The translation of this work is based on the Arabic copy published by Dar Ibn ul-Jawzi in the year
1434 H

Footnotes:

Line 9:
i.e. I only composed this poem from the speech of the Scholars before me and nothing of these principles are from me

Line 16:
The Shaikh (may Allah have mercy upon him) is referring to the Hadith reported by al-Bukhari (no. 757) and Muslim (no. 397)

Line 17:
The Shaikh (may Allah have mercy upon him) mentioned in his explanation of this poem: “If we say something is in a position of consideration (نظر محل), then we mean: we cannot give a general principle for it. Rather we apply the suitable ruling for every case individually in accordance to the reality” [Mandhoomatu Usoolil-Fiqh wa Qawaa’idihi (pg. 73)]

Line 19:
(العریة) is to sell fresh dates which are on the tops of date trees in exchange for dry dates

Line 24:
That is: if the doubt arises in relation to acts of worship, then the origin for actions of worship is prohibition. If the doubt arises in actions that are other than the acts of worship, then the origin is that they are permissible until an evidence prohibits them

Line 39:
Wahm (وھم) is a doubt that is most likely incorrect

Line 52:
The Shaikh (may Allah have mercy upon him) is referring to the famous Hadith reported by Bukhari and Muslim from Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him)

Line 65:
Hirz (حِرْز) refers to the protection of a wealth in relation to the rulings of theft. Whoever steals wealth that is protected, then the ruling of theft in Islam applies to him/her. Whatever is considered protecting wealth according to customs, then it is considered in Islamic law

Line 80:
at-Tahlil (التَحْلِيلُ) is a marriage in which a man marries a woman for the purpose of making her permissible for her previous husband.

Taken from the PDF translation of Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan :
https://torontodawah.com/pdf-the-poem-on-the-principles-of-fiqh-and-its-foundations-shaykh-ibn-uthaymeen/

Source of audio:
https://shaydzmi.wordpress.com/2015/06/07/mandhoumat-asoul-al-fiqh/

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