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Excellent lecture by Abu Iyad on sincerity and humility. A must listen lecture for anyone that wishes to remind himself of sincerity.

Every person knows his own intentions so the one who is sincere is gentle, so Allah will deal with him according to that. The one who is opposite to this Allah will deal with him accordingly.

So the one who seeks the life of this world

The Statement of Laa illaha illah - is the Key to Paradise.

The Shahaadah is the foundation of al-Islaam, it is the first Pillar of islaam

Umar ibn al-Khataab said: "Islaam is built upon five things, The testification to Laa ilaa ha ilal Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah....."

So the virtue of the Shahaadah is indeed great and lofty, it enters people into islaam

The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: "The best statement that I and all of the other Prophets have said is the testification of Laa ilaha illalah, to him belongs the dominion, to Him belongs all praise..."

The Prophet sent Mu'aadh ibn jabal to Yemen and instructed him to call the People of the Book to firstly Laa ilaha ilallah and is from the first of affairs in Islaam, it is the first matter a person calls to when giving Da'wah

The Prophet likewise instructed the dying folk to say Laa ilaa ha ilallah

It is from the highest part of Eemaan. Eemaan increases and decreases as Ahlus Sunnah believe

The Prophet said: "Eeman has 70 odd branches and from the highest part of it is Laa ilaaha illalah"

It was said to Wahb ibn Munnabih:

Isn't Laa ilaaha illalah the key to jannah? He said

"Indeed it is, however every key has teeth, so if you come with the key with the correct teeth then the door will open for you however if you do not have the correct key the door wil not open for you"

Thus if you come on the Day of Judgement with the Shahaadah fulfilling all of it's conditions then you will be successful Inshaa'Allah. The Shahaadah needs to be actualised throughout one's life and for it to not merely be a statement upon one's tongue

Shaykh Ubayd introduces his explanation to the treatise by mentioning:

- Shahaadah linguistically means a sign,

- Islamically the Shahaadah and it's conditions are matters for a muslim to know, that it is imperative

Recorded at Markaz Tawheed in Cardiff on 25/3/17

Usool as-Sunnah of Imam Ahmed

The Intercession

Uways at-Taweel

Lesson 28 – Al-bayqooniyyah in the sciences of Hadith – Explanation of Shaykh Abdullah al-Bukhari | Abu Muadh Taqweem

Category No. 20

Tadlees:

• Linguistically: to conceal or hide something

• There are two types:

o It can happen to the chain (i.e. the narrator makes it look like a particular way)

o It can be by obscuring the shaykh you narrate from (eg by mentioning characteristcs that he is not known for)

Next Lesson: More details on Tadlees

Recorded at the Salafi Centre of Manchester on 25/03/17 and streamed LIVE on www.SunnahRadio.Net

Sahih al-Bukhari – The Book of Tawheed – Lesson 18 (25/03/17)

Chapter 12: Indeed Allah has 100 names less one.

• How many names does Allah have?

o What is the proof?

o Does Allah have 99 names only?

Hadith 1:

"Allah has ninety-nine Names, one-hundred less one; and he who memorized them all by heart will enter Paradise." To count something means to know it by heart

We covered:

• The names of the narrators in the chain and their status.

• What was the full name of Abu Hurayrah?

o How many narrations did he narrate?

• In what manner should the Messenger of Allah be addressed?

• The difference between a messenger and a prophet is that:

o Popular difference: Messengers & Prophets both receive revelation, but only messengers are ordered to preach this.

o Strongest definition: messengers were given new revelation, whereas prophets continued the previous message.

o Messengers were sent to people who were opposed by most of their people, whereas prophets encountered less hostility.

• What does “ahsaahaa” mean?

o It means that you memorise the names and act upon them

Chapter 13: Asking Allah by His Names and seeking refuge in Him by His names.

Hadith 2:

The Prophet said, "When anyone of you goes to bed, he should dust it off thrice with the edge of his garment, and say: Bismika Rabbi wada'tu janbi, wa bika arfa'hu. In amsakta nafsi faghfir laha, wa in arsaltaha fahfazha bima tahfaz bihi 'ibadaka-s-salihin."

Explanation:

“And (all) the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allâh, so call on Him by them” (Al-A'raf 7:180)

• We covered the names and backgrounds of the narrators of the hadith

• What is the link to the topic in this hadith?

• When making dua – one should use the relevant names of Allah

• Aayatul kursi should be recited 8 times during the day – when is that?

• Shaykhul Islam said that when a believer recited aayatul kursi, the magicians flying on their carpets would fall down.

• One should be aware of the du’aas (adhkaar / supplications) of the day and night.

• Knowing the meaning of the adhkaar increases your understanding of tawheed.

• Scholars have written entire books of adhkaar

Next week: Other adhkaar when going to sleep.

