2025-12-14 - Kitāb at Tawhīd Shaykh Uways - 23

Chapter 23: The Chapter on Sorcery and Magic

23 - Kitāb at Tawhīd - Shaykh Uways - The Chapter on Sorcery and Magic

40 Ḥadīth—Lesson 52—Abū Idrees—12.12.25

- Ḥadīth #17: Kindness to Animals
- Brief biography of the narrator of the ḥadīth, Shaddād b. ‘Aws (رضى الله عنه). 
- His lineage, tribe, father, uncle, kunyā, birth, upbringing and acceptance of Islām.
- Famous aḥādīth narrated by Shaddād b. ‘Aws. 
- The reason he was described as a worshipping scholar. 
- Encouragement to be from the people of the Qur’ān and make the Qur’ān a part of our lives.
- From his supplications and sayings. 
- His governorship and service to Islām. 
- An example of his justice and truthfulness as a governor. 
- A mention of some of the Tābi’īn who took from him. 
- His death: when and where he died, and where he was buried. 
- His legacy.
- Statements from adh-Dhahabī and Ibn Ḥajar regarding the virtues of Shaddād b. ‘Aws. 
- Explanation of Shaykh al-Fawzān (حفظه الله). 
- The obligation of doing everything with excellence and goodness. 
- Explanation of how a servant achieves iḥsān with his Lord, the other servants, and animals.  
- Proof from the Sunnah that there is reward in being kind to animals. 
- Guidelines related to carrying out qiṣās and the slaughtering of animals. 
- The goodness of the religion of Islām. 


Text of the ḥadīth:

عن [أبي يَعْلَى شَدَّادِ بنِ أَوْسٍ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ، عن رسولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قالَ: إِنَّ اللهَ كَتَبَ الإِحْسَانَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، فَإِذَا قَتَلْتُمْ فَأَحْسِنُوا الْقِتْلَةَ، وَإِذَا ذَبَحْتُمْ فَأَحْسِنُوا الذِّبْحَةَ، وَلْيُحِدَّ أَحَدُكُمْ شَفْرَتَهُ وَلْيُرِحْ ذَبِيحَتَهُ. رواه مسلِمٌ.
From Abū Ya’lā Shaddād b. ʾAws from the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ that he said, "Indeed Allāh has prescribed proficiency and benevolence in every thing. Hence, when you kill then kill proficiently, and when you slaughter, then slaughter with proficiency and benevolence. Let one of you sharpen his blade and let him grant ease to the slaughter animal." [Related by Muslim]

52 Forty Hadith of Nawawi By Abu Idrees

Shaykh Abdulillāh Lahmāmī provides a practical understanding of how we can understand the beautiful and perfect names of Allāh in our day-to-day lives. Based on the works of the late Imām, Zayd ibn Hādī al-Madkhalī (raḥimahullāh). 

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The Beautiful Names of Allāh: How to Practice What They Entail in Our Lives -   ʿAbdulillāh Lahmāmī

Means of Acquiring Beneficial Knowledge

Abū Ināyah Seif

- Shaykh Zayd al-Madkhalī (رحمه الله) on seeking and loving knowledge being a defining characteristic of the Salafī manhaj.
- “Allāh will raise those who have believed among you and those who were given knowledge, by degrees.” [Sūrah al-Mujādilah 58:11]
- “Is one who is obedient to Allāh, prostrating himself or standing (in prayer) during the hours of the night, fearing the Hereafter and hoping for the Mercy of his Lord (like one who disbelieves)? Say: ‘Are those who know equal to those who know not?’ It is only men of understanding who will remember (i.e. get a lesson from Allāh's Signs and Verses).” [Sūrah az-Zumar 39:9]
- Means of acquiring beneficial knowledge:
- 1. Acknowledging the dire need for knowledge and recognising the danger of ignorance. 
- Ibn al-Qayyim and Ibn Rajab (رحمهما الله) on the reality and importance of beneficial knowledge.
- A ḥadīth that highlights the dangerous consequences of ignorance. 
- Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله) on ignorance being a deadly disease, and wherein lies its cure. 
- 2. Asking Allāh to increase you in beneficial knowledge.
- The command and supplication of the Messenger ﷺ regarding asking Allāh for beneficial knowledge.
- The meaning of beneficial knowledge, and its fruits.
- “It is only those who have knowledge among His slaves that fear Allāh.” [Sūrah Fātir 35:28]
- Ibn Rajab (رحمه الله) on the connection between beneficial knowledge and khashyah of Allāh (سبحانه وتعالى).
- The effect of knowledge upon the heart.
- Seven signs that knowledge has truly benefited a person.
- Traits of the one who has not benefitted from his knowledge.
- Ibn al-Qayyim (رحمه الله) on the signs of happiness and misery.
- The necessity of humility when seeking and disseminating knowledge. 
- Fleeing from the dunyā, leadership, fame and praise of the people.
- 3. Ikhlāṣ.
- The intention we should have when seeking knowledge. 
- Statements from Imāms Sufyān ath-Thawrī and ash-Shāfi’ī (رحمهما الله) regarding the necessity of correct intention when seeking knowledge.
- Aḥādīth warning against corrupt intention when seeking knowledge.
- 4. Taqwā of Allāh (سبحانه وتعالى).
- “O you who believe! If you obey and fear Allāh, He will grant you Furqān [a criterion]” [Sūrah al-Anfāl 8:29]
- Shaykh al-‘Uthaymīn (رحمه الله) on the meaning of furqān.
- 5. Striving hard to attend the gatherings of knowledge.
- Proof from the Sunnah that knowledge is to be sought and requires effort.
- Shaykh Zayd al-Madkhalī (رحمه الله) on giving importance to the circles of knowledge. 
- The tremendous blessing of being able to establish gatherings of beneficial knowledge in these lands. 
- Recommended reading: Kitāb al-‘Ilm of al-‘Allāmah Muḥammad b. Ṣāliḥ al-‘Uthaymīn (رحمه الله). 


