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1st Pillar: Definition of Faith (Iman) & first pillar 📗 Explaining (Hadeeth Jibreal) 📗 - Shaykh Ibn Othaimeen.

📗 Explaining (Hadeeth Jibrael)📗
By: Shaykh Ibn Othaimeen



What is it about? 👇👇

A great Hadeeth that gives a clear vison of what the Deen (Religion) of Islam is.
We will concentrate on the matter of faith (Iman).
We will study it from the explanation of Shaykh Ibn Othaimeen rA.


Short introduction: 👇👇


Introduction link: 👇👇


Link of the book (In Arabic): (Here)


The narrations of the Hadeeth (In English): (Here)


The 1st Dars (class): [Definition of Faith (Iman)] dated 25 Shawwal 1445H 👇👇

Deen (Religion) is of three ranks:
Islam, Iman, and Ihsan. 


Definition of Faith (Iman):
Creeds, statements, and actions, that increase by good deeds, and decrease by bad deeds.

Fundamentals of Islamic doctrine:


Islam is a doctrine and a Shari’a (Islamic Legislation),  


Islamic doctrine has six fundamentals, and they are called faith pillars, and they are:

1- The Belief in Allâh.           

2- The Belief in Angels

3- The Belief in Noble Books.          

4- The Belief in Messengers.

5- The Belief in The Last Day (Day of Resurrection)

6- The Belief in Al-Qadar (Destiny) good and evil.


In fact, this is shown in Allâh’s Noble Book and in His Messenger’s Sunnah.


In Allah's Book, He Taala says, 


( لَّيْسَ الْبِرَّ أَن تُوَلُّوا وُجُوهَكُمْ قِبَلَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ وَلَٰكِنَّ الْبِرَّ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةِ وَالْكِتَابِ وَالنَّبِيِّينَ)

 - meaning – “It is not righteousness that you turn your faces 

towards East or West; but it is righteousness to believe in Allâh and the Last Day, and the Angels, and the Book, and the Messengers”, and concerning the Qadar (Destiny), He Taala says, 

إِنَّا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَاهُ بِقَدَرٍ. وَمَا أَمْرُنَا إِلا وَاحِدَةٌ كَلَمْحٍ بِالْبَصَرِ

 - meaning – {Verily, all things have We created in proportion and measure. And Our Command is but a single (Act), like the twinkling of an eye}.


Omar bin Al-Khattab narrated - As in Saheeh Muslim - , ‘One day we were sitting in the company of Allâh's Messenger when there appeared before us a man dressed in pure white clothes, his hair extraordinarily black. There were no signs of travel on him. None amongst us recognized him. At last, he sat with the Messenger. He knelt before him placed his palms on his thighs and said, ‘O Muhammad , inform me about Islâm’. The Messenger of Allâh  said, 

الإسْلامُ أنْ تَشْهَدَ أنْ لا إلَهَ إلَّا اللَّهُ وأنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلَّمَ، وتُقِيمَ الصَّلاةَ، وتُؤْتِيَ الزَّكاةَ، وتَصُومَ رَمَضانَ، وتَحُجَّ البَيْتَ إنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ إلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا

 - meaning - “Al-Islâm implies that you testify ‘Lâ ilâha illallâh’ (None has the right to be worshipped but Allâh), and you establish Salat (Prayer), pay Zakat, observe the fast of Ramadan, and perform Hajj (Pilgrimage) to the (House of Allah), if you are solvent enough (to bear the expense of) the journey”. He (the inquirer) said, ‘You have told the truth’. He (Umar ibn al-Khattab) said, ‘It amazed us that he would put the question and then he would himself verify the truth’. He (the inquirer) said, ‘Inform me about Iman (Faith)’. He (the Prophet)  replied,

 “أنْ تُؤْمِنَ باللَّهِ، ومَلائِكَتِهِ، وكُتُبِهِ، ورُسُلِهِ، والْيَومِ الآخِرِ، وتُؤْمِنَ بالقَدَرِ خَيْرِهِ وشَرِّهِ

 - meaning - “That you affirm your faith in Allâh, in His angels, in His Books, in His Messengers, in the Day of Judgment, and you affirm your faith in the Divine Decree about good and evil”. 

He (the inquirer) said, ‘You have told the truth’. 

He (the inquirer) again said, ‘Inform me about al-Ihsan (performance of good deeds)’. He (the Noble Prophet)  said, 

أنْ تَعْبُدَ اللَّهَ كَأنَّكَ تَراهُ، فإنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ تَراهُ فإنَّه يَراكَ

 - meaning - “That you worship Allâh as if you are seeing Him, for though you don't see Him, He, verily, sees you”.  

