Al-Hadith (Traditions)
الحديث الأول: النية، عن أمير المؤمنين عمر بن الخطاب -رضي الله عنه- قال: سمعت رسول الله -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يقول: "إنَّمَا الْأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ، وَإِنَّمَا لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مَا نَوَى..." في الصحيحين.
(1) Intention: On the authority of Omar ibn Al-Khattâb (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “(The value of) an action depends on the intention behind it. A man will be rewarded only for what he intended.” Related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim.
الحديث الثاني: أركان الإسلام، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بُنِيَ الْإِسْلَامُ عَلَى خَمْسٍ شَهَادَةِ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَإِقَامِ الصَّلَاةِ وَإِيتَاءِ الزَّكَاةِ وَالْحَجِّ وَصَوْمِ رَمَضَانَ. رواه البخاري.
(2) The pillars of Islam: On the authority of Abdullah ibn Omar ibn al-Khattâb (may Allah be pleased with them), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say, “Islam has been built on five (pillars): testifying that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, establishing the Salah (prayer), paying the zakāh (obligatory charity), making the hajj (pilgrimage) to the House, and fasting Ramadan.” Related by Al-Bukhari.
الحديث الثالث: أركان الإيمان، عن امير المؤمنين عمر بن الخطاب قال رسول الله صلي الله عليه وسلم: "الإيمان: أَنْ تُؤْمِنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلاَئِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ وَتُؤْمِنَ بِالْقَدَرِ خَيْرِهِ وَشَرِّهِ." رواه مسلم
(3) The Articles of Faith: On the authority of Omar ibn al-Khattâb (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Faith: It is that you believe in Allah and His angels and His Books and His Messengers and the Last Day, and in fate (Qadar), both in its good and in its evil aspects.” Related by Muslim.
الحديث الرابع: الإيمان بأن عيسى عبد الله ورسوله، عن عبادة بن الصامت رضي الله عنه يقول قال رسول الله -صلي الله عليه وسلم- : "مَنْ شَهِدَ أَنْ لا إِلَهَ إِلا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ : وَأَنَّ عِيسَى عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولُهُ ، وَكَلِمَتُهُ أَلْقَاهَا إِلَى مَرْيَمَ وَرُوحٌ مِنْهُ ، وَأَنَّ الْجَنَّةَ حَقٌّ وَأَنَّ النَّارَ حَقٌّ ، أَدْخَلَهُ اللَّهُ الْجَنَّةَ مِنْ أَبْوَابِهَا الثَّمَانِيَةِ أَيِّهَا شَاءَ." مسند البزار.
(4) The Belief that Jesus is Allah’s slave and His Messenger. It is narrated on the authority of Ubadah ibn Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) observed:
“He who testified that there is no god but Allah, He is One and there is no associate with Him, that Muhammad is His servant and His messenger, that Jesus is servant and the son of His slave-girl and he (Jesus) is His word which He communicated to Mary and is a Spirit from Him, and that the Paradise is a truth and Hell is a truth, Allah would make him (he who affirms these truths) enter Paradise through any one of its eight doors which he would like.”
الحديث الخامس: سيد الإستغفار، عن شَدَّادُ بْنُ أَوْسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قال سَيِّدُ الِاسْتِغْفَارِ أَنْ تَقُولَ اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ وَأَبُوءُ لَكَ بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ قَالَ وَمَنْ قَالَهَا مِنْ النَّهَارِ مُوقِنًا بِهَا فَمَاتَ مِنْ يَوْمِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُمْسِيَ فَهُوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَمَنْ قَالَهَا مِنْ اللَّيْلِ وَهُوَ مُوقِنٌ بِهَا فَمَاتَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُصْبِحَ فَهُوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ. رواه البخاري.
