As long as some perform, none fall into error
Kifaya S 53 (p87) Examples - Jihad, knowing the law, attending funeral services, responding to greetings
Killing - Intentional S 694 (p326) See Murder
Killing - Unintentional S 694 (p326) 100 camels is the punishment for unintentional killing of a believer
Killing - Unintentional S 694 (p326) aqila pays the diya for unintentional killing
Knowledge S 10 (p65) Can be obtained through reading the Qur'an and deductive reasoning
Knowledge S 533 (p293) God gave out knowledge to men in whatever way and how ever much he wanted
Knowledge - Catagories S 13 (p68) There are 4 catagories knowledge falls under: texts, words of Muh, example of Muh, ijtihad
Legal knowledge S 27 (p78) Derived from Qur'an, sunna, qiyas and ijma
Legal knowledge S 28 (p79) Two catagories: ijma and ikhtilaf
Legal knowledge S 30 (p81) Two kinds: one for the general public and analogy
Legal knowledge S 495 (p289) Four types of knowledge, decisions based on Qur'an and sunna, that of specialists, ijma, and ijtihad
Legal knowledge - Analogy S 34 (p82) Knowledge not in the Qur'an or in the Sunna; can have different interpretations
Legal knowledge - General S 32 (p82) What is specified in the Qur'an or Sunna; can't be questioned
li'an S 132 (p147) An oath of virtue by a husband to accuse his wife without evidence; marriage is dissolved
Lunatics S 69 (p99) Are not obligated to follow God until they are better
mansukh S 99 (p122) Abrogated verse
Marriage S 166 (p174) Lawful if one has the consent of bride and groom, consent of bride's guardian, and witnesses
Marriage - Prohibited S 158 (p169) Can't marry mom, daughters, sisters, aunts, bro's & sis's daughters, or those related by nursing (Q 4:27-28)
Marriage - Prohibited S 158 (p169) Can't marry two sisters at the same time; but can marry at different times
Marriage - Prohibited S 160 (p170) Can change if marital status change with people in your family
Marriage - Prohibited S 167 (p175) Marriages such as al-shighar and mut'a are forbidden
Marriage - Prohibited S 168 (p175) Can't marry while on the hajj
Marriage - Prohibited S 168 (p175) Prohibited marriages are to be dissolved
Marriage - Proposals S 331 (p227) A man can't propose to a woman who was already proposed to
Mecca S 5 (p62) The Mother of cities
Men S 293 (p215) Excuses that allow men to postpone God's commands - busy, forgot, sick
Messiah S 2 (p59) Muslims recognize the son of Mary as Messiah (Q 9:30-31)
Muhammad S 5 (p61) Was the most universal of God's prophets
Muhammad S 5 (p61) Is the intercessor that is sought during judgment
Muhammad S 5 (p61) Purest of God's creatures in soul
Muhammad S 5 (p61) Possesses every character trait in spirit and temporal life pleasing to God
Muhammad S 5 (p61) Best in ancestry and family
Muhammad S 5 (p62) Sent to warn clan, nearest kin (Q 26:214)
Muhammad S 6 (p62) Arab of the Quraysh tribe
Muhammad S 8 (p63) Whenever God is mentioned in witness, Muh should be mentioned
Muhammad S 9 (p63) His name is included in the shahadah
Muhammad S 9 (p64) The dispatcher of every blessing
Muhammad S 9 (p64) The defender against falsehood
Muhammad S 21 (p75) Muh's words supplement the Qur'an - tells number of necessary prayers
Muhammad S 87 (p112) God requires men to follow the orders of Muh
Muhammad S 90 (p116) God preserves him from error and worldly success
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Muhammad S 92 (p118) Muh has given the God's full revelation of what is allowed and prohibited
Muhammad's Commands S 88 (p112) Must be obeyed and not questioned by men or women (Q 33:36)
Muhammad's Commands S 90 (p114) Obeying Muh is like obeying God
mukhbara S 443 (p272) Share-cropping
mukhbara S 443 (p272) Share-cropping is prohibited
Murder S 694 (p326) Offender must pay diya out of own property for intentional killing of a freeman
Murder/Slaying S 660 (p322) A legal distinction is made that killing a person is a graver offense than killing an animal
Musa S 440 (p270) Musa of the children of Israel is the Musa associated with al-Khidr
mut'a S 168 (p175) Temporary marriage
muzabana S 691 (p325) An exchange of a known quantity for an unknown quantity; may include riba
muzabana S 691 (p326) araya is an exceptioin to the prohibition of muzabana
nasikh S 99 (p122) Abrogating verse
nikah S 137 (p150) Is not just marriage, but intercourse
People S 71 (p99) Word can be applied to a minimum of 3 persons to all persons
People of the Book S 2 (p58) One of two groups that Muh was sent to witness to
People of the Book S 2 (p58) Charged with mixing lies into Tauwrat and Injel
Persians S 3 (p60) Worshipped whatever they pleased (i.e. fish or beast or star or fire etc.)
