The True Meaning of 'La Ilaha illa Allah Lesson 1

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Points Covered:

Introduction

• What does Imām ibn Rajab (رحمه الله) go through in his tremendous book 'Latā‘if al-Ma‘ārif'?

• The Glad Tidings from the Messenger ﷺ regarding Ramaḍān
- What would the Salaf say to each other when Ramaḍān entered?
- The Hadith of the 2 Companions which indicates the Great Blessing of the Month of Ramaḍān 
• Who is the Marhoom & the Mahroom?
- The Affair of the believers in fulfilling the Rights of Ramaḍān
- Who is the one who becomes more distant from Allāh & Who is the loser?

• What are from the Most Beneficial Affairs for the Servant of Allāh?
- Do we servants of Allāh do Allāh (سبحانه و تعالى‎) favours?
• The Statement of Abu Ismā'īl al-Harawi (رحمه الله) concerning the 2 Affairs in which one traverses to Allāh
- A Benefit from the Sayyid al-Istighfār (The Best Du'ā for Seeking Forgiveness)
- The 6 Rights of Allāh when Obeying Allāh, as mentioned by Ibn al-Qayyim in Ighāthat al-Lahfān

• What does understanding the Blessings of Allāh lead to? Several Blessings Discussed as it pertains to Ibādah & Worship in Ramaḍān
- The Supplication said at the end of Salāh
- The Du'ā that Rabī ibn Khuthaym (رحمه الله) would make when breaking his fast

• Acknowledging Shortcomings
- What did the Messenger ﷺ explain āyāt 57-60 from Sūrah al-Mu'minūn to mean, as asked by Ā'ishah (رضي الله عنها)?
- The 2 Affairs that this leads to
- What is the Closest Avenue in reaching Allāh?

• The Virtue of Fasting (Alone)
- The Reward for Fasting
- The 2 Occasions of Happiness
• Where are Deeds multiplied (General & Specific)? – The Reasons for this
• The Reward for Performing ʿUmrah in Ramaḍān
• The 2 Views on the meaning of 'Fasting is for me [Allāh]' (from the Hadīth of Abu Hurairah)

• Some Benefits in Seeking Nearness to Allāh via Fasting [in Giving up Food, Drink & Intimate Relations]

• 2 Types of People that Fast
• The 2 Ways of Understanding 'the smell of the breath of the Fasting person is more beloved to Allah than the fragrance of Musk' (from the Hadīth of Abu Hurairah)

Intro | The Month of Ramaḍān - Readings from Latā‘if al-Ma‘ārif of Imām ibn Rajab (رحمه الله)

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Points Covered:

• The Qunoot of 'Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb (رضي الله عنه) that the Ḥanafīs were commonly taught
• When does the Wiṭr prayer take place & when does it end?
• The Importance of the Wiṭr prayer

• Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله) on when Trials & Calamities befall the believer
• The Affair of Making Du'ā‘ in Islām
• Some Beautiful Attributes of Allāh
• Ibn al-Qayyim (رحمه الله) on the reality of Du'ā‘
• Some of the Times wherein Du'ā‘s are accepted
• How should the believer be when supplicating to Allāh?
• Ibn al-Qayyim (رحمه الله) on the state of the heart of a person when making Du'ā‘

The Qunoot that the Prophet ﷺ taught Al-Ḥasan ibn ‘Alī (رضي الله عنهما):
{اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنِيْ فِيْمَنْ هَدَيْتَ}
Allaahummah-dinee fee-man hadayt - 'O Allāh, guide me with those You have guided'
- Guidance without Actions
- What would the Prophet ﷺ seek refuge from?
- Sufyān ibn Uyaynah (رحمه الله) on how Knowledge can harm a person & who the intelligent person is
- The Affair of the people of Thamūd
- The 2 Types of Hidāyah
- The Affair of Abu Tālib, the Uncle of the Prophet ﷺ
- What should a person bear in mind when asking Allāh for Guidance?
- Ibn al-Qayyim (رحمه الله) on the ayah & supplication: 'Ihdinaṣṣ-ṣiraaṭal-mustaqeem' (Guide us to the Straight Path) - the 5 Affairs of Hidāyah
- What does 'Ihdinaṣṣ-ṣiraaṭal-mustaqeem' (Guide us to the Straight Path) mean for the one who is already guided to Islām?
- What is from Tawassul?

{وَعَافِنِيْ فِيْمَنْ عَافَيْتَ}
wa ‘aafinee fee-man ‘aafayt - 'heal me with those You have healed'
- Asking Allāh for Safety in ones Deen
- The 2 Affairs that Sicknesses of the Heart return to
- Does this part of the Du'ā‘ include healing from the sicknesses (injuries & illnesses) of the body (ones health)?
- The Remedies for the Sicknesses of the Heart
- When does one become a True believer?

• Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله) on the affair of making Du'ā‘ as well as making Du'ā‘ in a language other than Arabic

Part 1 - Explanation of Dua al-Qunoot (13.02.2024)

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Some points discussed during this lesson:

- The distortion of the call of the Messenger ﷺ. 
- Ibn Taymiyyah’s (رحمه الله) definition of ‘ibādah (worship).
- The Prophet’s ﷺ forbiddance of over-exaggerating in praising him.
- Refutation of the claim of the Ṣūfīs that you can call upon the Prophet ﷺ. 
- Proof that du’ā is worship, and thus cannot be directed to other than Allāh.
- Curing with one’s saliva (by the Permission of Allāh) was for the Messenger ﷺ alone.
- Refutation of the doubt that the Prophet ﷺ is not dead.
- The bid’ah of doing specific acts of worship on the night of 15th Sha’bān. 
- ‘Abdullāh b. ‘Umar (رضى الله عنهما) on there being no such thing as “good” innovation.
- Proof from the Sunnah that Tawḥīd is not a new term and was used by the Prophet ﷺ.
- Fabricated stories of the Ṣūfīs.
- The Salaf’s abhorrence of bid’ah.
- Proof that the Prophet ﷺ did not have knowledge of the unseen unconditionally.
- The shirk contained in the Burdah of al-Buṣayrī. 
- Examples of fabrications found in Tablīghī Niṣāb.
- Proof that the Messenger ﷺ is a slave of Allāh.
- Holding on firmly to the Sunnah with knowledge and action. 
- Refutation of the doubts of the kuffār who speak ill of Islām and try to portray the Prophet ﷺ as an evil person.
- Proof of animal rights, human rights and women’s rights in Islām.
- Examples of how the Prophet ﷺ was with his Companions, and the love they had for him.
- Seeking the pleasure of Allāh and not the pleasure of the people.
- Examples of miracles of the Prophet ﷺ that the Companions witnessed, yet none of them worshipped him.
- A call to the Ṣūfī to be a slave of Allāh and not a slave of his shaykh.
- Checking ourselves and renewing our īmān.
- Sufyān ath-Thawrī (رحمه الله) on bid’ah being more pleasing to Iblīs than sin.

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