Shaykh Abdullah bin Bayyah
As-salam alaykum ya alls!
So insha'Allah I'm including some notes I typed up last week alhamdulillah. Alhamdulillah there's been a lot going on, and insha'Allah I'm trying to prep up for Ramadan, and also do some reading for hajj! Before my notes, I wanted some feedback from all of you-- are my blogs too long? Tell me what I can do to better serve you inshaAllah ta`ala!
Oh yeah, and for those who don't know who Shaykh Abdullah bin Bayyah is, please refer to www.zaytuna.org to get a good description. All I have to say is mashaAllah and subhanAllah.... may Allah preserve him and grant him the highest state in jannah!
Insha’Allah I will start sharing notes from Shaykh Abdullah bin Bayyah’s classes. He covered two different lectures—one on Usool ul-fiqh (these were deep and hardcore dude, you HAD to really think and reflect because the magnitude at which he thinks and taught.. subhanAllah) and another on Seerah.
Here are some highlights from his welcoming class and seerah class.
Whoever fears Allah will have doors to gain more knowledge open. There is a hadith related by Muawiya where the prophet sallalahu alayhi wa salaam said “Whoever Allah desires good for, He gives him sound knowledge.”
Seeking knowledge is mandatory for Muslims such that we can take action. We should hasten to learn it, act upon it, and spread it.
Allah will not take knowledge away by taking it out of our breasts; rather, He will take it away through taking away scholars, such that ignorant people will be giving rulings. When scholars die out, who do we turn to?
What is the seerah? It’s more than how the prophet sallalahu alayhi wa salaam was raised, or how he lived his life; it’s a proof of truthfulness of him as well as a proof that he’s a Messenger. It is also a clarification of the true message of Islam, as Muslims believe all prophets (peace be upon them all) proclaimed the same faith to mankind.
The seerah teaches us akhlaq (the virtuous nature of the prophet’s sallalahu alayhi wa salam) character, and love for him. His life and his being is miraculous. If we look at the history of the prophet sallalahu alayhi wa salam, there is so much clarity and comprehensiveness that is unmatched. No one other person in history has been as documented as he (pbuh). With Jesus (as), we don’t know very much. He was born in Egypt and we know about the 3 years of his 33 years in life, but we don’t know how he prayed, etc…
The wives of the prophet (sallalahu alayhi wa salaam) wrote down exactly what he would do at home, so there was transparency between what he was doing in public and at home. They were also commanded to clarify things in detail to others. Amongst his companions (ra) are those who had characteristics of certain aspects the prophet salallahu alayhi wa salam had, but they didn’t have the totality of the aspect! His (sallalahu alayhi wa salam) character was of perfection and this in it of itself is overwhelming and he encompassed all the qualities and characteristics that all previous prophets (peace be upon them all) had. This has great wisdom in it because he was able to reach and relate to everyone. How could one person have all these qualities? It is only a miracle.
What are the sources of the seerah?
1) Qur’an: this describes the victories and defeats of the Muslims; there is no prohibition or commandment in the Qur’an that the prophet sallalahu alayhi wa salam didn’t practice himself. It talks about the first stages of his (peace be upon him) life as an orphan, and also discusses the conspiracies against the prophet (peace be upon him), which all took place in privacy! So, how can something like this be fabricated when no one could have known what disbelievers were plotting against the prophet sallalahu alayhi wa salam in such great detail? Allah also admonishes the prophet (sallalahu alayhi wa salam) in the Qur’an, like that in surah Abasa where the prophet (saw) frowned to a blind man, and Allah warned him. However these examples in the Qur’an were for us to take heed of things—it served as a lesson for all of mankind!
2) Hadith: discusses the events that occurred between the prophet sallalahu alayhi wa salam and inanimate objects. We know of 500,000 companions through the hadith. Even non-Muslims testify for the greatness in the science of recording and relating hadith!
3) Maghazi: battles of the prophet sallalahu alayhi wa salam and ghazwa: military operation led by the prophet sallalahu alayhi wa salam which was distinguished from the military operations led by asahaba.
4) History books
The early period of Muslims contained people who were extremely engaged in sciences of the time. Now, there’s not as many Muslims engaging themselves and writing books dealing with this knowledge. Many scholars before were able to memorize with such greatness! But these people were given these blessings such that WE could benefit from it and we can learn our deen!
Once, Abu Hurayra (ra) went to the prophet sallalahu alayhi wa salam and complained that he couldn’t retain information. The prophet sallalahu alayhi wa salam put a cloak over him and threw some type of liquid or dust on him, and then made him cover his face with it. Since then, Abu Hurayra memorized everything that the prophet sallalahu alayhi wa salam said!
3 pillars of the seerah:
1) Time- He salallahu alayhi wa salam was born in 6th century year of the elephant. Makkah had been attached by a Yemeni man originally from Ethiopia who had many elephants in his army, especially one large elephant. The majority opinion believes that he (peace be upon him) was born in the 12th of Rabi al-Awwal in the year 571.
2) People- there was a crossroad of civilizations during his life. It was difficult for an entire army to enter the Arabian peninsula because of the sand. There were polytheists, Jews (out of which some believed in anthropomorphism), and Christians (mainly Trinitarians). Despite the dry and arid environment, the people were hospitable. Mecca was a place known for its prophecy (i.e: Ibrahim and Ishmael (as)).
3) Place- it was a meeting place for 3 great continents: Asia, Africa, and Europe.
