Class 03 A Piece of Advice and Admonition for the Women by Shaykh Jameel Finch

Love and Hate for Allāh, Not Your Desires by Ihsan b. Dawud

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Making the Muslim Home a Fortress from Destructive Ideologies Pt.2 - Shaykh Umar Quinn

The Conditions, Pillars & Requirements of the Prayer

The Pillars of the Prayer are Fourteen.

The Third Pillar: A Continuation of the Breakdown of Sūrah al-Fātiḥah

The main points covered in this lesson:

– {Nor those who went astray}
– “Say, shall We inform you of the greatest losers with respect to their deeds?…” Sūrah al-Kahf 103–105
– “You will indeed follow the ways of those who came before you…” Ḥadīth
– “Indeed, the Jews split into seventy-one sects, and the Christians split into seventy-two sects, and my ummah will split into seventy-three sects…” Ḥadīth

– The three types of people – a recap of the previous lesson.
– Shaykh Muḥammad Amān al-Jāmī:
– Ṣirāṭ – Straight Path – can mean Islām, the Messenger ﷺ, or the Qur’ān.
– Evidences from the Qur’ān regarding the explanation of Ṣirāṭ.

– Shaykh ʿAbd al-Muḥsin:
– The ones whom Allah has bestowed His favours upon are four:
	•	The Prophets
	•	The Truthful
	•	The Martyrs
	•	The Pious
– “And verily, this is My straight path, so follow it…” Sūrah al-Anʿām 153
– Explanation of the narration: “You will indeed follow the ways of those who came before you…” Ḥadīth
– Explanation of the Ḥadīth: “Indeed, the Jews split into seventy-one sects, and the Christians split into seventy-two sects, and my ummah will split into seventy-three sects…”
– The intent of the word Ummah in this Ḥadīth – Ummat al-Ijābah
– What is the saved sect – Firqat an-Nājiyah
– What is meant by Ummat ad-Daʿwah

– Shaykh Muḥammad Amān al-Jāmī:
– Explanation of “You will indeed follow the ways of those who came before you…” Ḥadīth
– Using appropriate examples to explain something in accordance with the people you are giving daʿwah to or explaining to
– An occasion when Shaykh Rabīʿ advised a young brother not to resemble the disbelievers, as he was wearing a baseball cap in Makkah
– ʿUlamāʾ always advise against resembling a people, based on the Ḥadīth of the Prophet ﷺ
– The Ḥadīth al-Iftirāq: “Indeed, the Jews split into seventy-one sects, and the Christians split into seventy-two sects, and my ummah will split into seventy-three sects…”
– The seventy-three sects refer to the main sects:
	•	The Shīʿah
	•	The Khawārij
	•	The Muʿtazilah
– Each one splits into many sects
– These deviant sects continue to grow – we now have more than 100 today
– “All of them are in the Hellfire except for one”
– “I have left you upon a clear path; no one deviates from it except that he is destroyed”
– How does one know if they are on the straight path and from the saved sect?
– What does the term Siyāsah (politics) actually mean and refer to?
– Examples to explain Siyāsah Islāmiyyah
– Using wisdom and knowing when to speak or act, and when to withhold

– A question regarding joining Maghrib and ʿIshāʾ prayers with the congregation
– A question regarding the permissibility of finishing the prayer before the Imām in congregation

24 Conditions Pillars and Obligations of the Prayer By Abu Idrees

[17/07/2025] [Lesson Two] Some of What Ahl al-‘Ilm Have Mentioned Regarding the Great Scholar Shaykh Rabī’ b. Hādī al-Madkhalī (رحمه الله) - By Shaykh Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān حفظه الله. Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this lesson:

- Benefits from the book of Shaykh Khālid aẓ-Ẓafīrī (حفظه الله) titled, ath-Thanā’ al-Badī’ min al-‘Ulamā’ ‘alā ash-Shaykh Rabī’ [cont’d].

- Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Azīz b. Bāz granting permission to Shaykh Rabī’ to teach in his masjid shortly before he passed away (رحمهم الله).

- The praise of Shaykh Muhammad Nāsir ad-Dīn al-Albānī for Shaykh Rabī’ (رحمهم الله).

