Gardens Of Knowledge

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم This lesson will be at 11pm (UK time) from tonight in shā Allāh.

Sheikh Muhammad Amān al-Jami rahimahu’Allah said: "Once again, and repeatedly, we urge our youth to draw near to the scholars, the people of knowledge and understanding, to benefit from them, and to keep away from these people of excessive zeal." [Shukran Lā Kufrān (Lecture 02]

In shāʾ Allāh, in today's lesson from our class on Tuhfatul Mawdūd bi Aḥkāmil-Mawlūd by Imam Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله, continuing from the chapter "Naming the Child," we will be covering the following chapters and points: The Desirable, Forbidden and Disapproved Names — 141 Section 3: The Desirability of Changing the Name, if Beneficial — 160 Section 4: The Permissibility of Cognominating the Newborn — 166 Section 5: Selecting the Name is the Father's Right, and not the Mother's — 167 Section 6: The Difference between the Name (ism), Nickname (laqab) and Cognomen (kunyah) — 168

In shāʾ Allāh, in today's lesson from our class on Tuhfatul Mawdūd bi Aḥkāmil-Mawlūd by Imam Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله, continuing from the chapter "Naming the Child," we will be covering the following chapters and points: The Desirable, Forbidden and Disapproved Names — 141 Section 3: The Desirability of Changing the Name, if Beneficial — 160 Section 4: The Permissibility of Cognominating the Newborn — 166 Section 5: Selecting the Name is the Father's Right, and not the Mother's — 167 Section 6: The Difference between the Name (ism), Nickname (laqab) and Cognomen (kunyah) — 168

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Announcement 📣 There will be no lesson (Al-Qawā’id Al-Arba’) tonight in shā Allāh. بارك الله فيكم

Sufyān ibn Uyaynah (rahimahu’Allah) said: “A man from among the Salaf would meet a brother from among his brothers and say: ‘O you! If you are able not to mistreat the one whom you love, then do so.’ So a man said to him: ‘Does a person mistreat the one whom he loves?’ He said: ‘Yes. Your soul is more precious to you than all souls. So if you disobey Allah, then you have indeed mistreated it.’” [Ḥifdh al-Umr by Ibn al-Jawzī, p. 68]

In shāʾ Allāh, in today's lesson from our class on Tuhfatul Mawdūd bi Aḥkāmil-Mawlūd by Imam Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله, we will be covering the following chapters and points: CHAPTER SEVEN Shaving the Child's Head, and Donating the Weight of His Hair 125 Section 1: Qazaʿ (Partial Shaving) 128 CHAPTER EIGHT Naming the Child, Its Timing and Its Provisions 130 Section 1: The Time for Naming 131 Section 2: The Desirable, Forbidden and Disapproved Names 141

In shāʾ Allāh, in today's lesson from our class on Tuhfatul Mawdūd bi Aḥkāmil-Mawlūd by Imam Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله, we will be covering the following chapters and points: CHAPTER SEVEN Shaving the Child's Head, and Donating the Weight of His Hair 125 Section 1: Qazaʿ (Partial Shaving) 128 CHAPTER EIGHT Naming the Child, Its Timing and Its Provisions 130 Section 1: The Time for Naming 131 Section 2: The Desirable, Forbidden and Disapproved Names 141

Imām Ibn al-Uthaymeen (rahima'hullāh) said: "If you meet your brother, then shake his hand. This is good. But the thing that people have introduced, and I do not know of any origin for it in the Sunnah, is: That when a person enters a gathering, he gets up and shakes hands with them one by one, passing by them. This is not from the Sunnah, because the Prophet ﷺ used to enter gatherings and would not shake hands with the people. Rather, he would sit where the gathering came to an end for him. And the best guidance is the guidance of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ."

ومجالسة العارف تدعوك من سِتٍّ إلى سِتٍّ: من الشك إلى اليقين، ومن الرياء إلى الإخلاص، ومن الغفلة إلى الذكر، ومن الرغبة في الدنيا إلى الرغبة في الآخرة، ومن الكِبر إلى التواضع، ومن سوء الطويّة إلى النصيحة) أنظر مدارج السالكين، ٣/ ٣٤٥.

