Gardens Of Knowledge

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم A moment of reflection took me back to: Friday: 01/11/13 - 27/12/34 The last day our brother Abū Mu’āwiyah Mustafa Al-Amrīkī rahimahullāh was seen alive. This was the third of three days where the Houthi rebels intensified their attack on Dār Al-Hadīth, Dammāj. I remember this day and the two before it very well. What I remember about this Friday was getting ready for Jumu’ah (which was being prayed in the basement of the masjid). As I and a few brothers were making our way to the basement of the masjid via the masjid, we came under attack. This was the first day I recall the masjid being hit. A few brothers were injured and we had to seek shelter. After Jumu’ah, brothers were gathering in groups and being dispatched to different stations. From the brothers who I saw in amongst the first group being dispatched, was our dear brother Mustafa rahimahullāh, a beautiful brother and caller to Allāh. He was someone who sacrificed his life for the sake of Allāh, calling to His religion and eventually died defending it. I will always

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Announcement 📣 There will be no reading of Shamāil An-Nabī tonight. We will continue tomorrow as normal in shā Allāh

قال الشيخ مقبل بن هادي الوادعي رحمه الله "ينبغي أن نتخير الجلساء الصالحين الذين يساعدون على الخير". 📚كتاب غارة الأشرطة 2 / 473 Shaykh Muqbil bin Hādī Al-Wādi’ī, may Allāh have mercy on him, said: “It is necessary that we choose righteous companions. Those who assist one another upon goodness”. (Ghāratul Ashritah, 2/473) https://t.me/Gardensofknowledge

قال الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين رحمه الله: من انتظر الفرج أثيب على ذلك الإنتظار.. لأن إنتظار الفرج حسن ظن بالله .. وحسن الظن بالله .. عمل صالح يثاب عليه الإنسان . 📚 فتاوى نور على الدرب "225" ‏Shaykh Muhammad bin Sālih Al-‘Uthaymīn rahimahullāh said: ‏“Whoever waits for relief will be rewarded for that waiting. ‏This is because waiting for relief is (from) having good thoughts of Allāh and having good thoughts of Allāh is a righteous action for which a person will be rewarded”. ‏(Fatāwā Nūr ‘Alā Ad-Darb, 225) https://t.me/Gardensofknowledge

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Announcement 📣 There will be no reading of Shamāil An-Nabī this week. We will continue next week as normal in shā Allāh

The Salaf And ‘Asr On Friday Sa’īd bin Jubair rahimahullāh would not talk to anyone after praying ‘Asr until sunset. Meaning: He would be busy with du’ā. (Zād Al-Ma’ād, 1/384) https://t.me/Gardensofknowledge

قال لقمان لابنه : ‏يا بني، اتخذ طاعة الله تجارة، تأتيك الأرباح من غير بضاعة . ‏- البداية والنهاية ( ١٧/٣) Luqmān (Al-Hakīm) said to his son: “My son, take obedience to Allāh as trade. Profits will come to you without any merchandise”. Al-Bidāyah Wan-Nihāyah (3/17)

