This blessed book called, Sullam al-Hudaat Fee Ma`rifat Arkaan as-Salaat (The Ladder of Guidance to Knowledge of the Principles of the Prayer) of the Gnostic jurists, Shaykh Uthman ibn Is’haq, may Allah ta`ala be merciful to him, since in his book he transmitted the most prominent opinions of the followers of Imam Malik regarding the jurisprudence of the prayer. My objective is to clarify some of the legal rulings of the individual obligations, outwardly and inwardly and to extract the secrets that have been concealed in the text for the People of the Path to Allah, those alert and ready, those faithful to their solemn oath to the Shehu, the Amir’l-Mu’mineen Uthman ibn Fuduye` and those whom Allah wills from His sincere servants. I made it as a commentary in footnotes in order to clarify to the Jama`at of the Shehu and to acquaint the students from the rest of the Muslims regarding the meanings and secrets of this book: the `Umdat’l-Muta`abideen wa’l-Muhtarifeen.
I have, with the help of Allah, provided commentary upon the text, called: `Uddat ‘l-Muta’ahibeen wa’l-Mukhlaseen Fee Sharhi `Ala `Umdat ‘l-Muta`abideen wa’l-Muhtarifeen (The Equipment of the Combat-Ready and the Sincerely Loyal Regarding the Commentary Upon the Support of the Dedicated Worshippers and Skilled Professionals) citing the differences among the mujtahid Imams, and scholars in order to extract from the text its legal gems and theological secrets.
For the spiritual wayfarer, the spiritual disciple and the Knower of Allah, this text provides the foundation and spring well of their spiritual purification, spiritual journey and direct Gnosis of their Lord. For the scholar, this text gives him the verses and prophetic traditions which when examined from the perspective of their legal rulings, give the foundations for the legal extractions of the four schools of thought in Islam. For the student of knowledge, this text provides the sources from which the scholars derive their legal judgments: the Book and the Sunna. For the common Muslim this text provides those necessary elements of the religion for which the servants will be questioned about on the Day of Judgment. This text, `Umdat’l-Muta`abideen wa’l-Muhtarifeen by Shehu Uthman ibn Fuduye`, is one of the clearest and most concise text dealing with the essential sciences which are obligatory upon every responsible person to know and act upon.
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