بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
All praise is for Allāh and may the peace and blessings of Allāh be upon his messenger, his companions and those who follow their way.
By Allāh’s grace and virtue we have opened this channel where we will stream lessons at approximately 10:45pm UK time starting Thursday 4th May 2023.
Lessons will be held on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays in shā Allāh.
As we enter the summer period, we find that there isn’t much time between Isha and Fajr with many people opting to stay up engaging in matters of little benefit while others may opt to sleep after staying up for a bit leading to the possibility of missing Fajr.
For these reasons and others we have decided to start these lessons after doing something similar with a few dear and respected brothers during the lockdowns where brothers from different parts of the globe would benefit one other.
We will start by covering the following books;
1: Al-Lāmiyyah ascribed to Shaykh Al-Islam (Thursdays & Fridays)
2: Al-Ādāb Al-Asharah by Shaykh Sālih Al-‘Usaymī
For further information, questions (related to the lessons), observations, constructive criticisms/advice/feedback please feel free to contact the brothers at gardens of knowledge at: gardensofknowledge0@gmail.com
We ask Allāh that He grants us sincerity in speech and actions.
Mustafa Bin Yūsuf As-Somālī
Gardens of Knowledge
https://t.me/Gardensofknowledge
All praise is for Allāh and may the peace and blessings of Allāh be upon his messenger, his companions and those who follow their way.
By Allāh’s grace and virtue we have opened this channel where we will stream lessons at approximately 10:45pm UK time starting Thursday 4th May 2023.
Lessons will be held on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays in shā Allāh.
As we enter the summer period, we find that there isn’t much time between Isha and Fajr with many people opting to stay up engaging in matters of little benefit while others may opt to sleep after staying up for a bit leading to the possibility of missing Fajr.
For these reasons and others we have decided to start these lessons after doing something similar with a few dear and respected brothers during the lockdowns where brothers from different parts of the globe would benefit one other.
We will start by covering the following books;
1: Al-Lāmiyyah ascribed to Shaykh Al-Islam (Thursdays & Fridays)
2: Al-Ādāb Al-Asharah by Shaykh Sālih Al-‘Usaymī
For further information, questions (related to the lessons), observations, constructive criticisms/advice/feedback please feel free to contact the brothers at gardens of knowledge at: gardensofknowledge0@gmail.com
We ask Allāh that He grants us sincerity in speech and actions.
Mustafa Bin Yūsuf As-Somālī
Gardens of Knowledge
https://t.me/Gardensofknowledge
Ash-Sha’bī (‘Āmir Bin Sharāhīl) rahimahullāh said: “The hour will not be established until knowledge becomes (seen as) ignorance and ignorance becomes knowledge, and this is from the reversal of facts and matters from their reality during the end of time”.
(Jāmi’ Al-‘Ulūm Wal-Hikam, pg:98)
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(Jāmi’ Al-‘Ulūm Wal-Hikam, pg:98)
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم All praise is for Allāh and may the peace and blessings of Allāh be upon his messenger, his companions and those who follow their way. By Allāh’s grace and virtue we have opened this channel where we will stream lessons at approximately…
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
We will begin our first session at 22:45 in shā Allāh.
We will begin our first session at 22:45 in shā Allāh.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Some brief notes on the first line of Al-Lāmiyyah from lesson 1 (14/10/44 - 04/05/23.
Line 1:
يَا سَائِلي عَن مَذهَبِي وَعَقِيدَتِي.
Oh! One who asks about my mathab and my aqīdah
1. That which is apparent from this line is that this poem is a reply to a question. There are other books of Shaykhul Islām rahimahullāh which have also been authored in this manner, such as ‘Al - ‘Ubūdiyyah (Servitude) in which he was asked; What is ‘Ibaadah? Also ‘Al ‘Aqīdatul Wāsitiyyah’ was authored upon the request of the judges in a city called ‘Wāsit’ (in Iraq) at a time where there were many innovations in that region. Shaykhul Islām rahimahullāh wrote ‘Al Wāsitiyyah in one sitting between ‘Asr and Maghrib from memory.
· Ibn Mandhūr rahimahullāh mentions in ‘Lisānul ‘Arab’ (1/394): “And ‘mathab’ means: The belief that one takes up (adopts).
·Al-Buhūtī mentioned in ‘Al-Minh Ash - Shāfiyā’ (1/130) “And mathab (linguistically) means: the place of departure, or the time of departure, or the act of departing”.
· The applied definition is: That which a ‘mujtahid’ says with proof and dies upon saying (holding that opinion).
· That which is understood from the use of the term mathab in this context is that it is being used in reference to belief.
2. As for the mathab of Shaykhul Islām regarding fiqh, he was Hanbali however, he was not one to blindly follow the mathab of Imām Ahmad rahimahullāh, rather he was one who would look to the proofs from the Quran and Sunnah and took the opinions which were supported the most by the textual evidence.
· The word aqīdah linguistically is derived from the word ‘Aqada’ which means to tie something and in this context, it means that which the heart is tied to in regards to belief.
رُزِقَ الهُدَى مَن لِلهِدَايَةِ يَسأَلُ.
