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Allah is Pleased with Them & They with Him - Shaykh Umar Quinn

[01/04/2022] Ramaḍān is Here! - By Abu Hakeem Bilāl Davis حفظه الله. Khutbah at Masjid As-Salafi, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this Khutbah:

- The command to fast the month of Ramaḍān.
- How the beginning of the month is established and those who are obligated to fast.
- How the Salaf approached the month of Ramaḍān.
- The three opportunities gifted to the believers by Allāh to have their previous sins forgiven in the month of Ramaḍān.
- The need for Ramaḍān to purify the hearts.
- The chaining of the shayāṭīn.
- How to prepare for Ramaḍān.
- Ibn al-Qayyim (رحمه الله) on the guidance of the Messenger ﷺ during Ramaḍān.
- Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymīn (رحمه الله) on what is befitting for the fasting person.

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Ramadan Is Here By Abu Hakeem 01042022

A heartfelt reminder to remain steadfast upon a path of sincerity, seeking out Allāh in worship including repentance, remembrance and righteous deeds. The khuṭbah at Masjid al-Furqān (TROID), 2022/06/17.

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[26/08/2022] “Allah Is The Wali Of Those Who Believe. He Brings Them Out From Darkness Into Light” – National Conference 2022 – By Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān حفظه الله. Masjid As-Salafi, Birmingham, UK.

Some points covered during this lesson:

Benefits from the āyah, “Allāh is the Walī (Protector or Guardian) of those who believe. He brings them out from darkness into light.” [Sūrah al-Baqarah 2:257]
Reminding ourselves that every created being is in need of another but Allāh is not in need of any of His creation.
Being blessed with the wilāyah of Allāh, its fruits and how it is attained.
The great importance of correct ‘Aqīdah. 
Al-Baghawī, aṭ-Ṭabarī, as-Sa’dī and Ibn Kathīr regarding Allāh’s wilāyah and Him being sufficient for His servants.  
Āyāt regarding the wilāyah of Allāh.  
That which will return strength to the Muslims.
Having firm belief that nothing can stand in the way of Allāh’s Aid.
The promise of Allāh that He will wage war against those who show enmity to His awliyā.
How the Prophets met their problems/hardships. 
The need to constantly beg Allāh for thabāt (steadfastness).
Āyāt that show the truth is one and the deviant paths are numerous.
The darkness of kufr and shirk.
Reflecting upon our state before we were guided. 
The darkness of ignorance.
Carrying this knowledge with sincerity and how self-amazement can destroy a person.
Glad tidings for the awliyā of Allāh in this life and the hereafter. 
What our intention should be when seeking knowledge. 
Benefits from the āyah, “Is he who was dead (without Faith by ignorance and disbelief) and We gave him life (by knowledge and Faith) and set for him a light (of Belief) whereby he can walk amongst men, like him who is in the darkness (of disbelief, polytheism and hypocrisy) from which he can never come out? Thus it is made fair-seeming to the disbelievers that which they used to do.” [Sūrah al-An’ām 6:122]
The outcome of insincerity.
Striving to be a person who calls to good.

Allah Is The Wali Of Those Who Believe He Brings Them Out From Darkness Into Light By Abu Idrees

[27/08/2022] Part 2 – The Six Stages of Seeking Knowledge According to the Scholars of the Sunnah – National Conference 2022 – By Uways At-Ṭaweel حفظه الله. Masjid As-Salafi, Birmingham, UK.

Some points covered during this lesson:

The prohibition of listening to/taking knowledge from Ahlul-Bid’ah. 
The Third Stage: Correct understanding and effective questioning. 
Ibn al-Qayyim on the meaning of fiqh.
Allāh’s dispraise of those who do not have fiqh. 
The great blessing of correct understanding and good intention. 
The role of taqwā in gaining correct understanding.
Fanatical blind following and how it prevents one from attaining fiqh. 
Imām as-Sa’dī on the three categories of people as it relates to how they are with the scholars. 
The importance of good manners in attaining understanding.
The example of ‘Ā’ishah in how to be a student of knowledge.
Etiquettes of asking questions, with supporting narrations:
Asking the question in an appropriate time.
Not asking about something that has not occurred. 
Not asking too many questions.
Benefits from the hadīth of Jibrīl as it relates to the manners of the student of knowledge. 
The Fourth Stage: Memorisation 
Statements from the people of knowledge regarding the importance of memorisation.
The effects of sins and disobedience upon one’s ability to remember and memorise.
The difference between remembering and memorising.
Using the worship of Allāh to aid in seeking knowledge and memorisation.
An encouragement to revise with one’s brothers. 
Advice from Khatīb al-Baghdādī regarding when and where to memorise and a warning against those affairs that affect memorisation.