Prayer S 112 (p129) Only 5 prayers are obligatory
Prayer S 114 (p132) Excused from if menstruating, insane, or unconscious
Prayer S 115 (p133) Can't pray until purified; can't be menstruating, drunk, or junub (Q 4:46)
Prayer S 115 (p133) Duty fulfilled with word, deed, and by abstention from forbidden acts
Prayer S 115 (p133) Don't pray if one is in a state that they can't comprehend it (drunkeness, etc.)
Prayer S 148 (p158) To take place at stipulated times (Q 4:104)
Prayer S 148 (p158) Should pray 5 times a day
Prayer S 148 (p159) Each prayer the Qur'an should be recited - sunset, evening, and dawn audibly; noon and 'asr inaudibly
Prayer S 148 (p159) Consists of takbir, the recital, the bowing, two prostrations after each inclination, and taslim
Prayer S 148 (p160) If one can't say prayers at appointed times, delay until you can and say them together
Prayer S 297 (p216) Prayer must start at the prescribed time, but can vary in length
Prayer - 'asr S 148 (p158) 4 rak'as repeated twice
Prayer - Dawn S 148 (p158) 2 rak'as
Prayer - Eclipse S 148 (p160) 1 rak'a added to eclipse prayer
Prayer - Evening S 148 (p158) 4 rak'as repeated twice
Prayer - Feast S 148 (p159) Bowings and prostrations must be same as rain prayer
Prayer - Friday S 318 (p222) Complete washing is obligatory
Prayer - Friday S 318 (p222) No one can go to the Friday prayer unless they have completely washed
Prayer - Friday S 320 (p223) Umar and 'Uthman didn't wash before Friday prayer (which Muh said was obligatory)
Prayer - Imam S 235 (p201) Imam should be followed; unless imam or you are sick/hurt
Prayer - Noon S 148 (p158) 4 rak'as repeated twice
Prayer - Optional S 148 (p159) Optional prayers must follow same procedures as obligatory prayers; except qiblah doesn't matter
Prayer - qiblah S 148 (p159) Prayer must be said facing qiblah, unless prayer of fear
Prayer - Rain S 148 (p159) Bowings and prostrations must be same as feast prayer
Prayer - Sickness S 235 (p201) Prayer should be done standing; sitting if unable to stand (sick, hurt, etc.)
Prayer - Sunset S 148 (p158) 3 rak'as
Prayer - Traveling S 148 (p159) Prayer can be cut shorter if the prayer has 4 rak'as
Prayer of Circumambulation S 339 (p233) Prohibited before sunrise or before sunset
Prayer of Fear S 120 (p135) Can pray on foot or mounted if one is afraid (Q 2:240)
Prayer of Fear S 149 (p161) One group of Muslims say prayers, while another group protects them, then switch
Prayer of Fear - qiblah S 120 (p135) Direction of qiblah doesn't matter if afraid (Tradition)
Prayer Time S 291 (p214) Praying earlier is more meritorious than being late
Prayer Time S 291 (p214) If one misses prayer time, say prayer and ask pardon when remember
Prayers S 336 (p230) 2 types of prayers - obligatory and optional
Prayers - Prohibited S 338 (p232) Optional prayers can't be said before sunrise or before sunset
Pregnant - Divorced Woman S 738 (p338) Once a divorced woman delivers, no more idda is needed to be observed
Pregnant - Widow Woman S 738 (p338) A widow must wait the full idda, even if she delivers during the 4 months and 10 days
Prohibitions S 166 (p173) Prohibited acts are deemed unlawful
Prohibitions S 170 (p177) If a specific type of act is prohibited (e.g. marrying 2 sisters) doesn't mean act (i.e. marriage) is prohibited
Property Damage S 696 (p327) Owner is responsible for protecting property against flocks during the day
Property Damage S 696 (p327) Flock's owner is responsible for property damage at night done by his flock
Prophets S 437 (p269) God sends to prophets, then a third to confirm as a proof of their validity
Punishment - Abortion S 698 (p328) If fetus dies after abortion, 100 camels paid if male, 50 if female
Punishment - Foeticide S 428 (p264) If someone causes a women to miscarry, 100 camels if fetus is alive, none if dead.
