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The Prophet ﷺ said: “Islam is built upon five [pillars]: testifying that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, establishing prayer, paying zakāt, performing ḥajj to the Sacred House, and fasting in Ramaḍān” (narrated by al-Bukhārī and Muslim).
This concise treatise outlines each of these five pillars with the clarity and detail necessary for correct understanding and proper practice. Its author, Shaykh ʿAbd al-Ghanī al-Ghunaymī al-Maydānī (d. 1298 AH / 1880–81 CE), was a renowned Damascene scholar who memorized the Qur’an in his youth and studied with the leading scholars of his time. Distinguished not only for his deep expertise in Islamic law but also for his piety and devotion, he is best remembered for his widely acclaimed commentary on the Ḥanafī legal classic Mukhtaṣar al-Qudūrī, known simply as al-Lubāb.
