Kitāb At-Tawheed: Giving Thanks to Allah

Dars 6 Important Lessons for every Muslim By Imām 'Abdul 'Azeez bin Bāz (رحمه الله)

The Path of Allāh - Abū Muḥammad al-Maghribī

[02/06/2025] 31 Explanation of the Three Principles by Abu Idrees. 

– Text: The evidence for appealing for aid and assistance (Al-Isti’ānah) is the saying of Allah, the Most High: 
O Allah, You alone we worship and You alone we appeal for aid
– And in the Hadith there occurs:
If you seek help, then seek the help of Allah.
– Explanation of Shaykh Ubaid Al Jabiri:
– The two categories of Isti’ānah with explanation of its conditions.
– Beautiful benefit derived from the Ayah: O Allah, You alone we worship and You alone we appeal for aid.
– Explanation of Shaykh Fawzān:
– Examples of the permissible means of seeking aid from the creation.
– Encouragement to aid your brother as Allah aids His slave so long as he aids his brother.
– Examples of the impermissible means of seeking aid from the creation.
– Meaning of the Ayah you alone we appeal for aid.
– Explanation of Shaykh Uthaymin:
– The five categories of Isti’ānah with examples.

– Text: The evidence for seeking refuge (Al-Isti’adhah) is the saying of Allah, the Most High:
Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of dawn.
– And: Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of mankind.
– Explanation of Shaykh Fawzan:
– Meaning of istighatha.
– Ruling regarding istighatha.
– Example of how Arabs used to seek impermissible istighatha.
– Dua to recite when you reside at a place.
– Benefit from Ibnul Qayyim regarding the dua.

– Questions:
– Can we seek aid and assistance from the Jews and Christians?

– Can a woman wear a mask whilst in state of ihram?

– If a person breaks wind whilst sitting up, does it break wudu?

– Can women look at men in dawah videos?

– Does the Muslim enjoin the good and forbid evil to non Muslims?

31 Explanation of the Three Principles by Abu Idrees

The Conditions, Pillars & Requirements of the Prayer

The Pillars of the Prayer are Fourteen.

The main points covered in this lesson:

Recap on last lesson and continuation:
The Fourth Pillar: The Bowing - Ar- Ruku’u
The Fifth Pillar: Rising from the bowing position.
The Sixth Pillar: Prostrating upon the seven limbs.
The Seventh Pillar: Sitting back up from prostration.
The Eighth Pillar: Sitting between the two prostrations.
The Ninth Pillar: Being in a state of Tranquility during all the acts of prayer.

– The hadīth of the Prophet ﷺ ‘I was ordered to prostrate in the seven limbs.’
‎– الاعتدال - There are two risings, one is from the bowing position where one stands after bowing and the other is the rising from prostration where one remains sitting. Both times refers to raising back up until the backbone is straight.
– If الاعتدال - the rising from Ar- Ruku’u and As-Sajdah is not done correctly then the prayer will be invalid.
– Refer to the Hadīth of the man that prayed badly. The Prophet ﷺ explained and taught the man how to pray and then said ‘Go back and pray for you have not prayed’. 
– A further narration of the Prophet ﷺ explaining the الاعتدال and its necessity in order for a person’s prayer to be valid.
– The Hanafi Madhab does not hold الاعتدال to be a pillar, which opposes the clear texts.
– The Ninth Pillar: Being in a state of Tranquility during all the acts of prayer.
– The legislative meaning of التطمئن - Tranquility.
– Explanation of Shaikh Muhammad Āmān Al-Jami of the Hadīth of the man that prayed badly.

26 Conditions Pillars and Obligations of the Prayer By Abu Idrees

Points Covered:

• The Second Introduction: The 3 Obligatory Affairs that Must be Learned & Acted Upon

1) Establishing the Oneness of Allāh & Obeying the Messenger ﷺ
- The Connection between Ruboobiyyah & Uloohiyyah
- What is the purpose & wisdom behind Allāh creating us?
- The Statement of Imām Aḥmad (رحمه الله) concerning Obeying the Prophet ﷺ
- What is the Sign of Truly Loving Allāh?
- How does one worship Allāh in reality?
- Who are those who refuse to Enter Jannah?
- What is said about those who say they follow the Qur’ān only?
- How is the Deen correctly understood?
- The Story of Umm Ya'qūb & Ibn Mas‘ūd (رضى الله عنه)
- Is it possible to do Acts of Ibādah without Adhering to the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ?
- The Outcome of Firawn and those who rejected Mūsa (عليه السلام)

2) The Displeasure of Allāh in taking partners alongside Him in One's Ibādah
- The Need the Angels like Jibrā'īl, Mika'īl, Isrāfīl have for Allāh
- The Need the Prophet ﷺ had for Allāh
- Can Du'ā be directed to anyone but Allāh?
- The 2 Types of Du'ā
- Is Du'ā (Supplication) an Act of Worship (Ibādah)?
- The Ayah that Cuts off the Tree of Shirk from its Roots: the 4 ways

3) Allegiance & Disassociation: Al-Wala wa-l-Bara' (Loving & Hating for the Sake of Allāh)
- Examples of having Allegiance to the Kuffār
- How is Friendship of Allāh & the Sweetness of Eemān obtained?
- When does Brotherhood become beneficial?
- The Current Day Allegiances that the people have
- Who are those who truly implement this foundation?
- What is Tawalli & Muwālāt?

