This is an excellent introduction to Usool-ul-Fiqh by Imam as-Sa’di rahimahullaah, explained by Sh at-Ta’muri hafizahullaah (translated by Abu Talhah rahimahullaah).
Usool-ul-Fiqh is defined as:
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This is an excellent academic treatise. It presents the doubts of the Qur’aaniyoon (the deviated sect which claims that we should only follow the Qur’aan and that we supposedly do not need to Sunnah) and then adequately and comprehensively refutes these doubts using proofs from the Qur’aan, Sunnah and way of the Companions and the Salaf.
written by Dr Abu Ruquyah Farasat Latif
Basic primer on the three fundamental principles of Islam answering:
Who is your Lord?
Who is your Messenger? and
What is your religion?
by Shaikh ul Islam Muhammad Ibn ‘AbdilWahhaab, explained by Sh Uthaymeen.
(translated by Abu Talhah)
rahimahullaah ajma’een.
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Translation of the book by Sh al-Albaani rahimahullaah.
Beautifully clarifies the correct means of drawing close to Allaah and refutes the innovated means. Clarifies the authentic proofs in this regard and their correct interpretation and application in accordance with the way of the Salaf.
(Translated by Abu Talhah rahimahullaah)
وَلِلَّهِ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا
And to Allaah belong the Most Beautiful Names so call upon Him by them [7:180]
This is a very beneficial transcript of a lesson by Abu Talhah rahimahullaah where he translated the meanings of Allaah’s 99 Beautiful Names (list compiled by Sh Uthaymeen):
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Summarized notes from the explanation of Sh Uthaymeen. Hadeeth checkings by Sh al-Albaanee. (Translated by Adnaan ibn Salmaan).
(قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ * مَلِكِ النَّاسِ * إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ * مِنْ شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ * الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ * مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ)
Say, “I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind
The King of mankind
The God of mankind
From the evil of the whisperer who withdraws and pulls back –
Who whispers into the hearts of men –
From among the jinn and mankind.”
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قُلْ
Meaning: Say O Muhammad
أَعُوذُ
Meaning: I seek shelter with, I resort to and I take refuge in…
بِرَبِّ النَّاس
ar-Rabb: He is the one who takes care of his slaves through his blessings and who nurtures them. And He also takes care of them through sending revelation and beneficial knowledge. So He is their Lord in the sense that He is their King, Lord and the One who controls their affairs.
بِرَبِّ النَّاس
All of Mankind, from the Children of Aadam.
He the Mighty and Majestic said:
مَلِكِ النَّاسِ
This is one of Allaah the Perfect and Most High’s Attributes. So ar-Rabb and al-Malik are from Allaah the Most Glorious’ Names. So they have no true King except Him, the Perfect and Most High and no-one shares in His kingship over all mankind. So they all belong to Him and are His slaves and under His control and authority. Some of them are people who are evil, so one should seek refuge with Allaah the Perfect and Most High that He protects from these evil people, because He is their Lord and He has power over them.
مَلِكِ النَّاسِ
So He is the King, the Perfect and Most High, without any partner, and He has absolute dominion on the Day of Judgement.
As for in this world then there are kings, but their kingship is limited not absolute, and it is weak when compared to the dominion of Allaah the Perfect and Most High. Also their kingship is a privilege from Allaah the Perfect and Most High. He the Mighty and Majestic said:
قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ مَالِكَ الْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِي الْمُلْكَ مَنْ تَشَاءُ وَتَنْزِعُ الْمُلْكَ مِمَّنْ تَشَاءُ وَتُعِزُّ مَنْ تَشَاءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَنْ تَشَاءُ ۖ بِيَدِكَ الْخَيْرُ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Say, “O Allah, Owner of All Kingship, You give authority to whom You will, and you take it away from whom You will. You honour whom you will and you debase whom You will. In your Hand is all good. Indeed You are All Powerful over everything.”
[3:26]
So they do not compare to the dominion of Allaah the Perfect and Most High. However in the next life then Allaah the Mighty and Majestic says:
يَوْمَ هُمْ بَارِزُونَ ۖ لَا يَخْفَىٰ عَلَى اللَّهِ مِنْهُمْ شَيْءٌ ۚ لِمَنِ الْمُلْكُ الْيَوْمَ ۖ لِلَّهِ الْوَاحِدِ الْقَهَّارِ
The Day when they will come forth, nothing from them will be hidden from Allaah at all. To whom belongs all kingship on that Day? To Allaah, the One, the Overwhelming Subduer.