- The response of Shaykh al-Albānī when he was asked about the manhaj of Shaykh Rabī’ and Shaykh Muqbil (رحمهم الله).

- The two types of people who disparage Shaykh Rabī’ and Shaykh Muqbil.

- Shaykh al-Albānī’s praise for the books of Shaykh Rabī’ and his affirmation that Shaykh Rabī’ is rightfully the bearer of the banner of Jarh wa Ta’dīl in this era.

- Shaykh al-Albānī’s advice to Shaykh Rabī’.

- Shaykh al-Albānī’s commentary on Shaykh Rabī’s refutation of the errors of Sayyid Qutb. 

- Shaykh al-‘Uthaymīn’s response when he was asked about the books of Shaykh Rabī’ (رحمهم الله).

- The humility of Shaykh ‘Uthaymīn and the high regard he had for Shaykh Rabī’. 

- Shaykh Fawzān’s (حفظه الله) introduction to the book of Shaykh Rabī’, Manhaj al-Anbiyā’.

- Shaykh Muqbil’s (رحمه الله) praise for Shaykh Rabī’s expertise in refuting innovation and its people. 

- His advice to benefit from the books of Shaykh Rabī’. 

- The reason the ‘ulāmā’ were constantly asked about Shaykh Rabī’.

- Heavy words from Shaykh Muqbil regarding Shaykh Rabī’s knowledge of the partisan groups.

- The response of Shaykh Muqbil when he was asked to name some of the scholars of Saudi Arabia he advises to take knowledge from. 

- The response of Shaykh Ahmad an-Najmī (رحمه الله) when he was asked about a person who says he does not recognise Shaykh Zayd al-Madkhalī and Shaykh Rabī’ as scholars and he does not take knowledge from them. 

- His response when he was asked if Shaykh Rabī’ is his student. 

- Shaykh Ubayd’s (رحمه الله) response when he was asked if it is true that Shaykh Rabī’ disparages other scholars and callers. 


Lesson Two Some of What Ahl al-‘Ilm Have Mentioned Regarding Shaykh Rabee b. Hadee By Abu Idrees

Revelation Over Reason: Why Naql (Textual Evidence) Takes Precedence in Islamic Understanding – Pt. 1 - Kāshiff Khān

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Upholding Marriages Part 5 - Shaykh Abū Ḥakīm Bilāl Davis

Foreword: What is Incumbent Upon the New Muslim to Implement and to Abandon

1.	Why did Allāh ﷻ create mankind and what is the proof?
2.	Why did Allāh ﷻ send Messengers?
3.	What is the ruling on the who one who disbelieves in the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ?
4.	Mention the proof from the Qur’ān that Allāh ﷻ will not accept from mankind any religion besides Islām?
5.	What is the first thing that must be uttered by the one who wishes to enter into Islam?
6.	Mention three things the New Muslim must abandon.
7.	What must the New Muslim do if they cannot relocate to a Muslim land?

Class 01 A Comprehensive Guide for the New Muslim by Anwar Wright

Chapter 01: Actions are Judged by Their Intentions

1.	Which Hadīth is typically used by scholars to begin their books?
2.	What does it mean to be sincere?
3.	Give two examples of actions that require a sincere intention.

Chapter 2: The Obligation of Seeking Knowledge

1.	What is the proof of the obligation of seeking knowledge?
2.	Complete the sentence: 
“It is upon everyone Islāmically accountable (for their actions) to learn ______________”
3.	Give some examples of obligatory knowledge.

Chapter 3: The Importance of the Correct ‘Aqīdah

1.	What is “Aqīdah”?
2.	Why is it important to learn the correct 'Aqīdah?
3.	For the one with the correct 'Aqīdah, what are the two conditions required for an action to be accepted?
4.	Which verse did Imām al-Bukhārī use for his chapter “Knowledge Precedes Speech and Action”?
5.	List two benefits of having the correct 'Aqīdah.
6.	What parable does Allāh ﷻ give in the Qur’ān for the fundamental matters of faith?
7.	Are the people of theological rhetoric (Ahlul Kalam) upon the correct belief? Why or Why not?

Class 01 A Comprehensive Guide for the New Muslim by Anwar Wright

Germantown Masjid