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Tawbah: its meaning, reality, virtue and conditions, taught by Shaykh Abu Uwais Abdullah Ahmed Ali (raḥimahullāh)

• The reality of tawbah: regret for disobeying Allāh, and turning back to His obedience

• Righteous action shows the reality of one's tawbah, along with leaving the sin with no intention to return

• Reflecting on the description of the Hellfire and its punishment

• The fear that prevents one from falling into major sins and persisting upon minor ones

• The soul commands evil except for whom Allāh has mercy; purification comes only from Allāh

Tawbah: its meaning, reality, virtue and conditions, taught by Shaykh Abu Uwais Abdullah Ahmed Ali (raḥimahullāh)

• A sin can bring about tawbah, curing the servant of hidden illnesses of the heart

• The meanings of tawbah in the Book of Allāh, and the command "Turn to Allāh in repentance, all of you"

• The door of tawbah remains open until the sun rises from the west

• "Verily He is the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful": Allāh accepts the repentance of the one who repents

• Tawbah needs patience and reminding oneself, in a time of strangeness

Tafsīr Sūrat al-Fātiḥah and the Categories of Tawḥīd, based on the work of Al-ʿAllāmah al-Muḥaddith Ḥammād al-Anṣārī (raḥimahullāh), taught by Shaykh Abu Hafsah Kashiff Khan (hafidhahullāh)

• The obligation of learning the meaning of al-Fātiḥah

• Its many names: al-Fātiḥah, ash-Shifāʾ, al-Kāfiyah, as-Sabʿ al-Mathānī

• Was it revealed in Makkah or Madīnah?

• Why it must be recited in every rakʿah

• Is the Basmalah a verse of al-Fātiḥah?

• The ḥadīth: "I have divided the prayer between Myself and My servant"

Streamed LIVE at The Salafi Centre of Manchester on 17/5/26

Welcome to Lesson 2 of our comprehensive explanation of Surah Al-Fatihah, drawing from the profound insights of the esteemed scholar, Sheikh Hammad al-Ansari.

Surah Al-Fatihah is the greatest obligation upon every Muslim, yet so many recite it daily without grasping its true depth. In this episode, we explore why having multiple names indicates the extreme nobility of this Surah. We break down the meanings behind its titles—including Al-Fatihah (The Opener), As-Sab' al-Mathani (The Seven Oft-Repeated), and Ash-Shafiyah (The Cure).

We also dive into the rich scholarly discussions surrounding its revelation. Was it revealed in Makkah or Madinah? Is the Basmalah actually the first verse of the Surah? Tune in to uncover the strongest scholarly opinions backed by Quranic evidence and Hadith Qudsi.

What You'll Learn in This Lesson:

Why understanding Al-Fatihah is an absolute obligation for your Salah.

The profound meanings behind the various names of the Surah.

Clear evidence proving whether it was revealed in Makkah or Madinah.

The scholarly debate regarding the Basmalah and the Hadith Qudsi that solves it.

Tafsīr Sūrat al-Fātiḥah and the Categories of Tawḥīd, based on the work of Al-ʿAllāmah al-Muḥaddith Ḥammād al-Anṣārī (raḥimahullāh), taught by Shaykh Abu Hafsah Kashiff Khan (hafidhahullāh)

• The importance of time

• The importance and virtues of the Prayer

• Why is only 10% of some people's prayer accepted?

• Why was this Surah chosen?

• Why was this particular explanation chosen?

