اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Despite being so busy, Sadr-ush-Shari’ah رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه devoted the precious time of his life for accumulating many necessary rulings and then strived to put all of them in the form of a book. This amazing and outstanding achievement of Sadr-ush-Shari’ah رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه not only made Islam and the Ahl-us-Sunnah (Sunnis) feel proud, but it also spread the blessed Shari’ah and the blessings of the pious saints throughout the world and did the great favour for the Ummah of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, that the return of which can never be paid. It can only be said for the great Islamic services he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه rendered in such a short period of time that he was one of the fortunate and lucky personages whom Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ had selected for the service of Islam after granting him the understanding of Islam.

Sayyiduna Muhammad-ur-Rasoolullah صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: If Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ intends to do good with somebody, He عَزَّوَجَلَّ grants him the understanding of religion (Islam). (Sahih Bukhari, Kitab-ul-‘Ilm, vol. 1, pp. 43, Hadees 71)

Elaborating on this Hadees, a renowned commentator, a great thinker of the Ummah, Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: This means that he is granted Islamic knowledge, Islamic understanding and wisdom. Two rulings have been proven from this Hadees—firstly, it is not Islamic knowledge to commit the translation and words of the Quran and Hadees to memory, but their understanding is Islamic knowledge, which is difficult. Therefore, the blessed Islamic Jurists are followed. For this reason, all commentators and Muhaddiseen, followed the great Aimmah Mujtahideen and did not feel proud of their own understanding of the blessed Ahadees. Secondly, not    just having the knowledge of Quran and Hadees is excellence, but correctly understanding them is excellence. An Islamic scholar is he who has the sayings of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and His Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم on his tongue and their blessings in his heart. Blessings are also necessary along with sayings as the fitting of electrical equipment is necessary along with electrical power.

(Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 1, pp. 187)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد