Preface

All praise be to All?h ( - عز وجل -) who guides to the straight path and righteous deeds through which a muslim wins his pleasure in this life and His Paradise in the Hereafter.

Being the second most important article of Isl?m, the first being the Shah?datain [the two statements of testification], Sal?t has seized the attention of the well-versed muslim scholars who dedicated a great deal of their effort writing about it: its ruling, rewards, the manner in which it is done properly in accordance with the prophet’s ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) Sunnah and mistakes people commit when doing it.

One of those Salaf? scholars who wrote about Sal?t in details is our Shaikh Mashh?r Hasan ?l-Salm?n, may All?h ( - عز وجل -) preserve him from all kinds of evils. The Shaikh compiled an invaluable book titled with “Al-Qawlul Mub?n F? ’Akht?’il Musall?n”.

Being so beneficial, easy to be understood, so flexible when dealing with the mistakes people do in their Sal?t, and satisfactory to all muslims’ needs concerning the actions of Sal?t, the book has been edited more than once.

One more important feature of the book is that it is so comprehensive. It deals with the mistakes people do in their Sal?t regarding the clothes worn for Sal?t and covering the private parts, the places in which Sal?t could be done, the manner of doing Sal?t, doing the congregational Sal?t in the mosque -from the moment they hear the ’Ath?n till the end of their Sal?t (Tasl?m)-, the mistakes done after Sal?t, mistakes done in special Salw?t and other relevant issues.

Discussing such mistakes, the Shaikh quoted many of other scholars’ opinions, views and discussions referring the reader to their sources. To conclude, the book is an encyclopedia on the subject.