تقديم

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

Ni orúkọ Alláhu, Alákéemaní, Aláàánú.

All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all worlds. And I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, alone, without partner. And I bear witness that Muḥammad is His servant and His Messenger — may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him.

Gbogbo ìyìn jẹ́ ti Alláhu, Olúwa gbogbo àwọn ayé. Mo sì jẹ́rìí sí i pé kò sí ọlọ́hun mìíràn bí kì í ṣe Alláhu, òun nìkan, kò sì ní alábàákẹ́gbẹ́ fún un. Mo sì tún jẹ́rìí sí i pé Muḥammad jẹ́ ẹrú rẹ̀ àti Rásúlù rẹ̀ — kí àdúrà àti àlàáfíà Alláhu máa wà lára rẹ̀.

And upon the rest of the prophets and messengers, and upon the family of each, and upon those who follow them in excellence until the Day of Judgment.

Àti lara gbogbo àwọn Ànábì àti Àwọn Rásúlù yòókù, àti lara ẹbí olúkúlùkù wọn, àti lara àwọn tí ń tọ̀ wọ́n lẹ́yìn pẹ̀lú ohun tí ó dára títí di Ọjọ́ Ìdájọ́.

To proceed: The poor servant in need of Allah Most High — Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī al-Mālikī ash-Shādhilī — may Allah forgive him, his parents, his teachers, his brothers, and the rest of the people of the Muḥammadan Sunnah — says:

Ní àtẹ́yìnwá: Ẹrú aláìní tí ó tọ́jú Alláhu Gíga Jù Lọ — Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī al-Mālikī ash-Shādhilī — kí Alláhu dárí jì fún òun, àwọn òbí rẹ̀, àwọn olùkọ́ rẹ̀, àwọn ará rẹ̀, àti gbogbo àwọn ènìyàn ìsìn Àhlu-s-Sunnah al-Muḥammadiyyah — wí pé:

This is an introductory work on matters of worship and other topics, according to the school of Imām Mālik ibn Anas — may Allah Most High have mercy on him — so that children and the like may benefit from it, if Allah Most High wills.

Èyí ni ìṣáájú-ọ̀rọ̀ kan lórí àwọn ọ̀ràn ìbọ̀rìṣà àti àwọn mìíràn tí ó jọ̀, ní ìbámu pẹ̀lú ẹ̀kọ́ Imām Mālik ibn Anas — kí Alláhu Gíga Jù Lọ ṣe àánú fún un — kí àwọn ọmọdé àti irú wọn lè rí àǹfààní nípa rẹ̀, bí Alláhu Gíga Jù Lọ bá fẹ́.

I have summarized it from my book titled "ʿUmdat as-Sālik ʿalā Madhhab al-Imām Mālik fi al-ʿIbādāt wa Ghayrihā" (The Reliance of the Traveler on the School of Imām Mālik in Worship and Other Matters), and I have named it "The Precious Introduction for the Azharite Community," comprising eleven chapters.

Mo ti ṣe àkópọ̀ rẹ̀ láti inú ìwé mi tí a ń pè ní "ʿUmdat as-Sālik ʿalā Madhhab al-Imām Mālik fi al-ʿIbādāt wa Ghayrihā" (Ìgbẹ́kẹ̀lé Arìnrìn-àjò lórí Ẹ̀kọ́ Imām Mālik nínú Ìbọ̀rìṣà àti àwọn mìíràn), mo sì ti pè é ní "Ìṣáájú-Ọ̀rọ̀ Iyebíye fún Àwùjọ Azhar," tí ó ní àwọn orí mọ́kànlá.