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

السيرة النبوية

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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)

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