(5) The Master of Asking forgiveness: On the authority of Shaddad ibn Aus (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “The best manner of asking for forgiveness is to say: “O Allah! You are my Lord. None has the right to be worshipped except You. You created me and I am your servant and I abide by your covenant and promise as best I can. I seek refuge in you from the evil, which I have committed. I acknowledge Your favour upon me and I acknowledge my sins, so forgive me, for verily none can forgive sin except you.” Whoever recites this with conviction in the evening and dies during that night shall enter Paradise, and whoever recites it with conviction in the morning and dies during that day shall enter Paradise.” Related by Al-Bukhari.
الحديث السادس: أذكار عند النوم وعند الإستيقاظ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَنَامَ قَال: "بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا"، وَإِذَا اسْتَيْقَظَ مِنْ مَنَامِهِ قَالَ: "الْحَمْدُ لِلهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ". رواه البخاري.
(6) The sleeping and wake up Supplication: Narrated Hudhaifah: When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) went to bed, he used to say, “Allahumma bismika ahya wa amut.” (O Allah, it is with Your Name that I live and it is with Your Name that I die.) And when he woke up in the mornings he used to say, “Al-hamdu li l-lahi al-ladhi ahyana ba'da ma amatana wa ilaihi-nnushur.” (Praise is due to Allah, Who gave us life after our death (sleep) and unto Thee is resurrection.) Related by Al-Bukhari.
الحديث السابع: دعاء دخول المسجد، عَنْ أَبِى أُسَيْدٍ - قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- "إِذَا دَخَلَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَلْيَقُلِ اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِى أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ. وَإِذَا خَرَجَ فَلْيَقُلِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّى أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ". رواه مسلم
(7) Supplication of entering the mosque: Put your right foot, and say: “In the name of Allah, and prayers and peace be upon on the Messenger of Allah”, “When any of you enters the mosque he should say, “O Allah, open to me the gates of Your mercy, “and when he goes out he should say “O Allah, I ask You out of Your abundance.” Related by Muslim.
الحديث الثامن: دعاء دخول الخلاء، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا دَخَلَ الْخَلَاءَ قَالَ: "اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخُبُثِ وَالْخَبَائِثِ". أخرجه السبعة.
(8) Supplication for entering the toilet: On the authority of Anas ibn Malik, (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Prophet, (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) when he entered the toilet, said: “O Allah, I seek refuge with You from devils – males and females (or all offensive and wicked things, evil deeds and evil spirits, etc.)” Related by the Seven.
الحديث التاسع: دعاء نزول المطر، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا رَأَى الْمَطَرَ قَالَ "اللَّهُمَّ صَيِّبًا نَافِعًا." رواه البخاري.
(9) The supplication of descending rain: From Aisha that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) when he saw the rain, he said: “Oh Allah, make it beneficial rainstorm.” Related by Al-Bukhari.
الحديث العاشر: الدعاء عند ركوب الدابة، عن ابْنَ عُمَرَ قال أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- كَانَ إِذَا اسْتَوَى عَلَى بَعِيرِهِ خَارِجًا إِلَى سَفَرٍ كَبَّرَ ثَلاَثًا ثُمَّ قَالَ: "سُبْحَانَ الَّذِى سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ." رواه احمد.
(10) Supplication when riding an animal: On the authority of Ibn Omar (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah, (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) if he mounted on his camel on his way travelling he said “Allah is Greater” three times, and said, “Glorified be He Who has subdued these unto us, and we were not capable (of subduing them); And Lo! to our Lord, we are returning.” (The Ornaments, Az-Zukhruf, 43: 13-14) Related by Ahmad.