Certainly, bestowed with guidance is he who asks for guidance
1. Shaykhul Islām clarifies here that just as there are paths to seek sustenance, there are means to seek guidance.
From the means of earning sustenance:
● Going in search for sustenance, Allāh the Most High said: “Then when the (Jumu’ah) salāh is concluded, you may disperse through the land and seek the bounty of Allāh (by working) and remember Allāh much, that you may be successful”. (Al - Jumu’ah 10)
● Seeking Allāh’s forgiveness, Allāh the Most High said regarding Nūh ‘Alayhis Salām; “I said (to them) ask forgiveness from you Lord, verily He is Oft-Forgiving. He will send rain to you in abundance, and give you increase in wealth and children and bestow on you gardens and bestow on you rivers”. (Nūh: 10-12). And Allāh the Most High said regarding Hūd Alayhis salām
“And O my people! Ask forgiveness of your lord and then repent to Him, He will send you (from the sky) abundant rain and add strength to your strength, so do not turn away as mujirimun”. (Hūd: 52)
● Taqwā (fear) of Allāh. Allāh the Most High said: “And whosoever fears Allāh and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way for him to get out (from
every difficulty). And He will provide him from (sources) he never could imagine”. (At-Talāq: 2 -3).
● Tawakkul (placing one’s trust in Allāh) the proof being the verse (At-Talāq: 3) in which Allāh the Most High said: “And whosoever puts his trust in Allāh, then He will suffice him”.
Another proof is the hadīth narrated by ‘Umar may Allāh be pleased with him, in which the messenger of Allāh sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam said: “If you were to rely upon Allāh with the reliance He is due, He would provide for you just as a bird is provided for, it goes out in the morning hungry and returns in the evening full (At - Tirmidhī and Ibn Mājah, and authenticated by Al Albānī rahimahullāh in Sahīh At Tirmidhiī 2344).
● Hijrah (migrating from the lands of disbelief to the lands of Islām) Allāh the Most High said: “He who emigrates (from his home) in the cause of Allāh will find on earth many dwelling places and plenty to live by”. (An-Nisā: 100).
Some brief notes on the first line of Al-Lāmiyyah from lesson 1 (14/10/44 - 04/05/23.
Line 1:
يَا سَائِلي عَن مَذهَبِي وَعَقِيدَتِي.
Oh! One who asks about my mathab and my aqīdah
1. That which is apparent from this line is that this poem is a reply to a question. There are other books of Shaykhul Islām rahimahullāh which have also been authored in this manner, such as ‘Al - ‘Ubūdiyyah (Servitude) in which he was asked; What is ‘Ibaadah? Also ‘Al ‘Aqīdatul Wāsitiyyah’ was authored upon the request of the judges in a city called ‘Wāsit’ (in Iraq) at a time where there were many innovations in that region. Shaykhul Islām rahimahullāh wrote ‘Al Wāsitiyyah in one sitting between ‘Asr and Maghrib from memory.
· Ibn Mandhūr rahimahullāh mentions in ‘Lisānul ‘Arab’ (1/394): “And ‘mathab’ means: The belief that one takes up (adopts).
·Al-Buhūtī mentioned in ‘Al-Minh Ash - Shāfiyā’ (1/130) “And mathab (linguistically) means: the place of departure, or the time of departure, or the act of departing”.
· The applied definition is: That which a ‘mujtahid’ says with proof and dies upon saying (holding that opinion).
· That which is understood from the use of the term mathab in this context is that it is being used in reference to belief.
2. As for the mathab of Shaykhul Islām regarding fiqh, he was Hanbali however, he was not one to blindly follow the mathab of Imām Ahmad rahimahullāh, rather he was one who would look to the proofs from the Quran and Sunnah and took the opinions which were supported the most by the textual evidence.
· The word aqīdah linguistically is derived from the word ‘Aqada’ which means to tie something and in this context, it means that which the heart is tied to in regards to belief.
رُزِقَ الهُدَى مَن لِلهِدَايَةِ يَسأَلُ.
Certainly, bestowed with guidance is he who asks for guidance
1. Shaykhul Islām clarifies here that just as there are paths to seek sustenance, there are means to seek guidance.
From the means of earning sustenance:
● Going in search for sustenance, Allāh the Most High said: “Then when the (Jumu’ah) salāh is concluded, you may disperse through the land and seek the bounty of Allāh (by working) and remember Allāh much, that you may be successful”. (Al - Jumu’ah 10)
● Seeking Allāh’s forgiveness, Allāh the Most High said regarding Nūh ‘Alayhis Salām; “I said (to them) ask forgiveness from you Lord, verily He is Oft-Forgiving. He will send rain to you in abundance, and give you increase in wealth and children and bestow on you gardens and bestow on you rivers”. (Nūh: 10-12). And Allāh the Most High said regarding Hūd Alayhis salām
“And O my people! Ask forgiveness of your lord and then repent to Him, He will send you (from the sky) abundant rain and add strength to your strength, so do not turn away as mujirimun”. (Hūd: 52)
● Taqwā (fear) of Allāh. Allāh the Most High said: “And whosoever fears Allāh and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way for him to get out (from
every difficulty). And He will provide him from (sources) he never could imagine”. (At-Talāq: 2 -3).
● Tawakkul (placing one’s trust in Allāh) the proof being the verse (At-Talāq: 3) in which Allāh the Most High said: “And whosoever puts his trust in Allāh, then He will suffice him”.
Another proof is the hadīth narrated by ‘Umar may Allāh be pleased with him, in which the messenger of Allāh sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam said: “If you were to rely upon Allāh with the reliance He is due, He would provide for you just as a bird is provided for, it goes out in the morning hungry and returns in the evening full (At - Tirmidhī and Ibn Mājah, and authenticated by Al Albānī rahimahullāh in Sahīh At Tirmidhiī 2344).
● Hijrah (migrating from the lands of disbelief to the lands of Islām) Allāh the Most High said: “He who emigrates (from his home) in the cause of Allāh will find on earth many dwelling places and plenty to live by”. (An-Nisā: 100).