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The Foundations of Islam - An-Nawawī's 40 Hadīth - Explanation of Shaykh al-Fawzān (حفظه الله)

Shaykh Uways At-Taweel - 
Reflection regarding this hadeeth
‘Paradise is surrounded by hardships, and the Hellfire is surrounded by desires’

Shaykh Uways At-Taweel-Paradise is surrounded by hardships and the Hellfire is surrounded by desires

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Points Covered:

• Introduction to the Text
+ What did Hāfidh An-Nawawī specialise in & author?

• Explanation of the 1st Hadith:
"Verily actions are based upon the intentions (behind them) and every man shall have (in accordance) with what he intended. Thus, he whose migration was (for the sake of) Allāh and His Messenger, then his migration was indeed for Allāh and His Messenger. And he whose migration was to attain a portion of the world or to take some woman in marriage, then his migration was for that for which he migrated." (Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī and Muslim)

- What does every Act of Ibādah (Worship) require?
- The Importance of Possessing a 'Correct' Intention & The Consequence of having other than this
- What is Al-Jawām'i Al-Kalim?
- How many narrations does the Religion of Islām revolve around according to some of the People of Knowledge (Ahlul-'Ilm)? Which Ahadīth are these?
- The Meaning of {إِنَّمَا}
- Which Actions does Allāh only consider?
- What actually is a Niyyah (Intention)?
- What does 'Actions' in this Hadīth refer to?
- Do we need to have an Intention for Worldly Matters?
- Who is the One that receives Allāh's reward?

• The Hadīth of the 3 Questioned on Yawm Al-Qiyāmah about their Actions
- What does this Hadīth show us?
- What is from the Best of the Righteous Deeds?

• What should you intend when you perform an act from the Ibādāt?

• The Example given by the Messenger ﷺ in this Hadīth
- What is Hijrah?
- The Virtue of the Muhājirūn (The Companions that Migrated from Makkah to Madinah, رضي الله عنهم)
- Has making Hijrah ceased?
- A Hadīth pertaining to the Conquest of Makkah & a Refutation of those Khawārij who declare Makkah & Madinah to be lands of Kufr (Disbelief)

Lesson 1 - Intro & Hadith #1 'Actions Are By Intention' | An-Nawawī's 40 Hadith (06.11.2022)

Points Covered:

• Continuation of the Explanation of the 1st Hadīth

- The 2 Types of Hijrah (Migration) mentioned in the Narration
- How is the Reward of Hijrah actually attained?
- Where is the place of the Niyyah (Intention) found? Where is it based?
- What is an Innovation (Bid'ah) as it relates to making a Niyyah?
- Did the Messenger ﷺ profess his Niyyah?
- The Errors & Bad Consequences of uttering the Niyyah (upon the tongue i.e, Spoken)
- Who is the One that knows what is in the Hearts of the individual carrying out any act of Ibādah (worship)?
- In whose speech is Proof found?
- Can the Statements of a Scholar be accepted unrestrictedly?
- Is Allāh in need of you stating (upon your tongue) what you Intend?
- The Difference between Specifying an Action and Stating one's Niyyah


Explanation of the 2nd Hadīth - The Hadīth of Jibrīl:
From ʿUmar (raḍiyallāhu anhu) who said: "Whilst we were sitting with the Messenger of Allāh (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wasallam) one day, there came upon us a man whose clothes were intensely white and whose hair was intensely black. No sign of journey was visible on him and none of us knew him. He came and sat down by the Prophet (ṣallAllāhu ʿalayhi wasallam), placing his knees by his (the Prophet's) knees and placed his hands on his thighs. He said, "O Muḥammad, inform me about Islām." The Messenger of Allāh said, "Islām is to bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allāh and Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allāh, to establish the prayer, to pay the zakāh, to fast in Ramaḍān and to make pilgrimage to the House if you are able to do so." He (the man) said, "You have spoken truthfully," and we were amazed at his asking him and confirming he spoke truthfully. He said, "Then inform me about īmān." He said, "Īmān is to believe in Allāh, His Angels, His Books, His Messengers, the Last Day, and to believe in the Divine Decree (and foreknowledge)." He said, "You have spoken truthfully." He said, "Then tell me about īḥsān." He said, "It is to worship Allāh as if you can see Him, and even though you cannot see Him, He most certainly sees you." He said, "Then inform me of the Hour." He said, "The one being questioned about it is no more knowledgeable of it than the questioner." He said, "Then inform me of its signs." He said, "That the slave-girl will give birth to her own mistress and that you will see the barefooted, naked, destitute herdsmen competing in constucting lofty buildings." Then the man left and I stayed for a while. Then he (the Messenger) said, "O ʿUmar, do you know who the questioner was?" I said, "Allāh and His Messenger know best." He said, "That was Jibrīl, he came to teach you your religion." [Related by Muslim]

- What does this Hadīth clarify?
- Are the people upon one level in the Deen?
- The Good Habit and Custom of the Sahābah when they were with the Messenger ﷺ
- What appearance does The Archangel Jibrīl (عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَام) usually come in?
- When does a person see the Angels in their True form?
- Which 2 Occasions did the Messenger ﷺ see Jibrīl (عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَام) in his True form?

