Abstract:
All Praise is for Allah Alone, and salutations of blessings and peace upon the one
after whom there is no Messenger, the Prophet Muhammad,
To proceed:
This research paper in Comparative Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) which is named
(The jurisprudential issues in Jaami' Al Imaam At-Tirmithi in prayer sections. Collecting
and study) conforms to the researcher's university studies undertaken in the service of
Jaami' Al Imaam At-Tirmithi (The Collection of Hadeeth by Imaam At-Tirmithi) from the
viewpoint of Aqeedah and Hadeeth. This treatise is from the point of view of
Jurisprudence (Fiqh); since Imaam At-Tirmithi in this Jaami' (Collection of Hadeeth) has
exceeded in his commentary on Comparative Fiqh in which he mentioned the various
schools and scholars of Islamic Jurisprudence. This study has served 213 hadiths [the
sayings of prophet Mohammad peace be upon him ] from prayer sections in this book .
These hadiths on which the author commented jurisprudentially. Their percentage was
about 70% of the total hadiths of prayer sections.
In this research paper, the researcher undertook the compilation and collection of
Hadeeth Fiqhi, that Imaam At-Tirmithi rendered services to in the Sections of prayer and
their appropriate categorization and arrangement according to the methodology of the
scholars of jurisprudence.
Thus, the research paper is authenticated in a scientific manner, and refers the
Qur'anic verses to their appropriate positions, and information according to its original
sources and references, like the extraction of Hadeeth (Prophetic Narrations) and Athaar
(Sayings) according to their categories of authentication. Besides, a brief introduction
about the eminent scholars has been included in the treatise.
Next, we come to the chief idea of the research work: The study of Comparative Fiqh
(Islamic Jurisprudence) for every issue put forth by Imaam At-Tirmithi and his
commentary upon the relevant Hadeeth from the point of view of Islamic Jurisprudence.
Thus, the researcher has put forth a well organized presentation of the issues in
relation to the five schools of Islamic Jurisprudence, clarifying the various points of
disagreement. Thereafter, the evidences were discussed from the point of view of every
Math-hab (school of thought) along with the objections raised in relation to it.
Thereafter, the researcher sheds light upon the most acceptable opinion on every
jurisprudential issue, clarifying the reasons for the acceptability of the evidence and the
most acceptable reasons: the strength of the evidence on the basis of its authenticity and
content.
To sum up, this study has covered the Chapters of prayer only; and comprises six
sections, beginning with a 'Preface' and 'Introduction' and ending with an
Epilogue/Conclusion and a Bibliography as follows:
Section 1: A brief biography of Imaam At-Tirmithi and his methodology in the Jaami'
(Collection of Hadeeth).
Section 2: An account of the rulings regarding Mawaqeet Alsalah (Prayer Times).
Section 3: This section deals with the narration of Ahkaam Al-athan (Rulings regarding the
call to prayer) and Al-jamaa'h (the congregational prayer).
Section 4: The description of prayer and recitation.
Section 5: This section covers the rulings of prayers.
Section 6: Finally, the last section talks about the rulings of Mosques.