Kalimāt [Talks/Lectures] | (Non-Lessons) - Ustadh Abu ʿAbdur-Rahman Hilal (حفظه الله)

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Topical Lectures & Reminders

Kalimah (Talk) that took place in the City of Leicester, 19th January 2023.

Explanation of the Hadith "A believer to another believer is like a building....." - Ustadh Hilāl

‘Abdur-Rahmān Ibn ‘Abdi Rabb al-Ka‘bah said:

"I entered the masjid and came upon ‘Abdullāh Ibn ‘Amr Ibn al- ‘Ās رضي الله عنهما sitting in the shade of the Ka‘bah, whilst the people had gathered around him. So, I approached them and sat next to him, and he said, 

'We were with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ on a journey, and we camped at a place. From us were those setting up his tent, some of us were competing in shooting arrows and some of us with their grazing beasts when the caller of Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ out ‘The prayer will be congregated!’ So, we gathered around the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, and he said, 

'Verily, there was not a Prophet before me except that it was a right over him to guide his nation to the good that he knows and warn them of the evil he knows. And verily, this nation of yours, its well-being has been placed in its earliest part. The latter part of it will be tested with trials and affairs you will condemn. There will come Fitan (trials and afflictions) one after another, one making the previous seem insignificant. A trial will come, and one will say this will lead to my destruction. Then it will cease, and another trial will come to which he says this, this (will lead to his destruction). So, whoever would love to save himself from the Hellfire and enter Paradise, let his death reach him whilst believing in Allāh and the Last Day; and he should treat people as he would love to be treated. And whoever pledges allegiance to a ruler, let him give his hand (in obedience), his heart and obey him as much as he is able. If another individual comes, disputing him (the ruler) then strike his neck (meaning fight the other).' ' 

So, I came to close to him and said, 'I ask you by Allāh, did you hear this from the Messenger of Allāh?' 

He pointed to his ears and heart saying, ‘My ears heard it, and my heart understood and retained it.’ 

So, I said, ‘Your cousin Mu’āwiyah, he commands us to consume our wealth amongst us unjustly and kill one another whilst Allāh says: 

یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَأۡكُلُوۤا۟ أَمۡوَ ٰ⁠لَكُم بَیۡنَكُم بِٱلۡبَـٰطِلِ إِلَّاۤ أَن تَكُونَ تِجَـٰرَةً عَن تَرَاضࣲ مِّنكُمۡۚ وَلَا تَقۡتُلُوۤا۟ أَنفُسَكُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُمۡ رَحِیمࣰا 

O you who believe! Eat not up your property among yourselves unjustly except it be a trade amongst you, by mutual consent. And do not kill yourselves (nor kill one another). Surely, Allāh is Most Merciful to you.
[Sūrah Al-Nisā': 29] 

He (Abdullāh) remained quite for a period and then said, 

'Obey him in what is obedience to Allāh and don’t obey him in what is disobedience to Allāh.'"

Translated by Abu Abdur-Raḥmān Hilāl

"This Ummah of Yours, its Well-being has been placed in its Earliest Part" - Ustādh Hilāl

Points Covered:

• How were the people before the coming of the Prophet (ﷺ)?
• The Dire Need for the Sunnah of the Prophet (ﷺ)
• What does the Sunnah actually mean? The Definition
• The Usages for the term 'Sunnah'
• What is considered to be a 'Fitnah'?
• Narrations showing the importance of Clinging onto the Sunnah
• What leads to Salvation? The Statement of Imam Malik (رحمه الله)
• Proofs from the Qur'ān directing us to follow the Prophet (ﷺ)

• Proofs from the Sunnah itself
• Who are those who refuse to enter Jannah?
• The Tremendous Hadith of Al-Irbād ibn Sāriyah (رضي الله عنه) & the 2 Affairs this hadīth makes clear
• Is the Sunnah only connected to the Prophet (ﷺ)?
• Did the Prophet (ﷺ) leave us upon Clarity or not?
• What can we do to save ourselves from the Vast amount of Differing that has occurred amongst the Muslims?