الحديث الحادي عشر: فَضْل مَنْ اسْتَبْرَأَ لِدِينِهِ، عن أبي عبد الله النعمان بن بشير رضي الله عنهما قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: "إنَّ الْحَلَالَ بَيِّنٌ، وَإِنَّ الْحَرَامَ بَيِّنٌ، وَبَيْنَهُمَا أُمُورٌ مُشْتَبِهَاتٌ لَا يَعْلَمُهُنَّ كَثِيرٌ مِنْ النَّاسِ، فَمَنْ اتَّقَى الشُّبُهَاتِ فَقْد اسْتَبْرَأَ لِدِينِهِ وَعِرْضِهِ، وَمَنْ وَقَعَ فِي الشُّبُهَاتِ وَقَعَ فِي الْحَرَامِ، كَالرَّاعِي يَرْعَى حَوْلَ الْحِمَى يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَرْتَعَ فِيهِ، أَلَا وَإِنَّ لِكُلِّ مَلِكٍ حِمًى، أَلَّا وَإِنَّ حِمَى اللَّهِ مَحَارِمُهُ، أَلَّا وَإِنَّ فِي الْجَسَدِ مُضْغَةً إذَا صَلَحَتْ صَلَحَ الْجَسَدُ كُلُّهُ، وَإذَا فَسَدَتْ فَسَدَ الْجَسَدُ كُلُّهُ، أَلَا وَهِيَ الْقَلْبُ". رواه البخاري ومسلم.
(11) He who avoids doubtful matters clears himself regarding his religion: On the authority of An-Nu’man ibn Basheer (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say, “That which is lawful is clear and that which is unlawful is clear, and between the two of them are doubtful matters about which many people do not know. Thus he who avoids doubtful matters clears himself regarding his religion and his honour, but he who falls into doubtful matters (eventually) falls into that which is unlawful, like the shepherd who pastures around a sanctuary, all but grazing therein. Truly every king has a sanctuary, and truly Allah’s sanctuary is His prohibitions. Truly in the body, there is a morsel of flesh, which, if it be good, all the body is good, and which, if it is diseased, all of (the body) is diseased. Truly, it is the heart.” Related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim.
الحديث الثاني عشر: فضل التسبيح والتحميد، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَلِمَتَانِ خَفِيفَتَانِ عَلَى اللِّسَانِ ثَقِيلَتَانِ فِي الْمِيزَانِ حَبِيبَتَانِ إِلَى الرَّحْمَنِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ" متفق عليه.
(12) The Virtue of Tassbeeh and Tahmeed, Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Two words are light on the tongue, weigh heavily in the balance, and are loved by the Most Merciful One: “Subhānallāhi wa bihamdih, Subhānallāhi ‘l-`Azīm.” Glorified is Allah and praised is He, Glorified is Allah the Most Great. Related by Al-Bukhari 7/168, and Muslim 4/2072.
الحديث الثالث عشر: فضل الذكر، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ :"مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَذْكُرُ رَبَّهُ وَالَّذِي لَا يَذْكُرُ رَبَّهُ مَثَلُ الْحَيِّ وَالْمَيِّتِ". رواه البخاري.
(13) The Virtue of Remembrance: Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) as saying, “He who remembers his Lord and he who does not, are like the living and the dead.” Related by Al-Bukhari.
الحديث الرابع عشر: فضل قول سبحان الله وبحمده، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: "مَنْ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ فِي يَوْمٍ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ حُطَّتْ خَطَايَاهُ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ مِثْلَ زَبَدِ الْبَحْرِ". رواه البخاري.
(14) The Virtue of saying, “Subhānallāhi wa bihamdihi” Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Whoever says: Subhānallāhi wa bihamdihi. (Glorified is Allah and praised is He) one hundred times a day, will have his sins forgiven even if they are like the foam of the sea. Related by Al-Bukhari.
الحديث الخامس عشر: النهي عن البدعة، عن أم المؤمنين عائشة -رضي الله عنها- قالت: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: "مَنْ أَحْدَثَ فِي أَمْرِنَا هَذا مَا لَيْسَ مِنْه، فَهُوَ رَدٌّ". رواه البخاري ومسلم.
(15) The Prohibition of Innovation in religion: On the authority of the Mother of the Believers, Aisha, (may Allah be pleased with her), said that Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “If anyone introduces into this affair of ours anything which does not belong to it, it is rejected.” Related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim.