Part 2 The Six Stages of Seeking Knowledge According to the Scholars By Uways Taweel

[27/08/2022] The Imām Of Sunnah, Shaykh Muqbil’s Advice To The Sunnī To Be Firm And Resolute In These Times - National Conference 2022 – By Ḥasan As-Ṣomālī حفظه الله. Masjid As-Salafi, Birmingham, UK.

Some points covered during this lesson:

The only way to success and safety. 
The duty of the Prophets and Messengers.
The middle path of Ahlus-Sunnah regarding encouraging and warning. 
From the best of righteous deeds.
Where our allegiance lies. 
A sign that an individual’s da’wah is for their personal benefit and not for Allāh. 
The necessity of remaining patient upon the truth when calling to Allāh. 
The necessity of returning to the senior scholars. 
Examples of the resoluteness of Shaykh Muqbil. 
Verses in the Qur’ān that console the believers and encourage them to remain patient.
Ibn al-Qayyim on the path that leads to istiqāmah. 
The blessings Allāh has placed in the da’wah of Ahlus-Sunnah.
Not being deceived by Ahlul-Bid’ah who try to conceal their falsehood. 
How the lies of the enemies of the Sunnah lead to people being guided.
The tarbiyyah of the ‘ulamā in remaining firm.
Being certain upon the truth.
The basīrah of the ‘ulamā.
Allāh’s raising of the scholars of the Sunnah through knowledge.
The comfort attained through seeking knowledge. 
That which our da’wah is based upon.
Questions:

What books do you advise with to learn adab?
What is your advice for someone new to practicing?
How do you explain the verse, “And fight them until there is no more fitnah and the religion will all be for Allāh alone” to the layman?

Shaykh Muqbils Advice To The Sunni To Be Firm And Resolute In These Times By Hasan Somali

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[22/06/2023] Brotherhood & Unity Based Upon the Qur'an & Sunnah - By Abu Khadeejah 'Abdul-Wāhid حفظه الله. Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this lesson:
- The dire need for us to fear Allāh and seek His forgiveness.
- Proof from the Qur’ān and Sunnah regarding the believers being brothers.
- Aḥādīth regarding loving and hating for the people what you love and hate for yourself.
- Actions that will give a servant honour and raise his rank.
- A warning against desiring exaltedness upon the earth.
- Protecting our hearts and tongues from evil regarding our brothers.
- Praising the Companions, making du’ā for them and not reviling them.
- Actions of the one who has achieved murāqabah of Allāh.
- Two tremendous principles the Salafī manhaj is built upon.
- Stern warnings and rebuke from Allāh and His Messenger ﷺ against traits that destroy brotherhood/sisterhood.
- How the believers should be with one another.
- Rectification of the hearts
- The best and worst of the people.


Questions:
1. What practical advice would you give to brothers who have married non-Salafī sisters who are lax regarding mixed family gatherings, celebrating birthdays, not wearing jilbāb, friendship with Ahlul-Bid’ah etc.? 
2. How would you advise those who are newlywed? 
3. Is the statement, “You are either with us or against us” from the manhaj of the Salaf?
4. How do we understand loving and hating for the sake of Allāh concerning the people of innovation?
5. What is the ruling on nationalism?
6. Is it permissible to wear a t-shirt with flags of nations or to put them in the house? 
7. How do you advise those who are jealous over their wives in public?
8. If I assist my father with the cost of Qurbānī, do I also refrain from cutting my nails, hair etc.?
9. What is your advice regarding watching football, talking about it amongst ourselves, wearing t-shirts of the various teams etc.?
10. I found a Salafī sister whose dīn and character I am pleased with but she is from a different race and my father has voiced his concern. What do you advise?

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