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Lectures on methodology by Abu Khadeejah

[25/06/21] Safeguard The Honour Of Your Brother By Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān. Masjid As-Salafi, Birmingham, U.K.

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L1 Beneficial Answers On Methodology By Abu Khadeejah 02122021

[09/12/2021] [Lesson 02] 

- Introduction [cont’d].
- Being cautious of the callers to misguidance.
- The means of attainting Istiqāmah.
- The waves of attack upon the Salafī Da’wah and the response of the Salafī scholars to them.
- Question 01: Advice for those in charge of summer schools and centres.
- The importance of attending the gatherings of knowledge in the masājid.
- Question 02: Using plays and anāshīd as a means of da’wah.
- The speech of Shaykh Fawzān (حفظه الله) and Shaykh ‘Uthaymīn (رحمه الله) on ‘Islamic’ Anāshīd.
- The response to those who compare the poems chanted in the presence of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) to singing nashīds.

L2 Beneficial Answers On Methodology By Abu Khadeejah 09122021

[16/12/2021] Lesson 3: Current Affairs - The intent of the term "Fiqh al-Wāq'i" - Readings From "Beneficial  Answers to Questions Regarding The Innovated Methodologies" - Lessons with Abu Khadeejah 'Abdul-Wāhid حفظه الله.

[Lesson 03]

- Question 03: The intent of the term Fiqh al-Wāq'i.
- Figureheads and activities of the deviant political movements in the early-mid 90s.
- The atmosphere in which the term Fiqh al-Wāq'i came about.
- Some claims of these deviants regarding the scholars of the Sunnah and rulers of the Muslim lands.
- The response of the Salafī scholars to these groups and their leaders.
- The Fiqh the Muslim must give importance to and learn. 
- The intent of these groups when they use the term Fiqh al-Wāq'i, and the correct understanding of this term.
- The importance of studying the Sīrah of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم).

L3 Beneficial Answers On Methodology By Abu Khadeejah 16122021

[23/12/2021] Lesson 4: Avoiding sects that ascribe to Islām but oppose the Sunnah - Readings From "Beneficial  Answers to Questions Regarding The Innovated Methodologies" - Lessons with Abu Khadeejah 'Abdul-Wāhid حفظه الله.

[Lesson 04]

- Question 04: Avoiding sects that ascribe to Islām but oppose the guidance of the Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم).
- The solution when differing occurs.
- Giving consideration to realities as opposed to titles.
- The reason it is better to use the term ‘firaq’ instead of ‘jamā’āt’ when referring to the deviant groups.
- Question 05: Innovation is worse than sin.
- The reason innovation is worse and more dangerous than sin.
- Warnings from the Salaf against the people of innovation.
- The different titles used for those upon the truth.
- Question 06: Whoever affiliates himself to the groups that oppose the Book and the Sunnah is an innovator.
- Basing allegiance and enmity on other than the Book, Sunnah and Ijmā’.
- The nurturing of the scholars upon following the evidences and not blindly following the speech of men.

L4 Beneficial Answers On Methodology By Abu Khadeejah 23122021

[30/12/2021] Lesson 5: The Ruling on the Various Groups/Sects & Mixing With Them - Readings From "Beneficial  Answers to Questions Regarding The Innovated Methodologies" - Lessons with Abu Khadeejah 'Abdul-Wāhid حفظه الله.

Some points discussed during this lesson:[Lesson 05]

- Question 07: The ruling on groups (sects).
- Question 08: Mixing with the various sects and parties.
- The permissible and impermissible mixing with the people of innovation.
- The importance of knowledge and insight when giving da’wah.
- The scales utilised by the people of innovation.
- Giving da’wah to a Tablīghī and clarifying some of their false beliefs.

L5 Beneficial Answers On Methodology By Abu Khadeejah 30122021

Some points discussed during this lesson:

– The different ways in which people seek happiness.
– Remembering death.
– The sad existence of constantly being in a state of anxiety.
– The reason people chase the dunyā and busy themselves with constant entertainment.
– That which will bring us happiness and joy.
– Goals that every one of us should actively seek.
– The inevitable questioning in the grave.
– The three main affairs happiness and contentment of the heart are built upon.
– Prioritising what is most important in our lives.
– A warning against vain, selfie culture and seeking validation from others.
– Evil traits cultivated in modern society and the detrimental outcomes.
– The real men and women of courage and piety we should emulate.
– Means that lead a person to happiness and contentment of the soul.
– The attitude of the noble believer who is content and joyous at the bounty of Allāh.
– The root and foundation of happiness.
– The “happiness” of the disbeliever vs the happiness and contentment of the believer.
– The fruits of embracing īmān and following the Book and the Sunnah in times of affliction.
– Constantly supplicating to Allāh and having certainty that He will answer.
– The attitude of the believer in times of ease and calamity.
– Encouragement to marry young.
– Loving for Allāh.
– An encouragement to build families and migrate to the lands of the Muslims.