الحديث السادس عشر: التسمية قبل الأكل، عن عمر بن أبي سلمة -رضي الله عنهما- قال: "كنتُ غلامًا في حَجْرِ رسولِ اللهِ صلَّى اللهُ عليهِ وسلَّمَ، وكانتْ يدِي تَطِيشُ في الصَّحْفَةِ، فقالَ لي رسولُ اللهِ -صلَّى اللهُ عليهِ وسلَّمَ-: "يا غلامُ، سمِّ اللهَ، وكُلْ بيمينِكَ، وكلْ ممَّا يلِيكَ." فما زالت تِلكَ طِعْمَتِي بعدُ... رواه البخاري.
(16) Mentioning the Name of Allah before eating: Narrated Omar ibn Abu Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that: Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to me, “Oh child, mention Allah’s Name, eat with your right hand, and eat from what is next to you.” Related by Al-Bukhari.
الحديث السابع عشر: عن أبي سعيد سعد بن سنان الخدري رضي الله عنه: أن رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم- قال: "لَا ضَرَرَ وَلَا ضِرَارَ." رواه ابن ماجة والدارقطني و غيرهما مسندا، و رواه مالك.
(17) On the authority of Abu Sa’eed al-Khudree (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “There should be neither harming (darar) nor reciprocating harm (dirar). A hassan hadeeth related by Ibn Majah, Ad-Daraqutnee and others as a musnad hadeeth. It was also related by Malik.
The First Lesson
AQEEDAH
Question 1: Who is your Lord?
Answer 1: My Lord is Allah.
Question 2: What is your religion?
Answer 2: My religion is Islam.
Question 3: Who is your Prophet?
Answer 3: My prophet is Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
Question 4: What is your book?
Answer 4: My book is the Noble Qur’an.
The Second Lesson
WORSHIP
Question 1: Why did Allah create us?
Answer 1: Allah created us to worship him.
The evidence is His saying: “And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me. I do not want from them any provision, nor do I want them to feed Me.” (The Winnowing Winds, Al-Dhariyat, 51: 56-57).
Question 2: What does worship mean?
Answer 2: Worship is a comprehensive name for all that Allah loves and is pleased with, both the outward and inward, the words and deeds.
The Third Lesson
THE RANKS OF THE RELIGION
Question 1: How many are the religion ranks? What are they?
Answer 1: The ranks of religion are three, namely:
1- Al-Islam.
2- Al-Imaan Faith.
3- Al-Ihsan, sincerity in worship.
Question 2: What is Islam?
Answer 2: Islam is surrendering to Allah.
The Fourth Lesson
PILLARS OF ISLAM
Question 1: What are the pillars of Islam?
Answer 1: The Pillars of Islam are five:
1. Testimony that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
2. Establishing the prayer.
3. Paying the Zakat.
4. Fasting Ramadan.
5. Perform pilgrimage to the House for whoever can.
The Fifth Lesson
ARTICLES OF FAITH
Question: What are the articles of faith?
Answer: The articles of faith are:
1. The Belief in Allah.
2. The Belief in His Angles.
3. The Belief in His books.
4. The Belief in His Messengers.
5. The Belief in the Last Day.
6. The Belief in the decree, its good and bad.
The Sixth Lesson
THE BELIEF IN ALLAH
Question 1: What is faith linguistically and Shar’i (legally)?
Answer 1: Faith linguistically means credence and legally it means:
1- A belief in the heart.
2- And the utterance of the tongue.
3- The work of the organs.
4- It increases by obedience and decreases by disobedience.
Question 2: What is the belief in Allah?
Answer 2: To believe in Allah that He is the true God and every deity besides Him is false:
1. And we believe that Allah is our Lord and the Lord of everything.
2. And that He is One, Sole and Eternal, He has no a female companion, nor a son.
3. And that He is our Creator, the Creator of the heavens and earth, and what is between them, and the Creator of everything.
4. He is our Provider, our Protector, He causes us to die, and raises us on the Day of Resurrection.
5. And He is the First, that there is nothing before Him, and He is the Last, that there is nothing after Him.
6. He created Paradise for those who obey Him and created the Fire for those who disobey Him.
7. And He is Able to do everything.
8. He alone deserves to be worshipped, including prayer, zakāh, fasting and pilgrimage, fear, hope and supplication, longing, fright, seeking help, returning and reliance on Him
The Seventh Lesson:
THE BELIEF IN ANGELS
Question: What is the belief in angels?