[40:16]
إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ
This is the third Attribute. al-Ilaah means something which is worshipped, and it is of two categories:
So we find the three categories of tawheed being mentioned in this soorah:
And all of these instances of seeking refuge are a protection from the evil of shaytaan, may Allaah curse him.
Allaah the Mighty and Majestic said:
مِنْ شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاس
al-Waswaas, with a fat-hah on the waw is shaytaan. As for al-Wiswaas then this is the verbal noun derived from ‘to whisper’.
الْخَنَّاسِ
He is the one who withdraws and pulls back, and that is because shaytaan withdraws and pulls back when Allaah is remembered. And when Allaah is not remembered, then he whispers and draws close. So he whispers to one who is heedless and he withdraws from one who remembers Allaah the Perfect and Most High.
From Anas radiyAllaahu’anhu from the Prophet (ﷺ) who said:
“Indeed shaytaan places his snout upon the heart of the son of Aadam, so if he remembers Allaah then he withdraws, and if he forgets, then he swallows it up. So that is the whisperer who withdraws.”
[Da’eef, Silsilat-ul-ahadeeth ad-Da’eefah 1367]
And from Ibn Abbaas radiyAllaahu’anhu regarding His statement (الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ) he said:
“When someone is born then shaytaan perches upon his heart. So when he reaches the age of understanding and remembers Allaah, then he withdraws, and if he is heedless then he whispers”
[Saheeh according to Sh al-Albaanee, al-Mishkaat 2221]
And from Abu Hurairah radiyAllaahu’anhu: the Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) said:
“Shaytaan comes to one of you and says ‘Who created this? Who created that?’ up until he says ‘Who created your Lord?’ So if this happens then he should seek refuge with Allaah and stop (thinking such thoughts).”
[Saheeh-ul-Bukhaaree 3276]
Then Allaah the Perfect and Most High explains (the above) with His the Mighty and Majestic’s statement:
الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ
That he whispers into their hearts, so whoever is afflicted with whispering then he should hasten to seek refuge with Allaah the Perfect and Most High from shaytaan, for he will then leave him alone – with the permission of Allaah.
And he should not pay attention to such whispering and not be affected by it, because any whispering which occurs to him, can occur to anyone, and it even happened to the Companions radiyAllaahu’anhum and they disliked it.
So if someone dislikes being whispered to in this manner, and he dislikes bad thoughts in relation to Allaah the Perfect and Most High or in relation to His Messenger (ﷺ) or in relation to the Religion, then he should not verbalize (these bad thoughts), for this is a sign of his faith. As for if he were to verbalize such thoughts, then this is what would cause him harm.
And may Allaah extol and send perfect peace and security upon our Messenger Muhammad and his family and his Companions.
[From maa tayassara wa tahassala min duroos il Qur’aan Vol 2 p541. Translated by Adnaan ibn Salman]
From the Foreward by Sh ibn Baaz rahimahullaah:
All praise is due to Allaah alone, and may He extol and send perfect peace and security on the final Prophet and upon his family and his Companions. To proceed:
So I came across this valuable concise creed, which our brother the great scholar, the noble shaikh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen compiled. I listened to all of it and found that it comprises an explanation of the creed of Ahl-us-Sunnah wal-Jamaa’ah in the topic of the Oneness of Allaah and His Names and Attributes, and in the topics of belief in the Angels, the Books, the Messenger, the Last Day and in Pre-decree, its good and its bad.
And he has excelled in gathering these beneficial topics together, and he has mentioned what every student of knowledge and every Muslim needs to know regarding their belief in Allaah, His Angels, His Books, His Messengers, in the Last Day and in Pre-decree, its good and its bad. And he has included numerous beneficial points which you may not find in many of the books and treatises on ‘aqeedah. So may Allaah reward him with good, and may He increase him in knowledge and guidance, and may He bring about benefit through this book and all of his writings. And may He make us and him, and all of our brothers rightly guided guides and callers to Allaah upon clear knowledge. Indeed He is All-Hearing and Near.
Dictated by the one who is poor and in need of Allaah the Most High – ‘Abdul-‘Aziz ibn ‘Abdullaah ibn Baaz, may Allaah forgive him. And may Allaah extol and send perfect peace and security on our Messenger Muhammad and his family and his Companions.
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References used by Abu Talhah rahimahullaah in compiling explanations of the ahadeeth in Riyaad-us–Saaliheen:
ittibaa.com 