• The True Religion of Abraham - the Worship of Allāh Alone
- What is Rashād?
- What is Haneefiyyah?
- The Meaning of Al-Hanaf
- Did the various Prophets and Messengers have different calls?
- Was Abraham a Jew/Christian?
- What is the Lasting Word amongst the offspring of Ibrāhīm?
- The Tafsīr of Ibn Abbās on Ibādah
- The 2 Definitions of Ibādah (Worship)
- What are the Conditions of Ibādah?
- What are the Pillars of Ibādah?

Lesson 2 | The 3 Principles of Islām - Explanation of Shaykh Khālid al-Dhafīri - 19.05.2025

Points covered in LESSON 33:

– Explanation of Shaykh Ubaid رحمه الله:
– Benefit regarding the beginning of the surahs Al-Falaq and An-Nas.
– Meaning of ist’adha.
– Surah An-Nas contains the three categories of Tawhīd.
– How categories of Tawhīd are derived.
– The Text: The evidence for seeking deliverance (istighatha) and rescue is the saying of Allah, the Most High: “When you sought aid and deliverance of your Lord and He responded to you.” Anfal:9

– Meaning of istighatha.
– When istighatha is used.
– The distinction between istighatha and Dua.
– Istighatha is purely for Allāh alone.
– Explanation of the above ayah.

– Explanation of Shaykh Fawzan:
– Istighatha is a form of worship.
– It occurs in times of adversity and difficulty.
– The categories of istighatha.
– Istighatha in relation to the story of Prophet Musa عليه السلام.

– Explanation of Shaykh Uthaimin:
– Meaning of istighatha.
– The categories of istighatha.
– Aspects of the story of Prophets Ibrahim and Musa related to istighatha.
– Tafseer of the above Ayah including when this Ayah was revealed.
– The Sunnah of making dua in adversity.
– Hadith narrating regarding what happened in the Battle of Badr in relation to the tafseer of the Ayah.
– The encouragement for believers to be patient and to seeking istighatha.
– The need for patience and sticking to the guidance when facing trials and tests.
– Conditions of permissibility to seek istighatha from the creation.
– The signs of Allah being pleased with those seeking istighatha.

– Question regarding the fast of Prophet Dawud عليه السلام and fasting the prohibited days.
– Question on selling rare coins for more than its value.
– Question regarding a revert that no longer studies, fast etc.
– Ruling of the husband who prohibits his wife for wearing niqab.
– Question regarding gaining reward whilst reciting Quran without wudu.

33 Explanation of the Three Principles by Abu Idrees

 • Started with the virtues of ʿAbdullāh Ibn Masʿūd (رضي الله عنه)
 • Covered the narration of Abū Mūsā al-Ashʿarī and Ibn Masʿūd: — “How many people intend good but never reach it”
 • Highlighted evidence from the Qur’ān and Sunnah showing the completeness of the religion — no need for additions  “This day I have perfected for you your religion…” (Sūrah al-Mā’idah 5:3)’
  • Virtues of the Khulafā’ al-Rāshidīn (the four rightly guided caliphs)
 • Importance of clinging to the understanding of the Salaf al-Ṣāliḥīn
 • Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr on the verse: —  “This is My straight path, so follow it” (al-Anʿām 6:153)
 • Hadith of the 73 sects and its variations and its different chains - Linked with Ibn Masʿūd’s narration: “The Jamāʿah is what conforms with the truth, even if you are alone”
• Danger of bid'ah (innovation) and how it is more severe than committing major sins - to the exent that the Prophet ﷺ warned against it even before it appeared.
• The importance of Tawheed and the precise wording found in the sunnah and the Quran.  Example, Surah Maryam ayah 65
 "Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, so worship Him (Alone) and be constant and patient in His worship. Do you know of any who is similar to Him?" 
• How this verse beautifully encompasses all three categories of Tawḥīd: 
 1. Tawḥīd al-Rubūbiyyah – “Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them…”
 2. Tawḥīd al-Ulūhiyyah – “so worship Him (Alone)…”
 3. Tawḥīd al-Asmā’ wa’l-Ṣifāt – “Do you know of any who is similar to Him?” (denial of likeness to His names or attributes)
• Shaykh ʿAbdullāh Lahmāmī (ḥafiẓahullāh) concluded the lesson by mentioning 20 characteristics that distinguish the people of Sunnah from the groups of misguidance.


33 Explanation of the Three Principles by Abu Idrees

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