The “Hanafi Fiqh” course based on the Nurul Isbah book is typically designed to offer

a structured and comprehensive understanding of Islamic jurisprudence according to

the Hanafi school of thought. Nurul Isbah is a well-known text in the Hanafi tradition,

primarily focusing on legal rulings related to worship (like prayer, fasting, zakat, and

hajj), social transactions, and other aspects of daily life. It’s often used as a guide in

madrasas or Islamic learning institutions.

• Title: Hanafi Fiqh

• Instructor: Mufti Asad Ali Shah

• Time: 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

• Recurring every Saturday at 7:00 AM

• Duration: 1 Hour

• Location: 22 Auburn Road, Regents Park NSW 2143

• Contact Info: accounts@al-hira.org

If you’re looking for an outline of what such a course might cover, here is a general

structure based on the contents of Nurul Isbah:

Course Outline on Hanafi Fiqh Based on Nurul Isbah

Module 1: Introduction to Fiqh and Hanafi School

• What is Fiqh?: Understanding Islamic jurisprudence and its sources (Quran,

Hadith, Ijma’, Qiyas).

• Overview of Hanafi Fiqh: A brief history of Imam Abu Hanifa and the

development of the Hanafi madhhab.

• Importance of Fiqh in daily life: How Hanafi fiqh influences personal worship

and societal transactions.

Module 2: Basic Concepts in Hanafi Fiqh

• Rulings in Islamic Law: Obligatory (Fard), Recommended (Mustahabb),

Disliked (Makruh), and Forbidden (Haram).

• Conditions of Valid Acts: Purity, intention (niyyah), timing, and the subject

matter (e.g., the person or the item involved in an act).

Module 3: Purification (Taharah)

• Types of Purification: Wudu (ablution), Ghusl (ritual bath), Tayammum (dry

ablution).

• Rules of Wudu: How to perform wudu, nullifiers of wudu.

• Ghusl: When it is required and how to perform it.

• Menstruation and Postpartum Bleeding: Fiqh rulings related to women’s

purification.

Module 4: Prayer (Salah)

• Obligatory Prayers (Fard): Daily prayers (Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha).

• Sunnah Prayers: Voluntary prayers before or after the obligatory ones.

• Conditions for Valid Prayer: Facing the qiblah, purity, covering the awrah, etc.

• Imam and Followers (Ma’mum): The role of the Imam and the follower in

congregational prayers.