للشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
إن الحمد لله نحمده ونستعين به ونستغفره ؛ ونعوذ بالله من شرور أنفسنا وسيئات أعمالنا من يهده الله فلا مضل له ، ومن يضلل فلا هادي له ، وأشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له . وأشهد ان محمدا عبده ورسوله صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وصحبه وسلم .
All Praise is due of Allah . We praise Him, and seek His help and forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allah, Most high, from the evils of our own selves and from our wicked deeds. Whomever Allah guides cannot be misguided, and whomever he leads astray cannot be guided. I testify that there is no true God worthy of being worshipped expect Allah, alone, without partner or associate. I further testify that Muhammad is His slave and Messangerصلى الله عليه وسلم . (1) May Allah’s salaah and salaam.
Also be granted to the Prophet’s pure family and to all of his noble companions.
)يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ تُقَاتِهِ وَلا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَأَنْتُمْ مُسْلِمُونَ) (آل عمران:102)
O you who believe! Fear Allah [by doing all that he ordered and abstaining from all that He forbade] as He should be feared [obey Him, be thankful to Him, and remember Him always ] and die not to expect in a state of Islam .[Qur’’aan, Soorat Aal _` Imran (3:102) ]
)يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ مِنْ نَفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ وَخَلَقَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَبَثَّ مِنْهُمَا رِجَالاً كَثِيراً وَنِسَاءً وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ الَّذِي تَسَاءَلُونَ بِهِ وَالْأَرْحَامَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَيْكُمْ رَقِيباً) (النساء:1)
O mankind ! Be dutiful to your Raab2 [Allah] who created you from a single person [Adam] and fro him [Adam ] he created his wife [Eve], and from them both He created many men and women. And fear Allah through Whom you demand your mutual [rights] and [do not cut the relations of] the wombs [kind ship]. Surely , Allah is ever an All-watcher over you. [Qur’aan, Soorat An- Nisaa’ (4:1) ].
)يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَقُولُوا قَوْلاً سَدِيداً * يُصْلِحْ لَكُمْ أَعْمَالَكُمْ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَمَنْ يُطِعِ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَقَدْ فَازَ فَوْزاً عَظِيماً)(الأحزاب:70-71)
O you who is believe ! keep your duty to Allah and fear Him, and speak [always ] the truth. He will direct your to do righteous good deeds and will forgive yor sins. And whosoever obeys Allah and His Messenger has indeed achieved
2Rabb: Allah is Ar-Rabb . He is the One aWho gave all things the power to grow, to move and to change, to Whom belongs the Creation and Commandment ; the Master Who has no equal in His Sovereignty, Predominance, and Highness, The One Who Provides for and Sustains all that exits.
a great success . [ Qur’aan Soorat Al-Ahzaab (33:70-71)].
أما بعد /
فإن أصدق الحديث كلام الله تعالى ، وخير الهدي هدي محمد صلي الله عليه وعلى آله وصحبه وسلم ، وشر الأمور محدثاتها ، وكل محدثة بدعة وكل بدعة ضلالة ، وكل ضلالة في النار .
To proceed:
The most truthful speech is that of Allah’s Book [the Qur’aan] and that the best of guidance is that of Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) , The worst of evils are the muhdathaat ( newly-invented matters [ in the deen]3 , and every innovated matter (in the deen) is a bid ‘ah; every bida’ah is a dalaalah (misguidance ), and every dalaalah is the Fire of Hell.
3 Deen : The practical and doctrinal aspects of den are more comprehensive that the Western concept of religion. The deen of Islam is the way of life prescribed by Allah.
INTRODUCTION
Know, O Muslims , may Allah bestow upon us from His Mercy, that knowledge is the basis for the understanding and application of Islamic principles and law . This is in accordance with the saying of Allah, the Exalted:
)فَاعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ لا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ )(محمد: من الآية19)
So know [O! Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم)] that la ilaaha illallah [none has the right to be worshiped but Allah]. [Quar’aan , Soorat Muhammad (47:19) ].
