Allah has sent the Messenger (ﷺ) with guidance and the Religion of Truth. Strict adherence to the guidance of His Prophet (ﷺ) is required from the followers of Islam. The scholars of the Islamic community have attached great importance to it and produced texts regarding the Acts of Worship, Dealings and Habits in the light of the Divine guidance.

This book is one of the most famous works written on this subject.

This book is one of the important resources of knowledge for those who seek to know the Seerah of their Prophet (PBUH) as well as, the Fiqh learned from it. This is a book that is unique in that it explains the Sunnah through the Seerah and the Seerah through the Sunnah.

It is a profound classic work containing thousands of pages written by Imam ibn al-Qayyim while on the hajj journey, Pilgrimage, from Damascus to Makkah. Despite its being written from memory, the several thousand incidents, hadiths, ayah, fiqh benefits, as well as, names of the companions associated with them, were remarkably close to the truth, with marginal errors.

However, those who know the status, level of knowledge and Ta’hqiq that Imam ibn al -Qayyim had, will not be surprised to know the fact. Still, it is amazing how ibn al-Qayyim was able to write this volume while traveling to Hajj, especially since he was away from the resources of knowledge and enduring the hardships of travel. It is a blessing from Allah (swt) that is was possible for him to do so.

Provisions for the Hereafter – Mukhtasar Zad Al-Maad (Zaad Al-Ma’ad) by Ibn Al-Qayyim Jawziyyah Summarized by:

Imam Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdul Wahhab At-Tamimi

Contents

Allah Has Accorded to Himself Goodness
Regarding the Obligation to Know the Guidance of the Messenger (ﷺ)
Regarding His (S) Guidance in Wudu’ (Ablution)
Regarding His (S) Guidance in Prayer
Regarding His (S) Guidance in Qiyam Al-Lail (The Night Prayer)
Regarding His (S) Guidance in Friday Prayers and a Reference to its Special Characteristics
Regarding His (S) Guidance During His Travels and His Acts of Worship Therein
Regarding His (S) Guidance in Reciting the Qur’an Regarding His (S) Guidance in Visiting the Sick
Regarding His (S) Guidance in the Fear Prayer (Salah Al-Khawf)
Regarding His (S) Guidance in Zakah Regarding His (S)
Guidance in Voluntary Charity (Sadaqah At-Tatawwu’)
Regarding His (S) Guidance in Fasting
Regarding His (S) Guidance in I’tikaf
Regarding His (S) Guidance in Hajj and ‘Umrah Regarding His .(S)
Guidance in Sacrificial Animals for Hajj (Hadi), Slaughtering for ‘Eed (Udhiyah) and Sacrifice on the Occasion of a Child’s Birth (‘Aqeeqah)
Regarding His Guidance in Slaughtering on the Occasion of a Child’s Birth (‘Aqeeqah)
Regarding His (S) Guidance in Names and Agnomens
Regarding His Guidance in Guarding His Words and Choosing His Expressions With Care
Regarding His (S) Guidance in Dhikr (Mentioning Allah’s Name)
Regarding His (S) Guidance Upon Entering His House
Regarding His (S) Guidance in Delivering Salutations of Peace, Asking Permission and Invoking Blessings on the Sneezer
Regarding His (S) Guidance in Giving Salutations of Peace to the People of the Scripture
Regarding His (S) Guidance in Asking Permission
Regarding His (S) Guidance in the Manners of Traveling
Regarding What Should be Said and Done by a Person Who is Afflicted by Whispering
Regarding Expressions Which He (S) Disliked to Hear Spoken
Regarding His (S) Guidance in Jihad and Battles
Regarding the Building of the Mosque
Regarding His (S) Guidance With Respect to Prisoners of War
Regarding His (S) Guidance in Peace and in Treaties, Treatment Accorded to Messengers From the Disbelievers, Taking the Jizyah, Treatment of the People of the Scripture and the Hypocrites and His Fulfillment of Agreements
Regarding His (S) Guidance in Dealing With the Disbelievers and the Hypocrites – From the Start of His Mission Until He Met Allah, the Almighty, the All-powerful
Regarding the Conduct of His (S) Battles
Regarding the Rulings Derived From This Battle
Regarding the Battle of the Trench (Ghazwah Al-Khandaq)
Regarding the Story of Al-Hudaibiyyah Regarding the Battle of Khaibar Regarding the Great Victory
Regarding the Battle of Hunain
Regarding the Battle of At-Ta’if An Indication of Some of the Benefits Which May be Derived From This Story
Regarding the Three Who Stayed Behind and They Were Ka’b Ibn Malik, Hilal Ibn Umayyah and Murarah Ibn ArRabee’
Regarding the Pilgrimage of Abu Bakr (رضي الله عنه)
Regarding His ‘ (S) Guidance in Treating Afflictions
Regarding His (S) Guidance in the Treatment of Worry, Anxiety and Sadness
Regarding His (S) Guidance in the Treatment of Fear and Sleeplessness
Regarding His (S) Guidance in Preserving Health
Regarding His (S) Guidance in His Judgments
Regarding His x’ Rulings on the Spoils of War
Regarding His (S) ; Ruling on the Sharing of Property
Regarding the Wisdom Behind not Killing or Imprisoning the Enemies’ Messengers and in Repudiating the Treaties of Those With Whom He Had Made Them in Equality, if He Feared That They Would Invalidate Them
Regarding His Rulings on Marriage and Matters Relating to it