Copy of Zuhd and How the Salaf Understood It

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[08/09/2025]  LESSON 37: Explanation of The Three Fundamental Principles - By Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān حفظه الله  

 Points covered in LESSON 37:

– The Text: The explanation which will make it clear is the saying of Allah, the Most High, “And remember when Ibraaheem said to his father and his people: I am totally free from everything that you worship except for the one who created me, He will guide me upon the true Religion and the way of right-guidance.” And Allah made this saying, that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah, to persist among Ibraaheem’s progeny, so that they might remember and return to obedience to their Lord, and to worshipping Him alone, and repent from their unbelief and their sins.” [Surah az-Zukhruf (43): 26-28]. And His Saying, “Say: O People of the Book, come to a word of justice between us, that we will single Allah out with all worship and will not worship anything besides Him, and will disassociate ourselves from everything that is worshipped besides Him. Nor will we take one another as Lords besides Allah by obeying one another in that which involves disobedience to Allah. So if they turn away, then say: Bear witness that we are Muslims, submitting to Allah and making our worship purely and sincerely for Him, and not worshipping anything else besides Him.’” [Surah Ali Imran (3): 64]
– Continuation of the Explanation of Shaykh Ubayd (Rahimahullah)
– Explanation of the pillars of la ilaha illallah from the ayah in Surah Zukhruf.
– The difference between asnām (idols) and awthān (trees, stones, graves) explained by Shaykh Fawzan
– The ayah is a refutation of the people of Quraysh.
– Explanation of the ayah in Surah Ali Imran.
– This ayah is a proof to show the message of the Messenger is for all of mankind.
– Clarification of our relationship with the Jews and Christians in respect to the religion and the worldly affairs.
– Refutation of the unity of religions.
– Proofs from the Qur’an showing that the only religion accepted by Allah is Islam.
– The virtues of Prophet Ibrahim alayhisalam.
– Meaning of bara’ah (freeing oneself).
– Reflection of the beauty of the Arabic language.
– The categories of guidance.
– Explanation of Shaykh Fawzan
– The three principles are connected to the three questions that will be asked in the grave.
– The various meanings of  Deen in the Arabic language.
– Explanation of the necessity of knowing Islam with proofs.
– Exhortation to seek knowledge through authentic sources and making thorough preparations to meet our Lord.


37 Explanation of the Three Principles by Abu Idrees

01 - Masā’il Al-Jāhiliyyah - Abu Ukkasha

The Methodology of the Salaf in Seeking Knowledge

●Who are those who truly recite the Qur’ān?

●Showing care and concern for the Qur’ān.

●The complaint of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم regarding those of his nation who abandoned the Qur’ān.

●The various forms of abandoning the Qur’ān.

●What is it that conquered the hearts of people?

●The immense reward for parents whose child memorises the Qur’ān.

●Living by the Qur’ān and teaching it to our children.

●The Qur’ān is the means for our rectification, if we implement it in our lives.

●The living home and a dead home.

●How so many Muslims have been affected by music.

●The problems in our homes and with our children due to abandoning the Qur’ān, and its implementation. 



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02 - Masā’il Al-Jāhiliyyah - Abu Inayah

40 Ḥadīth—Lesson 45—Abū Idrees—19.09.25 


- Ḥadīth #13: From the Perfection of Īmān 
- Explanation of Shaykh al-‘Uthaymīn (رحمه الله).
- Clarification that the negation in the statement “none of you truly believes” refers to perfection/completeness. 
- Answering the question, “What is your evidence for this interpretation, which diverts the speech from its apparent meaning?”
- Ta’wīl vs taḥrīf. 
- Proof for the permissibility of ta’wīl. 
- Examples of ta’wīl, with supporting evidence. 
- The linguistic and intended meaning of the āyah, «فَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ فَٱسْتَعِذْ بِٱللَّهِ مِنَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ ٱلرَّجِيمِ»
- The apparent and intended meaning of the āyah, «يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ فَٱغْسِلُوا۟ وُجُوهَكُمْ…»
- The linguistic and legislative meaning of īmān. 
- The example of Abū Ṭālib regarding the requirement of acceptance and submission, in addition to affirmation for a person to be deemed a believer. 
- Proof from the Qur’ān and Sunnah that the place of īmān is the heart, tongue and limbs. 
- The meaning of loving for your brother/sister what you love for yourself. 
- Benefits from the ḥadīth. 
- The permissibility of negating something due to the absence of its complete/perfect state, with examples from the Sunnah. 
- The obligation of loving for your brother/sister what you love for yourself. 
- A warning against envy and jealousy. 
- Two definitions of ḥasad. 
- Formulating speech in a manner that encourages action. 
- Implications of using the word brother. 
- The importance of speaking respectfully when giving da’wah and interacting with our loved ones. 
- Advice to the one who finds it difficult to love for his brother what he loves for himself. 
- The reason the Salaf would make du’ā for their brothers in their absence. 
- Answering the student who says he wants good for his fellow student so he will act upon the ḥadīth by telling him the answers while in the exam. 


45 Forty Hadith of Nawawi By Abu Idrees

●The people of knowledge are granted a rank above others.

●The inheritance of the Prophets (peace and blessings of Allah be upon them).

●Everything seeks forgiveness for the scholars of the Sunnah — even the fish in the sea.

●The death of a scholar of the Sunnah leaves a gap that cannot be filled.

●The calamity of the death of scholars.

●How knowledge is taken away.

●The death of the scholars of the Sunnah leads people to take the ignorant as scholars.

●The importance of seeking knowledge from the scholars before they depart.

●The death of the Mufti of Saudi Arabia — Shaykh 'Abdul 'Azeez aali ash-Shaykh (may Allāh have mercy upon him).

●Those who falsely claim knowledge.

●Honouring our elders and showing mercy to our young.


Jumu'ah Khutbah 26/09/2025  The profound loss in the death of a scholar of the Sunnah.

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Lectures from the seminar entitled, Be in This World as a Stranger, which took place in May 2016. Ustādh Abū Idrīṣ speaks about the meaning of Zuhd (abstinence) drawing from the statements of the Salaf.

Be in This World as a Stranger

A Basic Definition of Zuhd - Abū Idrīs

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Lectures from the seminar entitled, Be in This World as a Stranger, which took place in May 2016. Ustādh Abū Idrīṣ speaks about the meaning of Zuhd (abstinence) drawing from the statements of the Salaf.

Statements of the Salaf Concerning Zuhd Pt. 1 - Abū Idrīs

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Lectures from the seminar entitled, Be in This World as a Stranger, which took place in May 2016. Ustādh Abū Idrīṣ speaks about the meaning of Zuhd (abstinence) drawing from the statements of the Salaf.

Statements of the Salaf Concerning Zuhd Pt. 2 - Abū Idrīs

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Lectures from the seminar entitled, Be in This World as a Stranger, which took place in May 2016. Ustādh Abū Idrīṣ speaks about the meaning of Zuhd (abstinence) drawing from the statements of the Salaf.

How the Salaf Enacted Thabāt (Steadfastness)- Abū Idrīs

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Lectures from the seminar entitled, Be in This World as a Stranger, which took place in May 2016. Ustādh Abū Idrīṣ speaks about the meaning of Zuhd (abstinence) drawing from the statements of the Salaf.

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