Weekly lesson on the Benefits from the Stories of the Prophets by Ustādh ʿAbbās Abū Yaḥyá. The series started on September 19, 2020, corresponding to Ṣafar 02, 1442H.

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Lesson 01 (Ṣafar 02, 1442H | September 19, 2020):

• Who are the Messengers and the Prophets
• Importance of having correct belief regarding them
• The reality of Prophethood
• How is a Prophet chosen?
• The need for the message of the Prophets and Messengers
• Principles upon which Allaah's command and creations revolve around

Lesson 02 (Ṣafar 16, 1442H | October 03, 2020):

• Wisdom of sending the Prophets and the Messengers
• Prophets and the Messengers are the best of the people
• The greatest goal of why Allāh brought the people into existence
• We don't joke/mock/belittle any prophets and messenger
• What is the only way to know about our Creator?
• What will happen to those who didn't hear the correct meaning of Islām
• The dire need for the creation to have a good example to follow

Lesson 03 (Ṣafar 23, 1442H | October 10, 2020):

• Nothing is better than learning about the people chosen by Allāh
• Some of the duties of the Messengers
• The Daʿwah of all of the Prophets and the Messengers
• Many people start practicing by looking at you as an example
• Belief in them is from the pillars of Īmān
• The reason why Shaykh Rabīʿ authored the book Manhaj al-Anbiyāʾ
• The religion of all of the Prophets and the Messengers
• What is the use of having Prophets and Messengers if you don't follow them and you introduce innovations?
• The difference between the Prophets and the Messengers

Lesson 04 (Rabīʿ al-Awwal 14, 1442H | October 31, 2020):

• The scholars differed on the birthdate of the Prophet
• Refuting the innovation of the celebration of the birthday of the Prophet
• The first Messenger to be sent
• The argument of the people against the first Messenger
• The reason why Allāh keeps the people misguided
• The Prophets cared for their people
• The prohibition of seeking forgiveness of one who died as a polytheist
• Summary of the story of the first Messenger is found in Sūrah Hūd verse 24 to 49

Lesson 05 (Rabīʿ al-Awwal 21, 1442H | November 07, 2020):

• What is the best Dhikr and the best Duʿāʾ
• Nūḥ was a grateful servant
• He had humility and humbleness
• Allāh protected Nūḥ from destruction: Sūrah Ṣāffāt verses 75-82
• Nūḥ is from the first Messenger
• The two Amīr al-Muʾminīn in ḥadīth 
• How many Messengers are there in total?
• Who did Allāh speak to directly?
• The idols in the time of Nūḥ
• The advice of Nūḥ to his son on his deathbed

Lesson 06 (Rabīʿ al-Awwal 28, 1442H | November 14, 2020):

• The patience of Nūḥ in giving Daʿwah
• The prophets were known to be truthful before their prophethood
• The Companions never used to lie against each other, and didn't even know what lying is, while most of the Muslims lie
• Some of the results in asking Allāh for His forgiveness
• The mannerism on how Nūḥ gave Daʿwah
• We should not bore the people with lots of information
• The story of the person who killed 99 people
• The names of the people which the people of Nūḥ worshipped
• The prohibition of taking the graves as a place of worship
• Seeking aid from Allāh for all our actions
• The story of Fāṭimah رضي الله عنها asking for a servant to aid her in her daily works, and what the Prophet ﷺ gave her