Secure Your Religion Before You Secure the Bag

Whoever Allows ANYTHING to Divert Them from the Remembrance of Allāh, Then They Are the Losers

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Points Covered:

• What is the connection between Fearing Allāh & His Command to be Truthful?
• The 2 Attributes: Taqwa & Sidq

TAQWA
• What do the Scholars often advise with?
• What brings about Taqwa
• What is the Definition of Taqwa?
- Talq ibn Habīb (رحمه الله‎)'s Comprehensive Definition
- 'Abdullāh Ibn Mas'ud (رضي الله عنه)'s explanation of how Allāh deserves to be feared
- Can a blessing be a trial?
- What did Alī ibn Abī Tālib (رضي الله عنه) say Taqwa is?

• What does Taqwa bring to us as servants of Allāh?
- Reflections upon the Narration of Alī ibn Abī Talib (رضي الله عنه) when he entered the Graveyard
- What is The Best Provision you can take the moment your afterlife begins?
- What did the Mufassir, Imām al-Qurtubī (رحمه الله‎) say concerning the Ayah 131 of Sūrah an-Nisā?
- What is the thing that can properly rectify a Slave, bring about all-round goodness & give the greatest of Rewards?

• The Messenger ﷺ's advice on Taqwa:
- Hadith of Irbād ibn Sāriyah (رضي الله عنه)
- The case with Mu'ādh ibn Jabal (رضي الله عنه)
- What does Taqwa bring for a person of immense importance?
- The Dire Need we have for Allāh

• The Blessing given to Sulayman (عليه السلام‎), his Du'ā & what this lead to

•  What is the deep connection between Travelling (Safr) & Taqwa?

• Some of the Benefits of Taqwa
- Explanation of The Affair of Hardship & Ease
- Explanation of The Matter of Protection & Success
- How do/don't we deal with a matter when we are tested by Allāh? 
- The Affair of Sins
- The Affair of Confusion & Clarity in the Deen
- The Supplication of Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله‎)
- The Promise of Allāh

• What do we do when we feel weak/have been wronged/plotted against/unable to defend ourselves?
- 2 Stipulations in the Qur'ān for Not being Harmed by others
- Who does Allāh love? Who is Allāh with?
- What did Allāh say pertaining to the Aid given in the Battle of Badr?

SIDQ
• What brings about Sidq (Truthfulness)?
- Is Sidq only connected to what you say (via speech)?
- How can we be amongst the Truthful ones?
- If we want a message to be accepted, what is incumbent upon us?
- The Supplication of Ibrāhīm (عليه السلام‎)
- What was the Messenger ﷺ known as?
- Warning against being untrustworthy amongst one's community
- The case with Abu Bakr (رضي الله عنه) & a sign of Prophethood 

- How can we bring about good for ourselves?
- Why a person is not blessed when they perform certain actions

• Benefits from the Hadīth of Shaddād ibn al-Hād (رضي الله عنه)
• Benefits from the Hadīth of Jābir ibn Abdillāh (رضي الله عنهما)
• Benefits from the Hadīth of Anas ibn an-Naḍr (رضي الله عنه)

• Attributes of a Hypocrite (Munāfiq)

• How Rectification can be corrupted
• A Fā'idah from the narration of those that were Trapped in the Cave
• Hadīth of desiring to be from the Martyrs
• What will help us on the Day of Reckoning?

• The Supplication of 'Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb (رضي الله عنه)

• Reminder of how a person's mindset should be

"O You Who Believe! Be Afraid of Allāh & Be With Those Who Are True" - Shaykh Abu Idrees (حفظه الله)

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[11/08/2023] [Part 1] Three Stories of Repentance From Grave Sins – By Abul-Ḥasan Mālik Al-Akhdar (حفظه الله) - SalafiPublications Summer Conference 1445 | 2023. Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

Some points covered by Abul-Ḥasan Mālik Al-Akhdar (حفظه الله):