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The Khawarij's Understanding of the Qur'an. Al-Hāfidh ibn Hajr rahimahu’Allah said : "The first statement that came from them was their saying, 'There is no judgment except for Allah.' They extracted it from the Qur'an and carried it upon other than its proper meaning." [Fatḥ al-Bārī 6/961]

Ibn Sallūm said to his student, Uthmān ibn Mansūr: "A severe hardship befell me, and I fell into great danger in the year 1091 AH. So I remained constant in saying, 'Lā Ḥawla wa Lā Quwwata illā Billāh' (There is no might nor power except with Allah), night and day until sleep overcame me. Then Allah relieved me of it quickly. So to Allah belong all praise and all favor." [Al-Ijāzah al-IIlmiyyah fi Najd 3/545]

In shāʾ Allāh, we will be covering from page 89, continuing from Chapter Six: 'Aqiqah and its Requirements from Tuhfatul Mawdūd bi Aḥkāmil-Mawlūd by رحمه الله. The topics discussed today are: Section 10: Differentiation of Males and Females — p. 89. Section 11: The Purpose, Legality, and Benefits of 'Aqiqah and Reviving the Sunnah of the Messenger — p. 92. Section 12: Indicating that Cooking it is Better Than Donating it as Raw Meat — p. 100. Section 13: Disapproval of Breaking its Bones — p. 101. Section 14: The Minimum Acceptable Age of the 'Aqiqah Animal — p. 105. Section 15: Clarifying That There is One 'Aqiqah Per Person; Seven People Cannot Participate in a Cow or a Camel (Unlike the Udhiyah) — p. 106. Section 16: Is 'Aqiqah Acceptable with Something Other Than Sheep, Such as Cows and Camels? — p. 107. Section 17: Clarifying its Recipients; What May be Donated, What May be Given as a Gift, and the Desirability of Giving a Portion to the Delivering Doctor, Nurse, or Midwife — p. 109. Section 18: Provisions Regarding the Simultaneous Occurrence of the 'Aqiqah and Udhiyah; Does One Suffice for the Other? — p. 112. Section 19: The Ruling Regarding Those Whose Parents Did Not Perform 'Aqiqah for Them—Should They Perform it for Themselves After Reaching Maturity? — p. 114. Section 20: Rulings Regarding the 'Aqiqah's Skin and Offal; May They be Sold, or Are They Treated the Same as in the Udhiyah? — p. 116. Section 21: What Should be Said When Slaughtering the 'Aqiqah. Section 22: The Reason Why it Should be Performed on the 7th, 14th, or 21st Day after Birth. Alḥamdulillāh, by the grace and success granted by Allah, we have now covered and discussed all the matters pertaining to the 'Aqiqah.

Al-Fudayl bin Iyaad rahimahu’Allah said : "For a man to show gentleness to the people of his gathering, and to beautify his character with them, is better for him than the standing of his night and the fasting of his day." [Wafayāt al-Aʿyān 4/48]

How is sincerity in seeking knowledge achieved? Imām Muhammad Ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen (rahimahu’Allah) said: (1) That he intends by it to carry out the command of Allah, since Allah commanded it, saying: "So know (O Muhammad ﷺ) that Lâ ilâha illallâh (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah)." (Qur'an 47:19) (2) That he intends by it to remove ignorance from himself and from others. (3) That he intends by it to follow the legislation (Sharia) of the Prophet ﷺ. (4) That he intends by it to protect the legislation (Sharia) and defend it.

Imām Muhammad Ibn Ṣāliḥ al-Uthaymīn (raḥimahu’Allāh) said: “Good character with Allah regarding His decrees is that you are pleased with what Allah has decreed for you, that you become tranquil regarding it, and that you know that whatever He—Glorified and Exalted is He—has decreed, He has only decreed for a wisdom and a praiseworthy purpose, for which He deserves praise and thanks.” [Makārim al-Akhlāq, p. 24]