{"title":"Shaykh Abdul Aziz ar-Rajihi","description":"\u003cp\u003eShaykh Abdul Aziz ibn Abdullah ar-Rajihi (b. 1360 AH) is a contemporary Saudi scholar and long-serving professor, known for his detailed explanations of the classical works of creed and jurisprudence. He took knowledge from a number of the senior scholars of the age, foremost among them Shaykh Abdul Aziz ibn Baz, and went on to earn his doctorate and teach for decades at the Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe is widely appreciated for his careful, text-by-text commentaries that make the foundational books of the Salaf accessible to students, always anchored in the Qur'an and authentic Sunnah. His explanations are a valued resource for English-speaking students of knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBelow is our full collection of Shaykh ar-Rajihi's works available at The Islamic Book Cafe.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"concise-etiquettes-and-rulings-concerning-hajj-by-shaykh-abdul-aziz-ibn-abdullah-al-rajihi","title":"Concise Etiquettes and Rulings Concerning Hajj By Shaykh Abdul Aziz Ibn Abdullah Al-Rajihi","description":"\u003cp\u003eHajj is the fifth pillar of Islam — obligatory once in a lifetime on every Muslim who is able, and one of the most spiritually significant journeys a person can make. But its rites are precise: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, \"Take your rites from me,\" and what he meant is that Hajj must be performed as he performed it, not according to local custom or assumption. Getting the rites wrong can affect the validity of the Hajj itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConcise Etiquettes and Rulings Concerning Hajj\u003c\/strong\u003e by Shaykh Abdul Aziz ibn Abdullah al-Raajihi is a compact, practical guide that covers the rulings of Hajj from their evidences — clearly, sequentially, and without unnecessary complexity. It walks the pilgrim through what they need to know and do at each stage of Hajj and Umrah.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat This Book Covers\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Obligation and Conditions of Hajj\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho Hajj is obligatory upon, what conditions must be met (Islam, sanity, puberty, ability), and the evidence for the obligation from the Qur'an and authentic Sunnah.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Types of Hajj\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIfrad, Qiran, and Tamattu' — the three ways Hajj may be performed — with the rulings that distinguish each and which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recommended for those who are able.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Rites in Sequence\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ihram and its conditions, the talbiyah, the arrival tawaf, sa'i between Safa and Marwa, the day at Mina, standing at Arafah, the night at Muzdalifah, the stoning of the jamarat, the sacrifice, the shaving or cutting of hair, the tawaf al-ifadah, and the farewell tawaf — each explained with its ruling, its evidence, and common errors to avoid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eUmrah\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rites of Umrah covered separately with their conditions, description, and sequence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/shaykh-abdul-aziz-ar-rajihi\"\u003eShaykh Abdul Aziz ibn Abdullah ar-Rajihi\u003c\/a\u003e is a senior Saudi scholar known for his clarity in fiqh and his years of teaching at the Islamic University of Madinah. Published by Al-Ihsan Publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAny Muslim preparing for Hajj or Umrah who wants a clear, evidenced, and concise guide to the rites. Compact enough to bring on the journey itself, yet thorough enough to answer the key questions a pilgrim will face at each stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eContinue Reading\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eShaykh al-Albani's \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-right-way-to-perform-hajj-and-umrah-by-shaykh-mu%E1%B8%A5ammad-na%E1%B9%A3ir-ad-din-al-albani\"\u003eThe Right Way to Perform Hajj and Umrah\u003c\/a\u003e covers the same rites with particular attention to innovations that have entered Hajj practice — useful to read alongside this one. The same Shaykh's \u003ca href=\"\/products\/becoming-acquainted-with-the-means-fro-achieving-prosperity-happiness\"\u003eBecoming Acquainted With the Means\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-clear-and-most-manifest-word-on-calling-to-allah-enjoining-good-forbidding-evil-by-shaykh-abdul-aziz-ibn-abdullah-al-raajihi\"\u003eThe Clear and Most Manifest Word\u003c\/a\u003e are also on our shelves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Al-Ihsan Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50960677536057,"sku":"TIBC0254","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/9306\/2201\/files\/20250719-104320.jpg?v=1752947618"},{"product_id":"the-clear-and-most-manifest-word-on-calling-to-allah-enjoining-good-forbidding-evil-by-shaykh-abdul-aziz-ibn-abdullah-al-raajihi","title":"The Clear and Most Manifest Word on Calling to Allah Enjoining Good \u0026 Forbidding Evil By Shaykh Abdul Aziz Ibn Abdullah Al-Raajihi","description":"\u003cp\u003eCalling to Allah, enjoining good, and forbidding evil are not peripheral acts of extra piety — they are described by the scholars as foundational obligations of this religion, ones that Ahlus-Sunnah affirms as pillars upon which the uprightness of this ummah depends. