Classification of students:
Beginner: Cannot read Arabic, or has not reviewed the 2007 course or studied Mustalah.
Intermediate: Limited Arabic skills, has reviewed the 2007 course or studied Mustalah previously.
Advanced: Fluent or good working Arabic skills, knows basic ḥadīth terms, knows some ḥadīth books and authors, understands the ideas of chains, has read/heard some research in ḥadīth criticism, has memorized Bayqūniyyah poem or can read it well.
Materials: Homework 1 (after Session 2)
Beginners: Identifying the Matn vs. Is…
Muḥammad ibn Idrīs al-Shāfiʿī (d. 204AH) (raḥimahullah) was from the most beneficial scholars of this Ummah who clung tenaciously to the Book of Allāh and the Sunnah of the Messenger Muḥammad (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam), and authored a number of extremely beneficial treatises. In this khuṭbah, our respected elder and teacher, Abūl ʿAbbās Mūsá Richardson (ḥafiẓahullāh) narrates the advice of Imām al-Shāfiʿī (raḥimahullāh) from his death bed to his most devout and dedicated student, Ismaʿīl ibn Yaḥyá al- Muzanī (raḥimahullāh) who would go on to live 60 years beyond this day of advice, becom…
Shaykh ʿUbayd al-Jābirī comments on the verse below, clarifying an existing doubt:
شَهِدَ اللَّهُ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ وَأُولُو الْعِلْمِ قَائِمًا بِالْقِسْطِ ۚ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ
“Allāh bears witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Him; and likewise, the angels and the people of knowledge bear witness: He who maintains justice, none has the right to be worshipped but Him, the All Mighty, the All-Wise.”
[Al-ʿImrān, 3: 18]
Present in this verse is a refutation of some of those who ascribe to the daʾwah, who say: The caller (dā…
Our respected brother delivers an important reminder regarding the temporary passing of this dunyá, and how as believers we should look towards what we put forth from actions and deeds, alongside the importance of possessing the correct ʿaqīdah and belief, in order to attain eternal bliss in the hereafter. Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿāla) says,
وَإِن جَاهَدَاكَ عَلَىٰ أَن تُشْرِكَ بِي مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ فَلَا تُطِعْهُمَا ۖ وَصَاحِبْهُمَا فِي الدُّنْيَا مَعْرُوفًا ۖ وَاتَّبِعْ سَبِيلَ مَنْ أَنَابَ إِلَيَّ ۚ ثُمَّ إِلَيَّ مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
And follow…
From the beneficial points made by our noble teacher:
Whomever Allāh wishes to guide, Allāh will open his heart to accept the dīn of Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿāla) and whomsever Allāh misguides, he causes his heart to become constricted.
The hearts of the innovators and the people of desires are in a state of constant constrainment. As for the people of sunnah and tawḥīd, their hearts are content with what Allāh has given them; they are pleased with Allāh as their Lord, Islam as their dīn and Muḥammad (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) as their Messenger.
The people of sunnah and tawḥīd are…
From the beneficial points made by our noble teacher in this lecture:
Ibn al-Qayyim was a great Imām and student of Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymīyyah (raḥimahullāh) and he authored many beneficial works.
He was born in the year 691 AH and died 751 AH leaving behind many very beneficial works, including the work which we will be drawing upon today; Al-Wābil al-Sayyib. This book serves as a reminder for the believer in softening the hearts through knowledge of Allāh and evaluating your relationship with Him.
Indeed, as the Messenger (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) said, ‘The heart is bet…