Answer: It is the firm belief in the existence of angels.
1. To believe that Allah created angels from light to worship Him, obey His commands, and not disobey Him.
2. Gabriel (peace be upon him); the one entrusted with the revelation descending on the messengers.
3. Mikael, who is appointed with rain.
4. Israfil; the delegate of blowing the horn.
5. The angel of death; the one who is mandated to take lives.
6. The venerable angels who write: Who write the deeds of human beings.
7. Among the angels are the bearers of the Throne.
8. Among the angels are the guardians of Hell.
The Eighth Lesson:
THE BELIEF IN BOOKS
Question: What is the belief in books?
Answer: It is the firm belief that Allah sent down books to His messengers to guide people.
1. And to believe that Allah sent down books to His messengers; to convey them to the people.
2. The evidence is His saying, “Say, (O believers), We have believed in Allah and what has been revealed to us and what has been revealed to Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Descendants (al-Asbāt) and what was given to Moses and Jesus and what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and we are Muslims (in submission) to Him.” (The Cow, Al-Baqarah, 2: 136).
3. Whatever it is of words, it is the words of Allah Almighty, from Him it began and to Him it returns.
4. And that the Qur’an is the seal of the divine books, and it is the word of Allah that is not altered.
5. To believe in the Qur’an, to act upon it, and to draw closer to Allah by reciting it.
6. And that Allah preserves the Qur’an from altering or distorting until the Hour comes. The evidence is His saying, “Indeed, it is We who sent down the message (i.e., the Qur’ān), and indeed, We will be its guardian.” (The Rocky Tract, Al-Hijr, 15: 9).
7. And that the Jews and Christians altered some of their books.
The Ninth Lesson
THE BELIEF IN THE MESSENGERS
Question: What is the belief in the Messengers?
Answer: It is the firm belief that Allah has sent messengers from people to his creatures and that they are truthful in what they spoke.
1. And to believe that Allah sent Messengers and Prophets in every time and place.
2. We must believe in all the Messengers, accept them as true, and love them more than our children and fathers.
3. To believe that Jesus son of Mary (peace be upon him) is the Messenger of Allah like Noah, Abraham, and Moses (peace be upon them) and – Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
4. To believe that Jesus (peace be upon him) is neither a god nor a son of God. Allah created him from a mother without a father, just as Adam was created without a father or a mother, and Eve was created without a mother.
5. To believe that Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is the seal of the prophets and messengers, and he is the best of them and He sent him to all people.
6. The call of the prophets is one: which is the command of monotheism and prohibition of polytheism.
The Tenth Lesson
THE BELIEF IN THE LAST DAY
Question 1: What is the belief in grave torment?
Answer 1: It is the firm belief of everything that occurs after death, as stated in the Book and the authentic Sunnah, which is the Day of Resurrection and the Doomsday.
1. And we believe that Allah is the One Who gave us life and causes us to die, and we will be asked in our graves three questions:
a- Who is your Lord?
b- What is your religion?
c- Who is your Prophet?
2. The grave is either a garden of paradise for the pious monotheistic believers, or it is a pit of fire for the unjust disbelievers and polytheists.
Question 2: What is the belief in the Day of Resurrection?
Answer 2: It is the firm belief of everything that occurs after death, as stated in the Qur’an and Sunnah.
1. And to believe that Allah will raise us from our graves for the reckoning on the Day of Resurrection.
2. That Allah sets the scales on the Day of Resurrection and holds people accountable. And the evidence is His saying: “And We place the scales of justice for the Day of Resurrection, so no soul will be treated unjustly at all. And if there is (even) the weight of a mustard seed,1 We will bring it forth. And sufficient are We as reckoners.” (The Prophets, Al-Anbiya’, 21: 47)
3. He who was a monotheistic believer and the balance of his good deeds are great and heavy; he will enter Paradise. The evidence is in Allah’s saying, “Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds - they will have the Gardens of Paradise1 as a lodging” (The Cave, Al-Kahf, 18: 107).