Questions:

1. Is watching anime cartoons ḥarām, as they contain shirk and reading minds etc?
2. The ruling on saying Bismillāh in the toilet if you need to make wudū’.
3. Advice on marrying a non-Salafī sister if you think you can give her da’wah.
4. Can I pray ‘Ishā from 12 midnight to Fajr, and is there a time when ‘Ishā ends?
5. Can I work for a finance company as a sales broker?
6. What do you do with money from something ḥarām after you find out it is ḥarām?
7. Is plucking your beard by hand a major sin?
8. Are we allowed to wait outside for the khuṭbah at a non-Salafī masjid?
9. Question regarding ‘Dawah Man’ and his new ‘club’.

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How to Live a Happy Life - Shaykh Abu Khadeejah

Chapter: Occupying Oneself with the Present

03 Occupying Oneself with the Present by Shaykh Anwar Wright

Chapter: Life Is Short, So Cherish the Happy Moments
Chapter: Remembering the Blessings

09 Life Is Short and Remembering the Blessings by Shaykh Jameel Finch

A talk delivered in Tower Hamlets by Ustādh Abu Ukkashah Abdulhakeem on 27/01/23. Follow @DawahTH on Twitter for updates on more lessons and lectures.

Ustādh Abu Ukkashah Abdulhakeem - Friends on that day will be enemies one to another

[12/02/2023] How Does a Servant Draw Near to Allāh Until He Is Loved by Allāh – Lecture With Markaz Alhoeda Wa Noer (Rotterdam/Netherlands) – By Abu Khadeejah ‘Abdul Wahid.

Some points discussed during this lesson:
- Benefits from Shaykh Ibn Baz’s (رحمه الله) explanation of the ḥadīth of the Awliyā of Allāh.
- Benefits from the āyah, “As for those who strive hard in Us (Our Cause), We will surely guide them to Our Paths. And verily, Allāh is with the Muḥsinūn (good doers).” [Sūrah al-‘Ankabūt 29:69]
- The obligation of being constant in worship, steadfast upon the truth and patient upon that until death.
- Encouragement from the Qur’ān and Sunnah to not look down upon any deed, regardless of how small it is.
- A description of the awliyā of Allāh.
- A warning against harming the believers.
- Examples of actions that are beloved to Allāh, by way of which a person can draw near to Him.
- The error of those who seek to come close to Allāh by way of the recommended actions while leaving off what is obligatory.
- Actions by way of which a person can attain the Love of Allāh, and the fruits of reaching this great level.

How Does a Servant Draw Near to Allah Until He Is Loved by Allah By Abu Khadeejah 12022023

A talk delivered in Tower Hamlets by Ustādh Abu Ukkashah Abdulhakeem on 17/02/23. Follow @DawahTH on Twitter for updates on more lessons and lectures.

Ustādh Abu Ukkashah Abdulhakeem - Paradise is Surrounded by Difficulties

[02/06/2023] Holding on to The Religion in Times of Fitan by Abu Humayd Saalim حفظه الله.

- Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzan (حفظه الله) on the purpose for which Allāh created the creation and the reason He puts them to test.  
- How fitan (trials/tribulations) distinguishes between the believer and the hypocrite, and the truthful one and the liar.
- The wisdom and mercy of Allāh in allowing fitan to take place. 
- The meaning of the verse, “Allāh will not leave the believers in the state in which you are now, until He distinguishes the wicked from the good. Nor will Allāh disclose to you the secrets of the Ghayb (unseen)…” [Sūrah Āl ‘Imrān 3:179]
- Proof that fitan takes place throughout the generations and is not restricted to a specific time or nation.
- Proof that fitan will continue to increase and become more severe as time passes.
- The two main types of fitan.
- Ibn al-Qayyim (رحمه الله) on the origin of every fitnah. 
- The detrimental outcomes of the fitan of shubuhāt (doubts) and shahawāt (desires).
- How fitnah in one’s dīn can lead a person to following desires.
- Imām ash-Shanqīṭī (رحمه الله) on the verse, “Do people think that they will be left alone because they say: ‘We believe,’ and will not be tested.” [Sūrah al-‘Ankabūt 29:2]
- Proof that Ahlus-Sunnah are put to trial the most.
- The expiation of sins and multiplication of reward due to trials.
- Shaykh ‘Ubayd (رحمه الله) on actualising al-Walā wal-Barā for the sake of Allāh and not for worldly benefits.
- The faqīh of this ummah in the affair of fitan.
- The test to determine whether or not not your heart has been affected by the fitan presented to it.
- The makhraj (way out) in times of fitan. 
- Sticking to the uṣūl, manhaj and akhlāq of the dīn until death.
- A warning against splitting and seeking leadership. 
- Showing gratitude to our ‘ulamā and teachers who never changed in what they are upon.

