The Mukhtasar al-Latif Feemaa Laa Budda li Kulli Muslim min Ma'rifatihi fi Al-'Ibaadaat (A Short Summary of That Which Every Muslim Needs to Know Concerning Worship) of al-Imam 'Abd-Allah Ibn 'Abd-al-Rahman BaFadl al-Hadrami (d. 918 H) is an aptly concise summation of the essentials of worship according to the Shafi'i school of Islamic juristic interpretation. In the text, the author concisely stated the conditions, integrals, necessities and desirabilities (mustahabbaat) of the various acts of worship in Islam; and what nullifies them. Likewise, the author succinctly supplied his readers with additional essential information relating to these acts, the knowledge of which is imperative for their correct performance. He also guided the reader to the correct way of rectifying mistakes made in the acts of worship as well as penalties relating to the neglect of these acts, or aspects of these acts.