4. Whoever is a polytheist, disbeliever, or corrupter on earth; will enter the Fire. The evidence is in Allah’s saying, “Indeed, they who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the polytheists will be in the fire of Hell, abiding eternally therein. Those are the worst of creatures.” (The Clear Proof, Al-Bayyinah, 98: 6)
The Eleventh Lesson:
THE BELIEF IN PARADISE
Question 1: What is the belief in Paradise?
Answer 1:
1. To believe that Allah has prepared Paradise for people of faith, obedience, and righteousness.
• The evidence is in Almighty Allah’s saying, “And give good tidings to those who believe and do righteous deeds that they will have gardens (in Paradise) beneath which rivers flow.” (The Cow, Al-Baqarah, 2: 25).
• And His Almighty saying, “But those who believe and do righteous deeds - We will admit them to gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide forever. For them therein are purified spouses, and We will admit them to deepening shade.” (The Women, Al-Nisa, 4: 57).
2. That Paradise is as wide as the heavens and earth.
The evidence is the Almighty Allah saying, “And hasten to forgiveness from your Lord and a garden (i.e., Paradise) as wide as the heavens and earth, prepared for the righteous” (The Family of Imran, Ali Imran, 3: 133).
3. That the people of Paradise will be young blessed in it, they will never die, get sick, or feel thirsty, or starve, and they have an abiding bliss.
4. There are eight gates of Paradise.
The evidence is in Saheeh Al-Bukhari that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “In paradise, there are eight gates among which is a gate called Ar-Rayyan which only those who fast will enter.”
The Twelfth Lesson:
THE BELIEF IN THE FIRE
The Belief in the Fire
Question 1: What is the belief in the Fire?
Answer 1: To believe that Allah prepared the Fire for the disbelievers, polytheists, and corruptors on earth.
1. And that the people of the Fire do not die in it, and they have in it all sorts of constant painful torment. The evidence is Allah’s saying, “Allah has promised the hypocrite men and hypocrite women and the disbelievers the fire of Hell, wherein they will abide eternally. It is sufficient for them. And Allah has cursed them, and for them is an enduring punishment.” (The Repentance, At-Tawbah, 9: 68)
2. The number of the Fire gates is seven. The evidence in Allah Almighty saying, “It has seven gates; for every gate is of them (i.e., Satan's followers) a portion designated.” (The Rocky Tract, Al-Hijr, 15: 44)
(And that Paradise and Hell exist now and will not be demolished forever)
The Thirteenth Lesson:
THE BELIEF IN THE DECREE
Question 1: What does it mean to believe in the decree?
Answer 1: The firm belief that everything happens of good and evil is only by the judgment of Allah and His decree, and He does what He wants.
The evidence in Allah’s saying “Indeed, all things We created with predestination” (The Moon, Al-Qamar, 54: 49)
The Belief in the decree includes four things:
1- The Belief that Allah Almighty knew everything before its existence.
2- The Belief that He, Glory be to Him, wrote what was previously mentioned in the Preserved Tablet.
3- The Belief that what Allah wills were and what He did not will, will be not. Allah Almighty said, “And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.” (The Overthrowing, At-Takwir, 81: 29)
4- The Belief that He is the Creator alone and that He is capable of all things Allah Almighty said, “And He has created each thing and determined it with (precise) determination.” (The Criterion, Al-Furqan, 25: 2)
The Fourteenth Lesson:
Al-Ihsan (CHARITY)
Question 1: Define Al-Ihsan?
Answer 1: Al-Ihsan in language: is the mastery of something and its opposite is an offence.
And Shar’i point of view is worshipping Allah in secret and public and observing Him as though you are seeing Him. If you do not see Him, then know that Allah sees you.
Evidence of Al-Ihsan from the book is His saying, “Indeed, Allah is with those who fear Him and those who are doers of good.” (The Bees, An-Nahl, 16: 128)
The Fifteenth Lesson
Question 1: What is our duty towards the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)?