He (the inquirer) again said, ‘Inform me about the hour (of the Doom)’. 

He (the Prophet)  remarked, “One who is asked knows no more than the one who is inquiring (about it)”. 

He (the inquirer) said, ‘Tell me some of its indications’. 

He (the Holy Prophet)  said, 

أنْ تَلِدَ الأمَةُ رَبَّتَها، وأَنْ تَرَى الحُفاةَ العُراةَ العالَةَ رِعاءَ الشَّاءِ يَتَطاوَلُونَ في البُنْيانِ

 - meaning - “That the slave-girl will give birth to her mistress and master, that you will find barefooted, destitute goat-herds vying with one another in the construction of magnificent buildings”. 

He (the narrator, Umar ibn al-Khattab) said, ‘Then he (the inquirer) went on his way but I stayed with him (the Noble Prophet) for a long while. 

He  then, said to me, 

يا عُمَرُ أتَدْرِي مَنِ السَّائِلُ؟

 - meaning - “Omar, do you know who this inquirer was?” I replied, ‘Allâh and His Messenger know best’. He (the Noble Prophet)  remarked,

 “إنَّه جِبْرِيلُ أتاكُمْ يُعَلِّمُكُمْ دِينَكُمْ

 - meaning - “He was Jibril (Gabriel, the Angel). He came to you in order to instruct you in matters of your religion”.


As a matter of fact, these pillars are set into full agreement amongst Messengers and Divine Laws. Noble Books have been descended to assure, and none of the mankind is considered faithful except after believing in them, and whoever denies one of them is kept out of faith into unfaith.


Video link:👇👇

https://youtube.com/live/TIOEtIhtEVY


Dars slides:👇👇

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nb8-OB165YGvM3RNDe6JHlXRUhJtwHMV/view?usp=sharing

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The 2nd Dars (class):  [1st pillar: The Belief in Allâh]dated 3rd of D. Qaadah 1445H👇👇 

1- The Belief in Allâh

The Belief in Allâh is the faith and the certain dogma that He is the Lord, Owner, and Creator all of what exists. And it is to believe that He is the only One who deserves to be worshipped, and He is the One who has the Perfect Descriptions which is far above defects and deficiency in addition to adherence to it in word and deed.

Belief in Allâh includes four subjects:

First: the belief in His Existence
Human nature, mind, Shari’a, and common sense prove this fact.
1- Evidence of human nature on the Existence of Allâh: every creature is created in a pattern that he has a Creator without any previous planning or learning. And no one is ever distorted from this pattern except those who were subjected to effecting incidents. For the Prophet 
 says,
 “كُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ علَى الفِطْرَةِ، فأبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ، أوْ يُنَصِّرَانِهِ، أوْ يُمَجِّسَانِهِ” البخاري
 - meaning – “Every child is born on Al-Fitrah (Islâm) and then his parents make him Jewish, Christian or Magian.”

2- Evidence of human mind on the Existence of Allâh: this is illustrated in the fact that all of these creatures -preceding and succeeding- must have a Creator in order to exist, because they can not create themselves and they can not be created by chance as well. And what Allâh 
Taala said assures it, 

“أَمْ خُلِقُوا مِنْ غَيْرِ شَيْءٍ أَمْ هُمْ الْخَالِقُونَ”

 - meaning – {Were they created of nothing, or were they themselves the creators?}.


3- Evidence of Islâmic Legislation on the Existence of Allâh. This is because all Holy Books confirm this fact, and the Divine Laws which have been descended including the best advantage to the creation is the strongest evidence that it descended from an All-Wise All-Knower Lord Who knows best about their benefits. Moreover, all what we see and hear about these universal signs is a true evidence that it came from a Lord Who is Able to do anything He told about.


4- Evidence of the common sense on the Existence of Allâh is illustrated in two ways:
First one: we often see and hear the response to those who invoke and call upon Allâh for help, the matter that proves certainly His Existence. This is mentioned clearly in the Qur’ân:

“وَنُوحًا إِذْ نَادَى مِنْ قَبْلُ فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ”

 - meaning – “(Remember) Nuh (Noah), when he cried (to Us) aforetime: We listened to his (prayer)”. And in the Sunnah we know the story of the Bedouin man who asked the Messenger of Allâh () call Allâh to them for rain.
Second one: signs of Prophets which are called Miracles have been perceived by so many people, this proves as well the Existence of their Sender (Allâh) because these are supernatural phenomena gifted to those Prophets for support and aid. Such as,
- Musa (Moses) who stroke the sea with his rod so it was divided.
- Jesus who raised the dead.
- Muhammad 
() who pointed to the moon so it was divided into two.

