Sahih Muslim (Volume 6)

Adil Salahi is a scholar, author and translator, who has written or translated into English various books on Islam. After working for the BBC Arabic Service for several years, he worked for the Arabic daily, al-Sharq al-Awsat. He continues to publish many Articles in various Publications including , Arab News, a an English daily published in Saudi Arabia. Adil Salahi taught at the Markfield Institute of Higher Education, Leicester, England. His popular biography of the Prophet, Muhammad: Man and Prophet, is widely respected and has been translated into multiple languages.

• Book of Funeral Prayer (Continued)Chapter 14: Covering the Deceased’s BodyChapter 15: Choosing a Good ShroudChapter 16: A Fast Pace in FuneralsChapter 17: The Importance of the Funeral PrayerChapter 18: One Hundred to Intercede for the DeceasedChapter 19: Forty to Intercede for the DeceasedChapter 20: When a Deceased Person is Praised or OtherwiseChapter 21: Resting and Rested FromChapter 22: Glorification in Funeral PrayerChapter 23: Funeral Prayer at a GraveChapter 24: Standing up for a FuneralChapter 25: Abrogation of Standing up for a FuneralChapter 26: Supplication for the Deceased during the Funeral PrayerChapter 27: Where Does the Imam Stand?Chapter 28: Riding after the Funeral PrayerChapter 29: Making a Groove and Raising the BricksChapter 30: Placing Some Material in the GraveChapter 31: Graves Should Be LevelledChapter 32: Disallowing the Plastering of a Grave2Chapter 33: Prohibition of Sitting on a Grave and Praying Towards ItChapter 34: Offering the Funeral Prayer in a MosqueChapter 35: What to Say When Entering a GraveyardChapter 36: The Prophet’s Request for Permission to Visit His Mother’sGraveChapter 37: The Funeral Prayer for One Who Commits Suicide12: Book of ZakatChapter: No Zakat for What Is Below the ThresholdChapter 1: Higher Rates of ZakatChapter 2: No Zakat Payable for Slaves or HorsesChapter 3: Paying Zakat in Advance and Withholding itChapter 4: Zakat al-Fiṭr Payable in Dates and Barley by MuslimsChapter 5: Zakat al-Fiṭr Must Be Paid before the Eid PrayerChapter 6: The Sin of Withholding ZakatChapter 7: Keeping Zakat Collectors HappyChapter 8: Grave Punishments for Withholding ZakatChapter 9: Urging Voluntary Donations [i.e. Ṣadaqah]Chapter 10: Hoarding WealthChapter 11: What Is Spent Will Be ReplacedChapter 12: The Best Ways of Spending3Chapter 13: Start with OneselfChapter 14: Charity to Relatives, Spouses, Children and Parents Even ifthey are UnbelieversChapter 15: Rewarding the Dead for Ṣadaqah Done on Their BehalfChapter 16: Ṣadaqah Covers All Good ActionsChapter 17: Being Generous or StingyChapter 18: Give Charity Before It Is Too LateChapter 19: Ṣadaqah from Good Earnings Accepted and MultipliedChapter 20: Even a Small Charity Shields from the FireChapter 21: The Prohibition against Belittling CharityChapter 22: A Special Kind of CharityChapter 23: The Generous and the MiserChapter 24: Ṣadaqah Earns its Reward, No Matter Who BenefitsChapter 25: Reward for Ṣadaqah on Behalf of Someone ElseChapter 26: When a Slave Gives a Charity from His Master’s MoneyChapter 27: Combining Charity with Other Good DeedsChapter 28: Charity Not to Be CountedChapter 29: Even a Little Charity Is FineChapter 30: A Charity is Better in PrivateChapter 31: The Best Charity is by One Who is Healthy and ParsimoniousChapter 32: The Upper Hand Better than the Lower One4Chapter 33: The Prohibition against BeggingChapter 34: Definition of a Needy PersonChapter 35: Disapproval of BeggingChapter 36: Permission to BegChapter 37: Permissible to Take What is Freely GivenChapter 38: Seeking Worldly ComfortsChapter 39: Two Valleys of Money and Wanting MoreChapter 40: True RichnessChapter 41: Fearing Plentiful HarvestsChapter 42: Merits of Self Restraint and Patient EnduranceChapter 43: On Being Content with Limited MeansChapter 44: To Give to the RudeChapter 45: Gifts to Strengthen FaithChapter 46: Gifts to Win People’s HeartsChapter 47: Description of the KhawārijChapter 48: Encouraging Killing the KhawārijChapter 49: The Khawārij: the Worst of CreationChapter 50: No Zakat for God’s Messenger and His HouseholdChapter 51: No Zakat Officers from Members of the Prophet’s HouseholdChapter 52: The Permissibility of Gifts for the ProphetChapter 53: The Prophet Accepted Gifts and Returned CharityChapter 54: Prayer for the One Who Brings Some Charity5Chapter 55: Pleasing the Zakat Collector13. Book of FastingChapter 1: The Importance of the Month of RamadanChapter 2: Moonsighting for the Start and End of RamadanChapter 3: Prohibition of Fasting a Day or Two Ahead of RamadanChapter 4: A Month of 29 DaysChapter 5: Every Town Does its Own SightingChapter 6: The Size of the New Moon is UnimportantChapter 7: The Two Eid Months Are Never ShortChapter 8: Fasting Starts at Break of DawnChapter 9: A Late Meal Before Fasting and an Immediate End to theFasting DayChapter 10: When Does Fasting End?Chapter 11: The Prohibition against Continued FastingChapter 12: A Kiss on a Day of FastingChapter 13: Starting the Fast in a State of Ceremonial ImpurityChapter 14: Strict Prohibition of Sexual Intercourse During FastingChapter 15: To Fast or not to Fast during Travel?Chapter 16: Reward for Active Non-Fasting Person during TravelChapter 17: Fasting and Travelling: a Free Choice6Chapter 18: Pilgrims Should not Fast at ArafatChapter 19: Fasting on 10 MuḥarramChapter 20: Which Day to Fast at ꜤĀshūrāʾ?Chapter 21: Refraining from Eating on the ꜤĀshūrāʾ DayChapter 22: No Fasting on Eid DaysChapter 23: No Fasting on the Tashrīq DaysChapter 24: Friday Should Not Be a Single Day of FastingChapter 25: Abrogation of the Substitute for FastingChapter 26: Delaying Compensatory FastingChapter 27: Compensatory Fasting on Behalf of a Deceased PersonChapter 28: How a Fasting Person Should Answer an Invitation to EatChapter 29: Proper Speech during FastingChapter 30: Why Do We FastChapter 31: Fasting When Engaged in God’s CauseChapter 32: Voluntary Fasting Intended during Day TimeChapter 33: To Forget and Eat When FastingChapter 34: The Prophet’s Fasting in Other MonthsChapter 35: No Permanent FastingChapter 36: Desirable Fasting7Chapter 37: Fasting the Middle Days of ShaꜤbānChapter 38: Fasting during al-MuḥarramChapter 39: Fasting Six Days from ShawwālChapter 40: The Night of Power