In a related contest, the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) affirmed that
وقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : ( من يرد الله به خيرا يفقهه في الدين وغنما العلم بالتعلم )
“He upon whom Allah intends goodness, He confers upon him a true understanding and keen insight into the deen” and [in the narration by Imam Al-Bukhaari], he (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said : Truly knowledge is attained by learning" 4
4 Reported by Al-Bukahaari in his Saheeh ( Arabic/English), vol. 2, p. 59, and by Muslim in his Saheeh (English Translation), vol. 2 , no. 2258 .
Imam Al- Bukhaari ( رحمه الله ) commented: “o Allah stated that one should acquire knowledge first, and scholars are the inheritors of the Prophets (i.e. they inherit knowledge )” He added : “ It essential to know a thing first before saying or action upon it.”5
Imam ibnul Qayyin (رحمه الله ) said: “ The salaf did not generalize the name “figh” except on the knowledge which is associated with action .” He further added : “al-ilm imaamul-amal ( Knowledge is the Imam of actions) and its leader, and al – amal is adherent to knowledge and is led by it . Every action which is not led by knowledge is of no benefit for the one who initiates it. On the contrary , it inflicts harm upon him , just as some of the salaf said “Whoever worship Allah without knowledge, the mischief he cause is more than the goodness he may bring about” He also stressed that : “Deeds vary with respect to their acceptance or rejection respectively depending upon adherence or opposition to knowledge. Action which is in accordance with “ilm is an approved thing, and what opposes al-‘ilm is repudiated.
5See Saheeh Al-Bukhaari ( Arabic/ English ), vol. 2, chapter 11, p. 59.
Knowledge , therefore, is the , is measure and is the test. Allah (تعالى) said :
)الَّذِي خَلَقَ الْمَوْتَ وَالْحَيَاةَ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلاً وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْغَفُورُ) (الملك:2)
[Blessed be Allah ] Who has created death the He may test you as to which of you is best in deeds, and He is al’-Azeez [ who subdues everything by his Might; the Mighty in His Revenge; the Unapproachable, none will prevail against Him; none is like unto him ], al-Ghafoor
[The One who is Oft-Forgiving ] [Qura’aan, Soorat Al-Mulk (67:2) ].
Al- Fudail bin Iyaad (رحمه الله ) explained that , “ The best of deeds are those which are done with sincerity
[ seeking Allah’s Face] and are upright” They said , “ what is considered sincere and right of the deeds? He replied , “ Deeds which are sincere but not correct are not accepted, and if they are correct but not sincere tehn they are also not accepted, utill they are sincere and right. In order to be sincere, they must be done for Allah alone and for them to be correct, they must comply with the [authentic] sunnah. Indeed Allah, Most High, says:
) فَمَنْ كَانَ يَرْجُوا لِقَاءَ رَبِّهِ فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلاً صَالِحاً وَلا يُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِ أَحَداً)(الكهف: من الآية110)
Who ever hopes for the meeting of his Rabb let him work righteousness and associate none as a partner in the worship of his Rabb [ Allah ].
[Qur'aan Soorat Al-Kahf (18:110)]
The door will not be able to act in a way which comprises both qualities (sincerely and rightness)
expect by the way ok knowledge . For if he does not know what the Messenger (صلي الله عليه وسلم) brought , he will not be able to follow him in the straight way. On the other hand, if he does not know of the One who deserves to worshipped alone [Allah], he will be unable to seek Him solely"(6)
In the absolute sense , what is meant by al-'ilm (knowledge) is the Islamic knowledge, based upon kitaabullaah [the Book of Allah, the Qur'aan ], and he authentic sunnah is accordance with the understanding and methodology (manhaj)
6 Imam Ibnul Qayyain in his book Muftaah Daarus Sa'aadah [al-Khober, Saudi Arabia : Daar Ibn'Affaan (1st.ed;checked by Shaykh ' Ali Hassan 'Abdul Hameed al-Halabi al-Athari), 1416/1966 ], vol. 1 pp. 301-303.