Benefit: To gain further understanding when we discuss the chains, follow our “Bayqooniyyah in the Sciences of Hadith” lessons on LearnAboutIslam: http://www.learnaboutislam.co.uk/2016/01/18/al-mandhomah-al-bayqooniyah/

The English translation of the hadiths and all the audio are available on: www.learnaboutislam.co.uk/bukhari

Recorded at the Salafi Centre of Manchester on 25/03/17 and streamed live on www.SunnahRadio.Net

Lesson 52.

Chapter 39 - Kitaab at-Tawheed

Whoever Rejects the Names & Attributes of Allah

Recorded by the Salafi Centre of Nigeria

Friday Khutbah from Masjid Furqan in Stoke on the dangers of extremism and how to protect yourself and your family from extremism.

The evil actions of the khawarij, are from their desires and not from Islam, nor of the Prophet, peace be upon him, and he Salaf (Pious Predecessors).

(Khawaarij = renegades, an ancient sect that split off the main body of Muslims. They are today succeeded by Al-Qaida, ISIS, al-shabaab and their likes)

Parents should be weary, & teach their children the correct Islamic Creed and Methodology, save them from extremism and chaos. They should bring the youth to the scholars, seek knowledge from its proper sources, not from those with deviated ideologies

Streamed LIVE on SunnahRadio at Masjid Furqan in Stoke-on-Trent on 24/3/17

Friday khutbah delivered by Rayaan Barker at Masjid Furqan in Stoke-on-Trent, UK on 17/3/17

Lesson 27 – Al-bayqooniyyah in the sciences of Hadith – Explanation of Shaykh Abdullah al-Bukhari | Abu Muadh Taqweem

This week we covered:

The Mu’dhal hadith;

• The 2 usages of the term.

1) A hadith with 2 or more narrators missing (consecutively according to some scholars).

2) A hadith containing serious defects, contradictions, errors, etc.

• The importance of clarifying which of the 2 uses a scholar intends when referring to a hadith as Mu’dhal.

Next Lesson: The Mudallis

Recorded at the Salafi Centre of Manchester on 18/03/17 and streamed LIVE on www.SunnahRadio.Net

Sahih al-Bukhari – The Book of Tawheed – Lesson 17 (18/03/17)

Chapter 10: The Statement of Allah: "Say: He is Al Qaadir”. (Al An’aam 6:65)

Today we covered:

• The All Encompassing Ability of Allaah

• Allaah is The Turner of the hearts

Explanation by Shaykh ibn Uthaymeen:

• The meaning of Allah’s name القَادِر Al Kaadir (The one with ability/all capable)

o Allah is all capable of every affair.

o There is nothing that can take away from the power and ability of Allah.

Hadeeth No.1

- Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah: As-Salami: Allah's Apostle used to teach his companions to perform the prayer of Istikhara for each and every matter just as he used to teach them the Suras from the Quran He used to say, "If anyone of you intends to do something, he should offer a two rakat prayer other than the compulsory prayers, and after finishing it, he should say: O Allah! I consult You, for You have all knowledge, and appeal to You to support me with Your Power and ask for Your Bounty, for You are able to do things while I am not, and You know while I do not; and You are the Knower of the Unseen. O Allah If You know It this matter (name your matter) is good for me both at present and in the future, (or in my religion), in my this life and in the Hereafter, then fulfill it for me and make it easy for me, and then bestow Your Blessings on me in that matter. O Allah! If You know that this matter is not good for me in my religion, in my this life and in my coming Hereafter (or at present or in the future), then divert me from it and choose for me what is good wherever it may be, and make me be pleased with it." (See Hadith No. 391, Vol. 8)

• The importance and meaning of the Istakhaara du’aa

o The signs to look out for after the Istakhaara

o The ruling on making Istakhaara on matters of the deen

Chapter 11: The Turner of the hearts and The Statement of Allaah, the Most High:

“And We shall turn their hearts and their eyes away (from guidance)”

• Allah - the one who turns and changes the hearts of the people

o The explanation of how we are unable to guide and change the hearts of the ones you love.

o How Shaytaan comes to the person in their final moments.

o The explanation of the Jewish boy on his deathbed

o The du’aa of Prophet Ibrahim

Hadeeth No. 2

- Narrated 'Abdullah: The Prophet frequently used to swear, "No, by the One Who turns the hearts."

Next week: We will move onto the topic of the number of Names of Allaah, and are there only 99?

Benefit: To gain further understanding when we discuss the chains, follow our “Bayqooniyyah in the Sciences of Hadith” lessons on LearnAboutIslam: http://www.learnaboutislam.co.uk/2016/01/18/al-mandhomah-al-bayqooniyah/

The English translation of the hadiths and all the audio are available on: www.learnaboutislam.co.uk/bukhari

Recorded at the Salafi Centre of Manchester on 18/03/17 and streamed live on www.SunnahRadio.Net