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Six Events from the Biography of The Prophet [ﷺ] - Explanation of Shaykh Sālih al-Fawzān (حفظه الله)

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Points Covered:

Introduction to the Treatise

• What does Sīrah mean?
• What is the actual intent & objective of Studying the Sīrah?
• Which Sīrah is from the best of the Biographies authored on The Prophet ﷺ?

• What is the Purpose of Knowing Falsehood?
• How do many people seek to draw nearer to Allāh by way of?
• What do many people claim that Allāh loves when it is in fact hated to Him?

The 1st Event will be discussed in the upcoming lesson إن شاء الله

Lesson 1 - Introduction - Six Events from the Biography of The Prophet [ﷺ] (13.07.2023)

Points Covered:

1st Event - The Descent of Revelation: How it began

• The Hadīth of when Jibrīl (عليه السلام) came to Muhammad with Revelation of Prophethood at the Cave of Hira, the Character of his wife Khadeejah & the Virtue of her cousin: Waraqah ibn Nawfal [May Allah be pleased with them]
• Was the Prophet ﷺ upon Shirk before the Revelation?
• What is Ar-Rujz?
• What was the first affair the Prophet ﷺ was commanded to convey?
• Did the people upon Jāhiliyyah perform acts of Ibādah?
• The Importance of Aqeedah & having Fiqh concerning it
• What did the Quraysh consider noble?
• How were devils taken as guardians besides Allāh?
• Can the Jinn take the forms of people?
• Is it enough to simply have a 'Good Intention'?
• Was the first call of the Prophet ﷺ to warn against sins like fornication, alcohol, riba etc?
• What is the Foundation of the Religion?

Lesson 2 - 1st Event [Part 1] - Six Events from the Biography of The Prophet [ﷺ] (20.07.2023)

Points Covered: 1st Event [Part 2 of 2] & 2nd Event [Part 1]

• Is shirk only restricted to worshipping Idols & Statues?
• Did the Mushrikūn intend Shirk?
• If an action is Shirk, do we look at the intent?
• Does a person benefit from performing Ibādah if their belief (Aqeedah) is corrupt?

• What's greater than the 5 daily prayers?
• When were the 5 daily prayers prescribed?
• Why was the ordainment of the Great Command of the Ṣalāh delayed?

• Who from the Mushrikīn protected the Prophet ﷺ from harm?
• After the death of which 2 individuals, gave way to an increase in hardship & persecution upon the Muslims from the Quraysh?
• What was written and then attached to the Ka'bah?
• What was the reason the Prophet ﷺ allowed the companions to Migrate to Abyssinia? Who was An-Najāshi? What did the Mushrikūn discuss with An-Najāshi?

• The Issue every person must understand well

2nd Event - The Polytheists Deemed the Religion of Muhammad ﷺ to be Good until he Openly Criticised their Religion

• When did the Mushrikūn begin to show Enmity to the Call of the Prophet ﷺ?
• Did the Mushrikūn consider themselves to be people of Shirk?
• The Clarity & Detail the Messenger ﷺ came with
• How the world is now concerning Shirk
• What did the Mushrikūn accuse the Prophet ﷺ of when he warned them against all of the various types of Shirk with its details?
• What did the Mushrikūn consider to be from cursing & revilement, when this was not the case?

Lesson 3 - Six Events from the Biography of The Prophet [ﷺ] (27.07.2023)

Points Covered:

• Is a person's deen correct even if they establish Tawheed & abandon Shirk?
• What does it mean to Hate the Kuffār and their Shirk/Kufr? The Correct Understanding
• Is enmity only shown to the Kuffār when they are at war against the Muslims and not concerning the religion?
• What is the greatest opposition to Allāh and His Messenger ﷺ?
• Is it permissible to love the Kuffār? The Correct Understanding

• What is Al-Muwālāt?
• The 3 Categories of People regarding Al-Wala wal-Bara
• What is the reason we hate the Kuffār? Does this mean we oppress them by causing them harm, abuse, stealing from them, showing them bad manners and the likes? The Correct Understanding
• An Example of how the Prophet ﷺ interacted with a Jewish person
• The Types of Love
• Is Islam a religion of love only?
• When does patience (sabr) occur?
• The Mercy of the Prophet ﷺ & being tested with Harm due to ones Deen