So insha'Allah I'm including some notes I typed up last week alhamdulillah. Alhamdulillah there's been a lot going on, and insha'Allah I'm trying to prep up for Ramadan, and also do some reading for hajj! Before my notes, I wanted some feedback from all of you-- are my blogs too long? Tell me what I can do to better serve you inshaAllah ta`ala!
Oh yeah, and for those who don't know who Shaykh Abdullah bin Bayyah is, please refer to www.zaytuna.org to get a good description. All I have to say is mashaAllah and subhanAllah.... may Allah preserve him and grant him the highest state in jannah!
Insha’Allah I will start sharing notes from Shaykh Abdullah bin Bayyah’s classes. He covered two different lectures—one on Usool ul-fiqh (these were deep and hardcore dude, you HAD to really think and reflect because the magnitude at which he thinks and taught.. subhanAllah) and another on Seerah.
Here are some highlights from his welcoming class and seerah class.
Whoever fears Allah will have doors to gain more knowledge open. There is a hadith related by Muawiya where the prophet sallalahu alayhi wa salaam said “Whoever Allah desires good for, He gives him sound knowledge.”
Seeking knowledge is mandatory for Muslims such that we can take action. We should hasten to learn it, act upon it, and spread it.
Allah will not take knowledge away by taking it out of our breasts; rather, He will take it away through taking away scholars, such that ignorant people will be giving rulings. When scholars die out, who do we turn to?
What is the seerah? It’s more than how the prophet sallalahu alayhi wa salaam was raised, or how he lived his life; it’s a proof of truthfulness of him as well as a proof that he’s a Messenger. It is also a clarification of the true message of Islam, as Muslims believe all prophets (peace be upon them all) proclaimed the same faith to mankind.
The seerah teaches us akhlaq (the virtuous nature of the prophet’s sallalahu alayhi wa salam) character, and love for him. His life and his being is miraculous. If we look at the history of the prophet sallalahu alayhi wa salam, there is so much clarity and comprehensiveness that is unmatched. No one other person in history has been as documented as he (pbuh). With Jesus (as), we don’t know very much. He was born in Egypt and we know about the 3 years of his 33 years in life, but we don’t know how he prayed, etc…
The wives of the prophet (sallalahu alayhi wa salaam) wrote down exactly what he would do at home, so there was transparency between what he was doing in public and at home. They were also commanded to clarify things in detail to others. Amongst his companions (ra) are those who had characteristics of certain aspects the prophet salallahu alayhi wa salam had, but they didn’t have the totality of the aspect! His (sallalahu alayhi wa salam) character was of perfection and this in it of itself is overwhelming and he encompassed all the qualities and characteristics that all previous prophets (peace be upon them all) had. This has great wisdom in it because he was able to reach and relate to everyone. How could one person have all these qualities? It is only a miracle.
What are the sources of the seerah?
1) Qur’an: this describes the victories and defeats of the Muslims; there is no prohibition or commandment in the Qur’an that the prophet sallalahu alayhi wa salam didn’t practice himself. It talks about the first stages of his (peace be upon him) life as an orphan, and also discusses the conspiracies against the prophet (peace be upon him), which all took place in privacy! So, how can something like this be fabricated when no one could have known what disbelievers were plotting against the prophet sallalahu alayhi wa salam in such great detail? Allah also admonishes the prophet (sallalahu alayhi wa salam) in the Qur’an, like that in surah Abasa where the prophet (saw) frowned to a blind man, and Allah warned him. However these examples in the Qur’an were for us to take heed of things—it served as a lesson for all of mankind!
2) Hadith: discusses the events that occurred between the prophet sallalahu alayhi wa salam and inanimate objects. We know of 500,000 companions through the hadith. Even non-Muslims testify for the greatness in the science of recording and relating hadith!
3) Maghazi: battles of the prophet sallalahu alayhi wa salam and ghazwa: military operation led by the prophet sallalahu alayhi wa salam which was distinguished from the military operations led by asahaba.
4) History books
The early period of Muslims contained people who were extremely engaged in sciences of the time. Now, there’s not as many Muslims engaging themselves and writing books dealing with this knowledge. Many scholars before were able to memorize with such greatness! But these people were given these blessings such that WE could benefit from it and we can learn our deen!
Once, Abu Hurayra (ra) went to the prophet sallalahu alayhi wa salam and complained that he couldn’t retain information. The prophet sallalahu alayhi wa salam put a cloak over him and threw some type of liquid or dust on him, and then made him cover his face with it. Since then, Abu Hurayra memorized everything that the prophet sallalahu alayhi wa salam said!
3 pillars of the seerah:
1) Time- He salallahu alayhi wa salam was born in 6th century year of the elephant. Makkah had been attached by a Yemeni man originally from Ethiopia who had many elephants in his army, especially one large elephant. The majority opinion believes that he (peace be upon him) was born in the 12th of Rabi al-Awwal in the year 571.
2) People- there was a crossroad of civilizations during his life. It was difficult for an entire army to enter the Arabian peninsula because of the sand. There were polytheists, Jews (out of which some believed in anthropomorphism), and Christians (mainly Trinitarians). Despite the dry and arid environment, the people were hospitable. Mecca was a place known for its prophecy (i.e: Ibrahim and Ishmael (as)).
3) Place- it was a meeting place for 3 great continents: Asia, Africa, and Europe.
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