" Bulûgh al-Marâm min Adillat al-Ahkâm " ( Getting to the essentials concerning the proofs of the Law) is one of the best books in the exposition of religious rules, and it is appropriate for students of religious studies to memorize it, to understand; and pay close attention to it.

The work is presented in the form of a concise writing which brings together the following characteristics: First of all, it groups together the hadîth which serve as legal arguments of Muslim law and as a basis for the morality of Islam. Then, he mentions the different versions of the text of the hadîth , or specifies their provenance in the compilations of traditions. Finally, he classifies the hadîth according to their degree of force, in Sahîh , hasan or da'îf

The author has written it eloquently, so that he who memorizes stands out among his fellows, that he who begins on the path of science can help himself, and that who is more advanced cannot pass; May Allah grant the author the best of rewards.

Author Biography: Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani

Imam Ibn Hajar Al-'Asqalânî, of the Shâfi'ite rite, al-Hâfidh, was born in Egypt on the twelfth day of the month of Sha'bân, in 773 of the Hegira. He distinguished himself very early on by a remarkable capacity for memorization and quickly became a master of the various disciplines taught in his time, and more particularly of the sciences dedicated to the Sunna, to which he devoted from the year 796 multiple sessions. of transmission ( samâ ') from Sheikh to pupil, so that he collected such a large sum of traditional materials from the mouths of luminaries that it made him a Muhaddith without equal in his day.