Holding on to The Religion in Times of Fitan by Abu Humayd Saalim 02062023

[12/08/2023]My Last Day in This World – By Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān (حفظه الله) – SalafiPublications Summer Conference 1445 | 2023. Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

Some points covered by Abu Idrees حفظه الله during this lesson:

- The first step on the road back from sin: Understanding that Allāh is the Most Merciful.
- Āyāt from the Book of Allāh regarding His Mercy.
- Not falling into despair.
- The Forgiveness of Allāh.
- The second step: Recognising that we do not know where or when we will die.
- How ‘Abdullāh b. ‘Umar (رضى الله عنهما) implemented the advice of the Prophet ﷺ.
- Imaging tomorrow is our last day in this dunyā, and some of the things we can possibly do on that day to get closer to Allāh.
- The morning supplications.
- The reward for perfecting one’s wuḍū’ and saying the supplication after it.
- The virtue of the sunnah of Fajr.
- Glad tidings to those who walk to the masjid in darkness.
- Praying Fajr, making dhikr of Allāh until the sun rises and then offering two rak’āt. 
- The du’ā known as ‘Sayyidul-Istighfār’, and the reward for saying it.
- A du’ā that if said the servant will have 100 good deeds written, 100 bad deeds wiped away and would have a shield against shayṭān that day.
- The du’ā to be said when leaving home, which suffices, protects and guides the person.
- Specific actions that will enter a person into Jannah.
- The reason these narrations do not have an effect upon our hearts.
- Narrations regarding those for whom the hellfire will be made impermissible.
- Crying from the fear of Allāh.
- Three types of people whose eyes will not be touched by the hellfire.
- Encouragement to rectify broken relationships with our loved ones.
- An example of the softness we should have when we address our parents.
- The reward for having patience upon the death of a child.
- Advice to our relatives before we depart from this world.
- Specific advice for the men of our families.
- Advice to the women.
- Remembering the deceased, and actions that can aid them.
- Shaykh Aḥmad an-Najmī’s (رحمه الله) farewell waṣiyyah.
- Advice to the jamā’ah, loved ones and close companions.
- Aiding our brothers/sisters who have fallen short.
- Taking the best people as companions and staying away from the foolish.
- Reminding our families and loved ones to attend our funerals.
- One of the greatest gifts we will definitely utilise if it were our last night in the dunyā.
- A heartfelt du’ā asking Allāh for a good end.

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My Last Day in This World By Abu Idrees 12082023

The Appearance Of Fitan In Our Times

[29/09/2023] The Dunya!! O Mankind! Drown Not in The Deep Ocean of its Deception! – By Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān حفظه الله. Khutbah at Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this Khutbah:

A warning against chasing the dunyā to the extent that our loving and hating revolves around it.

The fitnah of the dunyā being the greatest of our concerns and limit of our knowledge.

Āyāt wherein Allāh informs us of the reality of this dunyā.

Striving for our real home.

The evil of this dunyā and the state of confusion it causes us to be in.

The Messenger’s ﷺ command to fear the dunyā, and that which he feared for us.

The advice of the Messenger ﷺ to Ibn ‘Umar (رضى الله عنهما), and how he understood and acted upon it.

Yaḥyā b. Mu’ādh (رحمه الله) on the dunyā being the devil’s intoxicant and the only point at which the intoxicated one will regain consciousness.

