The author of the Book of Fathul Qorib is Sheikh Muhammad bin Qosim al-Ghazi (918 H/1512 AD). He is a syarakh (explanatory) writer from the book of Matan Taqrib written by Imam Sheikh Ahmad bin Husein or known as Abu Syuja '. This book was compiled based on the tradition of the Shafi'iyyah school.
Sheikh Abu Syuja 'wrote Matan Taqrib because at the request of his students and friends. The purpose of compiling this book is so that people who study fiqh can know religious law briefly and easily. Many scholars after the era of Imam Abu Syuja 'compiled his syarakh book on Taqrib, including one of them, Sheikh Muhammad al-Ghazi.
The Yellow Book at the Islamic Boarding School
Fathul Qarib is one of the most popular fiqh books among Islamic boarding school students throughout Indonesia. It is not known for certain when this book was studied in Indonesia, what is clear is that students who study fiqh will not doubt it when they recite this book.
Syarakh Taqrib is used by many Islamic boarding schools because the contents of the chapters are concise and dense in discussion. In addition, the diction and sentence structure of this book are easy to understand for those who are just learning to read the yellow book.
Here's a link to download the Book of Fathul Qorib and its Indonesian PDF translation:
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Contents of the Book of Taqrib
Matan Taqrib described in Syarakh Fathul Qarib generally discusses the pillars of Islam and matters related to muamalah. The following are some of the chapters discussed in this book:
- Muqoddimah
- Thoharoh
- Prayer
- Kinds of prayer
- Zakat
- Fast
- Hajj and Umrah
- I'tikah
- Buy and sell
- Inheritance law
- Will
- Marry
- Divorce
- Jinayah (Criminal)
- Hudud (Criminal Law)
- Jihad
- Slaughtered and Hunted Animals
- Halal Haram Animals
- Sacrifice
- Akikah
- Nadzar and Oath
- Judges and Trial Witnesses
- Freeing Slaves (servants)
