"Islam began as something strange and it will return to being strange just as it began, so glad tidings to the strangers.” [Muslim] - Abdurrahman Mawsili

Shaykh Kāshiff Khān discusses a foundational matter for uniting and rectifying the ummah: The obligation of unity upon the Qurʿān and Sunnah and prohibition of following other than it, including all the deviated sects and movements. The opening lecture from the July 2022 conference at TROID: Singling Out the Truth Amidst a Sea of Falsehood - Identify It, Study It, Hold onto It and Its People.

The Obligation of Unity and the Prohibition of Disunity 2/2

Kalimah (Talk) that took place in Leicester, 11th June 2025.

The Virtues of Knowledge & its People - Shaykh Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān (حفظه الله)

[19/06/2025] The Conditions, Pillars & Requirements of the Prayer

The Pillars of the Prayer are Fourteen.

The main points covered in this lesson:
The Tenth Pillar: Following a sequential order between all of the pillars - الترتيب
The Eleventh Pillar: The Final Tashahhud - التشهد الاخير 

Shaikh Abdul Muhsin:
‎– الترتيب - Following the Sequential order of the pillars.
– The proof for this is the Hadīth of the man who prayed badly.

Shaikh Muhammad Aman Al-Jāmi:
– A detailed explanation regarding the issue of what to do with the hands when one returns from the bowing - Ruku’u. Do the hands remain by the side or do they go back on to one’s chest.
– Imam Ahmad: How should one deal with this issue of varied understandings of the positing of the hands after returning from the Ruku’u.
– Shaikh Al-Albāni’s position regarding on where to place the hands after Ruku’u.
‎– الترتيب - Following the Sequential order of the pillars within the prayer.
– The Prophet ﷺ said “Pray as you have seen me praying.”
– In the hadīth of the man that prayed badly, the Prophet ﷺ explained each pillar one by one in sequential order.
– What one needs to do if they miss a pillar during the prayer.
– The Eleventh Pillar: The sitting for the Final Tashahhud - التشهد الاخير.
– This refers to that which is recited in the final sitting after the second prostration in the last Raka’ah.
– The sitting in the final tashahhud is part of the pillar.
– The way one can sit according to the Sunnah in this final tashahhud which is known as - التورك Tawarruk.
– The manner in which the issues of Fiqh - Islamic Jurisprudence should be studied, and how these issues always return back the authentic textual evidences.
– For the affairs of Fiqh the shaikh Advises to study books such as Umdat-ul Ahkām and Bulugh-ul Marām

Questions:
– How do we deal with rising Islamophobia in the UK?
– Who has the right to lead the Prayer in a gathering?
– Is it Haram or Makrooh to wear shorts that expose the knees?
– What is the ruling on cursing the non-believers?
– What is the ruling regarding spending equally on one’s wives that live in different countries?

27 Conditions Pillars and Obligations of the Prayer By Abu Idrees

Shaykh Kāshiff Khān cites the work of the scholars in explanation of  why people go astray. From the July 2022 conference at TROID: Singling Out the Truth Amidst a Sea of Falsehood - Identify It, Study It, Hold onto It and Its People.

The Causes of Misguidance 2/2

The Pillars of the Salafi Da'wah - Shaykh Abu I'yaad

Good Thoughts of Allah by Ustadh Abu Mu'adh Esaam - Jumu'ah Khutba 29/08/25

Markaz AIM Lecture: A Glimpse at the Impeccable Character of the Messenger - Ustaadh Abu Inaayah Seif - 22AUG25

Advices Regarding the Issue of Plural Marriage--Raha Batts

[Lesson Nine | 13/09/2025] Selected Benefits from Madārij Al-Sālikīn of Imām Ibn Al-Qayyim رحمه الله– By Shaykh Abu ‘Iyaad Amjad Rafīq حفظه الله. Monthly class at Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this lesson:

- Recap of the previous lesson.
- The four categories of people as it relates to the actualisation of ‘ibādah and isti’ānah:
- 1. Those who worship Allāh (‘ibādah) and seek His aid (isti’ānah) in doing so. 
- The most excellent and beneficial type of supplication to Allāh. 
- The greatest of gifts a person can be granted. 
- An observation by Ibn al-Qayyim (رحمه الله) regarding the thing that all of the reported supplications revolve around. 
- Ibn Taymiyyah’s (رحمه الله) reflection on what he found to be the most beneficial supplication. 
- 2. Those who turn away from worshipping Allāh and seeking His aid.
- The reason they ask of Allāh, if they were to do so. 
- Proof that Allāh gives to even the one most hated to Him. 
- The one who is made distant from Allāh. 
- Clarification that Allāh’s responding and giving or not responding and withholding has no connection to the honour or disgrace of a servant. 
- The importance of istikhārah. 
- “As for man, when his Lord tries him by giving him honour and bounties, then he says (in exultation): ‘My Lord has honoured me.’ But when He tries him by straitening his means of life, he says: ‘My Lord has humiliated me!’” [Sūrah al-Fajr 89:15-16]
- True honour, and the sign of true humiliation. 
- 3. Those who worship Allāh but do not seek His aid in establishing that worship. 
- The two groups of people within this category:
- 3.1. The Qadariyyah/Mu’tazilah
- How their deviant belief that man creates his own actions prevents them from seeking Allāh’s aid in worship. 
- 3.2. The Jabariyyah
- What is necessitated by their belief, and how it impairs their worship. 
- Practical examples that highlight how an incorrect belief can be detrimental to a person’s worship and nearness to Allāh. 
- The meaning of Tawakkul, and a similitude that captures the manner in which the servant should depend upon his Lord. 
- “And whosoever puts his trust in Allāh, then He will suffice him.” [Sūrah aṭ-Ṭalāq 65:3]
- 4. Those who seek Allāh’s aid (in order to achieve their worldly objectives) but do not worship Him. 
- Affairs given to both the righteous and sinful. 
- The most ignorant and distant people from knowing Allāh and His religion. 
- The two foundational principles required to actualise إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ. 
- The four categories of people in regard to these two foundations:
- 1. Those who combine ikhlāṣ and mutāba’ah. 
- Affairs that are not from sincerity. 
- A beautiful similitude regarding how the people of ikhlāṣ and mutāba’ah view those around them. 
- Fuḍayl b. ‘Iyāḍ (رحمه الله) on the meaning of, “Who has created death and life, that He may test you which of you is best in deed.” [Sūrah al-Mulk 67:2]
- “So whoever hopes for the Meeting with his Lord, let him work righteousness and associate none as a partner in the worship of his Lord." [Sūrah al-Kahf 18:110]

For the full notes visit: https://www.salafisounds.com/nine-madarij-al-salikin-abu-iyaad/