Piety of the parents benefits the children. Allāh ﷻ said: ﴿وَأَمَّا ٱلۡجِدَارُ فَكَانَ لِغُلَـٰمَیۡنِ یَتِیمَیۡنِ فِی ٱلۡمَدِینَةِ وَكَانَ تَحۡتَهُۥ كَنزࣱ لَّهُمَا وَكَانَ أَبُوهُمَا صَـٰلِحࣰا…. ﴾ [الكهف ٨٢] “And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the town; and there was under it a treasure belonging to them; and their father was a righteous man…” (18:82). Ibn Kathīr rahimahullāh mentions in his tafsīr regarding Allāh’s statement: (“And their father was a righteous man”). “This indicates that a righteous person’s offspring will be taken care of, and that the blessing of his worship will extend to them in this world and in the Hereafter. This will occur through his intercession for them, as well as their status being raised to the highest levels of Paradise, so that he may find joy in them. This was stated in the Qurān and reported in the Sunnah. Sa’īd bin Jubayr rahimahullāh narrated from Ibn ‘Abbās (may Allāh be pleased with him and his father): "They were taken care of because their father was a righteous man, although it is not stated that they themselves were righteous.'' Ibn Kathīr rahimahullāh also mentions that this righteous man was from the forefathers of these orphans, stating that it was their 5th great grandfather, it has also been stated that it was their 8th great grandfather. This shows that the blessings of a righteous person’s worship can extend to future generations and that if he doesn’t see the good in his own children then it could be that Allāh brings out from his progeny righteous people who benefit him well after he has departed from the dunyā. Al-Baghawī rahimahullāh mentions in his tafsīr that Sa’īd bin Al-Musayyib rahimahullāh said: “I pray and remember my son and increase my prayers”. In addition to that which has been mentioned, it is of great importance that a parent supplicates for his children. The messenger of Allāh ﷺ informed us that supplication of the parent for his child is accepted. ثلاثُ دعَواتٍ مُستجاباتٌ لا شكَّ فيهنَّ: دعوةُ المظلومِ، ودعوةُ المُسافِرِ، ودعوةُ الوالِدِ لولَدِه. “There are three supplications that will undoubtedly be answered: the supplication of one who has been oppressed, the supplication of the traveller and the supplication of a father for his child." (Abū Dāwūd (1536), At-Tirmidhī (1905) Ibn Mājah (3862) and graded hasan by Al-Albānī rahimahullāh in Sahīh Ibn Mājah 3129). It is also of great importance that we educate, cultivate and leave a lasting legacy behind for them to have as a foundation to establish their lives upon. ﴿ أم كُنتُمۡ شُهَدَاۤءَ إِذۡ حَضَرَ یَعۡقُوبَ ٱلۡمَوۡتُ إِذۡ قَالَ لِبَنِیهِ مَا تَعۡبُدُونَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِیۖ قَالُوا۟ نَعۡبُدُ إِلَـٰهَكَ وَإِلَـٰهَ ءَابَاۤىِٕكَ إِبۡرَ ٰ⁠هِـۧمَ وَإِسۡمَـٰعِیلَ وَإِسۡحَـٰقَ إِلَـٰهࣰا وَ ٰ⁠حِدࣰا وَنَحۡنُ لَهُۥ مُسۡلِمُونَ ۝﴾ [البقرة ١٣٣] “Or were you witnesses when death approached Ya’qūb? When he said unto his sons, “What will you worship after me?” They said, “We shall worship your Ilāh, the Ilāh of your fathers, Ibrāhīm, Ismā’īl and Ishāq, One Ilāh and to Him we submit (in Islam).” (2:133). https://t.me/Gardensofknowledge

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Announcement 📣 There will be no reading of Shamāil An-Nabī tonight. We will continue next Thursday as normal in shā Allāh

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Today's lesson (Kitāb at-tawhīd) has been cancelled and will resume next week, In shā Allāh. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. Today’s lesson has been pre-recorded https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1e7ui0v2s4fp6on/AACTNpcdDKG2O7PDL383Egtma?dl=0

https://youtu.be/zjnJyDO3HVg?feature=shared An excellent lecture by our brother Abū Sulaymān (may Allāh preserve him). The topic of sisterhood is one of great importance. We have seen and heard many stories over the years of sisters not being made to feel welcome in masājid, being shunned and looked down upon for not being dressed like other sisters. We need to remind ourselves not to aid the shaytān in driving people away from the masājid. The fact that such a sister has come to the masjid is a great blessing which most likely required a battle. Remember how you (the one driving people away) was once misguided and perhaps in a worse situation. كَذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ كُنتُم مِّن قَبۡلُ فَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَیۡكُمۡ فَتَبَیَّنُوۤا۟ۚ “As he is now, so were you yourselves before till Allah conferred on you His Favours (i.e. guided you to Islam), therefore, be cautious in discrimination”. (4:94) Imām As-Sa’dī rahimahullāh said in his tafsīr of this verse: “So just as Allāh guided you after your misguidance likewise He guides others beside you”. This also applies to brothers who drive others away from the masājid.

الكبر⁩، الحسد⁩، الغضب⁩، الشهوة⁩. قال ابن القيم رحمه الله: زوال الجبال عن أماكنها : أيسر من زوال هذه الاربعة عمن بُلي بها. 📚 [الفوائد (١٩٤)]. Arrogance Envy Anger Desires Ibnul Qayyim rahimahullāh said: The removal of mountains from their places, is easier than the disappearance of these four for one who is afflicted with them. https://t.me/Gardensofknowledge

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Today's lesson (Kitāb at-tawhīd) has been cancelled and will resume next week, In shā Allāh. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Translated by our brother Abū ‘Āishah Yāsīn (may Allāh reward him).

قال عمر بن عبد العزيز - رحمه الله تعالى - : ما رأيتُ يقينًا أشبه بالشكّ من يقينِ النّاس بالموتِ ثمّ لا يستعدّونَ له. [ تفسير القرطبي ٦٤/١٠ ] ‘Umar bin ‘Abdilazīz rahimahullāh said: “I have never seen certainty more like doubt than when people are certain of death and then do not prepare for it”. Tafsīr Al-Qurtubī (10/64) https://t.me/Gardensofknowledge

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The last lesson of the three fundamental principles has been postponed to Wednesday night, In shā Allāh.

إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون The Shaykh, ‘Alī bin Nāsir Faqīhī has passed away. The shaykh was from the senior scholars who taught in the prophet’s masjid. We ask Allāh that He forgives him, has mercy upon him, raises his rank in Jannah and allow for his works to be a continuous charity for him.