Of as-salaf as saalih ( ر حمهم الله) . Shaykh 'Abdul 'Azeez bin Baaz ( hafithahullah: May Allah preserve him) explained : "When generalized, al-'ilm, pertains to the intended knowledge in the Book os Allah and the sunnah of His Messenger (صلي الله عليه وسلم ) . It is knowledge of Allah, His Manes are Attributes, knowledge of His rights over His creation. And what He (سبحانه وتعالى ) (subhannahu wata' aala: Far is He removed from every imperfection, the Most High) has prescribed for them. And it is the detailed knowledge of the path that leads of Allah knowledge of the path that leads of Allah ; knowledge of the purpose of our creation , and the final outcome, in the Hereafter, which the 'ibaad ) 7(
7 ' Ibaad (sing.'abd, lit. "slave"). When generalized, 'ibaad includes the believers and non-belivers, the righteous and the wicked. This is the universal kind of 'ubodiyyah (slavery) pertaining to the ruboobiyyah if Allah (He is the Rabb of the all exits). Accordingly, it is the submission to the what Allah gas commanded and decreed in the creation, and this kind of submission is common to all creation, none is able to escape it . Allah
تعا لى (the Most High ) said :
)إِنْ كُلُّ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ إِلَّا آتِي الرَّحْمَنِ عَبْداً) (مريم:93)
There is none in the heavens and the earth will come to ar-Rahman [ The One Whose Mercy encompasses everthing (Allah) ] on the Say or Resurrection as submissive salves.[Qura'aan, Soorat Maryam (19:93)
Will ultimately wind up in…. It is of the duty of taalib
al-'ilm ( the student seeking knowledge ) to understand and study the deen, to learn and reflect upon what Allah has prescribed, to know the authentic salafi "aqeedah which the Prophet (صلي الله عليه وسلم ) was upon, his companions, and their followers in righteousness …." 8
The greatest, most excellent "and most honorable knowledge is that of Allah , Most High, His
The second kind of 'unboodiyyah comprised the general obedience to Allah. It is specific to those who comply to sharee'ah of Allah ( عز وجل) He ( سبحانه وتعالى ) says:
)وَعِبَادُ الرَّحْمَنِ الَّذِينَ يَمْشُونَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ هَوْناً وَإِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ الْجَاهِلُونَ قَالُوا سَلاماً) (الفرقان:63)
And the believing slaves of ar- Rahmaan are whose who walk on the earth in humility and sedateness. [Quraa'n, Soorat Al- Furqaan (25:63)].
The unboodiyyah of the Messengers ( 'alahimus-salaam: May Allah protect them fromall kinds of evil ) is the very special slavery to Allah , Most High. None can complete with the Messengers, degree of unbondiyyah to Allah.
Bin Baaz , Shaykh 'Abdul 'Azeez Al-'ilm Wa Akhalaaqu Ahlihi [ Riyadh , Saudi Arabia: a special print compiled by Dr. Mohammad S. Ash-Way'ir, 2d.ed. 1409/1988], pp. 302,315. This important treatise was rendered into English by Br. 'Ahmar ibn Muhammad Iqbal and entitled knowledge [Birmingham, UK: Al-Hidaayah Publishing & Distribution 1995].
Names, Attributes, and Actions, the knowledge if His deen and of His Messenger (صلي الله عليه وسلم) with love magnification, being pleased with it all."9
The ranks of people with respect to his knowledge varies to a great extent ."Some people know of Allah by virtue of His Generosity, bounties, and Favors, other know of Him through His Forgiveness, Clemency, and Pardoning, others through His Knowledge and Wisdom, other recognize Him by His Might and Majesty, other by His Mercy, Goodness, Kindness, and Courtesy, others by His Subduing and Sovereignty, and others by the fact that He answers their supplications, and fulfills their needs, and relieves their grief.
The one who is most comprehensive in his knowledge of Alllah, knows of Him by means of His own Words. He knows a Rabb to whom belongs the Most Majestic and Perfect Attributes. Far is He removed from having anything comparable to Him or any equal; free from all kinds of effects and imperfections; qualified with every beautiful Name and every perfect Attribute
9 Ibnul Qayyin. See Ftn.6 vol.1 pp. 291-292.
Doer of what He intends (wills); Above everything [istawaa (ascended ) upon the 'arsh above the seven heavens] abd with everythin with His Knowledge, Ability, Authority, and so forth from the meanings of His ruboobiyyah, while He is the most High, above everything]; the One who is Able to do everything; the One Who manages the affairs of everything. He commands and forbids. He speaks the legislative (deeniyyah) 10 and universal (kawniyyah)11 words. He is Greater than everything, and He is the Most Beautiful, the Most Merciful, All-Able, the All-Wise.