Answer 1:
1. To believe that they are the best of generations and the best of this Ummah after the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
2. The contentment with all of them.
3. To love them and imitate them all and not disown any one of them and hate those who hate them.
4. And believe that the best of them are the Rightly Guided Caliphs, Abu Bakr, Omar, Uthman, and Ali (may Allah be pleased with them).
5. And that Allah forgave the people of Badr.
6. That he who spent before the conquest (of Mecca) and fought is better than he who spent after the conquest and fought, and both Allah promised good reward.
7. We precede Al-Muhajereen (the immigrants) on Al-Ansaar (the supporters).
8. Withhold the hearts and tongues from the strife that took place between them.
9. They are not fallible. And they have from the precedents and virtues that require forgiveness of what was issued from them if it was issued.
10. Testifying of entering the Paradise for whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) testified for them such as the ten who are promised Paradise and others.
On the authority of Abu Said al-Khudri, (may Allah be pleased with him) who said that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Do not curse my Companions, for if one of you spent as much as Uhud gold (in Allah’s Cause) it would not be equal to a Mud or even a half Mud spent by one of them.”
The legal Mud is a measure equal to (1.5) civilian pounds, or (2.25) Iraqi pounds, and weight (672 grams).
The Sixteenth Lesson:
THE SHIITE CORRUPTED BELIEFS
Question 1: Who are the Shiites?
Answer 1: They are an astray sect with their corrupted beliefs.
What is the Aqeedah of the Shiite?
1- They deify Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and draw close to Allah by insulting the Companions and their atonement.
2- They do not differentiate between their imams and Allah and they believe that their imams are better than the prophets.
1. They believe that Allah sent Gabriel to Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) however Gabriel made a mistake and revealed the revelation to Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) instead of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).
3- They believe in At-Tuqayyah (they embed disbelief and reveal Islam).
4- They believe that their A’wlya’a (holy men) know the unseen.
5- They see that the Companions disbelieved after the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) except for a small group that does not go beyond the fingers of a hand.
6- They believe in the returning (that the last of their imams will come out at the end of time from his basement, slaughtering all his opponents and restore the rights of the Shiites that were raped from them).
Fiqh (Jurisprudence)
The First Lesson
ABLUTION ARTICLES
Question 1: What are the ablution articles?
Answer 1: The articles of ablution are six:
1. Washing the entire face, including rinsing the mouth, and sniffing the nose.
2. Washing the hands with the elbows.
3. Wiping the head, with the two ears.
4. Washing the feet up to the ankles.
5. The sequence.
6. Continuity means not to delay the washing of an organ until the one before it has dried.
Caution: If one leaves an article, his ablution is not valid.
The second lesson:
NULLIFIERS OF ABLUTION
Question 1: What are the nullifiers of ablution?
Answer 1: The nullifiers of ablution are six:
1. Coming from the two passages (urine - faeces - wind - and others).
2. The mind loss or its covering by fainting or sound sleep.
3. Unbound touching of the human private parts with the inside of the palm.
4. Eating camel meat.
5. The meeting of the two private parts.
6. Apostasy from Islam.
The Duty of Ablution
Saying: In the name of Allah.
The Third Lesson
THE WASHING ghusl
Question 1: What are the obligatory reasons for ghusl?
Answer 1: The obligatory reasons for ghusl are five:
1. Semen comes out with pleasure.
2. The meeting of the two private parts.
3. Cessation of menstrual blood and postpartum.
4. The unbeliever embraces Islam, even if he is an apostate.
5. The death of a Muslim.
Question 2: What are the mandatory duties for ghusl?
Answer 2: The obligatory duties for ghusl are two:
1. That you intend to perform the ghusl in your heart.
2. To wash all your body with water.
The Fourth Lesson
CHAPTER OF THE IMPURITY REMOVAL
Question 1: Definition of impurity?
Answer 1: Impurity is a dirty substance according to Shari’ah, such as human urine and excrement, and what its flesh is not eaten, blood, and the dead. The Shari’ah enjoins avoiding it, and its ruling disappears with its removal, even without water.
Question 2: How to remove the impurity?