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Clear and Most Manifest Word on Calling to Allah, Enjoining Good, and Forbidding Evil\u003c\/strong\u003e by Shaykh Abdul Aziz ibn Abdullah al-Raajihi is a concise but comprehensive treatise on all three obligations together — their evidential basis, their importance, the consequences of their neglect, and the correct way to fulfill them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat This Book Covers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Obligation of Calling to Allah\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDa'wah ilallah — calling people to Allah — is established in the Qur'an and Sunnah as an obligation upon the Muslim community. The Shaykh establishes the textual basis for this obligation, the conditions and qualities required of the caller, and the method of da'wah as understood by the Salaf: with wisdom, good instruction, and argument in the best manner (Surah al-Nahl: 125).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eEnjoining Good and Forbidding Evil — al-Amr bil Ma'roof wa al-Nahy 'an al-Munkar\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis ummah was described in the Qur'an as the best nation brought forth for mankind specifically because it enjoins good and forbids evil and believes in Allah. The Shaykh covers the obligation in full — its three levels (by the hand, by the tongue, by the heart), the conditions that govern each level, who is obligated to act, and the consequences of the ummah abandoning this obligation collectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Consequences of Neglect\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe widespread neglect of these obligations in the modern era — many abandoning them entirely, others showing excessive leniency — is addressed directly. Shaykh al-Raajihi draws from the Qur'an and Sunnah to show what this neglect means for the Muslim community and why reviving these obligations is inseparable from reviving the religion itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/shaykh-abdul-aziz-ar-rajihi\"\u003eShaykh Abdul Aziz ibn Abdullah ar-Rajihi\u003c\/a\u003e is a senior Saudi scholar known for his clarity in aqeedah and manhaj. Published by Al-Ihsan Publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery Muslim who wants to understand three of the most important obligations in Islam from their evidential foundation — and particularly anyone involved in da'wah, Islamic teaching, or community leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eContinue Reading\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe same Shaykh's \u003ca href=\"\/products\/becoming-acquainted-with-the-means-fro-achieving-prosperity-happiness\"\u003eBecoming Acquainted With the Means for Achieving Prosperity and Happiness\u003c\/a\u003e treats Surah al-Asr, where enjoining truth is named as a condition of salvation. 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Published by Al-Ihsan Publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuslims who want to approach their own development systematically — not through motivational content but through grounded Islamic teaching. Valuable for students of knowledge, heads of households, and anyone seeking to build their character on the foundations the scholars established.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eContinue Reading\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe same Shaykh's study of Surah al-Asr, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/becoming-acquainted-with-the-means-fro-achieving-prosperity-happiness\"\u003eBecoming Acquainted With the Means for Achieving Prosperity and Happiness\u003c\/a\u003e, sets out the four conditions for salvation that this book's cultivation is aimed at. Browse more works by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/shaykh-abdul-aziz-ar-rajihi\"\u003eShaykh Abdul Aziz ar-Rajihi\u003c\/a\u003e, explore our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tazkiyah\"\u003ebooks on purifying the soul\u003c\/a\u003e, or see our guide to the \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/islamic-book-recommendations\/best-books-on-purifying-the-soul-tazkiyah-where-to-start\"\u003ebest books on tazkiyah\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Al-Ihsan Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52079558099257,"sku":"TIBC0284","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/9306\/2201\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_9f799ece-ca6e-40f1-86ce-4068263753f2.jpg?v=1777269947"},{"product_id":"a-commentary-on-the-treatise-the-conditions-of-prayer-its-pillars-and-obligatory-acts","title":"A Commentary on the treatise: The Conditions of Prayer, Its Pillars, and Obligatory Acts by Shaykh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah al-Raajihi","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe treatise on the conditions of prayer, its pillars, and obligatory acts is one of the most studied short texts in Islamic education — written by Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab as a concise summary of what a Muslim must know to pray correctly. \u003cstrong\u003eA Commentary on the Treatise: The Conditions of Prayer, Its Pillars, and Obligatory Acts\u003c\/strong\u003e by Shaykh Abdul Aziz ibn Abdullah al-Raajihi expands on that foundational text, explaining each condition, pillar, and obligation with its evidence and practical application.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat This Book Covers\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Conditions of Prayer (Shurut al-Salah)\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe conditions that must be fulfilled before the prayer begins and that must remain present throughout it — including Islam, sanity, the time of prayer, facing the qiblah, covering the awrah, ritual purity, and freedom from impurity. Shaykh al-Raajihi explains each condition, its evidence, and what happens when a condition is missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Pillars of Prayer (Arkan al-Salah)\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pillars are the essential components of the prayer whose omission — whether deliberate or through forgetfulness — invalidates it entirely. Each pillar is explained: the opening takbeer, standing, recitation of al-Fatihah, ruku', rising from ruku', sujood, sitting between the two prostrations, the final tashahhud, the tasleem, and sequential order. The commentary explains the evidence for each and what the Muslim must do if one is missed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Obligatory Acts (Wajibat al-Salah)\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistinct from the pillars, the obligatory acts are those whose deliberate omission is sinful but whose forgetful omission is remedied by the prostration of forgetfulness (sujood as-sahw). Shaykh al-Raajihi covers each of the eight obligatory acts and the related rulings on sahw.