Allah , Most High , sent down the Qur'aan in order to inform His 'ibaad about Himself, so that they
10 Deeniyyah: Pertrains to Allah's sharee'ah ( commands and Prohibitions of the Islamic Code). It is also know as al-iraadah as –shar'iyyah ( Allah's legislative will).
11 Kawniyyah: Relates to Allah's Will in His creation. Everything He Wills is certain to pass, and everything He Wills not to pass, will never occour. None is able to escape Allah's universal decree.
Know of Him, of the way that leads to Him and of the status of travelers to Him after their arrival.
One of the great suwar [ plural of soorah ( chapter)] of the Qur'aan that was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (صلي الله عليه وسلم) is soorat al-baqarah ( The second soorah of the Qur'aan). In it an aayah (verse) in which Allah, the Exalted, Speaks about Himself an His Attributes. This aayah is aayatul -kursi, which is highly distinguished because:
(1) The Prophet (صلي الله عليه وسلم) described as the greatest aayah in the Qur'aan.
(2) In it the Most Great Name of Allah (ismullaahi
al-'atham ) is mentioned .
(3) It protects form the shayaateen ( sing.shay-taan). 13
Imam ibnul Qayyin in his book Al-Fawaa'id [Dammam , Saudi Arabia : Daar ibnul Jawzee (checked and reformatted by Shaykh 'Ali Hassan 'Abdul Hameed ),
1417/1996 ] p.369
As in the authentic and famous hedeeth reporting the encounter of Abu Hurayrah ( رضي الله عنه ) with the one of the shayateen. See Ftn. 25.
(4) The believer who is recites it following an obligatory salaah is under the Care and Protection of Allah until the commencement of the next prayer. 14
(5) The one who recites it after each of the obligatory prayers, then death will be the only thing [ i.e barrier ] preventing his from entering al-Jannah" 15
14 At-Tabaraani reported that the Prophet
( صلي الله عليه وسلم) said: "The one who recites aayatul Kursi after the conclusion of an obligatory prayer, he is under the Care of Allah
(تعا لى) until the next prayer commences" See At- Tabaraani's collections At Targheeb wat Tarheeb (2:435). Al Haafith Al-Munthiri said , " Alt-Tabaraani reported it with a good chain of narration " Al- Haythami stated the same concludion ( Majama' Az-Zawaa'id 10:109).
This haddeeth is reported by At-Tabarabi , ibn as – Sunni, ibn Hibbaan, abd others. Ibn Hibbaan it as saheeh in his book As-Sallat. Al-Hathami said : "At-Tabaraani reported it in Al-Kabeer and Al-Awsat wit different narrations, one of them is good" Al-Haafith iben Hajar said , Its isnaad is saheeh … and ibnul Jawazee was inattentive when he reported it in his Mawdoo'aat (fabricated collection of ahaadeeth)." Shaykh Al-Albaani authenticated it in As-Silsilah As Saheehah (vol 2 no . 972) and said :"ibn Khatheer declared it as saheeh isn his tafseer (exegesis)." He noted that Shaykh-ul-Islam ibn Tayameeyah's classification of this hadeeth as weak, as in his Fataawaa ( 22:508), "Appears to be made at the stage when he was beginning to
Shaykh-ul-Islam ibn Tayemeeyah ( رحمه الله)said " There is no single aayah in the Qur'aan which includes that which is comprised in aayahtul-kursi." 16
Because of the great importance of this aayah , I have decided, after making istikhaarah 17 to
Seek knowledge . In fact, his student Imam ibnul Qyyim related that (ibn Taymeeyah ) was reported to have said , I never relinquished [to recite ] it after each [obligatory ] salaat." After detailing the various reports regarding this hadeeth, ibnul Qayyim commented, " It has its basis and it is not mawdoo' ( fabricated)." [See ibnul Wayyim's Zaadul Ma'aad ( Beirut , Lebanon: Muassastur – Risaalah (checked by Shu'ayeb and AbdulQaadir al-Arna'oot ), 2d. ed 1418 / 1997) ], pp. 293-294.