The Means of Acquiring Beneficial Knowledge By Abu Inaayah Seif

Class 01 Provisions for the Hereafter by Shaykh Anwar Wright

Chapter on Patience (Sabr) - Lesson 11

- The need for us to reflect upon the reality of death. 
- “No person knows what he will earn tomorrow, and no person knows in what land he will die.“ [Surah Luqmān 31:34]
- “Every soul will taste death. Then to Us will you be returned.” [Sūrah al-‘Ankabūt 29:57]
- “Say: ‘Indeed, the death from which you flee, then it will certainly meet you.’” [Sūrah al-Jumu’ah 62:8]
- “Wheresoever you may be, death will overtake you even if you are in fortresses built up strong and high!" [Surah an-Nisā 4:78]
- “The mutual rivalry (for piling up of worldly things) diverts you. Until you visit the graves (i.e. till you die). Nay! You shall come to know!” [at-Takāthur 102:1-3]
- Visiting the graves in order to reflect upon death. 
- “Who, when afflicted with calamity, say: ‘Truly! To Allāh we belong and truly, to Him we shall return.’” [Sūrah al-Baqarah 2:156]
- The reality of this du’ā at the time of death. 
- The Messenger ﷺ on the one who is the most wise/smart. 
- “Verily, those who say: ‘Our Lord is Allāh (Alone),’ and then they remain steadfast, on them the angels will descend (at the time of their death) (saying): ‘Fear not, nor grieve! But receive the glad tidings of Paradise which you have been promised!” [Sūrah Fussilat 41:30]
- Fighting back against our open enemy. 
- The sermon Shaytān will deliver to those who followed him. 
- Yahyā b. Mu’ādh (رحمه الله) on the intoxication of the dunyā and the point at which the intoxicated one will regain consciousness.


Beware For Indeed The Dunya Is The Intoxicant Of The Shaytan By Abu Idrees

[19/12/2025] Judging With Truth and Justice - Sh Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān حفظه الله. Khuṭbah at Masjid As-Sunnah An-Nabawiyyah, Aston, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this Khuṭbah:

– Benefits from the story of the two individuals who entered the mihrab of Dawud عليه السلام and had a dispute seeking judgement.
– Verses from Surah Sa’ad (38):21-25.
– The conversation that took place between the individuals in the presence of Prophet Dawūd عليه السلام.
– The judgment made by Dawud عليه السلام
– The importance of seeking out righteous people when entering into business agreements, etc.
– How Daw'ūd عليه السلام realised it was a test from Allāh and how he repented.
– Judging between the Qur’ān and the Sunnah in all matters and avoiding the following of desires.
– Responsibility differs between different people: leaders, judges, the community, Family.
– Following desires takes one away from the Path of Allāh.
– Being humble and submitting to the Laws of Allāh.
– The different forms of calamities.
– Encouragement to return to the Qur’an in all our affairs.


Judging With Truth And Justice By Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān

The Prophet Eesa - Tafseer of Surah Maryam by Shaykh Dr Abdulilah Lahmami

The lecture covered the following topics:

- The importance of the remembrance of Allah in our daily lives- Virtues of Seeking Forgiveness and Sitting for Dhikr after the obligatory prayer
- Characteristics of looking after the needy, being gentle and welcoming to the strangers, looking after the widows etc
- The meaning of "I am a Servant of Allah"
- The characteristics of Eesa - as explained by Imaam Ibn Saadi
- The innovated actions in Christianity today regarding Christmas
- Beautiful reminders with ahaadeeth and examples from the scholars throughout about good manners, tawheed, the salaah and dhikr

& a beneficial Q&A

Recorded at the Salafi Centre of Manchester and Streamed LIVE on 20/12/25

The Prophet Eesa - Tafseer Surah Al Maryam - Dr Abdulilah Lahmami

[19/12/2025] Reflections on Surah Al-Ghāshiyah Tafseer As-Sa'dī - Sh Abu Fuḍayl ‘Abdur Raqīb حفظه الله. Khuṭbah at Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this Khuṭbah:

- Benefits from Sūrah al-Ghāshiyah from the Tafsīr of Imām as-Sa’dī (رحمه الله). 

- The state of mankind on the Day of Judgement. 

- The two categories of people on that Day. 

- The reason the inhabitants of the Hellfire will be exhausted. 

- The tortuous drink and vile food of the people of the Hellfire.

- The delight and joy of the righteous believers, and the lofty dwellings prepared for them in Jannah. 

- The tranquility and comfort in Jannah. 

- Reflecting upon the creation of our Lord (سبحانه وتعالى).  

- The inevitable return to Allāh. 

- The greatest of all good deeds, and the worst of all evil deeds.


Reflections on Surah Al-Ghāshiyah Tafseer As-Sa'dī By Abu Fuḍayl ‘Abdur Raqīb

Sharh Thalaathatul-Usool by Shaykh Abdur Rahman bin Muhammad bin Qasim taught by Abu Muadh Taqweem

3 Fundamental Principles - Part 16

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