Punishment - Foeticide S 697 (p328) Compensation for foeticide is a ghurra
Punishment - Foeticide S 698 (p328) Killing of male and female fetus is the same punishment
Punishment - Foeticide S 702 (p329) Child is not known if it was alive in womb, so offence is considered against the mother
Punishment - Mutilation S 422 (p261) Umar gave the penalty for cutting off another's finger proportional to the functionality of the finger
Punishment - Mutilation S 423 (p262) Each finger is worth 10 camels, hand=50 camels if damaged/cut-off (Abrogates 'Umar's decision (422))
Punishment - Mutilation S 689 (p325) Punishment for male and female thieves is to cut off their hands
Punishment - Oaths S 696 (p327) Must fed 10 poor families or cloth them if a person breaks an oath (Q 5:91)
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Punishments - Slave & Free S 671 (p322) Slaves and freeman are liable for the same penalty for offenses they commit
qiblah S 14 (p69) Direction of prayer
qiblah S 14 (p69) Established in the Qur'an; toward the sacred mosque (Mecca)
qiblah S 14 (p69) People discover direction through ijtihad; what direction is Mecca from them
qiblah S 24 (p77) Qiblah determined by either seeing mosque, or by ijtihad
qiblah S 116 (p133) Moved from Jerusalem to Ka'ba
qiblah S 117 (p134) No direction is allowed besides toward Ka'ba; except in fear of danger or traveling
qiblah S 307 (p218) Can't face or have back toward Ka'ba or Jerusalem when going to the bathroom
qiblah S 418 (p254) Toward Syria at one point
qiyas S 27 (p78) Analogy
qiyas S 27 (p79) Conditioned on Muh's permitted and prohibited acts
qiyas S 491 (p288) ijtihad is qiyas
qiyas S 491 (p288) If no indication to the right answer, Muslims should use ijtihad
qiyas S 497 (p290) Those who apply don't always reach the same decision
qiyas S 533 (p293) Determination of the qiblah for each individual is done by qiyas
qiyas S 585 (p307) Must not be lacking in comprehension or knowledge of Arabic to perform analogy
qiyas - Ablution S 681 (p324) Wiping of shoes is permitted, but not the wiping of the turban, veil, or gloves by analogy
Qur'an S 58 (p90) Revealed in only Arabic (Q 14:4)
Qur'an S 189 (p184) Sunna can't contradict the Qur'an
Qur'an - Abrogation S 189 (p184) One knows which Qur'anic verses are abrogated by indications from the sunna
Qur'an - Abrogation S 189 (p185) Can't abrogate the sunna; another sunna must be provided to abrogate a sunna
Qur'an - Contradictions S 203 (p188) Sunna can't contradict Qur'an; can only spedify the general and particular verses
Qur'an - Foreign Words S 55 (p88) No foreign words, just Arabs that don't know the whole language
Qur'an - Reciting S 267 (p209) Qur'an was revealed in 7 different modes; one can recite which mode is convenient
Raids - Killing S 312 (p221) Women and children can be killed, without punishment, during night attacks if unrecognizable
Raids - Killing S 315 (p221) If believer killed on accident, set free a believing slave and pay diya
Raids - Killing S 315 (p221) If can't free slave for retribution of accidental killing, fast for 2 months
rak'a S 148 (p158) Cycles in prayer - standing, bowing, prostration, and sitting
Ramadan S 136 (p149) Shafii knows of no tradition specifying Ramadan as the month of fasting
Repeal S 101 (p124) "God repeals what He wills" (Q 13:39)
Return - Milk animal S 713 (p331) 1 sa of dates must be paid to vendor if milk animal is returned for a defect
Revelation S 100 (p123) Whatever duties God doesn't confirm are abrogated
Rikaz S 154 (p166) Natural and hidden treasures
Sacrificial Meat S 225 (p193) Can't eat from after three days
Sacrificial Meat S 225 (p193) Can preserve and give to the poor
Shahada S 86 (p 110) Includes belief in God and in Muh as God's messenger
Sin - Gravest S 4 (p61) Disbelief in God and committing what he doesn't permit
Slaves S 145 (p155) May be sold, given in gift, or bequethed as a chattel by their master
Slaves S 712 (p330) Profit (al-kharaj) a slave produces belongs to the owner
Slaves - diya S 647 (p321) Diya of a slave is equal to his price
Sunna S 22 (p75) Purpose is to provide direction when something isn't described in the Qur'an
Sunna S 23 (p76) Everything in it is clear explanations of the Word of God
Sunna S 23 (p76) Follow the Qur'an, should follow the sunna
Sunna S 90 (p115) Q 4:68 is sunna laid down by Muh, not a command in the text of the Qur'an