Lesson 4 - 2nd Event [Part 2] - Six Events from the Biography of The Prophet [ﷺ] (07.09.2023)

Points Covered:

• A Clarification concerning the previous lesson (2nd Event - Part 2)
• Final two points from the 2nd Event - Having firmness in calling to the Truth & not heading towards the punishment of Allāh

3rd Event - The Prophet ﷺ's Recitation of Sūrah an-Najm in the Midst of the Mushrikūn

• The Shaytān inserting words into the recitation of The Prophet ﷺ
• What did this cause amongst the Mushrikūn & the Companions who migrated to Abyssinia?
• Who were Al-Lāt, Al-'Uzza & Manāt?
• Did the Prophet ﷺ himself say the words of Shaytān or not?
• What did Al-Waleed ibn Mughirah do?
• The Verse that Allāh revealed upon the Prophet ﷺ as a result of the Satanic Words
• The Reason the Author mentioned this Story
• Who will preserve the religion of Islām?
• Can any acts of worship be directed to other than Allāh at all?
• What remained after the trials and tests?
• What same doubt do the grave-worshippers bring?

4th Event - The Story of Abu Tālib (the Uncle of The Prophet ﷺ)

• Who took care of the Prophet ﷺ when he was born?
• What did Abu Tālib do for the Prophet ﷺ?
• What was Abu Tālib afraid of?
• What did Abu Tālib affirm?
• What prevented Abu Tālib from accepting Islam?
• What took place on his deathbed & what were his last words?
• Which verse was revealed after the death of Abu Tālib?
• The 2 Types of Guidance
• Does a person benefit if they believe in the Messenger ﷺ without following him?
• One of the ways in which the Religion is aided

Lesson 5 - Six Events from the Biography of The Prophet [ﷺ] (21.09.2023)

Lesson 01 – The Shahadah

"Laa Ilaaha Illa Allaah Muhammad Ar Rasool Allaah"
"There is no deity worty of worship in truth except Allaah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allaah."
Laa Illaaha Illa Allaah is split into two parts.
1) Laa Illaaha -Negation of everything that is worshipped other than Allaah. 
2) Illa Allaah -Affirmation of all worship being directed to Allaah alone. 
The definition of Islam: To submit to Allaah upon Tawhid, complying to Him, freeing ourselves from Shirk (polytheism - worshipping others besides Allaah) and its people. 
As it relates to submission to Allaah, there are 3 types of people;
1)	One who refuses to submit, is Mustakbir (Haughty and Proud). 
2)	One submits to Allaah and others, is a Mushrik (Associates partners).
3)	One who submits to Allaah alone, is a Muwahid (Singles out Allaah alone).

The mushrikoon at the time of the Prophet Alayhis Salaatu Was Salaam understood its meaning.
Allaah says: 
"If it is said to them say Laa Illaaha Illa Allaah, they would become haughty and would say "Shall we leave our gods for a mad poet?""
This shows they understood they would have to abandon their false gods. Unfortunately, some people from our Ummah have not understood this. They explain Laa Illaaha Illaa Allaah as "There is no creator except Allaah". This is not the meaning. Believing that Allaah is the only one worthy of worship necessitates that you believe He is the only Creator. 
The Shahaadah has conditions, they are:
1)	Knowledge, negating Ignorance:
Having a strong understanding of the statement so that you are not from those who are ignorant of it.
Allaah says: "So know, that none has the right to be worshipped in truth except Allaah"
Allaah began with knowledge because it is the foundation of his belief.

