In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Should one start learning Usool Fiqh or Qawaa’id Fiqh first? By Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-’Uthaymeen may Allah have mercy on him The shaykh mentioned this point of benefit in his explanation of the fiqh poem “al-Waraqaat”. This particular excerpt can be found in…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Difference between Usool Fiqh and Qawaa’id Fiqh By Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-’Uthaymeen may Allah have mercy on him The shaykh mentioned this point of benefit in his explanation of the famous fiqh poem “al-Waraqaat”. This particular excerpt can be found in his introduction…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful The remedy/cure for forgetting knowledge By Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-’Uthaymeen may Allah have mercy on him The shaykh mentioned this point of benefit in his explanation of the poem “al-Bayquniyyah”. It can be found under the fourth line of the poem, he said:…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful The scholars of Hadith are broken up into different categories in regards to al-Jarh wa at-Ta’deel. From them are those who are: lenient, strict, and moderate. By Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-’Uthaymeen may Allah have mercy on him The shaykh mentioned this point of…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Conditions for Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil By Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen may Allah have mercy on him The Shaykh mentioned this point of benefit in his explanation to the 25th Hadith collected by Imaam Nawawi’s in his 40 Hadith. Ibn al-‘Uthaymeen says…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful How should we call to Allah? By Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-’Uthaymeen may Allah have mercy on him “(call to Allah) with gentleness, softness, and conviction with evidences based on Athari and Nadhari. Athari are evidences based on the Kitaab and Sunnah, and Nadharee…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Effects of not acting upon knowledge By Shaykh Bakr Abu Zayd and Muhammad bin Saalih al-’Uthaymeen may Allah have mercy on them both Shaykh Bakr Abu Zayd mentions in his book “The Etiquette of Seeking Knowledge” a statement collected by Al-Khateeb that ‘Ali Ibn…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful When Allah says “He is with us” then it can take one of three meanings By Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-Uthaymeen may Allah have mercy on him The shaykh says in his book Riyaad as-Saaliheen (1/150-151) under the chapter: “Watchfulness”: “Know that the accompaniment…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Is it sufficient for us to ONLY ask Allah for knowledge? By Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen may Allah have mercy on him The shaykh said in his book Riyaad as-Saaliheen (3/413) under the chapter: “Virtue of learning and teaching knowledge for Allah”: It is…
Trying to Follow the Salaf 