Weekly lesson on The Explanation of the Important Lessons for Every Muslim of Shaykh ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Bāz by Shaykh Yaḥyá an-Nahārī حفظه الله translated into English by Muḥammad Shabāna. The series started on August 28, 2020 corresponding to Muḥarram 09, 1442H The lecture is also available on YouTube and on Facebook.

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Lesson 01 (Muḥarram 09, 1442H | August 28, 2020):

• Introduction to the book
• Virtues of Sūrah al-Fātiḥah

Lesson 02 (Muḥarram 16, 1442H | September 04, 2020):

• Continuation of the topic about Sūrah al-Fātiḥah (from the first lesson)
• Issues regarding the Basmallah
• The first pillar of Islām
• The virtues of Lā ilāha illa Allāh.

Lesson 03 (Muḥarram 23, 1442H | September 11, 2020):

• Explanation of the testification that Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allāh and its necessities
• The pillars of Lā Ilāha illa-Allāh
• The conditions of Lā Ilāha illa-Allāh
• The goals behind knowing the conditions of Lā Ilāha illa-Allāh

Lesson 04 (Ṣafar 01, 1442H | September 18, 2020):

• Explanation of the rest of the pillars of Islām like Ṣalāh, Zakāh, fasting in the month of Ramaḍān, and Ḥajj

Lesson 05 (Ṣafar 08, 1442H | September 25, 2020):

• The definition of Īmān linguistically and in legislation with its proofs
• What does Īmān in Allāh include?

Lesson 06 (Ṣafar 15, 1442H | October 02, 2020):

• A detailed explanation of the second pillar of Īmān
• Proofs for Īmān in the angels
• Angels have been assigned with different tasks
• From them are those who are assigned the revelation to the Messengers
• From them are those who are assigned the rain and vegetation
• From them are those who are assigned the blowing of the trumpet
• From them are those who are assigned the taking away of the souls
• From them are those who are assigned those who protect the servants in every situation
• From them are those who are assigned the recording of the actions of the slaves
• From them are those who are assigned to be the gatekeepers of the Hellfire
• From them are those who are assigned to be the gatekeepers of the Paradise
• The angels do as they are commanded and they never get tired.
• No one knows the numbers of the angels except for Allāh
• The Prophet saw Jibrīl twice in his real form
• Jibrīl has 600 wings
• The size of the angels carrying the throne of Allāh

Lesson 07 (Ṣafar 22, 1442H | October 09, 2020):

• A detailed explanation of the third pillar of Īmān: Īmān in the Books
• Different books sent down by Allāh
• The virtue of reciting the Qurʾān
• The obligation of believing in all verses
• Allāh commanded us to return to His Book when there is trials, tribulations, and disagreement
• No one can bring even a single verse similar to the Qurʾān
• A detailed explanation of the fourth pillar of Īmān: Īmān in the Messengers
• The obligation in believing in all of the Messengers
• Whoever disbelieves in one Prophet or Messenger, then he has disbelieved in all of the Prophets and the Messengers.
• Some of the duties of the Messengers
• Who are the best Prophets and Messengers
• Why is this Ummah the best nation

Lesson 08 (Ṣafar 28, 1442H | October 16, 2020):

• A detailed explanation of the fifth pillar of Īmān: Īmān on the Last Day
• Why is the Last Day called "The Last"?
• What happens during the death of a person?
• What happens on the Day of Judgement?
• The intercession of Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ
• Īmān in the scales
• Īmān in the Ḥawḍ
• Īmān in the Ṣirāṭ
• Īmān in the Shafāʿah
• The types of Fire
• A detailed explanation of the sixth pillar of Īmān: Īmān on the Qaḍāʾ and Qadr
• The levels of Qadr
• The fruits of believing in the Qaḍāʾ and Qadr

Lesson 09 (Rabīʿ al-Awwal 13, 1442H | October 30, 2020):

• The types of Tawḥīd and Shirk
• The definition of Tawḥīd
• The definition of Tawḥīd Rubūbiyyah
• The polytheists believed in Tawḥīd Rubūbiyyah, but it didn't enter them into Islām
• Tawḥīd Rububiyyah necessitates belief in Tawḥīd Ulūhiyyah
• The definition of Tawḥīd Ulūhiyyah
• The disagreement between Messengers and the people happened due to Tawḥīd Uluhiyyah

Lesson 10 (Rabīʿ al-Awwal 20, 1442H | November 06, 2020):

• What is Tawḥīd of Names and Attributes
• Affirming the Names and Attributes of Allāh without distortion, nor negation, nor resembling (Allāh to His creation) nor likening (Allāh to His creation)
• We do not name Allāh with what he didn't call himself with
• The obligation of having Īmān in the Names of Allāh
• All of the Names of Allāh is beautiful
• The beautiful Names of Allāh are not limited to a certain number
• The source for the Names and Attributes is taken from the Book and the Sunnah
• Warning against deviation in the Names and Attributes
• Different types of deviation
• The story of a man asking Imām Mālik how did Allāh ascend His throne
• Scholars differed on the number of types of Tawḥīd
• Scholars differed on the number of types of Shirk
• The dangers of Major Shirk

Lesson 11 (Rabīʿ al-Awwal 27, 1442H | November 13, 2020):

• What is Tawḥīd of Names and Attributes
• Examples of major Shirk
• Duʿāʾ is worship
• Explanation of Istighāthah (seeking help in time of hardship)
• The permissible type of Istighāthah
• The doubt that polytheists worship the idols in order for them to intercede on their behalf, and to get closer to Allāh through them
• Explanation of an-Nadhr (vowing)
• The ḥadīth of a person entering hellfire due to a fly and another person entering paradise due to the fly
• Example of minor Shirk
• The danger of ar-Riyāʾ (showing off)