Video link:👇👇

https://youtube.com/live/-e-obzjpIy4

Video slides:👇👇

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nb8-OB165YGvM3RNDe6JHlXRUhJtwHMV/view?usp=sharing


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The 3rd Dars (class):  [1st pillar: The Belief in Allâh (Worship) and (La Ilaha Illa Allah)]

Dated 10th of D. Qaadah 1445H👇👇 


Second, The Belief in His Rububiah (Lordship)
This means that He is the only Lord and He has no partner and no supporter. (Tawhîd Ar-Rububiah). Ar-Rub (Lord) is the One Who has the Creation, the Ownership, and the Commandment, Allâh 
Taala said, 

“أَلا لَهُ الْخَلْقُ وَالأمْرُ”

 - meaning – {Everything is governed by laws under His Command}. And He Taala said, 
“تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ الْمُلْكُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ”
 – meaning – {Blessed is He in Whose Hand is the dominion, and He is Able to do all things.}

Third: The Belief in His Worship
This means that no one has the right to be worshipped but Allâh with no other partner. (Tawhîd Al-Uluhiah). Al-Ilah (God) is the One who should be worshipped with love and glorification, Allâh Taala said,
 “وَإِلَهُكُمْ إِلَهٌ وَاحِدٌ لا إِلَهَ إِلا هُوَ الرَّحْمَانُ الرَّحِيمُ”
 - meaning – {And your Ilah (God) is One Ilah (God - Allah), La ilaha illa Huwa (there is none who has the right to be worshipped but He), the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.}.

Meanings and pillars of (لا إِلَهَ إِلا الله) La Ilaha Illa Allah.

Video link:👇👇

https://youtube.com/live/P8gPiprmNNc


Video slides:👇👇

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nb8-OB165YGvM3RNDe6JHlXRUhJtwHMV/view?usp=sharing


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The 4th Dars (class):  [1st pillar: The Belief in Allâh (Worship) What is worship? and nullifiers of Islam]

Dated 17th of D. Qaadah 1445H👇👇 


What is worshipping? 

The linguistic meaning of worship is: subservience and submission. 

And in Shri’a (Islâmic Legislation), it is: as Shiekh Al-Islâm Ibn Taimiah said, “it is the obedience of Allâh, in doing what He has ordered through His Messengers. 

And he said also: “worship is: a comprehensive name for all what Allâh likes and pleases at among actions, sayings and deeds apparently and concealed”. 

Therefore, Muslim has to admit Oneness to His Lord in all kinds of worships, and do it sincerely the way the Prophet has ruled by word and deed.

 

Worship comprehends the following kinds: 

Be informed that worship comprehends Salat (Prayer), Tawaf (circumambulating), Hajj (Pilgrimage), Syiamm (Fasting), Nathr (Vow), Ietikaf (seclusion), Thabh (slaughtering), Sujud (prostration), Ruku (kneeling), Khawf (fear), Rahbah (awe), Raghbah (desire), Khashiah (fear causing avoidance), Tawakkul (depending), Istighathah (call upon for help), and Rajaa (hope) and many other kinds of worship which were decreed by Allâh in His Noble Book, or by His Messenger in the Sound Sunnah in word and deed. Therefore, if any of these is offered to someone besides Allâh, then this is considered Shirk (Polytheism), for Allâh says,

 “وَمَنْ يَدْعُ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَهًا آخَرَ لا بُرْهَانَ لَهُ بِهِ فَإِنَّمَا حِسَابُهُ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِ إِنَّهُ لا يُفْلِحُ الْكَافِرُونَ” 

- meaning – {If anyone invokes, besides Allâh, any other god, he has no authority therefor; and his reckoning will be only with his Lord! And verily the Unbelievers will fail to win through!}, and He says,

 “وَأَنَّ الْمَسَاجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلا تَدْعُوا مَعَ اللَّهِ أَحَدًا” 

- meaning – “And the places of worship are for Allâh (alone): so call not upon anyone along with Allâh;”. And “Anyone” here includes all creatures no matter if they were Messengers, Angels, or good men.



Nullifiers of Shahadah لا إِلَهَ إِلا الله (Islam).

