The Hedaya, or Guide : A Commentary on the Mussulman Laws (Paperback)

Dedication; Preliminary discourse by the translator; Introductory address; Part I. Of Zakat: 1. Introductory; 2. Of zakat upon sawayeem; 3. Of zakat from personal effects; 4. Of the laws respecting those who come before the collector; 5. Of mines and buried treasures; 6. Of zakat upon the fruits of the earth; 7. Of the disbursement of zakat; 8. Of sadka fittir; Part II. Of Nikkah, or Marriage: 1. Introductory; 2. Of guardianship and equality; 3. Of the mihr or dower; 4. Of the marriage of slaves; 5. Of the marriage of infidels; 6. Of kissm, or partition; Part III. Of Rizza, or Fosterage; Part IV. Of Talak, or Divorce: 1. Of the talak-al-sonna; 2. Of the execution of divorce; 3. Of delegation of divorce; 4. Of divorce by yameen, or conditional vow; 5. Of the divorce of the sick; 6. Of rijaat, or returning of a divorced wife; 7. Of aila; 8. Of khoola; 9. Of zihar; 10. Of laan, or imprecation; 11. Of impotence; 12. Of the edit; 13. Of the establishment of parentage; 14. Of hizanit, or the care of infant children; 15. Of nifka, or maintenance; Part V. Of Ittak, or the Manumission of Slaves: 1. Introductory; 2. Of slaves, of whom a portion or member is emancipated; 3. Of the emancipation of one of several slaves; 4. Of manumission by hilf, or vow; 5. Of manumission for a compensation; 6. Of tadbeer, or post obit manumission; 7. Of isteelad, or claim of offspring; Part VI. Of Eiman, or Vows: 1. Introductory; 2. Of what constitutes an oath or vow; 3. Of kafara, or expiation; 4. Of vows with respect to entrance into, or residence in, a particular place; 5. Of vows respecting various actions, etc.; 6. Of vows with respect to eating or drinking; 7. Of vows with respect to speaking or conversing; 8. Of vows in manumission and divorce; 9. Of vows in buying, selling, marriage, etc.; 10. Of vows respecting pilgrimage, fasting, and prayer; 11. Of vows respecting clothing and ornaments; 12. Of vows concerning striking, killing, etc.; 13. Of vows respecting the payment of money; 14. Of miscellaneous cases.