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Lesson 2 - Conditions (Shuroot) of Lā ilāha illa Allāh [08.04.2025]

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Sh ʿUmar Quinn delivers a powerful khutbah on the virtue of Islamic Knowledge and the Status and Conditions for its people.

Khutbah - The Virtue of Islāmic Knowledge and its People - Sh Abū Suhailah ʿUmar Quinn

[25/04/2025] The Pursuit of Worldly Glitter, Pomp, and Rank Leads to Dishonour - By Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān حفظه الله. Khuṭbah at Masjid As-Sunnah An-Nabawiyyah, Aston, Birmingham, UK.


Some points discussed during this Khuṭbah:

– “…It is not poverty that I fear for you, but that Allah will open up the riches of this world for you, and that will cause you to compete with one another… It will take you away from your religion or destroy you, just as it destroyed those before you.” (Ḥadīth)

– Clarification of the type of competing mentioned in the Ḥadīth.

– A further narration: “That which I fear after me is that Allāh will open up the riches of this world for you.”

– Most of the problems that arose after the Messenger ‎ﷺ were related to power, leadership, wealth, and greed.

– “Every nation has its trial, and the fitnah of my ummah is wealth.” (Ḥadīth)

– Blameworthy wealth is related to greed.

– Narration highlighting the way the Messenger ﷺ slept, showing the insignificance of the Dunya.

– “Live in this world as if you are a stranger or a traveller.” (Ḥadīth)

– Low Imān has resulted in the corruption of our goals and has had a major impact on our hearts.

– Examples of the blameworthy characteristics that occur when the importance of the Dunyā is raised.

– Statement of Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله explaining the consequences of the above.

– “And march forth in the way [seeking] forgiveness from your Lord, and [for] Paradise as wide as are the heavens and the earth, prepared for Al-Muttaqūn.” (Surah Āl-‘Imrān 3:133)

The Pursuit of Worldly Glitter, Pomp, and Rank Leads to Dishonour By Abu Idrees

– The Text: The evidence for trust and reliance (at-tawakkul) is the saying of Allah, the Most High:
“And place your reliance and trust in Allah if you are true believers.” (Surah Al-Ma’idah 5:23)
– And He said: “And whoever places his reliance and trust in Allah, then He will suffice him.” (Surah At-Talaq 65:3)

– Explanation of Shaykh ‘Ubayd

– The linguistic meaning of tawakkul
– The difference between wakālah and tawakkul
– The religious meaning of tawakkul
– Principle regarding how to implement tawakkul
– Examples demonstrating the above principle

– Explanation of Shaykh Fawzan
– Explanation of the āyah using grammatical principles
– Meaning of tawakkul
– Difference between tawakkul and tawkīl/wakālah
– Examples showing how a Muslim should combine taking the means with tawakkul
– How to correctly implement tawakkul, and incorrect examples of tawakkul

– Categories of Tawakkul:
	1.	Purely for Allah
	2.	Putting trust in the deceased – major shirk
	3.	Relying upon a person, although they have the ability, but your heart is attached to the person – minor shirk
	4.	Entrusting an affair to someone who has the ability – permissible


28 Explanation of the Three Principles by Abu Idrees

04 Explanation of the Nullifiers of Islam: Nullifiers 07-08 by Shaykh Abu Hakeem Bilaal Davis

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?

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