The Gift for the Seeker

In the name of All¿h, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful
All praise is due to All¿h, and salutations and blessings upon our master, the Messenger of All¿hTo proceed: This is a compendium of fiqh according to the school of the great Im¿m, Ab¿ ¿an¿fah (may All¿h, the Exalted, have mercy upon him) which the legally responsible person cannot forgo if unable to study that which is more detailed. I have summarised it from the books of our scholars when I realised the necessity for such a brief text, I have named it 'The Gift for the Seeker' (It¿¿f al-¿¿lib). I ask All¿h, glorified be He, to benefit by it all who desire to seek knowledge and teach it.
al-Im¿m Ab¿ Bakr b. Müammad
Mulla al-¿anaf¿ al-A¿s¿'¿
(d. 1195 ah / 1784 ce)