Sunna S 94 (p 119) Muh's actions provided direction for issues that are in, and not in, the Qur'an
Sunna S 96 (p120) Sunna has 3 catagories: clarifying the Qur'an with action, resolving ambiguities, actions by Muh not in the Qur'an
Sunna S 97 (p121) Wisdom inspired by God
Sunna S 101 (p124) Can't abrogate the Qur'an (Q 10:16-17)
Sunna S 155 (p167) Never contradicts the Qur'an
Sunna S 155 (p167) Binding upon Muslims
Sunna S 189 (p184) Sunna can't contradict the Qur'an
Sunna S 199 (p187) Muh urged men never to reject his orders for God gave him authority
Sunna S 350 (p238) Should be taken as general statements unless another sunna makes specific
Sunna S 459 (p279) Should be tested by examining the transmitters' reliability and look for supporting hadiths
Sunna - Abrogation S 101 (p125) Abrogation applies to the sunna
Sunna - Abrogation S 101 (p125) Can only be abrogated by another sunna
Sunna - Abrogation S 182 (p180) A sunna can be abrogated by another sunna
Sunna - Abrogation S 189 (p184) Sunna can't abrogate the Qur'an
Sunna - Abrogation S 189 (p184) One knows which Qur'anic verses are abrogated by indications from the sunna
Sunna - Abrogation S 189 (p185) Qur'an can't abrogate the sunna; another sunna must be provided to abrogate a sunna
Sunna - 'A'ishah S 283 (p213) Traditions transmitted by 'A'ishah are more valid than ones that contradict her
Sunna - Contradictions S 182 (p182) No contradictions, only incomplete transmissions or is from transmitter's imagination
Sunna - Contradictions S 182 (p182) Contradictions should be compared to Qur'an and other sunna to authenticate one
Sunna - Contradictions S 182 (p182) No contradictions exist that can't be explained
Sunna - Contradictions S 203 (p188) Can't contradict Qur'an; can only spedify the general and particular verses
Sunna - Contradictions S 247 (p204) If 2 sunna's contradict, follow one+D309 closest to meaning
Sunna - Contradictions S 262 (p208) Transmitters were concerned with change, more than actual words
Sunna - Contradictions S 280 (p212) Can abandon contradicting traditions if there are a greater # of authorities for one than another
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Sunna - Contradictions S 285 (p213) Traditions consistent with the Qur'an are more reliable
Sunna - Contradictions S 287 (p214) If Qur'an doesn't address, judge by which is better known authority
Sunna - Contradictions S 350 (p238) Only contradictory if they are incapable of being harmonized and one sunna must be rejected to resolve
Sunna - Contradictions S 445 (p273) Men argue, both quoting contradictory hadiths
Sunna - General v. Specific S 350 (p238) General and specific sunnas must be seen as complimentary and not contradictory
Sunna - Punishment S 413 (p250) Punishment for those who attribute something falsely to Muh - Hell
Sunna - Reciting S 268 (p209) Can agree on meaning, but differ on wording as long as it doesn't change the meaning
Sunna - Reliability S 352 (p239) Minimum proof for reliability is to have a isnad that goes back to Muh or one of his companions
Sunna - Reliability S 360 (p241) Can accept some sunna based on inductive reasoning on the basis of the Qur'an
Sunna - Single transmitter S 419 (p255) A sunna with only one transmitter is sufficient to abrogate; if transmitter is reliable
Sunna - Single transmitter S 419 (p255) Qiblah changed and wine prohibited on strength of a single transmitter
takbir S 62 (p93) "God is great"
tasbih S 62 (p93) "God be praised"
tashahhud S 62 (p93) The recital of the profession of faith
taslim S 148 (p159) Salutations on the Prophet and his house; comes at end of prayer cycle
Theft - Punishment S 83 (p106) Cut off culprits hand if steals from a secure place and it's worth more than 1/4 of a dinar
Traditions S 413 (p251) Muh allowed Muslims to say what they wanted about Jews, but couldn't attribute Muh with false saying
Transaction - Milk animal S 712 (p331) Milk is unknown quantity in an animal sold, so Muh fixed price of unknown quantity at 1 sa of dates
Transactions S 332 (p228) A transaction can be cancelled as long as buyer and vendor haven't parted
Transactions - Advanced sell S 348 (p237) Measure, weight and delivery time must be specified to sell in advance
Transactions - 'ariya S 346 (p235) Can sell a branch with an estimated amount of dates on it
Transactions - Fruit S 147 (p157) Sell pollinated tree, fruit belongs to vendor unless stipulated otherwise
