The 3 Principles of Islām - Explanation of Shaykh Khālid al-Dhafīri (حفظه الله)

Points Covered:

• The Virtues of the Basmalah (بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم)
- What is the Name 'Allāh' derived from?
- The Meaning of Ar-Raḥmān (الرحمن) & Ar-Raḥīm (الرحيم), and the 3 Differences between these two Names of Allāh

• The 4 Obligatory Affairs one Must Learn
- The Fiqh of the Dā'ee
- What do these 4 Masā'il contain?

The 1st Affair: Knowledge - (Ilm)
- The Greatest Means of Drawing Near to Allah & the Result of Knowledge 
- When the word 'Ilm' is used in the Qur’an & Sunnah, what is it referring to?
- Ibn al-Qayyim (رحمه الله) on what Knowledge is and how it differs to Taqlid (Blind Following), as mentioned in his 'An-Nooniyyah'
- The Knowledge that is an Obligation upon Every Muslim & the Knowledge that is a Communal Obligation
- The Statement of Imām Ahmad  (رحمه الله) on how much Knowledge does a person need to learn?
- What Knowledge is Most Important & The Means of Entering Jannah & Jahannam

The 2nd Affair: Acting upon Knowledge - (Amal)
- What actually is 'Beneficial Knowledge'?
- The Difference between Ni'mah & Niqmah
- What does it mean when Allāh says in Sūrah al-Fātiḥah: 'Ghayril-Maghdūbi alaihim wa laḍ-ḍālīn'
- The Statement of Sufyān ibn Uyaynah (رحمه الله)
- An Example of leaving off certain actions that equates to Disbelief / Sin

The 3rd Affair: Calling to Allāh - (Da'wah)
- What does Da'wah fall under?
- Who's way (of giving Da'wah) is this?
- The Key Quality that one must obtain & implement in order to give Da'wah
- The Important Reason for the Ordering of these 4 Affairs
- Does saying "I don't know, Allah knows best" a bad thing? Should we Forge answers so we don't embarrass ourselves when asked about something concerning the Deen?
- The Reward of Guiding Others: The Hadīth of when the Prophet ﷺ gave the banner to Ali (رضى الله عنه)
- The 2 Types of Callers & their Recompense
- What does 'Khair' mean in the Hadith
- How is Da'wah given, what is the Condition?
- What separates Ahlus-Sunnah, those upon the path of the Prophets, from others in Da'wah?

The 4th Affair: Patience upon this Path - (Sabr)
- Enjoining the Good & Forbidding the Evil, and The Sunnah of Allah
- The Da'wah of Nūḥ (عليه السلام)
- Harms that are inevitable upon this Call
- Discipling Oneself & The Example of Imam Al-Nabulsi  (رحمه الله)
- The 3 Types of Sabr and its Reward
- Who are the 5 Prophets of Firm Resolve & Determination?
- What does Sabr require?

- What is the Proof for these 4 Affairs?
- Who are the People of Eemān in Truth?
- The Statement of Imām al-Shāfi'ī (رحمه الله)
- Sūrat al-Asr comprising all of the Deen
- Who is the Loser?
- What does Tawhīd do?
- What does Istighfār do?
- What is the Greatest Form of Praise?
- What is the Deepest type of Du'ā?
- The Chapter Heading of Imām Al-Bukhāri in his Sahīh
- How does Allāh make the path to Jannah easy?
- Who is the one Allāh wants good for?
- How is Knowledge obtained?
- Who is the Rabbāni?

Lesson 1 | The 3 Principles of Islām - Explanation of Shaykh Khālid al-Dhafīri - 28.04.2025

Points Covered:

• The Second Introduction: The 3 Obligatory Affairs that Must be Learned & Acted Upon

1) Establishing the Oneness of Allāh & Obeying the Messenger ﷺ
- The Connection between Ruboobiyyah & Uloohiyyah
- What is the purpose & wisdom behind Allāh creating us?
- The Statement of Imām Aḥmad (رحمه الله) concerning Obeying the Prophet ﷺ
- What is the Sign of Truly Loving Allāh?
- How does one worship Allāh in reality?
- Who are those who refuse to Enter Jannah?
- What is said about those who say they follow the Qur’ān only?
- How is the Deen correctly understood?
- The Story of Umm Ya'qūb & Ibn Mas‘ūd (رضى الله عنه)
- Is it possible to do Acts of Ibādah without Adhering to the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ?
- The Outcome of Firawn and those who rejected Mūsa (عليه السلام)

2) The Displeasure of Allāh in taking partners alongside Him in One's Ibādah
- The Need the Angels like Jibrā'īl, Mika'īl, Isrāfīl have for Allāh
- The Need the Prophet ﷺ had for Allāh
- Can Du'ā be directed to anyone but Allāh?
- The 2 Types of Du'ā
- Is Du'ā (Supplication) an Act of Worship (Ibādah)?
- The Ayah that Cuts off the Tree of Shirk from its Roots: the 4 ways

3) Allegiance & Disassociation: Al-Wala wa-l-Bara' (Loving & Hating for the Sake of Allāh)
- Examples of having Allegiance to the Kuffār
- How is Friendship of Allāh & the Sweetness of Eemān obtained?
- When does Brotherhood become beneficial?
- The Current Day Allegiances that the people have
- Who are those who truly implement this foundation?
- What is Tawalli & Muwālāt?

• The True Religion of Abraham - the Worship of Allāh Alone
- What is Rashād?
- What is Haneefiyyah?
- The Meaning of Al-Hanaf
- Did the various Prophets and Messengers have different calls?
- Was Abraham a Jew/Christian?
- What is the Lasting Word amongst the offspring of Ibrāhīm?
- The Tafsīr of Ibn Abbās on Ibādah
- The 2 Definitions of Ibādah (Worship)
- What are the Conditions of Ibādah?
- What are the Pillars of Ibādah?

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1. They adhere to the methodology of the prophets in da'wah
2. They call to adherence to the Book and the Sunnah connecting People to its evidences 
3. They follow the sunnah and adhering to the jamāʿah (in the correct sense) and they warn against splitting and differing
4. They enjoin the good and prohibiting the evil 
5. They refute the opposers to this way

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Prepare for Your Return to Allāh - Abū ʿUkkāshah

●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.


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