The first in a series of four courses that cover a complete classical manual of Islamic Law, Quduri’s Manual Explained is a unique opportunity to gain a comprehensive understanding of exactly what it means for our religion to be a "way of life". Part 1 covers worship, the lawful and unlawful, oaths and vows, slaughtering and drinks.

At-A-Glance

• Read an early classic of Islamic law.
• The first in a series of courses that will cover all chapters of Islamic law, not just worship.
• Builds on your previous study of Islamic Law from our Foundations curriculum.
• Completely cover purification, prayer, fasting, Zakat, Hajj, hunting and slaughtering, and vows.

The “crowning achievement” of Muslim scholarship, Islamic law is arguably one of the most difficult disciplines to master. Yet it is extremely practical because it deals with real-world issues that Muslims face in their day-to-day lives, making the learning of every single scholar incomplete until they have studied a classical manual of Islamic Law from cover-to-cover. Mastering other disciplines, such as theology, legal methodology, Arabic grammar, hadith, and tafsir, only enable one to answer a very small set of questions that the common person has because the vast, vast majority of questions that they have revolve around Islamic Law. This is why anyone who is planning on being in a position where they will answer people’s religious questions must have a solid grounding in this area.

Few students of knowledge ever get the opportunity to read a classical manual of Islamic Law that covers all of the chapters of Islamic Law (not just worship or 'ibadat) from cover-to-cover under a teacher, and thereby they miss out on the comprehensive understanding of exactly what it means for our religion to be a “way of life”. Quduri’s Manual Explained seeks to fill this void in a series of four courses that cover a complete classical manual of Islamic Law. By gaining a comprehensive understanding of Islamic Law, you will be able to attain godfearingness (taqwa) in your lives because you will know how Allah's command relates to everything you do. In addition, you will become familiarized with more and more fiqh terminology in Arabic.

By the end of these four courses, you will have studied Quduri’s Manual completely with the instructor, which is the classical way of acquiring knowledge. You will learn how to understand the terse expressions of classical manuals, and appreciate the value of writing manuals in such a manner. You will be able to sense before you do something in your life how it is religiously significant and what kinds of questions you need to ask before undertaking a particular action, because until someone has studied a manual of Islamic Law, they often do things not realizing that they may be falling into something unlawful.

The text of this series, Mukhtasar al-Quduri, is an in-depth manual of Islamic law by the early great scholar Abu’l-Hasan Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Quduri al-Baghdadi, the Hanafi jurist, born 362 AH.

Part 1 will build on your previous study of Islamic Law, particularly Introduction to Islamic Worship Part 1 and 2 based on Shurunbulali's Ascent to Felicity.

Module 1: Taharah

• Wudu
• Ghusl
• Water + animal bones and hides
• Wells
• Left over drinking water
• Tayammum
• Wiping over footgear
• Menstruation
• Filth and purification from it + going to the lavatory

Module 2: Prayer

• Prayer times
• The call to prayer
• Preconditions of the prayer
• The description of the prayer + tashahhud + witr
• The group prayer
• What is disliked and invalidates the prayer + the ithna ‘ashariyya
• Making up prayers
• Disliked times
• Supererogatory prayers and qira’a
• The forgetfulness prostration
• The prayer of a sick person
• Prostration for Qur’anic recital
• Prayer of a traveler
• Friday prayer
• The prayer of the two ‘Ids
• The eclipse prayer
• Prayer for rain
• Tarawih
• Prayer of fear
• Funeral prayer
• The martyr
• Prayer in the Ka’ba

Module 3: Zakat

• Zakat on livestock
• Zakat of gold and silver
• Zakat of trade goods
• Zakat of plants and crops
• Who is zakat payable to
• The Sadaqa al Fitr

Module 4: Fasting

• Types of fast
• Moon sighting
• What breaks a fast and requires an expiation and what does not and what is disliked
• Injunctions and payments for missed fasts
• I’tikaf

Module 5: Hajj

• Who is it obligatory for
• The miqat
• Hajj ifrad from beginning to end
• Chapter of Qiran
• Chapter of tamattu’
• Penalties and expiations
• Those prevented from completing their rites after entering ihram (ihsar)
• Missing Hajj (fawat)
• The sacrificial animal

Module 6: Sacrificing for ‘Id

• Who must do it
• Conditions for the animal

Module 7: Hunting and slaughtering

• Hunting with a dog or falcon
• Hunting with an arrow
• Rules of slaughtering
• What is halal to eat and what is haram to eat

Module 8: Drinks

• What drinks are unlawful and under what conditions

Module 9: Halal and Haram

• Dress
  • Wearing silk
  • Wearing and using gold and silver
• Looking
  • What a person can look at from members of the opposite sex
• Assisting others to do the wrong
• Random topics, including:
  • Birth control
  • Hording
  • Price fixing

Module 10: Oaths

• Types of oath
• Words used for an oath
• Fulfilling the oath
• Vows
• What breaks an oath and what does not
• Expiations for breaking an oath

• Pre-recorded lessons.
• Weekly live sessions by instructor.
• Printable course slides will add structure to lessons.
• Multiple-choice self-study quizzes and assignments will assess your understanding of the material.
• All live lessons will be recorded, so that you can hear lessons that you may miss or review key concepts.
• You can post questions and engage in discussion in the course forum.
• The instructor will hold weekly office hours.