• The Benefits obtained from this Hadith for the one Seeking Knowledge as it relates to their Conduct & Appearance (Clothing, Hair, Scent etc) & Preparation for the Circles & Gatherings of Knowledge
- Will a person benefit (from their Knowledge) if they don't honour the Scholar?
- Some of the Etiquettes & Ādāb of the one given the opportunity to seek Knowledge
- The Manner of Asking Questions

Lesson 2 - Actions are by Intention [Part 2/2] & Hadith of Jibrīl [Part 1] | 40 Hadith (13.11.2022)

Points Covered:

Continuation of the Explanation of the 2nd Hadīth (Hadith of Jibrīl)

• What is Islām?
- Does it suffice to just say ' 𝐼'𝑚 𝑎 𝑀𝑢𝑠𝑙𝑖𝑚 '
- The 5 Pillars of Islām & what completes it
- Is Islām just the 5 Pillars?
- If one is deficient in one of the 5 Pillars, is their Islām still correct?

• The Definition of Islām
- Where are these 5 Pillars found from the Muslim?

• 1st Pillar of Islām | The 2 Shahādahs:
- What makes the Testimony of Faith correct?
- What is the correct meaning of Lā ilāha illAllāh?
- What is the meaning of Muhammadur Rasūlullāh?
- How does one actualise the Kalimah? Does it suffice to just utter it or not?
- The Difference between the believer and the hypocrite (Munāfiq)
- Some of the reasons why the Mushrikīn disbelieved in the Messenger ﷺ?
- What does 'Muhammadur Rasūlullāh' necessitate?

• The 2nd Pillar of Islām | Salāh (Prayer)
What does it mean to establish the salah? i.e., Al-Iqāmah
- What is the most beloved act to Allāh?
- What is the soul (rūh) of the prayer?
- What's the purpose of the Adhān?

Lesson 3 - Hadith of Jibrīl [Part 2] | An-Nawawī's 40 Hadith (20.11.2022)

The Companion For Whom The Throne of Allaah Shook, Sa'd Ibn Mu'aadh, by Abu Khadeejah

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5 - The Virtue of Following the Salaf & The Virtue of Following Salafiyyah 
6 - A Mention of Some of the Hallmarks, Characteristics & Traits of the one who traverses upon the path of the Salafi Methodology / Salafiyyah (to be continued)

Part 5 | What is Salafiyyah? (01.12.2022)

Points Covered:

Continuation of the Explanation of the 2nd Hadīth (Hadith of Jibrīl)

• The 3rd Pillar of Islām | Zakāh (Charity)
- Is Zakāt a Recommended Sunnah or Obligatory?
- The Great Station of Zakāt in the Religion

• The 4th Pillar of Islām | Sawm (Fasting the Month of Ramaḍān)
- Some Aḥkām pertaining to this Pillar

• The 5th Pillar of Islām | Hajj (Pilgrimage to the House of Allāh)
- What is the meaning of Hajj both in the Language & the Deen?
- What is the Ka'bah (Masjid al-Haram) also known as?
- Can Hajj be performed at anytime?
- When does Hajj become obligatory upon a person?
- A Note pertaining to 'Umrah

• What is Eemān?
- Where are these 6 Pillars found from the Muslim?
- The Correct Definition of Eemān according to Ahlus-Sunnah
- The belief of the Murji'ah concerning Eemān
- Is Eemān in the Heart sufficient? 
- Is a person a believer if he doesn't perform actions?
- Some Proofs for the reality of Eemān and what it entails
- Is displaying Islām outwardly without Eemān inwardly accepted (and vice versa)?
- The case of the Uncle of the Prophet ﷺ, Abu Tālib
- What completes/perfects Eemān? Some Examples

• The 1st Pillar of Eemān | Belief in Allāh
- The Oneness of Allāh
- Is Eemān in Allāh just believing in His existence?
The 3 Categories of Tawhīd [to be continued]:
- What is Allāh's Ruboobiyyah and its connection to Tawhīd Al-Uloohiyyah?

Lesson 4 - Hadith of Jibrīl [Part 3] | An-Nawawī's 40 Hadith (27.11.2022)

Points Covered:

- How does one have purity with those who have Authority over the Muslims (i.e, the Rulers)?
- What are from the affairs that split the Ummah?
- Are the Muslim Rulers exempt from being backbit?
- Are we allowed to make Du'ā against the Rulers?

- How does one have purity with the General Muslims?
- How can one change evil that they witness?
- How is evil truly hated in one's heart?
- How do we help one another in speech?
- What is considered having deficiency in one's religion?


