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[26/01/2024] Six Ways To Attain Firmness (Thabāt) In Your Religion - By Abu Khadeejah ‘Abdul Wahid  حفظه الله. Khutbah at Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

- The importance of learning the means that will enable us to remain steadfast upon the dīn.
- Trials and tribulations faced by the Muslims, especially the youth in the time and lands we live in.
- Glad tidings for the strangers. 
- Six means that bring about firmness and salvation from the fire:
- 1. Learning the religion and acting upon what we learn. 
- The guidance and safety of the Sunnah. 
- 2. True īmān in Allāh and righteous deeds.
- Qatādah and Ibn Kathīr (رحمهم الله) on the meaning of the āyah, “Allāh will keep firm those who believe, with the word that stands firm in this world and in the Hereafter. And Allāh will cause to go astray those who are ẓālimūn (polytheists and wrongdoers, etc.), and Allāh does what He wills.” [Sūrah Ibrāhīm 14:27]
- Those who will be granted firmness and the ability to answer the questions of Munkar and Nakīr and those who will not be granted that.
- Righteous deeds each and every one of us can perform throughout the day to keep us firm upon the dīn of Allāh.
- 3. Keeping away from sins and acts of disobedience through the company of the righteous from amongst the Salafiyyīn.
- Qatādah b. Di’āmah (رحمه الله) on keeping company with the righteous.
- Al-A’mash (رحمه الله) on the three questions the Salaf would ask about a person.
- A warning against isolating oneself away from the jamā’ah.
- Abū Dharr (رضى الله عنه) on the nine matters the Messenger ﷺ advised him with.
- 4. Making du’ā for Allāh to protect our hearts from misguidance. 
- The du’ā of those firmly grounded in knowledge.
- The supplication oft-repeated by the Messenger ﷺ.
- 5. Inviting others to obey Allāh and His Messenger ﷺ. 
- Making sure that our actions do not contradict our statements. 
- Āyāt regarding the firmness of the one who calls to Allāh.
- 6. Patience in times of trials and afflictions.
- The gift of patience. 
- Abū Tha’labah al-Khushanī (رضى الله عنه) on the understanding of the āyah, “O you who believe! Take care of your own selves. If you follow the right guidance no hurt can come to you from those who are in error.” [Sūrah al-Mā’idah 5:105]
- The example of the Prophet ﷺ in reminding his Companions to be patient.

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Question to Shaykh Anwar Wright:  In the city of Vancouver, Canada, there are a number of graduates from the Islamic universities in Saudi Arabia. In some cases, they have set up classes in centres and masjids not known for salafiyyah. Some of the youth who are new to salafiyyah have gathered around them. However, they have some questions about this. When they ask these individuals what scholars they take from, they will mention some of the kibar (major scholars). When it comes to teaching they will teach from popular books of aqidah (i.e. Kitāb al-Tawḥīd, Ṣifah Ṣalāt al-Nabī etc.). However, in some cases, if they are asked about Salafis who preceded them (in the daʿwah), like when asked about Salafi Publications they give obscure answers such as, “we do not know anything bad of them" or when asked about TROID (which has been present in Canada for 27 years), they say: “I’m not aware of them”. What is your advice to the young Salafi who is trying to ascertain who to take knowledge from in the West?

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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 02 A Comprehensive Guide for the New Muslim by Anwar Wright

Chapter 04: Tawhīd and It's Types

1.	What does Tawhīd mean in relation to the Arabic Language and in relation to the religion of Islām?
2.	How many types of Tawhīd are there? What are they?
3.	What type of Tawhīd was affirmed by the disbelievers in the time of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ? What is the proof?
4.	Which type of Tawhīd was the source of disputes between the Messengers and their nations?
5.	What must we not do when affirming the Names and Attributes of Allāh ﷻ?
6.	List 2 Names of Allāh and 2 of His Attributes.

Class 03 A Comprehensive Guide for the New Muslim by Anwar Wright

Chapter 05: Shirk and Some of its Manifestations

1.	What is the opposite of Shirk?
2.	Bring one proof that Allāh will not forgive Shirk.
3.	How many categories of Shirk are there? Bring 2 examples for each type.

Class 04 A Comprehensive Guide for the New Muslim by Anwar Wright

Chapter 06: Pillars of Islām in Brief

1. How many pillars of Islām are there?
2. What is the proof?
3. What is the meaning of the testimony of faith?
4. If an individual accepts all the pillars except for the testimony of faith, can that person be considered a Muslim?
5. How many obligatory prayers are there in the day and night?
6. What are they and when are they to be prayed?
7. Explain what Zakāt is.
8. Who is obligated to fast the month of Ramadhān?
9. Complete the sentence:“Fasting is an act of worship which is done for Allāh alone by ______________________”
10. Who is obligated to perform the Hajj?
11. How often must they perform it?
12. What is the reward for the one who performs the Hajj sincerely for Allāh ﷻ and following the guidance of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ?

Class 05 A Comprehensive Guide for the New Muslim by Anwar Wright

Chapter 8 Īmān(Faith) Consists of Statement, Action and Belief

1.	What has Allāh promised for those who possess Īmān? And what is the proof?
2.	What is the proper belief of the Muslims in regard to Īmān?
3.	What are the two types of action mentioned by Shaykh Sālih al-Fawzān?
4.	Summarise who the four groups are that went astray as it relates to the correct definition of Īmān.
5.	“Indeed Allah does not look at your bodies, nor your physical images, but he looks at your hearts” 
Shaykh al-Albānī mentions an additional wording for this Hadith. What is it and why is it important to be aware of it?
6.	List two causes for the increase of Īmān and two for the decrease of Īmān.

Class 14 A Comprehensive Guide for the New Muslim by Anwar Wright

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