Over 200 common mistakes widespread among the Muslims today are discussed in a simple format by Shaykh Salih Al Shaykh, Minister of Islamic Affairs. Each mistake is numbered and accompanied by a remedy from the Qur'an and Sunnah.
Included in this book are mistakes related to: 'aqidah and tawheed, innovations, the jinn, fortune-tellers, poetry, birthdays, holidays, purification, prayer, du'a, Jumu'ah, zakah, fasting, Hajj, business transactions, sports and recreation, and a great deal more — a genuinely wide survey of ordinary practice.
Why the Numbered Format Is the Book's Real Strength
Because a mistake that is named specifically can be checked against and corrected; a general warning against error cannot.
Each of the 200-plus entries follows the same pattern: state the mistake, then supply the remedy from the Qur'an and Sunnah. That structure means the book functions as a reference a reader returns to repeatedly — checking his own practice item by item — rather than a treatise read once and shelved.
Why the Errors Are So Widespread
Because most of them are inherited rather than invented — passed down as family or cultural practice without anyone checking the source, and repeated with complete confidence for that reason. The book's usefulness lies precisely in surfacing errors so ordinary that most readers have never thought to question them.
Who It Is For
Every Muslim. Few readers finish this book without recognizing at least a handful of their own habits among the entries.
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