07 - Umdatul Ahkam- Expl of Various Scholars - Abdulhakeem Mitchell | Manchester

- The importance of the people of knowledge clarifying this newly invented matter that has been attributed to Islām. 
- The history of celebrating the birthday of the Prophet ﷺ.
- The intention one should have when reasoning with those who celebrate the mawlid.
- Points of benefit taken from a debate between Shaykh al-Albānī (رحمه الله) and an individual regarding the mawlid. 
- Is celebrating the birthday of the Prophet ﷺ a good thing or a bad thing?
- Was the Messenger ﷺ and his Companions (رضى الله عنهم) ignorant of this good you claim to know?
- Textual proof to show that this is impossible. 
- Statements from Imām Mālik and Imām ash-Shawkānī (رحمهما الله) on the implications of attributing an innovation to the dīn and deeming it to be good. 
- The obligation of taking the understanding of the dīn from the Companions of the Messenger ﷺ. 
- The importance of protecting the pure Sunnah from those who want to pollute it with innovations. 
- Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله) on the manner in which an innovation first appears, and the consequences of not extinguishing it at its inception.
- Doubts/arguments brought by those who celebrate the birthday of the Prophet ﷺ and how to answer them: 
- 1. Celebrating the birthday of the Prophet ﷺ is not an innovation but is a sunnah ḥasanah/bid’ah ḥasanah. 
- What they cite as proof. 
- The story behind the usage of the terms sunnah ḥasanah/bid’ah ḥasanah. 
- The impossibility of there being any contradiction in the statements of the Messenger ﷺ. 
- The meaning of sunnah ḥasanah. 
- The correct understanding of the statement attributed to ‘Abdullāh b. Mas’ūd (رضى الله عنه), “What the Muslims see to be good, that is good with Allāh.”
- 2. If the mawlid is an innovation, then why is it accepted and celebrated by so many people across the world?
- Clarification that numbers are never a proof.
- “And if you obey most of those on earth, they will mislead you far away from Allāh's Path.” [Sūrah al-An’ām 6:116]
- 3. All we do in our gatherings is remember the Messenger ﷺ, make dhikr of Allāh, study the Sīrah and recite the Qur’ān. Are these things prohibited/incorrect?
- The problem of singling out one day to carry out these actions. 
- Loving and remembering the Messenger ﷺ throughout the year.
- 4. The dream regarding the lightening of Abū Lahab’s punishment due to him being happy with the birth of the Messenger ﷺ. 
- Clarification that there is nothing authentically documented regarding this narration/dream. 
- The only dreams taken as proof. 
- Distinguishing between a natural occurrence and taking something as an act of worship.
- 5. The Christians respect ‘Īsā (عليه السلام) and celebrate his birthday, and our Messenger is better than him so it is more deserving that we celebrate his birthday ﷺ. 
- The Christians are not to be followed in their kufr and misguidance. 
- 6. Blessings necessitate that we are thankful to Allāh. 
- Their misapplication of this principle.
- Their incorrect use of the ḥadīth regarding the reason for fasting the Day of ‘Āshūrā. 
- The correct way to thank Allāh for sending the Messenger ﷺ. 
7. The Messenger ﷺ would fast on Mondays because it was the day he was born. 
- Clarification that the Messenger ﷺ would fast on Mondays and Thursdays throughout the year. 
- The Messenger ﷺ and his Companions never took it as a day of celebration or instructed us to do so. 
- 8. Rejoicing and being happy with the birth of the Messenger ﷺ is required, with a clear proof from the Qur’ān. 
- Their incorrect tafsīr of the verse, “Say, ‘In the bounty of Allāh and in His mercy - in that let them rejoice’” [Sūrah Yūnus 10:58]. 
- The correct explanation of this verse. 
- How to counter the arguments/claims of Ahlul-Bid’ah. 
- Three things that are necessitated when a person celebrates the birthday of the Messenger ﷺ. 
- An example of the shirk present in the Burdah of al-Būṣayrī. 
- The du’ā of Ibn al-Jawzī (رحمه الله) for those upon misguidance. 