Streamed LIVE at The Salafi Centre of Manchester on 26/4/26

Imām as-Saʿdī's explanation of Jawāmiʿ al-Akhbār, with additional benefits from Shaykh ʿUbayd al-Jābirī (raḥimahumallāh), taught by Ustādh Abu Abdir-Rahmān Hilāl (hafidhahullāh)

• Ḥadīth 26: the five things given to the Prophet ﷺ

• Victory through awe at a month's distance

• The earth made a place of prayer and purification

• The spoils of war, the intercession, and being sent to all mankind

• The rulings of tayammum

Streamed LIVE at The Salafi Centre of Manchester on 18/4/26

Ramaḍān Reminders 1447H: Selected Aḥādīth on Ramaḍān and Fasting, a pre-Ramaḍān study of aḥādīth and rulings of fasting, with benefits from Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān (hafidhahullāh), taught by Ustādh Abdul Hakeem Mitchell (hafidhahullāh)

• Gathering to study aḥādīth on fasting a few days before Ramaḍān

• Shaykh al-Fawzān on the linguistic and Sharʿī definition of ṣiyām

• The benefits of fasting, first of them taqwā (al-Baqarah 183)

• Ḥadīth on not fasting a day or two before Ramaḍān, except for one with a habit of fasting

• Ḥadīth of Sahl ibn Saʿd: the people remain upon good as long as they hasten to break the fast

• Suḥūr: the Prophet ﷺ only commands what benefits us, and suḥūr makes the fast easier

• Questions: breaking the fast on a flight, and breaking it with whatever is available if there are no dates or water

Streamed LIVE at Salafi Bookstore Manchester, 100 Claremont Road, Moss Side on 15/2/26

Ramaḍān Reminders 1447H: Selected Aḥādīth on Ramaḍān and Fasting, a pre-Ramaḍān study of aḥādīth and rulings of fasting, with benefits from Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān (hafidhahullāh), taught by Ustādh Abdul Hakeem Mitchell (hafidhahullāh)

• Ḥadīth of Abū Hurayrah: "Whoever does not leave false speech, acting upon it and ignorance, Allāh has no need of him leaving his food and drink" (al-Bukhārī, Abū Dāwūd)

• The meaning of ignorance (jahl) here: opposing guidance, not ignorance that is excused

• The expiation for intercourse during a day of Ramaḍān: freeing a slave, fasting two consecutive months or feeding sixty poor people

• The one truly unable to do any of these

• Making up the missed day, the expiation and the six days of Shawwāl

• When a legitimate excuse such as illness ends during the day, and the one who breaks the fast without an excuse

Streamed LIVE at The Salafi Centre of Manchester on 16/2/26

Whoever conceals the faults of a Muslim, Allāh will conceal his faults…, a lecture by Ustādh Abu Inaayah Seif ad-Deen (hafidhahullāh)

• Explanation of the ḥadīth: “Whoever conceals the faults of a Muslim, Allāh will conceal his faults in this world and the Hereafter”

• Our desperate need for Allāh's concealment in both the dunyā and the ākhirah, and the reality of the Day of Resurrection when all secrets will be exposed (86:9)

• The private questioning of the believer by Allāh and His forgiveness of concealed sins

• From the greatest means of gaining Allāh's concealment is concealing the faults of others; a severe warning against searching for and exposing people's faults

• The honour of a believer is more sacred to Allāh than the Kaʿbah; warning against slander, backbiting and accusing innocent believers, with lessons from the slander against ʿĀʾishah (raḍiyallāhu ʿanhā)

• The virtue of defending a Muslim's honour: whoever defends his brother's honour, Allāh will protect his face from the Fire

• Forgetting one's own faults while obsessing over others', and condemning exposing one's own sins publicly

Moderation and Justice of the People of Sunnah in Every Sphere of Religion, a lecture by Shaykh Abu Iyaad Amjad Rafiq (hafidhahullāh), based on Shaykh Ibn ʿUthaymīn's (raḥimahullāh) explanation of al-ʿAqīdah al-Wāsiṭiyyah

• Mankind were upon moderation and balance until the devils altered the religion

• “There will not be a group amongst my Ummah who will remain upon the truth; neither those who oppose them nor those who desert them will harm them”

• The people of Sunnah are the ones who carry the way of moderation

• Shaykh al-Islām: Ahlus-Sunnah are balanced and moderate among the sects, just as Islām is moderate between the different religions

• Examples showing how Islām is the balanced and moderate religion among the religions

• Examples showing how Ahlus-Sunnah are the moderate and balanced group within Islām

Streamed LIVE at The Salafi Centre of Manchester on 10/1/26