Ḥasan al-Baṣrī (رحمه الله) on the verse, “O mankind! Verily, the Promise of Allāh is true. So let not this present life deceive you, and let not the chief deceiver (Satan) deceive you about Allāh.” [Sūrah Faṭir 35:5]

The Dunya O Mankind Drown Not in The Deep Ocean of its Deception Abu Idrees 29092023

[August 2014] Allāh’s Promise to the People of Īmān - By Abdulilah Lahmami حفظه الله. Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this lesson:
- Benefits from the verse, “Allāh has promised those among you who believe, and do righteous good deeds, that He will certainly grant them succession in the earth, as He granted it to those before them, and that He will grant them the authority to practise their religion, that which He has chosen for them (i.e. Islām). And He will surely give them in exchange a safe security after their fear (provided) they (believers) worship Me and do not associate anything (in worship) with Me. But whoever disbelieved after this, they are the fāsiqūn (rebellious, disobedient to Allāh).” [Sūrah an-Nūr 24:55]
- The scholars’ closing of the doors to bid’ah from all angles.
- The manner of the Ṭālib al-‘Ilm.
- The damaging da’wah of the ḥizbiyyūn.
- Statements from ‘Abdullāh b. ‘Umar and ‘Abdullāh b. Mas’ūd (رضى الله عنهم) that refute “bid’ah ḥasanah”.
- The reason this verse (Sūrah an-Nūr 24:55) was chosen.
- A characteristic of the believers.
- The certainty and patience of the ‘ulamā in calling to Tawḥīd and Sunnah.
- The warped understanding of the Khawārij.
- Proof for Tasfiyah and Tarbiyyah from the Qur’ān and Sunnah.
- Praise and recommendation of Shaykh Rabī’ (حفظه الله) from Shaykh al-Albānī, Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymīn and Shaykh Ibn Bāz (رحمهم الله).
- The two conditions for actions to be accepted.
- The heaviness of ‘Aqīdah.
- Ahlus-Sunnah’s love for the masjid.
- Following the way of the Ṣaḥābah in being firmly established upon Tawḥīd and Sunnah.
- Encouragement to keep striving before death comes to us.
- 50,000 years of punishment on Yawmul-Qiyāmah.
- Our need for Allāh to shower us with His mercy.
- Ibn al-Qayyim (رحمه الله) on the two ḥawḍs.
- Those given security.
- The severest of oppression.
- Those whom Allāh raises.
- The obligation upon the scholars to advise with following the path of the Messenger ﷺ and refute those who refuse to do so.
- How to attain complete security.
- Traits of the Khawārij.
- The importance of understanding and not just memorising.

Allah's Promise to the People of Iman Abdulilah Lahmami

[2011] Know The Purpose Of Your Creation - By Abu Hakeem Bilāl Davis حفظه الله. Khutbah at Masjid As-Salafi, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this Khutbah:

- The call of all of the Prophets and Messengers (عليهم السلام).
- The reason the tyrannical leaders would fight against the Prophets and Messengers.
- The coming of a Prophet after Jesus (عليه السلام).
- The excellence of the Qur’ān over the previous scriptures.
- The reason the pagans warned their people against the Messenger ﷺ and from listening to the Qur’ān.
- How Khuṭbatul-Ḥājah lead Ḍamād b. Tha’labah al-Azdī (رضى الله عنه) to accept Islām.
- Upholding the legacy of the Prophet ﷺ in being a good example for the people.
- Verses from the Qur’ān that remind us of our reality.
- Remembering death and preparing for our designated time.
- Reflecting over the passing of our companions and the closeness of our own deaths.
- Golden words from ‘Ali b. Abī Ṭālib (رضى الله عنه) regarding preparing for the hereafter.

Know The Purpose Of Your Creation By Abu Hakeem

[08/12/2023] Remaining Steadfast in Times of Prosperity and Adversity - By Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān حفظه الله. Khutbah at Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this Khuṭbah:

- The great difficulty of holding on to one’s dīn in latter times.
- Reminding ourselves of the verse, “Or think you that you will enter Paradise without such (trials) as came to those who passed away before you? They were afflicted with severe poverty and ailments and were so shaken that even the Messenger and those who believed along with him said, ‘When (will come) the Help of Allāh?’ Yes! Certainly, the Help of Allāh is near!” [Sūrah al-Baqarah 2:214]
- The amazing affair of the believer.
- The two scenarios a believer finds himself in, and what is upon him in each situation. 
- Ibn Mas’ūd (رضى الله عنه) on the two things īmān entails. 
- Thanking Allāh for being guided to the dīn and understanding these principles. 
- Having good thoughts of Allāh.
- Ḥasan al-Baṣrī (رحمه الله) on the mindset we should have regarding calamities. 
- The only means of attaining true honour.

Remaining Steadfast in Times of Prosperity and Adversity By Abu Idrees 08122023

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