• The Warning against Innovation (Bid'ah) no matter what it may be
• The Statement of Abdullāh ibn 'Umar (رضي الله عنهما)
• The Statement of Abdullāh ibn Abbas (رضي الله عنهما)
• The Statement of Imām Mālik (رحمه الله)
• Is Islām a complete & perfected religion or not?
• What is not from the religion no matter what time or place a person lives in?
• The Statement of Sufyān ath-Thawri (رحمه الله)
• What actually is an Innovation (Bid'ah)? The Definition
• The 2 Types of Innovation (Bid'ah)
• Why do people invent these affairs?
• The Tremendous Narration of Abu Mūsa al-Ashari & Abdullāh ibn Mas'ūd (رضي الله عنهما) 
• Is intending Good enough?
• Who's understanding do we base our Deen upon?

• Ahadīth on Fitan (Trials & Tribulations)
• Being involved in matters of Fitnah
• Selling your Religion
• Those who do not make the Truth clear

• The Affair of Protests, Demonstrations & Rebelling against the Muslim Ruler
• The Matter of Palestine & the Muslims as a whole in the Dunya
• How do we attain the Aid of Allāh?
• Why are we in a state of Disgrace?
• The Tremendous Narration of Abu Dardā' (رضي الله عنه) & the Conquering of Cyprus
• The Current Trials the Muslims are facing is not solely due to conquering
• Statements of the Major Scholars concerning Palestine & what is our Obligation towards them and the rest of the Muslims?
• Measures we can take to help our oppressed brothers & sisters
• What do the diseased people scoff at & belittle when the people of Sunnah provide a solution to the problems the Muslims are facing?
• The Speech of Imam ibn al-Qayyim (رحمه الله) from his book 'The Sickness & the Cure'
• What have the Ulamā' said concerning Protests & Demonstrations?
• In times of Calamity, who do we turn to?
• The Affair of 'raising awareness' & 'solidarity'? What is Unity actually based upon?
• What is Worship (Ibādah) bound by?
• The Challenge to bring specific proofs from the Qur'ān & Sunnah
• Did the Prophet (ﷺ) & his Companions (رضي الله عنهم) protest & demonstrate against the persecution they faced at the hands of the Kuffār of Quraysh?
• The Despicable Affairs that take place amongst the Muslims in Imitating the Non-Muslims
• The Imāms of the Masājid who call the people to Evil in the name of 'Support'
• The Silence of the False Claimants to the Sunnah & their cooperation with the people of Desires, Bid'ah and Ignorance
• The Clarity provided by the Actual People of Sunnah in Truth

• A Narration regarding the Young Man [from the people of Madinah] who faces the Fitnah of the Dajjāl & how the Sunnah saves him in the face of the Dajjāl
• The Statement of Imām az-Zuhri (رحمه الله)

• When does Allāh change/remove blessings He bestows upon people?
• The Reason why Allāh places upon us Humiliation & how this is removed
• What would the Prophet (ﷺ) do during troublesome times?
• A few reasons why your Du'ās may not be accepted

Clinging onto the Sunnah in times of Hardship - Ustādh Abu ʿAbdur-Raḥmān Hilāl (حفظه الله)

'Except him who brings to Allāh a Sound Heart' - Ustādh Abu ʿAbdur-Raḥmān Hilāl (حفظه الله)

Explanation of the Hadīth Qudsi:

The Prophet ﷺ said,

"Verily, Allāh - the Exalted - will say on the Day of Judgment,
'Where are those who loved each other for My sake? I will shade them on a day on which there is no shade except My Shade.'"

(Sahīh Muslim 2566)

"Where are those who Loved each other for my sake?..." - Ustādh Abu ʿAbdur-Raḥmān Hilāl (حفظه الله)

"And be Dutiful & Good to Parents" - Ustādh Abu ʿAbdur-Raḥmān Hilāl (حفظه الله)

📜 The Prophet ﷺ said:

Allāh, the Most High said: 'I am to my slave as he thinks of Me. If he has good thoughts of Me, then that is good for him, and if He has bad thoughts (of me) then that is bad for him.'

Sahīh al-Jām'i 4315


📜 The Prophet ﷺ said that Allāh says,

“I am [towards my servant] as my servant’s expectation of Me and I am with him when he remembers Me. If he remembers Me in his self, I will remember Him in My self, and if he remembers me in a gathering, I will remember him in a better gathering. If he advances towards Me [in obedience] by a handspan, I advance towards him [with acceptance and reward] by a forearm’s length, and if he advances towards Me [in obedience] by a forearm’s length, I advance towards Him [with acceptance and reward] by an extended arm’s length. And if he comes to me [in obedience] walking, I come to him [with acceptance and reward] hurriedly. And whoever met me with an earth-full of sin, I would meet him with its like in forgiveness.”

