Sun 23rd Sept 2018
Lesson 1: Introduction and Biography of Imam Nawawi and Shaykh AbdelMuhsin Al-Abbād
- Introduction to the 40 Hadith of Imam Nawawi
- The best statements uttered by any human are the statements spoken by the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)
- Imam Nawawi has collected 42 comprehensive hadith from the fundamentals and principles of our deen in this book
- We will be using the commentary of Shaykh AbdelMuhsin Al-Abbād,
- Story of Shaykh AbdelMuhsin Al-Abbad and his classes on this book
- The life of Imam Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him):
- What was his name?
- kunya and title (Muhyideen, though he disliked it)
- His birthplace
- Born in the year 631 AH in the month of Muharram, in a town called Nawa on the outskirts of Damascus
- His seeking of knowledge
- His death
- He passed away in his home town, in the house he was born in, on the 24th of Rajab in the year 676 AH
- A brief biography of Shaykh AbdelMuhsin Al-Abbād (may Allah preserve him)
- His name
- His birthplace
- In the town of Zulfi (near Riyadh) in the year 1353 AH
- His seeking of Knowledge
- His role at the Islamic University of Madinah
- Introduction to the book by Shaykh AbdelMuhsin Al-Abbād
- Praise of Allah
- Salutations upon the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ), his family, his companions and those who follow their footsteps
- Introduction to the 40 Hadith of Imam Nawawi and why he gathered 40 ahadeeth
- Imam Nawawi’s own introduction to the book and his praise for the scholars
- The importance of this collection of 42 hadith
- Imam Nawawi’s citing of the narrations, their authenticity and chains
- Imam Nawaiw says it is binding for anyone who has ardent desire for the afterlife that he/she knows and reflects on these ahadeeth due to the important matters they contain
- Shaykh AbdelMuhsin Al-Abbād explains the impact this book has had alongside other great works
- Imam Ibn Rajab added further 8 hadith to this collection for a total of 50 hadith
- Shaykh AbdelMuhsin Al-Abbād explains this Sharh (commentary) and how it is structured
- Encouragement from Shaykh AbdelMuhsin Al-Abbād to learn and memorise these ahadeeth
- What was his name?