Lecture delivered by Shaykh 'Abdulilah Lahmami (حفظه الله) on the importance of Tarbiyah & Tasfiyah (Purification & Cultivation)

Purification & Cultivation: The Path of the Salaf - Shaykh 'Abdulilah Lahmami (حفظه الله)

●The importance of learning the 'Aqeedah (correct belief).

●Biography of the author.

●Being pleased and content with the Decree of Allāh.

●Eemān (faith) is speech, action and intention.

●Eemān: it increases with obedience and decreases with disobedience.

●Belief in the Pre-Decree, the good of it and the bad of it.

Q&A

●What are the recommended books on manners?

●Advice for one who is beginning their path in pursuit of knowledge of the religion.

●An advice to Markaz Anas bin Maalik in Brisbane, Australia.


Lesson One The 'Aqeedah of Imām ibn Qudamah al-Maqdasī (d.620AH) رحمه الله

[10/09/2025] The Conditions, Pillars & Requirements of the Prayer

The Pillars of the Prayer are Fourteen.

The main point covered in this lesson:

Recap on the previous lessons:

– Conditions of the prayer
– Conditions of Wudū’
– Nullifiers of Wudū’
– The pillars of the prayer
– Explanation of at-Tahiyyāt continued.
– Sending Salām upon the Prophet ﷺ

– As-salām ‘alaina was ‘ala ‘Ibādullah as-Sāliheen.
– Making Du’ā that Allah’s mercy be upon the Prophet ﷺ as he is in need of that mercy.
– Allah عز وجل is not in need of anything.
– Worship is strictly for Allah alone.
– Making du’ā for the righteous individuals includes the righteous from mankind and the Jinn.
– The danger of calling upon other than Allah, like those who worship the graves.
– The angels seek forgiveness for the person.
– Sending blessings upon Muhammad ﷺ and his family.
– The minimum that needs to be recited in the at-Tahiyyāt that would necessitate fulfilling the pillar.
– Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه narrates that the Prophet ﷺ said: Seek refuge in the four greatest trials within the prayer.
1. Punishment of the grave
2. Punishment of the hellfire
3. Trials and tribulations of this life and death
4. Trials and tribulations of the one-eyed Dajjāl.
– Some of the scholars differ on whether this dua is an obligation or just recommended.
– The dua that the Prophet ﷺ taught Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه to say in the prayer.
– Seeking refuge in the feebleness of old age.
– The completion of the Tashahhud.
– Questions:

– A clarification regarding the angels seeking forgiveness for the Prophet ﷺ
– The permissibility of asking a sister for their wali’s number.
– A question regarding parents disliking their son walking a long distance to Jumu’ah.
– A clarification regarding a dua mentioned during today’s lesson.
– Is the Salāh Al-Ibrāhimiyyah included in the Tashahhud?
– Why does Allah عز وجل use ‘We’ when He is referring to Himself?
– Is the sitting of Tawarruk done only for the prayers that are 3 and 4 units?

31 Conditions Pillars and Obligations of the Prayer By Abu Idrees

[17/09/2025] lesson 32 - The Conditions, Pillars & Requirements of the Prayer

Recap on the previous lessons:

– A recap on all The pillars of the prayer.
– A recap of The Eleventh Pillar: The Final Tashahhud - التشهد الاخير and the difference between the first Tashahhud.
– The rulings of both Tashahhuds.
– As-Salāt ul-Ibrāhimiyyah.
‎– Sending blessings upon Muhammad ﷺ and his family.
– The proof of the ruling of sending Salām and examples from the Sahābah رضي الله عنهم.
‎– The minimum that needs to be recited when sending Salām upon the Prophet ﷺ.
– Shaikh Abdul Muhsin: the best way to send Salām upon the Prophet ﷺ.
– The difference of opinions regarding the above point.
– A mention of the Wājibāt (Obligations) of the Prayer which will be covered in the next lesson inshāAllah.

32 Conditions Pillars and Obligations of the Prayer By Abu Idrees

A powerful reminder delivered by Ustaadh Abu Inaayah Saif at Masjid Abi Hurairah in Stoke on 14/9/25

