Biographies - Contemporary Scholars

العلماء

[14/01/2022] Tele-link with a gathering of Families in Riyādh.

Some points discussed during this lesson:

- The importance and excellence of ‘ilm and the ‘Ulamā’. 
- The example of the mother of Imām Aḥmad in how she prepared him for a life of seeking knowledge. 
- The connection between the welfare of the people and having the ‘Ulamā’ in their midst.
- The calamity upon the Ummah when a scholar passes away.
- A sign that destruction is close, and the point at which the people are ruined. 
- The manner in which knowledge is taken away and the state of the people when this occurs.
- The crucial role of the scholars in the preservation of the religion.
- The great importance of raising our children to love the Sunnah and the pursuit of knowledge. 
- The status and virtue of the scholars. 
- Statements from the Salaf warning against those who belittle the scholars and demean their status. 
- How we should behave with the scholars.
- The meaning of ‘Jamā’ah’ in the view of the scholars.

SalafiPublications 

The Excellence Of The Ulama And Our Desire To Learn From Them By Abu Khadeejah 14012022

The Importance of Knowledge and the Scholars by Shaykh Hassan Somali

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Shaykh ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Buraʿī, takes us through glimpses from the life of his teacher, the great Scholar of Yemen, Shaykh Muqbil ibn Hādī al-Wādi’ī (raḥimahullāh), a life full of sacrifices for the sake of Islām. A life full of struggling for ʿilm (knowledge) and acting upon it. Translation is by Abū ʿUways (raḥimahullāh).

Sīrah

Imām Muqbil ibn Hādī: His Life, Creed and Manhaj

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Shaykh ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Buraʿī, takes us through glimpses from the life of his teacher, the great Scholar of Yemen, Shaykh Muqbil ibn Hādī al-Wādi’ī (raḥimahullāh), a life full of sacrifices for the sake of Islām. A life full of struggling for ʿilm (knowledge) and acting upon it. Translation is by Abū ʿUways (raḥimahullāh).

[24/12/2022] Benefits from Shaykh al-Fawzān’s: Virtues of the ‘Ulamā Who Act Upon the Knowledge They Have & An Encouragement to Seek Knowledge From the ‘Ulamā - By Abu Khadeejah ‘Abdul Wahid حفظه الله. Masjid As-Salafi, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this lesson:

- Evidence from the Qur’ān and Sunnah regarding the virtue of knowledge and the people of knowledge.
- A distinguishing characteristic of Islām that no other religion has.
- The command to have knowledge and the prohibition of blindly following one’s forefathers.
- The necessity of having knowledge before speech and action.
- Explanation of the term ‘Salaf’.
- How knowledge was preserved.
- The reason there are so many sects in Islām.
- The fruits of knowledge.
- The rejection of any act that is not based upon the Qur’ān and Sunnah.
- How the origin of the religion of ‘Īsā (عليه السلام) was lost.
- The consequences of introducing and acting upon innovation.
- How the people of innovation resemble the people of Jāhiliyyah.
- The only thing that raises a person over another in Islām.
- Seeking honour in Islām alone.
- How ‘Abdullāh b. Mas’ūd (رضى الله عنه) dealt with ‘Amr b. ‘Utbah and his followers due to their opposition to the Sunnah in the affair of dhikr.

Questions:
1. Question regarding working for a company that deals in insurance and interest. 
2. Can I lead my wife in night prayers or do we have to pray separately? 
3. How do we deal with our Salafī brothers in matters of Fiqh whist the evidence is clear, such as issues of qaza’ [hairstyle that shaves part of the head and leaves part] and taṣwīr?
4. Is it permissible for two men staying in a hotel to sleep in the same bed with separate covers?
5. What is the ruling on being an engineer in a defence company in the west?
6. Advice on how to give da’wah to Shī’ah who are flatmates.
7. What is the history of prayer beads?
8. As for the ḥadīth regarding obeying the ruler even if he is an Abyssinian slave whose head is shaped like a raisin, some would say this is belittling black people. 
9. Is it permissible to slaughter and eat a hen that was injured by a dog? 
10. What should a Muslim do when there is a moment of silence in commemoration of WWI? 
11. What is the ruling on making a GoFundMe after the death of a loved one in order to build a masjid for them as Ṣadaqatul-Jāriyah?
12. Was the ‘Aqīdah of Ṣalāhuddīn al-Ayyūbī correct?

SalafiPublications n

Virtues of the Ulama By Abu Khadeejah 23122022

A Short & Concise Biography of Shaykh Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab - Ustādh Abu ʿAbdur-Raḥmān Hilāl

A Lecture concerning the life of the Great Shaikh Rabee Ibn Haadi al Madkhali - Part 2

Al 'Allaamah Shaikh Rabee - His Life and Legacy (Part 2)

Biography Of Shaykh Muhammad Al-Banna by Abdulilah Lahmami

Biography Of Shaykh Muhammad Al-Banna - 1

Biography Of Shaykh Muhammad Al-Banna 2

Inspirations from the Lives of the Salaf

Abu Bakr An-Nabulsi's Defence of The Sunnah

[30/01/2021] A Glimpse At The Lives Of The Salaf By Abū Idrīs.

SalafiPublications

A Glimpse At The Lives Of The Salaf By Abū Idrees

The official Soundcloud account of Abu Hakeem Bilal Ibn Ahmad Davis