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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