Transactions - Prohibited S 147 (p157) Unlawful to sell gold for gold (unless equal quantities)
Transactions - Prohibited S 147 (p157) Unlawful to sell gold for silver, whether in cash or credit
Transactions - Prohibited S 147 (p157) Unlawful to have sale that involves risk or concealment of anything by buyer
Transactions - Prohibited S 168 (p175) gharar is prohibited
Transactions - Prohibited S 168 (p176) Selling dry dates for fresh dates is forbidden
Transactions - Prohibited S 332 (p228) A vendor can't sell to someone what he agreed to sell to someone else
Transactions - Prohibited S 347 (p236) Can't sell a known for an unknown weight (e.g. dates for dried dates)
Transactions - Prohibited S 348 (p237) Can't sell what is not in vendors possession (unless Advanced sell)
Transmitters S 352 (p239) Must be reliable, confident in Islam, transmits word-for-word and not just meaning
Transmitters S 360 (p241) Transmitters are considered witnesses to testimony, just like in a court case
Transmitters S 370 (p243) Are considered truthful until evidence is found against their character
Transmitters S 371 (p244) Shafi'i accepts the testimony of a man, but not his tradition
Traveler S 114 (p132) Excused from fasting, but not prayer, while traveling
Unbelievers S 149 (p161) Are Muslims manifest enemy (Q 4:102-103)
Unbelievers S 429 (p265) Muslims are to fight unbelievers until they accept Islam
Unchastity S 132 (p147) One who accuses a free woman without witnesses is punished by scourging
Unconsciousness S 114 (p132) Excused from prayer until well, and don't need to make up missed prayers
Unintentional Homicide S 618 (p315) Free Muslim unintentionally kills another Muslim - diya should be paid within 3 years (1/3 each year) by 'aqila
Urinating S 307 (p218) Shouldn't face, or have back toward, Ka'ba or Jerusalem when urinating
Usury S 214 (p190) God forbids usury (Q 2:276)
Uterine Relatives S 785 (p345) A closer relatives in the view of the Qur'an (Q 8:76)
Widows S 156 (p168) Widows should keep to themselves for 4 months and 10 days after husband's death (Q 2:234)
Wills S 128 (p141) Are required for Muslims to make when near death (Q 2:176)
Wills - Estate S 20 (p74) No more than 1/3 of estate should go to one person
Wills - Estate S 20 (p74) Shouldn't distribute until debts are paid
Wills - Estate S 130 (p144) Bequests can't exceed 1/3 of the estate
Wisdom S 87 (p111) Means the sunna of Muh (Q 2:123; 4:113; 33:34)
Witnesses S 16 (p70) Should call two men of just character
Witnesses S 25 (p78) Must act in accordance with God's command to be considered of just character
Wives S 167 (p174) Men are limited to 4 wives at a time
Women S 166 (p173) Are lawful to men through marriage or if she's a slave girl
Women - Menstruation S 113 (p131) Men must distance themselves from menstruating wives until purified (Q 2:222)
Women - Menstruation S 113 (p131) Women must perform ablution after menstruation stops
Women - Menstruation S 113 (p131) Women not allowed to circumambulate Ka'ba until purified
Women - Menstruation S 113 (p132) Women are not purified from menstruation by ablution or washing; must wait until it stops
Women - Menstruation S 113 (p132) Excused from prayer and don't need to make up missed prayers
Women - Menstruation S 114 (p132) Are not excused from fasting
Zakat S 148 (p158) Legal alms must be paid (Q 2:40, 77, 104, etc)
Zakat S 154 (p165) Ordered alms payment once a year, at harvest time (Q 4:142)
Zakat - Animals S 151 (p163) Should be paid on camels, sheep, and cows
Zakat - Animals S 151 (p163) Not required on horses, donkeys, and mules
Zakat - Crops S 151 (p164) Required for sown and planted products at a rate of 1/10 if naturally watered land; 1/20 if by a well
Zakat - Crops S 151 (p164) Required for palm-dates, grapes and olives
Zakat - Crops S 151 (p164) Not required for walnuts, almonds, figs, etc.
Zakat - Crops S 152 (p164) Required of crops that are made into flour or bread, etc.
Zakat - Crops S 152 (p165) If Muh didn't specify a crop, zakat is not required of it
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Zakat - Metal S 153 (p165) Required on silver and gold
Zakat - Metal S 153 (p165) Not required for brass, iron, and lead
Zakat - Precious stones S 153 (p165) Not required for ruby and chrysolite
Zakat - Rikaz S 154 (p166) Shall be 1/5, paid on the day they are produced