Both books are good and worthy of studying

30-4-2007 | IslamWeb

Question:

Assalamu Olaikum. I have recently found two books : (1) Fiqh Us Sunnah by Sayyid Sabiq & (2) The Prophet's Prayer From The beginning To The End As Though You See It By: Shaikh Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen Al-Albaani Translated by: Usama ibn Suhaib Hasan To your opinion, which book is more authentic & as I am following Hanafi Madhab, which book I have to follow. Looking for your reply urgently Allah hafez

Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) is His slave and Messenger.

 

Both books which you mentioned in the question are good and beneficial and you may benefit from both of them. However, each book has its own characteristics. The book 'Fiqh As-Sunnah' edited by Sayid Saabiq  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  him is more comprehensive than the book 'Sifat Salat An-Nabi' as it comprehends all or most of the Fiqh chapters, whereby the book 'Sifat Salat An-Nabi' is about the prayer only. Nonetheless, the characteristic of the latter is that it is more concise in clarifying the method of the prayer of the Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ).

Therefore, we advise you to benefit from both books as each one includes matters that the other does not. The book 'Sifat Salat An-Nabi' is more authentic and better in clarifying the method of the prayer of the Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) and its author is more knowledgeable in Sunnah.

For more benefit, please refer to Fataawa 86609 and 84248.

Allaah Knows best.

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