• Explanation of the 9th Hadīth - Too Much Questioning

From Abū Hurayrah ʿAbd al-Raḥmān bin Ṣakhr (raḍiyallāhu ʿanhu) who said: I heard the Messenger of Allāh (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wasallam) saying, "What I have forbidden you from then avoid it all, and whatever I have ordered you with then act upon as much of it as you are able, for verily, that which destroyed those who came before you was their abundant questioning and differing with their Prophets."

[Related by al-Bukhārī, Muslim]

To be continued.....

Lesson 14 - Sincerity of Purpose [Part 2] & Too Much Questioning [Part 1] | 40 Hadith (16.07.2023)

Al-Hāfidh an-Nawawi’s 40 Hadith

Al-Hāfidh an-Nawawi’s Introduction to his 40 Hadith - Ustādh Abu Abdir-Rahmān Hilāl

[16/12/2023] Explanation of the Hadith - The Companions of the Cave - By Abu Iyaad Amjad Rafi حفظه الله. Masjid As-Sunnah, Bradford, UK.

Some points discussed during this lesson:

- The meticulous preservation of the aḥādīth of the Messenger ﷺ.
- Always being fearful and not feeling safe from the plotting of Allāh.
- The heart’s instinctive motion to turn to Allāh when in a calamity and there is no way out.
- The Sunnah of Allāh in putting the People of Īmān to trial.
- The trials of calamities and favours and how we should respond to them.
- Alqamah (رحمه الله) on the verse, “No calamity befalls, but with the Leave of Allāh, and whosoever believes in Allāh, He guides his heart, and Allāh is the All-Knower of everything.” [Sūrah at-Taghābun 64:11]
- The reason for trials.
- The three components of shukr.
- Understanding that Allāh gives respite, but He is not neglectful.
- The strength and resilience of the believer vs the cowardice of the kāfir.
- The three types of Tawassul.
- The effect/power of striving to achieve sincerity.
- The nature of the righteous actions of the three men in light of the verse, “Beautified for men is the love of things they covet; women, children, much of gold and silver (wealth), branded beautiful horses, cattle and well-tilled land…” [Sūrah Āl ‘Imrān 3:14]
- The greatest right after singling out Allāh in worship.
- The meaning of al-Amānah.
- A warning against the ideologies being pushed upon our children.
- The tremendous importance of the father and him looking over his children, specifically his daughters.
- The incremental introduction of evil and filth in society. 
- The way of the believer when he is touched with an impulse/incitation from Shayṭān. 
- Gathering provisions by way of which we can make tawassul to Allāh.

SalafiPublications 

Explanation of the Hadith - The Companions of the Cave by Abu Iyaad

• Explanation of the 20th Hadīth - Modesty, Shame is From Īmān

 From Abū Masʿūd ʿUqbah bin ʾAmr al-Ansārī al-Badarī (raḍiyallāhu ʿanhu) who said:

The Messenger of Allāh (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wasallam) said, "That which the people came across from the speech of the (era) of the first prophethood is that when you have no shame then do as you wish."

Related by al-Bukhārī 


• Explanation of the 21st Hadīth - Having Istiqāmah Upon Islām

 From Abū ʾAmr and it is said, Abī ʿAmrah Sufyān bin ʿAbd Allāh (raḍiyallāhu ʿanhu) that he said:

I said, "O Messenger of Allāh, say to me a word regarding Islām which I cannot ask from anyone besides you." He said, "Say: I believe in Allāh and thereafter remain steadfast."

Related by Muslim

Lesson 24 - Hayaa' is from Eemān & Steadfastness upon Islām | An-Nawawī's 40 Hadith (14.01.2024)

• Explanation of the 27th Hadīth - Righteousness and Sin

 From al-Nawwās bin al-Samʿān (raḍiyallāhu ʿanhu), from the Prophet (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wasallam) that he said, "Righteousness (birr) is good morality, and wrongdoing is that which wavers in your soul and which you dislike people finding out about."

Related by Muslim

And on the authority of Wābiṣah bin Maʿbad (raḍiyallāhu ʿanhu) that he said: I came to the Messenger of Allah and he said, "You have come to ask about righteousness?" I said, " Yes." He said, "Consult your heart. Righteousness is that about which the soul feels tranquil and the heart feels tranquil, and wrongdoing is that which wavers in the soul and moves to and fro in the breast even though people again and again have given you their legal opinion [in its favor]."

Related by Ahmad

Lesson 31 - Righteousness and Sin | An-Nawawī's 40 Hadith (12.05.2024)

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The Status of Shyness and Modesty in a Muslim's Character by Ustadh Abbas Abu Yahya

Those Whom The Angels Supplicate For By Abdulilah Lahmami (Jumu'ah Khutbah)

(1 / 22)A highly beneficial class that took place with Ustādh Amjad Rafīq in 2014/2015. al-Qawāʾid al-Arbaʿ (The Four Principles) is the outstanding treatise by the illustrious Imām, Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb (raḥimahullāh).

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