Ahmad Ibn Hanbal’s Treatise On Prayer

Author: Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Translator: Sameh Strauch
Publisher: International Islamic Publishing House
Pages: 64
Binding: Softcover
ISBN: 9960-9915-9-8

About the Book:This treatise by Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, the Imam of the Hanbali school of juristic reasoning, renowned for his steep knowledge, was written several hundred years ago to the inhabitants of a town where the Imam stayed for a period of time. It contains a full and clear description of the prayer and includes detailed observations of the mistakes, which Imam Ahmad observed during his time in that town. It was and remains an invaluable work for all Muslims. Detailing as it does many common errors made during prayers, some of which are serious enough to invalidate the act of worship. The book includes several explanatory notes by the translator, Sameh Strauch, a convert to Islam from England.