Benefits of the Benefits of Ibn al-Qayyim, arranged in a categorized manner

Author's name: Imam Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyya

the introduction

All praise is due to Allah, we praise Him, seek His aid, and ask for His forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allah from the evils of our own souls and the wickedness of our deeds. He whom Allah guides, none can misguide, and he whom He misguides, none can guide. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, alone, without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger.

Now then:

This is a wonderful book that lives up to its name, as it contains “abundant benefits and rare scientific anecdotes that delve into the meanings of truths and clarify the wisdom of the Sharia in various topics, the most important of which are the Holy Qur’an and Islamic jurisprudence,” with a focus on explaining its most minute details that are hidden from most people, and linking them to the insight of the heart and the insight of the soul (2).

Because of the high stature of its author in the various sciences and arts, the book is a complete landmark containing a great deal of scientific knowledge....

Since the author and the book are of this kind of benefit and usefulness, I saw the necessity of publishing it and the obligation to verify it, because that would magnify its benefits and increase them.

For its benefits.

In order for the reader to easily and simply benefit from it, I have arranged it according to the chapters of knowledge, starting with belief, then interpretation, then hadith... and so on. Since the book in its original form is devoid of arrangement, it is difficult for the one who harvests it to reap the fruit from the tree of its benefits...

It is hoped from God Almighty that this goal will be achieved and this good objective will be reached. He - the Almighty - answers those who call upon Him and fulfills the wishes of those who hope in Him....

And our final supplication is that all praise is due to God, Lord of the Worlds.

And he wrote

Ali bin Hassan al-Halabi al-Athari