Kitab Al-Umm

Praise be to Allah, the lord of the universe. Prayers and peace be upon the most noble of God's creatures, Muhammad sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam. Praise be to Allah who has preferred and elevating the scholars of the Qur'an and the Sunnah of His Messenger, and with the knowledge that has led to Islam and the Muslims to rise and elevation in rank. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says, "Surely the fear of God among His servants are the clergy." (Qs, Fatir (35): 28)

Kitab Al-Umm is the best book of the grip of law (fiqh) of the school of Shafi'i in Indonesia, this book covers a wide range of discussion of the law (fiqh), and into the early phases of the development of the science of hadith be ushul jurisprudence as a discipline. This book has also become the main reference for the Jurist Syafi'iyyah in composing their works to this day. The book is summed up in order to facilitate the reader about the picture of Imam Shafi'i fiqh methodology.

In the book Al-Umm al-Shafi'i many uses traditions of the Prophet as a cornerstone part in taking legal istinbat. As a scholar who was given the title of Nasir al-Sunnah, of course al-Shafi'i has filtered the traditions used. In Umm Al Kitab will also be presented footing or foundation Imam Syafii rahimahulloh- in removing a wide variety of opinions, especially in matters of fiqh Worship and Muamalah, in accordance with the content of his scientific ability -rahimahulloh-