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

Talhah b. Ubaid Allah: A Companion Promised Paradise by Shaykh Muhammad Jazā'īrī

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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)

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)

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Points Covered:

- Introduction to the Treatise

- What does the Kalimah distinguish between?
- Is the Kalimah something just uttered upon the Tongue?
- What does this Kalimah possess?
- Some of the Names of the Kalimah
- What does this Kalimah lead to?
- The 2 Pillars of the Kalimah
- What makes one a Muslim?
- The lack of concern given to the Kalimah & how the Sufīs contradict this statement
- The Lofty Virtue of the Kalimah

- The Case with Prophet Ibrāhīm (عليه السلام)
- What was the call of the Prophets & Messengers?
- What is the intent of Lā ilāha illAllāh?

- The Obligation of Learning the Meaning of this Kalimah
- Is it possible to believe in a thing you are ignorant of?
- Does it benefit you by just saying the Kalimah?
- Which group believe that Actions (ʿA'maal) are not from Eemān?
- What do Ahlul-Zaigh (People of Deviation) follow & base their beliefs upon as opposed to Ahlus-Sunnah?

Lesson 1  - Meaning of the Kalimah at-Tawhīd (لا إله إلا الله) [26.01.2023]

Points Covered:

• Continuation in the Explanation of the 4th Hadīth (The Stages of Creation):
- The 4 things the Angel is commanded to write
- Understanding our Actions in relation to the Al-Qadā wal-Qadr
- Actions are by their endings
- Can we say if such and such person is in Jannah or Jahannam?


• Explanation of the 5th Hadīth - The Censure of Innovation

From the Mother of the Believers, Umm ʿAbd Allāh, ʿĀʾishah (raḍiyallāhu ʿanhā) who said:

The Messenger of Allāh (ṣallallāhu alayhi wasallam) said, "Whoever introduces something into this affair of ours that is not from it will have it rejected." And in the narration of Muslim, "Whoever does an action that is not from our affair will have it rejected."

[Related by al-Bukhārī, Muslim]

- Who was ʿĀʾishah (raḍiyallāhu ʿanhā)?
- What does 'this affair / our affair' mean?
- What does Tauqifiyyah mean?
- Who is the Innovator?
- What are the 2 Conditions for an Act of Worship to be Accepted?
- Are there any innovations that are acceptable?
- The Doubt of 'love' that the people bring in order to perform Bid'ah
- Who are those that are true in their claim of loving the Prophet ﷺ? 
- Can a person also be an Innovator by following the one who brought about the Innovation though they didn't originate it themselves (i.e., they just act upon innovation)?

Lesson 11 - The Stages of Creation [Part 2] & The Censure of Innovation | An-Nawawī's 40 Hadith

• Explanation of the 8th Hadīth - The Inviolability of a Muslim

From Ibn ʿUmar (raḍiyallāhu ʿanhumā) who said that the Messenger of Allāh (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wasallam) said, "I have been ordered to fight the people until they testify that none has the right to be worshipped (in truth) but Allāh and that Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allāh, and (until) they establish the prayer and give the zakāh. So if they do that, their blood and wealth is safeguarded from me, unless it pertains to a right of Islām, and their reckoning is with Allāh."

[Related by al-Bukhārī, Muslim]

Lesson 15 - The Inviolability of a Muslim | An-Nawawī's 40 Hadith (09.07.2023)

Points Covered:

• Continuation in the Explanation of the 10th Hadīth (The Answered Duā):
- Short Recap of the Previous Lesson
- What does a person do if they earn from Halāl and spends using this blessing?
- What's the difference between Al-Hamd [الحمد] & Ash-Shukr [الشكر]?
- The Example of the one who consumed from Harām & called upon Allāh
- The Reasons for Supplications being Accepted
- What prevents Supplications from being Accepted?
- A Mention of the Hadith of Eating, Sleeping & Marriage


• Explanation of the 11th Hadīth - Leaving Doubt

From al-Ḥasan bin ʿAlī bin Abī Ṭālib (raḍiyallāhu ʿanhu), the grandson & sweet fragrance of the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ), who said:

I memorised from the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ), "Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt."

[Related by Tirmidhī, al-Nasāʾī]

- What is Rayhānah?
- What did Allāh bless Al-Hasan (رضي الله عنه) with?
- One of the Virtues of Al-Hasan (رضي الله عنه)
- What does As-Sayyid mean?
- Which door was opened and has not been closed till this very day?
- A prophecy of the Messenger ﷺ
- What affairs should a person abandon?
- What hadīth is this a continuation of?
- What causes one to be at distress & worry as opposed to ease?
- What should you do if you are unsure if something is Halāl or Harām?

Lesson 17 - The Answered Dua [Part 2] & Leaving Doubt | An-Nawawī's 40 Hadith (03.09.2023)

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• Explanation of the 26th Hadīth - The Paths of Goodness

From Abū Hurayrah (raḍiyallāhu ʿanhu) who said:

The Messenger of Allāh (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wasallam) said, "For every day on which the sun rises an act of charity is due for every joint in a person's body. That you reconcile between two people is an act of charity, to aid a man with his riding-beast, helping him onto it or lifting up his belongings onto it is an act of charity. A good word is an act of charity, and every step that you take to the prayer (in congregation) is an act of charity, and that you remove something harmful from the path is an act of charity."

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