Never Forget How they Stripped Islam from your Forefathers
Eid al Fitr Sermon 2021
Rasheed ibn Estes Barbee
Masjid Tawheed wa Sunnah Durham NC

Never Forget How they Stripped Islam from your Forefathers

[05/05/2023] The First Night In The Grave - By Abu Hakeem Bilāl Davis حفظه الله. Khutbah at Masjid Salafi, Birmingham, UK.

- The night every one of us should be extremely concerned about and ponder over.
- The hadīth of Barā b. ‘Āzib (رضى الله عنه) detailing what occurs at the time of death and the events that take place in the grave.
- The journey of the believer vs that of the disbeliever. 
- The last fitnah the believer will be exposed to. 
- The meaning of the statement of Allāh, “Allāh will keep firm those who believe, with the word that stands firm in this world, and in the Hereafter.” [Sūrah Ibrāhīm 14:27]
- The first night in the grave for the believer, and disbeliever.
- Preparing for this night. 
- The squeezing of the grave. 
- The warning that comes with grey hair.

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[11/08/2023] [Part 1] Three Stories of Repentance From Grave Sins – By Abul-Ḥasan Mālik Al-Akhdar (حفظه الله) - SalafiPublications Summer Conference 1445 | 2023. Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

Some points covered by Abul-Ḥasan Mālik Al-Akhdar (حفظه الله):

- The reason for choosing the topic.
- A description of the worshippers of Ar-Raḥmān mentioned in the verse, “And those who invoke not any other ilāh (god) along with Allāh, nor kill such life as Allāh has forbidden, except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse…” [Sūrah al-Furqān 25:68]
- The penalty for committing these sins, and the way out for those who fell into them.
- The wisdom in the ordering of things mentioned in the Book of Allāh and the Sunnah.
- The gravity of unjustly taking a life. 
- Imām as-Sa’dī (رحمه الله) on what is intended by “those who purify themselves” in the verse, “…Truly, Allāh loves those who turn unto Him in repentance and loves those who purify themselves.” [Sūrah al-Baqarah 2:222]
- Imām an-Nawawī (رحمه الله) on the obligation of repenting from every sin.
- Ibn Mas’ūd (رضى الله عنه) on the difference between the believer and the wicked person in how they see their sins.
- A warning against being heedless regarding minor sins.
- The remedy for the sick heart.
- Some benefits regarding Abū Sa’īd al-Khudrī (رضى الله عنه).
- Benefits from the story of the man who killed 100 people.
- Shaykh ‘Abdul-Muḥsin al-‘Abbād (حفظه الله) on the importance of gathering the different wordings of narrations when studying Ḥadīth.
- An example of the precision and diligence of the scholars of Ḥadīth.
- A mention of other aḥādīth with the wording «تسعة وتسعين».
- Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymīn (رحمه الله) on the indication that the man felt remorse for killing ninety-nine people.
- Shaykh Muḥammd al-Ethiopī and ‘Alī al-Qārī (رحمهم الله) on the reason why the monk told the man there was no repentance for him.
- Al-Qurṭubī (رحمه الله) on the monk’s lack of knowledge and intellect. 
- A warning against causing people to lose hope in the Mercy of Allāh.
- Shaykh Ibn Baz’s (رحمه الله) beautiful response to a woman who had abandoned the prayer for decades and wanted to return to praying.
- The man’s desire to continue asking about his condition.
- The meaning of “Regret is Tawbah.”
- The response of the ‘ālim to the man when he asked if there is repentance for him after taking 100 lives.
- The direction given to the man by the ‘ālim regarding how he can attain repentance.
- The necessity of staying away from the people and places of sin for the one who wants repentance.
- The erroneous thinking of those who say they will leave off performing Ḥajj until they are old.
- The dispute between the angels of mercy and the angels of punishment when the man died on his way to the righteous land. 
- The reason why precedence is given to the one affirming a matter over the one negating it. 
- The tremendous end to this narration.
- Shaykh al-Albānī (رحمه الله) on the importance of knowing the reason for the revelation of verses and statements of the Messenger ﷺ. 
- A synopsis of the points covered:
- 1. The legislative matter of repenting from every major sin, especially murder.
- 2. The virtue of fleeing a place where one commits sins. 
- 3. The repenter should leave the customary circumstances in which he would sin.
- 4. The virtue of the scholar over the worshipper. 
- 5. Repentance will avail one for the crime of murder, just as it does for all other sins.

Part 1 Three Stories of Repentance From Grave Sins By Abul Hasan Malik 11082023

[13/08/2023] [Part 3] Three Stories of Repentance From Grave Sins – By Abul-Ḥasan Mālik Al-Akhdar (حفظه الله) – SalafiPublications Summer Conference 1445 | 2023. Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

- Shaykh Aḥmad an-Najmī’s (رحمه الله) refutation of those who tried to say music is permissible.
- The seeker of truth vs the seeker of falsehood regarding accepting evidence.
- A ḥadīth regarding a people from this ummah who will consider illegal sexual intercourse, wearing silk (for men), consuming intoxicants and musical instruments to be lawful, and how they will be punished.
- The way of the people of desires in playing with the chains of narration in order to support their desires.
- How the wording of the ḥadīth proves that the four affairs mentioned are impermissible.
- Shaykh Mubārakfūrī (رحمه الله) on the meaning of al-Mazā’if. 
- The importance of referring to the books of language. 
- The great virtue of the scholars of Ḥadīth from India.
- Shaykh Aḥmad an-Najmī (رحمه الله) on what falls under the banner of musical instruments. 
- Clarification that Allāh is free from oppression and will only punish for something that is ḥarām.
- A question for those who claim that music and musical instruments are not ḥarām.
- The great wara’ of the Companions (رضى الله عنهم).
- Shaykh Ibn Bāz (رحمه الله) on the Salaf’s severe repudiation of those who played musical instruments.
- The evil results of busying oneself with music.
- Research regarding the effect of music on people’s mood.
- How music affects the culture of the people.
- A verse from the Qur’ān that is evidence for the prohibition of music and musical instruments. 
- Shaykh ‘Ubayd’s (رحمه الله) advice on being mindful regarding weak narrations and attributing to the Salaf that which they are free from.
- The story of the tawbah of Zādhān al-Kindī (رحمه الله) at the hands of ‘Abdullāh b. Mas’ụd (رضى الله عنه).
- Refutation of those who say they are utilising their “gift” when warned against engaging in music (and other impermissible affairs).
- The importance of advising and reminding the people.


Questions:
1. What is your advice regarding a person who wronged another person and wants to repent to Allāh but is fearful that if he informs the person that he harmed him behind his back it may cause a greater fitnah?
2. Is concealing sins only for the major sins or does it also include the minor sins?
3. I would like to memorise asanīd, narrators and their biographies but I find my memory is weak. How do I improve my memory and precision?
4. Are you allowed to expose your sins from the past to teach someone a lesson that these things are not good for you?
5. In a sit down, are women allowed to ask a man if he hits his wife or anything to do with sins in general?
6. Can you please clarify the ḥadīth of the Abyssinians playing the duff on Eid?
7. Question regarding encouraging sisters to accept polygyny.

Part 3 Three Stories of Repentance From Grave Sins By Abul Hasan Malik 13082023

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