16 Majmooi' Al-Fataawaa, vol.17 p. 130 .
17 Iskhaarah: The special payer composed of two rak'ahs followed by a specific du'aa 9supplication) seeking Allah's Guidanve. The English meaning of this Prophetic du 'aa is : "
O my ilaah (Allah )! I ask your Guidance due to Your Knowledge and appeal to you to help me [ give me power ] due to your Ability , and ask you form Your Great Favor, for you are Able I am not . you knowand I do not know , and You know all hidden matters. O Alllah ! If you know that this is matter [and you name it] is good for me in my deen [ Islam ] my livelihood . the agter math of my matter [also said: for my life in the Here after], its shor term, or its long term , them decree for me, make it easy for me , and bestow blessing for me in it ; and if you know that this matter [and
introduce the English – speaking Muslim communities ties to the salaf's tasfeer of the Words of Allah in this nobel aayah. In this regard, I found that an excellent summarized explanation of its meaning by Shayakh Muhammad ibn "Uthayneen (may Allah protect Him) was published by Daar ibnul-Jawzi in Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . I chose it because of the many major points of benefit it contains. Many other related beneficial points from the Shayakh's discussions I the other books or treatises 18 and from other discussions by the great salafi scholars are introduced.
You name it] is bad for me in my deen, my livelihood, the aftermath of my matter, its short term, and its long term, then keep it away for me, and turn me away from it, and decree for me the good where ever it is, and then content me with it." A detailed reference on this great act of worship is found in The Three Abandoned Prayers by ' Adnaan Aal 'Ar'uoor; It may me obtained from The call to Islam Da'wah Center at 318 Hoe Street, Walthmstow, London , E17 9PX, UK.
18 It is of paramount importance that the seekers of knowledge should try their best to review the scholarly works of the trusted salafi ' ulmaa' . This helps to clarify what is generalized or not entirely clear in some of their statements. In addition it brings out points of benefit which otherwise may be missed . unlike so-called "scholars" whose books are filled with mystic terminology whose explanation, in the best cases, may contain truth and
I ask Allah , Most High, to make this effort sincerely for His Majestic Face, and that He grant the best reward to its author and the salafi scholars, and that He grants us a share of the reward for it, and that He makes it a benefit for all Muslims.
The slave of Allah, Salesh As – Saleh.
Falsehood, the 'ulamaa' who follow the path of as-salafus-saalih do not intend confusion for ummah. However they are human and may say and (or ) write certain things which may need clarification or some detail. Often such clarifications and (or) details are present in other parts of their works and therefore should not be overlooked. It is also relevant that those working on translating the works of the salafi scholars give this issue the consideration it deserves. And Allah knows the best.
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(1) (Salllahllaahu `alayhi wasallam): The salaah and salaam of Allah be upon His Prophet Muhammad. The Salaah of Allah upon Prophet Mohammad is His Praise of the Prophet before the angle who are close to (but below)
Allah, the Most High , who istawaa (ascended) upon His `aras (Throne), which is above the seven heavens, in a
manner that suits His Majesty.The angels also praise the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم). The Salaam is Allah’s safeguarding of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) from deficiencies and any kind of evil, and the Protection of the Message with which he was entrusted.
When the Muslim says (sallallaahu `alayahi wasallam), he invokes Allah to grand His Praise and security to Prophet Mohammad and the protections of the Message of Islam which was revealed to him (صلى الله عليه وسلم) [ See Ibnul Wayyim’s Jalaa’ul Afgaam fee Fadlis –Salaati-wa-Salaam `alaa Muhammadin Khariril Anaam, [ Dmascus, Syria : Daar ibn Kartheer , and Al-Madeenah, Saudi Arabia : Daar at-Turaath, 1408/1988] p. 128.
موضوع: Explanation of Aayat al-Kursi 
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