Answer 2: With water and this is called Al-Istinja`, or with stones or paper, and this is called Istijmara.
1. Wash the dog’s saliva seven times, one of them with dirt.
2. The urine of a boy who did not eat food for longing is sprinkled with water, and the urine of a girl is to be washed.
The Fifth Lesson
THE CHAPTER OF MENSTRUATION
Question 1: What is menstruation?
Answer 1: Menstruation is blood flowing occurs to a woman for a few days if she reaches puberty, which is a sign of puberty.
Question 2: What is the blood that comes out of a woman?
Answer 2: The blood that comes out of a woman is three:
1. Haedd Menstruation.
2. Nefass Postpartum.
3. Istihadah Post-Menstruation.
Question 3: What are the forbidden things for menstruating women?
Answer 3: Forbidden things in menstruation are seven:
1. Sexual intercourse in the vagina.
2. Divorce.
3. Prayer.
4. Fasting.
5. Tawaf.
6. Entering the mosque and staying in it.
7. Touching the Qur’an.
The Sixth Lesson
The Call to Prayer (Al-Azaan)
Question 1: What is the call to prayer?
Answer 1: It is the worship of Allah with a specific remembrance. To inform of the prayer time.
Question 2: What is the manner of the call to prayer and its words?
Answer 2: For the muezzin (caller) to stand after the time has entered, straightening out with a loud voice and gives the Azaan or the call to prayer, as follows, saying:
1) Allah is Greater (4 times).
2) I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah (twice).
3) I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah (twice).
4) Come to prayer (O you Muslims) (twice).
5) Come to salvation and prosperity (twice).
6) Allah is Greater (twice).
7) There is no deity but Allah.
In the early morning, the following “call” is added: “Prayers are better than sleep” (twice).
Question 3: What is Iqamah?
Answer 3: For the muezzin to stand up for the Iqamah, to pray and say:
1) Allah is Greater (twice).
2) I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah (once).
3) I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah (once).
4) Come to prayer (O you Muslims) (once).
5) Come to salvation and prosperity (once).
6) Allah is Greater (twice).
7) There is no deity but Allah.
The Seventh Lesson:
PRAYER
Question 1: What is the prayer?
Answer 1: It is a devotion to Allah Almighty with utterances and specific actions that opens with takbeer and concludes with tasleem, and they are five prayers a day and night that Allah has prescribed on Muslims, and it is one of the pillars of Islam.
Question 2: Who is obligated to pray?
Answer 2: Prayer is obligatory for those who meet these conditions:
1- Islam.
2- Reason.
3- Puberty.
4- Non-menstruation.
5- Non-postpartum.
Question 3: What are the conditions of the prayer validity?
Answer 3: The conditions for the prayer validity are nine:
1- Islam.
2- Reason.
3- Distinction.
4- Purity of the two impurities.
5- The beginning of the prayer time.
6- Covering the awrah (private parts) with ability.
7- Avoidance of impurity on his body, clothes, and place with ability.
8- Receiving the Qiblah with ability.
9- Intention.
Question 4: What is the number of rak’ahs for obligatory prayers?
Answer 4: The number of rak'ahs of the obligatory prayers is:
Morning As-Soubh is two rak'ahs.
Noon Az-Zuhr is four rak'ahs.
Afternoon Al-Asr is four rak'ahs.
Sunset Al-Maghreb is three rak'ahs.
Night Al-Isha is four rak'ahs.
Question 5: What are the regular Sunnahs that the Prophet, (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to follow?
Answer 5:
1- Two rak'ahs before Fajr (dawn).
2- Two rak'ahs before Zuhr noon and two rak'ahs after it.
3- Two rak'ahs after Maghreb.
4- Two rak'ahs after Isha, then Witr at night.
The rak'ahs number of the obligatory, and the Sunnah before it, and the Sunnah after it.
Salât Preceding Sunnah Fard Subsequent
Sunnah
Fajr 2 2
Zuhr 2 and 4 2
Asr 4
Maghreb 3 2
Isha 2 4 2 and Witr
The Eighth Lesson