Refuting The Doubts Used To Celebrate The Birthday of The Prophet By Abu Idrees

05 - Masā’il Al-Jāhiliyyah - Abu Ukkasha

40 Hadīth—Lesson 48—Abū Idrees—10.10.25

- Clarification regarding the term الثَّيِّبِ الزَّانِي (al-Thayyib az-Zānī).
- The intent of this term based on its construction. 
- The definition of az-Zānī and al-Thayyib.
- The difference between al-Thayyib and al-Bikr, with examples. 
- Ḥadīth #15: Honouring the Guest
- Four foundational aḥādīth regarding manners and etiquette. 
- Benefits of coupling belief in Allāh with belief in the hereafter. 
- At-Targhīb wat-Tarhīb.
- Explanation of Shaykh al-‘Uthaymīn (رحمه الله).
- The command to speak good. 
- The two categories of good speech, with examples. 
- A principle in the religion when something is mentioned unrestrictedly. 
- Explanation regarding who is referred to as a neighbour.  
- A beautiful example of how our scholars act upon the textual evidences. 


Text of the ḥadīth:

عن [أبي هُريرةَ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ، أنَّ رسولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قالَ: مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيَقُلْ خَيْرًا أَوْ لِيَصْمُتْ، وَمَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيُكْرِمْ جَارَهُ، وَمَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيُكْرِمْ ضَيْفَهُ. رواه البخاريُّ ومسلمٌ.

From Abū Hurayrah (رضى الله عنه) who said that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said, "Whoever believes in Allāh and the Last Day, let him speak goodness or else remain silent. And whoever believes in Allāh and the Last Day, let him honour his neighbour. And whoever believes in Allāh in the Last Day, let him honour his guest." [Related by al-Bukhārī and Muslim] 

48 Forty Hadith of Nawawi By Abu Idrees

The Characteristics of The Loser by Ustadh Abu Mu'adh Esaam - Jumu'ah Khutba 17/10/25

2025-08-03 - Kitāb at Tawhīd Shaykh Uways - 18

Chapter 17: "Verily, you do not guide whom you like..."

18 - Kitāb at Tawhīd - Shaykh Uways - "Verily, you do not guide whom you like..."

Khutbah: Good Health & Free Time

• The best of you are those who are best to their families. 

• The best of you are those who are best in manners.

• The best of you are those who learn the Qur'ān and teach it.

• The best of you are those whom good is hoped from, and from whom people feel safe from harm.

• The best of you are those who have long lives and good deeds.

• The best of you are those who feed others.

• The best of you are those who are good to the women.

• The best of you are those who fulfil their trusts.

• The best of you are those who repay their debts.

• The best of you are those who purify themselves.

• The Muslims feel pain when they see Muslims suffering and being persecuted. 


Jumu'ah Khutbah 7/11/2025  The Best of You...


• Juwayriyyah bint al-Harith رضي الله عنها
• Safiyyah bint Huyai رضي الله عنها
• Zaynab bint Khuzaimah رضي الله عنها 


Lesson Five The Mothers of the Believers   A glimpse into the lives of the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him)

[November 2025] The Beginning of the Life of the Prophet ﷺ - Sh Abu Zayd Khālid حفظه الله. Two sermons at Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

Part Two:

- Mankind’s greatest need.
- The land wherein the Prophet ﷺ was born.
- The Prophet ﷺ became an orphan at a young age.
- Those around the Prophet ﷺ during his childhood.
- The character of the Prophet ﷺ before prophethood.
- The tribe of Quraish.
- The visit of the angel Jibra’īl.
- The description of the Prophet’s ﷺ character by Khadījah رضي الله عنها.


Part 2 The Beginning of the Life of the Prophet By Abu Zayd

• How Allāh allows His servant to be used for goodness.

• The need to beg Allāh every single day to keep us firm upon His religion until the moment we meet Him.

• Who are those whom the angels descend upon with glad tidings of Paradise at the time of death?

• Those who remain steadfast and sincere upon Allāh’s religion until their final breath will neither fear nor grieve when death approaches.

• What is the “statement of firmness”?

• Who are the ones who will remain upright when questioned in the grave?

• The supplication the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) would say most often.

• The righteous constantly fear for themselves and their deeds.

• The greatest blessing from Allāh is that He keeps you upright and firm upon His religion.

• Many people today are slipping and weakening in their practice of the religion.

• Fudālah ibn ‘Ubayd (d. 53 AH) said: If I only knew that Allāh had accepted from me a single good deed equal to a mustard seed, it would be more beloved to me than the whole world and everything in it.



Jumu'ah Khutbah 28/11/2025  From the Signs That Allāh Wants Good for You

Calling the People to the Quran and the Sunnah upon the understanding of the Sahaba.

07 - Umdatul Ahkam- Expl of Various Scholars - Abdulhakeem Mitchell | Manchester

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