Sahīh al-Bukhāri 7405

"I am as my servant Thinks of Me" - Ustādh Abu ʿAbdur-Raḥmān Hilāl (حفظه الله)

Lecture that took place in Nottingham via NottinghamSalafiyyah on 08.01.2025.

Above The Throne - Outlining the Creed of Ahlus-Sunnah | Shaykh Abu Khadeejah Abdul-Wahid حفظه الله

Kalimah (Talk) [including Q&A] that took place in Leicester, 06th April 2025.

Istiqāmah (Steadfastness upon the Deen) - Shaykh Dr. Abdulilah Lahmāmi (حفظه الله)

Points Covered:

- The Qissa (Story) behind this Hadith
- The Reprimand of the Prophet ﷺ concerning those who are excessive in Worship
- The Ibadah of the Prophet ﷺ and comparing ourselves to him in accordance with his Guidance
- The Hadith of those who asked the Wives of the Prophet ﷺ concerning his Worship
- Ibn Hajar (رحمه الله) on the Intent of the term 'Sunnah' found in this hadith, and the Meaning of this Hadith itself
- Can any part of the Sunnah be rejected?
- Is Sunnah considered Revelation?
- Do Tribal Customs, Nationalism, Race, Family Traditions, Culture, Party Allegiance & Group Identity take precedence over the Sunnah?
- How is the Love and Forgiveness of Allah obtained?
- One of the Conditions to receive Allah's Forgiveness and His Love
- The Statement of Imam Malik (رحمه الله) on the Sunnah
- The Obligatory Matters of the Sunnah and the Recommended Matters from the Sunnah
- Who does the Sunnah of the Messenger ﷺ apply to?
- Are there different versions of Islam depending upon your Location?
- What are we supposed to do when Differing Occurs?
- Is the Sunnah restricted to a particular time period?
- Does the Sunnah consist of multiple paths?
- What is the Opposite of the Sunnah?
- Who Understood the Sunnah Correctly and Best?
- The Fiqh of the Sahabah - the Narration found in the Sunan of Abu Dawud, narrated by Hafs ibn Asim who was accompanying Ibn Umar on a Journey
- The Statement of Imam Ahmad (رحمه الله) from his work Usul as-Sunnah concerning the Sunnah & the Qur'an
- Shaykh Rabee's Explanation of the statements of Imam Ahmad (رحمه الله)
- To Whom is Absolute Obedience restricted to?
- Can Scholars make mistakes in the Fatwas they give? And what is our attitude/responsibility towards this?
- The Sahabah went to the Prophet ﷺ when differing occurred, so what do we do when differing occurs between us now that the Prophet ﷺ is no longer with us?
- The Status of the Sunnah
- Can a Person pick and choose what to follow from the Sunnah of the Messenger ﷺ?
- Where does an Individual go in order to base and establish their Beliefs, Statements and Actions?
- Advice from the Farwell Hajj of the Prophet ﷺ
- Who is the Astray one and what is incumbent upon a person if they do not wish to go Astray?
- The Stance of the 4 Imams towards the Sunnah
- In which case can we adopt the statements of the Scholars? What are the Conditions of Acceptance towards their Speech?
- The Conversation between Urwah ibn Zubayr and Ibn Abbas concerning the Statements of the Sahabah as Proof against the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ - and the Fiqh behind this
- What are the Sources of the Religion?

Questions:
1) How should a person approach the Authenticity of Ahadith when it hasn't been reported by Al-Bukhari & Muslim?
2) How do we advise the Woman who leave the home beautified (Tabarruj) & perfumed?
3) At what point can the Excuse of Ignorance be applied in Bid‘ah, and at what point does it stop? - with Advice on giving Da'wah to people.

“Whoever Turns Away from My Sunnah is Not From Me” - Shaykh Abu Khadeejah Abdul-Wāhid (حفظه الله)

Kalimah (Talk) that took place in Leicester, 11th June 2025.

The Virtues of Knowledge & its People - Shaykh Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān (حفظه الله)

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