Shari’ah Classes in Canberra

Lesson 66:

[OBLIGATIONS TOWARDS THE COMPANIONS AND A MENTION OF THEIR VIRTUES]

One of the fundamentals of Ahlus Sunnah wal-Jama'ah is the purity of their hearts and tongues towards the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. It is with this that Allah, Most High, has described them: 'Those who have come after them say: 'Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in Imaan. Do not put any resentment in our hearts towards those who have Imaan. Our Lord, You are All-Gentle, Most Merciful.’ ' [al-Hashr: 10]

They also obey the saying of the Prophet ﷺ: 'Do not abuse my Companions, for by the One in whose hand is my soul, ifany one of you spend gold like Uhud (in charity) it will not equal a mudd, or even a half, of what they spend in charity.' [Bukhari, Muslim]

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Lesson Date: 27/11/2024

Lesson 60 - Hadith #23 (Part 1)

The hadith of al-Harith bin Asim al-Asharee: 'Purity is half of Imaan, Alhamdulillah fills the scales, and Subhanallah and Alhamdulillah together fill what is between the heavens and the earth. Prayer is light, charity is proof, and patience is illumination, and the Qur’an is a proof either for you or against you. Every person starts his day as a vendor of his soul, either freeing it or causing its ruin.' 

Lesson Date: 25/11/2024

Lesson 65:

They do not divest the sinner who is on the path (of Islam) of Islam in its entirety, nor do they believe that he will stay in Hell forever as the Mu'tazilah state.

Rather, the sinner falls under the banner of absolute Imaan (al-imaan al-mutlaq), as Allah, Most High, says: 'You should free a believing slave.' [al-Nisaa’: 92]

It is also possible that they may not enter under the banner of absolute Imaan, as Allah, Most High, says: 'The believers are those whose hearts tremble when Allah is mentioned, and whose faith is increased when His Signs are recited to them.' [al-Anfaal: 2]

The Prophet ﷺ also said: 'The adulterer, when committing adultery, is not a believer. The thief, when stealing, is not a believer. The person drinking alcohol, when drinking, is not a believer. The one who forcibly steals something of value, and people raise their eyes to look at him doing it, is not a believer when he steals.' [Bukhari, Muslim]

We say that such a person is a believer with a deficiency in his Imaan, or he is a believer by virtue of his Imaan and a sinner by virtue of his sin. As such he is not granted the title in its absolute sense (al-ism al-mutlaq) and neither is he divested of the title in its essence (mutlaq al-ism).

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Lesson Date: 20/11/2024

Lesson 59 - Hadith #22

The hadith of Jabir bin Abdullah al-Ansaree that a man asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ : ‘Do you think that if I perform the obligatory prayers, fast in Ramadan, make the permissible halal, make the forbidden haram, and do not increase upon that, then I shall enter Paradise?’ He ﷺ replied: 'Yes'. 

Lesson Date: 18/11/2024

Lesson 29 - Tafseer Surat al-Mumtahanah

Ayah 10.

Lesson Date: 15/11/2024

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Lesson 64:

They believe that Imaan increases with obedience and decreases with disobedience.

However, alongside this, they do not rule the People of the Qiblah as disbelievers because of every sin, or every major sin, (mutlaq al-ma’asi wal-kaba'ir) that they may commit as done by the Khawarij. Rather, brotherhood in Imaan remains even in the presence of sins, as Allah, Glorious is He, says in the verse dealing with retribution: 'But if someone is absolved by his brother, blood money should be claimed with correctness.' [al-Baqarah: 178] 

And He says: 'If two parties of the believers fight, make peace between them. But if one of them attacks the other unjustly, fight the attackers until they revert to Allah's command. If they revert, make peace between them with justice, and be even-handed. Allah loves those who are even-handed. The believers are brothers to one another, so makereconciliation between your brothers. [al-Hujurat: 9-10]

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Lesson Date: 13/11/2024

Lesson 58 - Hadith #21

The hadith of Sufyan bin Abdullah: 'Say I believe in Allah — and then be steadfast.'

Lesson Date: 11/11/2024

Lesson 28 - Tafseer Surat al-Mumtahanah

Ayah 8 to 9.

Lesson Date: 8/11/2024

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Lesson 27 - Tafseer Surat al-Mumtahanah

Ayah 6 to 7.

Lesson Date: 1/11/2024

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Lesson 63:

[THE ESSENCE OF IMAAN AND THE RULING REGARDING THOSE WHO COMMIT MAJOR SINS]

Amongst the fundamentals of Ahlus Sunnah wal-Jama'ah is that religion and Imaan comprise speech and deeds: speech of the heart and the tongue and deeds of the heart, tongue, and limbs.

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Lesson Date: 30/10/2024