2)	Certainty, negating Doubt:
Certainty is the completion of knowledge. Not permissible to doubt the statement.
Allaah says: "The believers are those who believe in Allaah and His Messenger, then they have no doubt."
3)	Sincerity, negating Polytheism:
Also negates Ar Riyaa (showing off). 
Allaah says: "They were not commanded except to worship Allaah making the religion purely for him"
4)	Truthfulness, negating Lying:
Hadith: "There is none who  testifies truthfully from his heart that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah and Muhammed (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) is His servant and Messenger, except that Allah will save him from Hell-Fire." (Al Bukhari: Book of Knowledge)
5)	Love, negating Hatred:
In saying this statement, you must love Allaah, His Messenger, His Religion and the Muslims who uphold the legislation of Allaah. You must detest those who oppose the statement. 
Allaah says: "And of mankind are some who take (for worship) others besides Allah as rivals (to Allah). They love them as they love Allah." (2:165)
6)	Compliance, negating Abandonment:
Allaah says: "And turn in repentance and in obedience with true Faith (Islamic Monotheism) to your Lord and submit to Him, (in Islam)" meaning submit and comply to that which Laa Illaaha Illa Allaah necessitates.
7)	Acceptance, negating Rejection:
Allaah says: "Truly, when it was said to them: La ilaha ill-Allah "(none has the right to be worshipped but Allah)," they puffed themselves up with pride (i.e. denied it)."
Some scholars add an 8th:
8)	Disbelief in all of that which is worshipped other than Allaah:
Allaah says: "Whoever disbelieves in Taghut and believes in Allah, then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold that will never break"

The meaning of "Muhammad is the Messenger of Allaah" is:
1)	Believe in that which he informed us of
2)	Obeying him in that which he commanded
3)	Leave off everything he forbade
4)	Dont worship Allaah except with that which he legislated.

01 - Explanation of the 5 Pillars - Abu Humayd Saalim |  Manchester

PART 1 OF AN EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL SERIES REGARDING THE STORIES OF THE PROPHETS DELIVERED BY OUR USTĀDH ABU HAKEEM BILAL DAVIS (HAFIDAHULLĀH), THIS LESSON IS CONCERNING THE FIRST MAN AND PROPHET ĀDAM (ALAYHIS SALĀM) AND CONTAINS AN ARRAY OF BENEFITS, FROM THEM:

*A discussion regarding certain aspects of sciences of Hadīth in relation to the stories present in other religious books.
*Affirmation in an authentic hadīth that Ādam (alayhis salām) was the first prophet.
*The superiority of the Qur’ān over all the other revealed books.
*The Chapters of the Qur’ān which were revealed in place of the Tawrah, Psālms of David and the Injeel.
*What did the angels mean when they asked Allāh if He would make Ādam (alayhis salām) a Khalīfah (vicegerent) upon the earth.
*Clarification of how some translations and understanding of Ādam (alayhis salām) being made a khalifah, are inadequate and woefully incorrect.
*Iblees’s name before disobeying Allah
*Name of two tribes of Jinn who were causing mischief and corruption upon the earth, and their comeuppance.
*Ādam (alayhis salām) was created in stages.
*Learning, the day on which various creations were made by Allah.
*The day and time Ādam (alayhis salām) was created.
*The manner in which Ādam (alayhis salām) was created, how the materials used in the creation of Ādam are reflected in the vast array of skin colour and characteristics humans have.
*Iblīs circling and inspecting Ādam (alayhis salām) before his soul was blown into him.
*The wisdom in the removal of Ādam (alayhis salām) and his wife Hawwa (Eve) and consequently their progeny from Paradise.
*The first bone that Ādam (alayhis salām) was created from, the same bone that all humans will be resurrected from, after the two blowings of the horn, the first blowing which strikes dead the remaining creation and the second blowing which begins the resurrection.
*Belief of the Jabariyyah (those who believe we are bound by our decree and we have no freewill and are similar to feathers in the wind) explained in relation to the people of the hell-fire and people of paradise.
*Belief of the People of Sunnah regarding Qadr and its 4 levels:
*Allāh knew what would happen.
*Allāh wrote what would happen (based upon his knowledge of what you would do).
*Allāh willed it (in the sense he allowed you to carry out that which you carried out, after you made your own choice).
*Allāh created it (He created everything related to the action of the servant, whether the eyes, limbs, tongues etc)
*Allāh gave mankind his own free will and choice. A Hadīth of the Messenger of Allāh (sallallāhu alaihi salam) which shows this: “Whosoever on the day of judgement finds good, then let him praise Allah and whosoever finds other than that, then let him blame himself.”
*Importance of taking your Islamic cultivation and education from those who adhere to the correct Aqīdah and Salafi Methodology.

To fully grasp these benefits and others present in this lesson, we advise with listening and taking notes, bārakAllāhu fīkum.

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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?

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