Lectures – Ustādh Rayaan Barker

Iḥsān, a Jumuʿah khuṭbah by Ustādh Rayaan Barker (hafidhahullāh)

• The highest level of Islām, Iḥsān, with the Ḥadīth of Jibrīl

• Acquiring Iḥsān requires exerting oneself and remaining patient upon that exertion

• Iḥsān is precision: being excellent and proficient in performing deeds, to gain closeness to Allāh and greater reward and love from Him

Recorded at Masjid al-Furqān, Stoke-on-Trent

Advice to the youth, a khuṭbah by Ustādh Rayaan Barker (hafidhahullāh)

• The ḥadīth of five before five, and that we will be asked about our youth on the Day of Judgment

• Scholars' advice: guard your time, seek knowledge, and learn the Qurʾān and its meanings

• Sayings of the Salaf (Ibn Sīrīn, Sufyān, al-Ḥasan) urging the youth to take knowledge from reliable sources, to act now and not say "later", and to seek the Hereafter

• Do not think youth is only for enjoyment, since obedience is much harder to start in old age; be consistent in remembering Allāh and reflecting on His signs

• Put love of the Prophet ﷺ first and follow his guidance, learn a profession to become independent, and choose good companions

• Be dutiful to your parents, and when in doubt return to people of knowledge and experience

Provision: Seek It From Allāh, a Jumuʿah khuṭbah by Ustādh Rayaan Barker (hafidhahullāh)

• Allāh possesses all perfection, the most beautiful names and lofty attributes

• Among His beautiful names is ar-Razzāq, the All-Provider

• “And the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allāh, so call on Him by them” (al-Aʿrāf 7:180)

• When seeking provision, one of the best ways is to call upon Him by His name ar-Razzāq

Recorded at Masjid al-Furqān, Stoke-on-Trent

Ramaḍān, the road to goodness, purification and happiness, a khuṭbah by Ustādh Rayaan Barker (hafidhahullāh)

• Ramaḍān approaching: the month of the Qurʾān's revelation and an opportunity to purify the soul

• Purifying the soul needs intention, means and consistency, plus repentance for the year's sins

• True happiness lies in a purified soul and obedience, not in indulging desires; do not look down on the people of ṣalāh and fasting

• The Qurʾān: recite it with its meaning, attend lessons, and make sure every home has a copy

• Learn the rulings of fasting, and parents should lead by example

• Charity: the example of the Prophet ﷺ, who gave more in Ramaḍān, and chances to feed the poor, neighbours and the fasting

The status of parents, a khuṭbah by Ustādh Rayaan Barker (hafidhahullāh)

• Five verses on the rights of parents, four of them placed straight after Allāh's own right

• "The pleasure of the Lord is in the pleasure of the parent", and the ḥadīth of Ibn Masʿūd placing dutifulness to parents after prayer on time

• Disobedience to parents is among the greatest major sins, and kindness to them covers every word and action

• The ḥadīth of the man who asked who most deserves his companionship: mother three times, then father

• Youth who are cheerful with their friends but dismissive of their parents; obedience to parents, Muslim or not, applies only in what is permissible

• The man who made hijrah and was told to go back and make his parents laugh as he had made them cry; not saying even "uff"

• Two aids to dutifulness: remember what they did for you, and remember standing before Allāh

The virtues of Sūrat al-Fātiḥah, a talk by Ustādh Rayaan Barker (hafidhahullāh)

• The Qurʾān is the speech of Allāh, not like the speech of people

• Makkan and Madinan sūrahs, and how knowing the order of revelation helps with abrogation

• Whether the Basmalah is a verse of al-Fātiḥah

• "The seven oft-repeated verses", recited in every rakʿah

• Al-Fātiḥah as a cure for the heart and the body, and "Guide us to the straight path" as a cure for misguidance

For more detailed notes please visit learnaboutislam.co.uk

What Is Islām?, a lecture by Ustādh Rayaan Barker (hafidhahullāh) (Central Manchester Daʿwah Event)

• The purpose of life is to worship Allāh, and the definition of worship linguistically and legislatively

• How Shayṭān tricked a nation into shirk for the very first time, and Prophet Nūḥ was sent to call them back to Tawḥīd

• All the religions of the Prophets and Messengers are one, calling to Tawḥīd

• The Mushrikīn affirmed the Rubūbiyyah of Allāh but had doubts about their false deities; even they understood the true meaning of the Shahādah, which is why they refused to declare it

• The nature of this dunyā as a place of trials, and the sources of our religion

• Shayṭān's plot to direct people to making duʿāʾ to others, and where rectification of the heart lies

• Distinguishing features of this religion: preservation of its sources, specific acts of worship throughout the day, guiding to the middle path, and encouraging justice for Muslims and non-Muslims

Recorded at the Central Manchester Dawah Event, South Manchester on 14/4/17

Ramaḍān Workshop 2019, Lesson 1, taught by Ustādh Rayaan Barker (hafidhahullāh)

• The rulings and virtues of fasting in this blessed month

Recorded at Masjid al-Furqān, Stoke-on-Trent

Practising Islām Upon the Correct Methodology, a lecture by Ustādh Rayaan Barker (hafidhahullāh), to the children of the Saturday School

• Advice for the children on how to follow in the footsteps of the noble Companions

Recorded in Manchester

Protecting And Nurturing The Muslim Household, a lecture by Ustādh Rayaan Barker (hafidhahullāh)

• The bringing up of a child begins when a person looks for marriage: look for a good and righteous spouse

• Islām wants everyone to understand their roles in nurturing the household, from before marriage to the birth and growth of a child

• The basis of protecting the family in times of fitnah is to seek knowledge first

• Ibn ʿUmar: discipline your child, for you will be questioned about him

• How to discipline a child: make duʿāʾ, be just between the children, care for their character, keep them away from idle talk, music and innovation, and teach them with effort

• Accustom them to waking for the last part of the night, keep them from excessive eating, sleeping and sinning, and from corrupting companions

• Ibn ʿUthaymīn: when instructing your child, mention the evidence, so you acquire both discipline and ittibāʿ