I am as My servant thinks of Me - Abu ‘Inaayah Saif | Masjid Abi Hurairah Stoke

[22/09/2025] – The Text: And His Saying, “Say: O People of the Book, come to a word of justice between us, that we will single Allah out with all worship and will not worship anything besides Him, and will disassociate ourselves from everything that is worshipped besides Him. Nor will we take one another as Lords besides Allah by obeying one another in that which involves disobedience to Allah. So if they turn away, then say: Bear witness that we are muslims, submitting to Allah and making our worship purely and sincerely for Him, and not worshipping anything else besides Him.’” Surah Imran (3): 64
– The proof for the testification that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, is the saying of Allah, the Most High, “There has indeed come to you Allah’s Messenger, from amongst yourselves and known to you. It grieves him that you should suffer. He is eager and anxious for the guidance of those of you who are astray, and that they should repent and return to the truth, and he is full of compassion and mercy for the believers.” Surah Tawbah (9):128. – – The meaning of the testification that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah is: to obey him in whatever he commands; to believe and to testify to the truth of everything he informs of; to avoid whatever he forbade and prohibited; and that you worship Allah only with that which he prescribed.
– Explanation of Shaykh Fawzan
– The background and the reason for the revelation of the ayah in Surah Imran (3):64
– Explanation of Shaykh Uthaymin
– The reason behind the attributes of the Messenger ﷺ mentioned in the ayah in Surah Tawbah.
– Proofs from the Quran to show Muhammad ﷺ is the Messenger.
– Explanation of the attributes of a Messenger.
– Explanation of the characteristics of Muhammad’s ﷺ Messengership.
– The requirements of the testification of Muhammad ﷺ is the Messenger.
– Knowledge and understanding of this testification makes it easy to follow the sunnah.
– Examples of when the Messenger ﷺ aided others.
– Difference between following the Messenger’s actions which is based upon proof and the actions of the companions.
– Principle of the Messenger ﷺ not sharing the characteristics of Lordship with proofs from the Qur’an. 
– The Text: The evidence for the Prayer and the zakāt and the explanation of Tawheed is the Saying of Allah, the Most High, “And they were not commanded except that they should worship Allah alone, making the worship and obedience purely for Him, upon the true Religion and free from shirk; and that they should establish the Prayer, and pay the Zakāt – and that is the straight and true Religion
– Explanation of Shaykh Uthaymin:
– Meaning of worship mentioned in the ayah.
– Conditions of worship to be correct.
– Linguistic benefit from the ayah in regards to worship being mentioned generally first, and thereafter specifically.
– Meaning of Deenul Qayyim.
– Proofs to show Religion is the upright and straight Path.
– The evidence for fasting is the Saying of Allah, the Most High, “O you who believe Fasting is prescribed as an obligation for you as it was prescribed as an obligation for those  who came before you, so that you may attain taqwa. Sura Baqarah (2): 183
– Benefits of fasting being prescribed to those before us.
– Tafseer of the ayah in Surah Baqarah specifically how to attain taqwa.
– The Text: The evidence for hajj is the Saying of Allah, the Most High, “And hajj to Allah’s sacred House is an obligation upon those able to perform it; and whoever refuses ad rejects the obligation of hajj to Allah’s House, then Allah has no need of him or any of the creation.” Surah Imran (3):97
– The reason for the revelation of the ayah.
– The conditions of Hajj.
– The importance of fulfilling the obligatory worship and fulfilling the conditions of the worship too.

38 Explanation of the Three Principles by Abu Idrees

05 - Masā’il Al-Jāhiliyyah - Abu Ukkasha

[11/10/2025] {O mankind! Verily, the Promise of Allāh is true. So let not this worldly life deceive you, and let not the chief deceiver deceive you about Allāh} [Surah Fāṭir (35:5)] - By Abu 'Inaayah Seif حفظه الله. Masjid As-Sunnah An-Nabawiyyah, Aston, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this lesson:

- The supplication of the righteous as it relates to the fulfilment of Allāh’s promise. 

- Our need to remind ourselves of the promise of Allāh (سبحانه وتعالى). 

- Imām as-Sa’dī (رحمه الله) on how belief in the promise of Allāh aids a person upon being patient. 

- Allāh’s promise to the believers in the dunyā, and the condition for this promise to be fulfilled. 

- Allāh’s promise to the believers in the hereafter. 

- The statement of the believers when they are admitted into Paradise. 

- The discussion that will take place between the inhabitants of Paradise and the inhabitants of the Hellfire as it relates to the promise of Allāh. 

- The humility of the Prophet ﷺ and how he treated the dunyā.

- Ibn al-Qayyim (رحمه الله) on the description of those who have been deceived by the worldly life. 

- A sign of istidrāj. 

- “And Shayṭān will say when the matter has been decided, ‘Verily, Allāh promised you a promise of truth. And I too promised you, but I betrayed you. I had no authority over you except that I called you, so you responded to me. So blame me not, but blame yourselves. I cannot help you, nor can you help me. I deny your former act in associating me (Shayṭān) as a partner with Allāh (by obeying me in the life of the world). Verily, there is a painful torment for the Ẓalimūn (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.)." [Sūrah Ibrāhīm 14:22]

- How Shayṭān deceives a person concerning Allāh. 

- Caution against having evil thoughts about Allāh (عز وجل). 

- Explanation of terrifying verses from Sūrah al-Ḥadīd that should make us fear for ourselves.

- Ibn al-Qayyim (رحمه الله) on how the people of īmān are deceived into delaying tawbah. 

- The greatest of those who are deluded concerning their Lord. 

- The one who is deceived from every angle.  

- What is upon us in times of weakness and hardship?


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