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe original treatise is by Imam \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/muhammad-ibn-abdul-wahhab\"\u003eMuhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab\u003c\/a\u003e (1115–1206 AH). This commentary upon it is by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/shaykh-abdul-aziz-ar-rajihi\"\u003eShaykh Abdul Aziz ibn Abdullah al-Raajihi\u003c\/a\u003e, a senior Saudi scholar known for his work in fiqh and aqeedah, who taught at the Islamic University of Madinah for many years. Published by Al-Ihsan Publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery Muslim who prays — which is every Muslim. Especially valuable for those who want to verify that their prayer meets its conditions and pillars correctly, for students studying the fiqh of salah systematically, and for anyone who has studied the original treatise of Ibn Abd al-Wahhab and wants a detailed scholarly commentary on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eContinue Reading\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the Prophet's prayer described in full from the authenticated narrations, see al-Albani's \u003ca href=\"\/products\/description-of-the-prophets-prayer\"\u003eA Textbook on the Prayer\u003c\/a\u003e; for the errors people fall into, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/common-mistakes-regarding-prayer\"\u003eCommon Mistakes Regarding Prayer\u003c\/a\u003e; and for the fullest single-volume reference, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/prayer-according-quran-and-sunnah\"\u003ePrayer According to the Qur'an and Sunnah\u003c\/a\u003e. Browse the full \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/salah\"\u003esalah collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Al-Ihsan Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52079596110137,"sku":"TIBC0283","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/9306\/2201\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_3ea87a43-f518-42d4-926b-38fdc429c575.jpg?v=1777269948"},{"product_id":"becoming-acquainted-with-the-means-fro-achieving-prosperity-happiness","title":"Becoming Acquainted With The Means For Achieving Prosperity \u0026 Happiness By Shaykh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman ar-Rajihi","description":"\u003cp\u003eAllah swore by time itself, by mankind's inevitable loss, and then gave the complete answer to that loss in four words: except those who believe, do righteous deeds, encourage one another to truth, and encourage one another to patience. Imam al-Shafi'i said: \"Had Allah only revealed this surah as a proof against His creation, it would have been sufficient.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBecoming Acquainted With the Means for Achieving Prosperity and Happiness\u003c\/strong\u003e by Shaykh Abdul Aziz ibn Abdullah ar-Rajihi is a study of Surah al-Asr — the shortest surah in the Qur'an that addresses the complete path to salvation — unpacking each of the four means Allah identified as the conditions for escaping the loss that overtakes all of mankind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat This Book Covers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe First Condition: Iman\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShaykh ar-Rajihi establishes what iman actually is — the correct belief in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, the Last Day, and divine decree — and why this is the indispensable foundation upon which everything else rests. Without iman, no deed is accepted. With it, every deed carries weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Second Condition: Righteous Deeds\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIman without action is incomplete. The surah pairs belief with righteous deeds — establishing that the believer who genuinely holds what they claim to hold in their heart will demonstrate it through action. The Shaykh explains what qualifies as righteous action in the Islamic sense and why deeds without correct iman are similarly incomplete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Third Condition: Encouraging One Another to Truth\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Qur'an singles out the community dimension of salvation — that believers do not pursue their own rightness in isolation but actively call one another to the truth. This is the obligation of da'wah at its most personal level: between spouses, between friends, between neighbors and community members.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Fourth Condition: Encouraging One Another to Patience\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTruth will meet resistance, and the bearer of truth will need patience. The final condition acknowledges this — that the believer must both practice patience themselves and support others in it. Without patience, the first three conditions collapse under pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/shaykh-abdul-aziz-ar-rajihi\"\u003eShaykh Abdul Aziz ibn Abdullah ibn Abdul Rahman ar-Rajihi\u003c\/a\u003e is a senior Saudi scholar known for his clarity in aqeedah and tafsir. Published by Maktabatul-Irshad Publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery Muslim who wants to understand what Allah defined as the complete path to salvation from a single surah — concise, evidenced, and directly applicable. 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