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

– The Text: All the types of worship which Allah has commanded – like Islām, Imān, and Ihsān, and from that is du’a, reverential fear, hope and longing, trust and reliance, fervent desire, dread, reverence and humility, awe, turning repentantly, appealing for aid and assistance, seeking refuge, seeking deliverance and rescue, sacrificing, vows and the rest of the types of worship commanded by Allah, all of them are to be done exclusively for Allah, the Most High. The proof for this is the saying of Him, the Most High: “And the places of Prayer are for Allah alone, so do not invoke anyone along with Allah.” [Surah al-Jinn (72):18]
– Anyone who directs and part of that to anything besides Allah, then he is a mushrik, an unbeliever, and the proof is the Saying of Him, the Most High, “And whoever worships along with Allah any other object of worship has no proof for that; his reckoning will be with his Lord. Indeed the unbelievers will never prosper.” [Surah al-Mu’minun (23):117]. 
– In the Hadīth there occurs: “Invocation is the core of worship. And the evidence for this is the Saying of Allah, the Most High: Your Lord says: O people, invoke Me and supplicate to Me making your worship sincerely for Me alone, and I will answer you, and pardon you and have mercy upon you. Indeed those who disdain to worship Me alone will enter Hell-Fire in disgrace.” [Surah Ghafir (40): 60].
 
Explanation of Muhammad bin Ibraheem:
– Worship is not restricted to just the ones mentioned above in the text.
– Worship is restricted to everything that Allah loves, from statement and actions.
– Explanation of “…so do not invoke anyone along with Allah.”
– The permissible to call disbelievers those who do not worship Allah and call on others besides Him (Note: this is not absolute).
– The many forms of Ibādah.
– The teaching method that authors of old use by mentioning the general and then going on to specifics.
 
Explanation of Shaykh Fawzan:
– Meaning of Dua.
– The 2 categories of Dua: Supplication of worship and Dua of Requesting.
– Explanation of the 2 categories of Dua with examples.
– The meaning of “Masājid”
– The different meanings of “maintaining the masjid”
– Meaning of “…so do not invoke anyone along with Allah.”
– The comprehensive meaning of the word اَحَدَ “A-ha-da”.
– Explanation of “Your Lord says: O people, invoke Me and supplicate to me…”
– The great mercy of Allah as He commands us with that which we actually need.
– The three categories that mankind falls into regarding calling upon their Lord.
– The clarification of the hadith “Invocation is the core of worship,” and its meaning.
– Benefit from Shaykh Zayd Madhkhali regarding the pillars, benefits and meaning of Salah. For example: Salat can mean du’a as well as prayer.
– List of benefits of the Salah.
– Meaning and benefits of Zakah.
– Definition of Saum and benefits
Benefits of Hajj.

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