- The reason for choosing the topic.
- A description of the worshippers of Ar-Raḥmān mentioned in the verse, “And those who invoke not any other ilāh (god) along with Allāh, nor kill such life as Allāh has forbidden, except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse…” [Sūrah al-Furqān 25:68]
- The penalty for committing these sins, and the way out for those who fell into them.
- The wisdom in the ordering of things mentioned in the Book of Allāh and the Sunnah.
- The gravity of unjustly taking a life. 
- Imām as-Sa’dī (رحمه الله) on what is intended by “those who purify themselves” in the verse, “…Truly, Allāh loves those who turn unto Him in repentance and loves those who purify themselves.” [Sūrah al-Baqarah 2:222]
- Imām an-Nawawī (رحمه الله) on the obligation of repenting from every sin.
- Ibn Mas’ūd (رضى الله عنه) on the difference between the believer and the wicked person in how they see their sins.
- A warning against being heedless regarding minor sins.
- The remedy for the sick heart.
- Some benefits regarding Abū Sa’īd al-Khudrī (رضى الله عنه).
- Benefits from the story of the man who killed 100 people.
- Shaykh ‘Abdul-Muḥsin al-‘Abbād (حفظه الله) on the importance of gathering the different wordings of narrations when studying Ḥadīth.
- An example of the precision and diligence of the scholars of Ḥadīth.
- A mention of other aḥādīth with the wording «تسعة وتسعين».
- Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymīn (رحمه الله) on the indication that the man felt remorse for killing ninety-nine people.
- Shaykh Muḥammd al-Ethiopī and ‘Alī al-Qārī (رحمهم الله) on the reason why the monk told the man there was no repentance for him.
- Al-Qurṭubī (رحمه الله) on the monk’s lack of knowledge and intellect. 
- A warning against causing people to lose hope in the Mercy of Allāh.
- Shaykh Ibn Baz’s (رحمه الله) beautiful response to a woman who had abandoned the prayer for decades and wanted to return to praying.
- The man’s desire to continue asking about his condition.
- The meaning of “Regret is Tawbah.”
- The response of the ‘ālim to the man when he asked if there is repentance for him after taking 100 lives.
- The direction given to the man by the ‘ālim regarding how he can attain repentance.
- The necessity of staying away from the people and places of sin for the one who wants repentance.
- The erroneous thinking of those who say they will leave off performing Ḥajj until they are old.
- The dispute between the angels of mercy and the angels of punishment when the man died on his way to the righteous land. 
- The reason why precedence is given to the one affirming a matter over the one negating it. 
- The tremendous end to this narration.
- Shaykh al-Albānī (رحمه الله) on the importance of knowing the reason for the revelation of verses and statements of the Messenger ﷺ. 
- A synopsis of the points covered:
- 1. The legislative matter of repenting from every major sin, especially murder.
- 2. The virtue of fleeing a place where one commits sins. 
- 3. The repenter should leave the customary circumstances in which he would sin.
- 4. The virtue of the scholar over the worshipper. 
- 5. Repentance will avail one for the crime of murder, just as it does for all other sins.

SalafiPublications 

Part 1 Three Stories of Repentance From Grave Sins By Abul Hasan Malik 11082023

The Book of Manners from Buloogh al-Marām (Kitāb al-Jaami’)
By Imām al-Ḥāfiẓ ibn Ḥajar al-ʿAsqalānī رحمه الله

Read by Shaykh ‘Abdulilah Lahmami (may Allāh protect him)

Chapter 1 - Good Manners - Lesson 5 By Shaykh 'Abdulilah Lahmami حفظه

40 Ḥadīth—Lesson 40—Abū Idrees—24.06.25

- Ḥadīth #11: Leaving Doubt.
- Biography of al-Ḥasan b. ‘Alī (رضى الله عنهما) [cont’d]. 
- The nurturing the Messenger ﷺ gave to his beloved grandchildren. 
- The knowledge al-Ḥasan took from a very early age, and a mention of some of those who took knowledge from him. 
- The du’ā the Messenger ﷺ taught him. 
- Examples of his ‘ibādah. 
- Examples of his generosity and noble character. 
- Following the way of the Salaf in fulfilling the needs of our brothers and sisters without being asked. 
- Al-Ḥasan’s concern for the poor and needy. 
- The importance of studying the biographies of the Salaf. 
- Al-Ḥasan’s sacrifice of large portions of his wealth to aid others. 
- Allowing an individual to carry out the good he is trying to do and not rejecting it. 
- Al-Ḥasan’s love for fulfilling the needs of his brothers for the sake of Allāh. 
- His eloquence in speech. 
- ‘Alī’s honour and respect for his son, and his (al-Ḥasan) shyness in front of his father. 
- A reminder to make du’ā for our children and to ask our parents to make du’ā for us. 
- Al-Ḥasan on not wanting leadership if it entailed shedding the blood of the Muslims.
- The difference of opinion that occurred after the assassination of ‘Uthmān (رضى الله عنه).  
- The number of people who pledged allegiance to al-Ḥasan after the assassination of his father. 
- Those sent by Mu’āwiyah to negotiate with al-Ḥasan (رضى الله عنهم). 
- His acceptance of peace, and the relinquishing of his position. 
- The ḥadīth of the Messenger ﷺ that foretold of al-Ḥasan rectifying between two great Muslim armies. 
- Al-Ḥasan’s address to the people when he relinquished his position to Mu’āwiyah.
- The date al-Ḥasan handed over leadership to Mu’āwiyah, the age of Mu’āwiyah, and the duration of al-Ḥasan’s khilāfah. 
- Al-Ḥasan’s advice to his sons and the sons of his brother regarding seeking knowledge. 
- His response to al-Ḥusayn (رضى الله عنه) when he expressed his desire to kill his (al-Ḥasan’s) attacker. 
- His wish to be buried next to his beloved grandfather ﷺ and his instruction to his brother regarding what to do if he is prevented. 
- Banū Umayyah’s refusal to allow him to be buried next to the Prophet ﷺ despite ‘Ā’ishah (رضى الله عنها) granting him permission. 
- The duration of al-Ḥasan’s illness, when he died, where he was buried and his age. 
- Abū Hurayrah’s (رضى الله عنه) call for the people to weep for the beloved one of the Messenger ﷺ. 


Class 07 The Three Fundamental Principles by Shaykh Hamzah Abdur Razzaq

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