Video link:👇👇

https://youtube.com/live/fcYnvm-Okc8


Video slides:👇👇

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nb8-OB165YGvM3RNDe6JHlXRUhJtwHMV/view?usp=sharing



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The 5th Dars (class):  

[1st pillar: The Belief in Allâh ..

The Belief in His Names and Qualities].

Dated 24th of D. Qaadah 1445H👇👇 


Fourth: The Belief in His Names and Qualities.
This means that we should confirm and belief in what Allâh has stated in His Book (the Qur’ân) or mentioned through His Messenger (Muhammad r) without changing their meaning or ignoring their meaning or ignoring them completely or twisting the meaning or likening them (giving resemblance). Allâh Taala said, 
“ولله الأسماء الحسنى”
 - meaning – {The most beautiful Names belong to Allâh: so call on Him by them}, and He Taala said, 
“ليس كمثله شيء”
 - meaning – “There is nothing whatever like unto Him, and He is the One that hears and sees (all things)”. (Tawhîd Al-Asma’ Was-Sifat).


How to believe in it:
Tawhîd Al-Asma’ Was-Sifat (Islâmic Monotheism of Allâh’s Names and Qualities) is to perform Monotheism for Allâh in His Names and Descriptions, and this should happen by confirming what He has confirmed among Names and Descriptions for Himself in His Book, or what His Messenger has confirmed to Him as well; without any Tahrif (distortion) or Ta’til (suspension), or Takyif (adaptation), or Tamthil (likening). 

And what follows are the Rules of Names and Qualities:

First Rule: 
   Names of Allâh are all Best Names and His descriptions are all Superior and Perfect, He says, “وَلِلَّهِ الْمَثَلُ الأعْلَى” - meaning – “..to Allâh applies the highest similitude.”, and He says, “وَلِلَّهِ الأسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا” - meaning – “The most beautiful Names belong to Allâh: so call on Him by them”.

Second Rule: 
   Names and Descriptions of Allâh are all Tawkifiah (suspended in word and meaning as they were descended nothing more and nothing less), and the reference in them is just the Noble Book of Allâh and the Sunnah; and they are not limited to a certain number, but rather some of them only were known. Allâh swt  said, “قُلْ إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ رَبِّي الْفَوَاحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ وَالإثْمَ وَالْبَغْيَ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ وَأَنْ تُشْرِكُوا بِاللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِ سُلْطَانًا وَأَنْ تَقُولُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ مَا لا تَعْلَمُونَ” - meaning – {Say (O Muhammad ﷺ): The things that my Lord has indeed forbidden are: shameful deeds, whether open or secret; sins and trespasses against truth or reason; assigning of partners to Allâh, for which He has given no authority; and saying things about Allâh of which you have no knowledge.} And said, “ وَلا تَقْفُ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ إِنَّ السَّمْعَ وَالْبَصَرَ وَالْفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُوْلَئِكَ كَانَ عَنْهُ مَسْئُولا” - meaning – {And pursue not that of which you has no knowledge; for every act of hearing, or of seeing, or of (feeling in) the heart will be inquired into (on the Day of Reckoning)}.

Third Rule:
   It is forbidden to confirm a Name or a Description to Allâh by likening, for Allâh swt said, “لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ البَصِيرُ” - meaning – {There is nothing whatever like unto Him, and He is the All-Seer All-Hearer)}, and He said, “فَلا تَضْرِبُوا لِلَّهِ الأمْثَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنْتُمْ لا تَعْلَمُونَ” - meaning – {Invent not similitudes for Allâh: for Allâh knows, and you know not}.
Likewise, it is forbidden to deny a Name or a Description to Allâh which is already found in the Qur’ân or in the Sunnah because this is Ishrak (Polytheism) with Allâh and Taateel (suspension) to His Names and Descriptions, the matter that leads to distort Divine Scriptures, or may lead to its denial and assimilation of Allâh with His creatures.

Fourth Rule:
   The meanings of Allâh’s Names and Descriptions are well known but no body knows their manner of action except Allâh. Allâh  said, “وَلا يُحِيطُونَ بِهِ عِلْمًا” - meaning – {But they shall not compass it with their knowledge}.

Fifth Rule:
   Similarity of names does not mean at all the similarity of the named. This is because Allâh has named Himself with Names, which could be applied to some of His creatures, and so as to descriptions like hearing and seeing, but not the hearer is like the Hearer and not the seer is like the Perceiver.

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