Explanation of The Three Fundamental Principles – By Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān حفظه الله. Lesson series at Masjid As-Sunnah An-Nabawiyyah, Aston, Birmingham, UK.

– Know, may Allah have mercy upon you, that it is obligatory upon every Muslim, male and female, to learn and act upon the following three matters.

– The First (matter): That Allah created us and provided sustenance for us, and He did not leave us without a purpose rather he sent Messengers to us. So whoever obeys him will enter Paradise, and whoever rejects and disobeys him will enter the Fire, and the proof is the saying of the Most High: We sent a Messenger to you, O people, as a witness in favour of you or against you on the Day of Resurrection, just as We sent a Messenger to Firawn. But Firawn denied and rejected the Messenger, so we seized him with a severe punishment.” Surah Muzzammil (73):16

– Explanation by Al-‘Allāmah Muhammad Ibn Ibrāhīm Aal Ash-Shaykh:

- The meaning of: “…obligatory upon every Muslim…”

– Explanation of the purpose of Allah creating us and the reasons for providing sustenance for us.

– Humans have been ordered with commands and prohibitions and were sent messengers.

– Explanation of: Whoever obeys the messenger will enter Jannah and Whoever disobeys the messenger will enter the fire

– What does disobeying the messenger mean?

– Explanation of the ayah from Surah Muzzammail - specifically how is the Messenger a witness for you?

– Emphasis on acting upon the knowledge that is obtained.

- The meaning of the statement “Just Nation”.

– Various forms of how Allah punishes those who disobey Allah and the Messengers.

– The different stages of punishment that Fir'own and his people will face in this life, the barzakh and the next life.

– An admonition and a reflection for this Ummah not to disobey the Messenger.

– The second (matter): Allah is not pleased that anyone should be made a sharer in worship along with Him, neither any angel brought near nor any prophet sent as a messenger.

- An explanation of: "The most severe type of oppression is Shirk."

- The linguistic definition of "dhulm" (oppression) with examples.

– Hadith: Allah loves for you three things and hates for you three things.

- Explanation of “…neither any angel brought near, nor any prophet sent as a messenger…”

– Explanation of Shaykh Salih Fawzān: “Know, may Allah have mercy upon you…”

– The importance of the good manners of the teachers towards their students from the examples of the Messenger and the Scholars.

10 Explanation of the Three Principles by Abu Idrees

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