INTRODUCTION

Begin With Knowledge

Before exploring deeper discussions, begin with the foundations of responsibility, understanding and valid practice in Islam.

A FOUNDATION FOR LEARNING

From responsibility to validity

A mukallaf first needs to understand what is required, prohibited, recommended, discouraged or permitted. The next question is how an act is assessed: its cause, conditions, obstacles, pillars and whether it is valid or invalid.

FOUNDATIONAL GUIDE

Taklifi Rulings: Commands, Prohibitions and the Responsibilities of the Mukallaf

An introduction to Taklifi rulings: what Allah requires from the mukallaf, the five categories of legal responsibility, and the relationship between knowledge, awareness, intention and action.

FOUNDATIONAL GUIDE

Waḍʿī Rulings: Pillars and the Measure of Validity or Invalidity

An introduction to Waḍʿī rulings: how the Shariah determines causes, conditions, impediments, pillars and ultimately whether an act is valid or invalid.