Virtues of Seeking knowledge:

The proven hadeeth is that which was narrated by Ibn Maajah from the hadeeth of Anas
ibn Maalik, who said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said: Seeking knowledge is obligatory upon every Muslim. (220. Classed as
saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Sunan Ibn Maajah. What is meant by knowledge here is
knowledge of shareeah (Islamic knowledge). Al-Thawri said: It is the knowledge for
which no person has any excuse for not knowing.

"Whoever Allaah wants good for, He gives him fiqh (understanding) of the
Deen.[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree Kitaabul-'Ilm].

Whoever traverses a path in order to gain knowledge, then Allaah will make
the path to Jannah easy for him.[At-Tirmidhee (#2784) Saheeh al-Jaami (#6298).].

Whoever comes to a masjid and he did not come to the masjid except with the intention
that he would learn something good or teach something good, he will be given the
reward of someone who performed hajj.[3].

There is not a people who gather in a house from the houses of Allaah ( a
masjid) to recite the Book of Allaah or study it except that calmness will
descend upon them and mercy would cover them and they would be surrounded by the
angels and Allaah will mention them with good to those near to
Him.[Saheeh Muslim ].

Allaah would say at the end of the gathering of those who gathered to gain
knowledge, Get up! You have been forgiven. The malaaikah (angels) would say O
Allaah there was a servant of yours who only came to that gathering because
of a need he only wanted a person in that gathering. Allaah would respond
I have forgiven him as well.[Silsilah as-Saheehah 5/245 (#2210)]

The student of knowledge (or the seeker of knowledge), everything will ask forgiveness
for him even the fish in the ocean.[ Saheeh in Saheeh al-Jaami (#3753)].

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The Second Lesson:

Knowing the meaning and the conditions of the declaration of Ash-Shahadataan
that: "there is no true God except Allh, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa
sallam, is the Messenger of Allh". The phrase that "there is no true God" negates
anything or anyone that is being worshipped other than Allh, and the phrase:
"except Allh" confirms that all forms of worship, submission and adoration must be
for Allh alone, without setting up rivals with Him. The conditions needed to fulfill
the meaning of Ash-Shahadataan are:

Knowledge about what it means.

Certainty about its meaning which dispels doubts and suspicions.
Sincerity that purifies its declarer from any form of shirk (association).
 Honesty which negates hypocrisy.
Love and attachment to the declaration of Ash-Shahadataan, which leads to
the dispel of uneasiness, dislike, or hate to what it implies.
Adherance: conducting what Allh has decreed regarding His worship.
Accepting to obey Allh by this declaration.
Dissociating from anything or anyone being worshipped other than Allh.

On the authority of Ibn Omar, the son of Omar bin Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased
with both, who said : I heared the messenger of Allah say :

"Islam has been built on five [pillars]: testifying that there is no god but Allah and that
Muhammed is the messenger of Allah, performing the prayers, paying the zakat, making
the pilgrimage to the House, and fasting in Ramadan."

Related by Bukhari and Muslim

Virtues of Laa ilaha ill Allah:

The Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alayhe wa sallam) said: He who died knowing (fully
well) that there is no true God worthy of being worshipped except Allaah entered al-
Jannah (Paradise). [Collected by Muslim].

I bear witness that there is no true God worthy of being worshipped except Allaah, and
I am His Messenger. The slave of Allaah who would meet Him without harboring any
doubt about his (testimony) would enter al-Jannah (Paradise). [Collected by Muslim].

Allaah has forbidden the Fire upon one who says laa ilaaha illal-laah seeking by this the
Face of Allaah. [An agreed upon hadeeth].

Proof for the meaning of laa ilaha ill Allah:

There is no compulsion in religion. Verily, the Right Path has become distinct from the
wrong path. Whoever disbelieves in Tght and believes in Allh, then he has grasped
the most trustworthy handhold that will never break. And Allh is All-Hearer, All-Knower.
(Al-Baqarah 2:256)


And I (Allh) created not the jinns and humans except they should worship Me (Alone). (Adh-
Dhariyat 51:56)

Proof for Muhammad Rasul Allah:

And whatsoever the Messenger (Muhammad SAW) gives you, take it, and whatsoever he forbids you,
abstain (from it), and fear Allh. Verily, Allh is Severe in punishment. (Al-Hashr 59:7)

Verily, there has come unto you a Messenger (Muhammad SAW) from amongst yourselves (i.e. whom
you know well). It grieves him that you should receive any injury or difficulty. He (Muhammad SAW)
is anxious over you (to be rightly guided, to repent to Allh, and beg Him to pardon and forgive your
sins, in order that you may enter Paradise and be saved from the punishment of the Hell-fire), for the
believers (he SAW is) full of pity, kind, and merciful. (At-Tawbah 9:128)

The Kuffar of Jahiliyah knew the meaning of laa ilaaha illa Allah:












Say (O Muhammad ): "Who provides for you from the sky and from the earth? Or who owns hearing
and sight? And who brings out the living from the dead and brings out the dead from the living? And
who disposes the affairs?" They will say: "Allh." Say: "Will you not then be afraid of Allh's
Punishment (for setting up rivals in worship with Allh)?" (Yunus 10:31)

"Has he made the liha (gods) (all) into One Ilh (God - Allh). Verily, this is a curious thing!" (Sad
38:5)

Some Explanation with regard to the kalima attawheed:

The Shaykh went on and mentioned that this great word (La ilaaha ill Allaah), when a person says it
enters the deen of islaam. Because of this word the world was created and the messengers were sent to
mankind conveying Allaahs (subhaana wa talaa) message. And because of this word the book was
sent down to the Messenger.

The Shaykh went on and mentioned that the Messenger (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) remained in the
beginning of his dawah for 13 years in Makkah, calling the people to this great statement, which is La
ilaaha ill Allaah. And during the response of the polytheists in Makkah at that time, he made the
object of worship one, meaning to Allaah sincerely, and this is an amazing thing.

The person who says this word embraces Islaam and his blood, honour, and wealth becomes
forbidden. And the opposite of this, the one who does not say this statement, then his blood and his
wealth and his honour are open grounds. The hadeeth by Abee Hurayrah (radiAllahu anhu) were
Allah 's Messenger (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) said, I have been ordered to fight with the people till
they say, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah,' and whoever says, 'None has the right to be
worshipped but Allah,' his life and property will be saved by me except for Islamic law, and his
accounts will be with Allah, (either to punish him or to forgive him.) (Bukhari, no. 2754).

The Shaykh then described that the meaning of La ilaaha ill Allaah, that there is none worthy of
worship except Allaah, this nessecitates that the servant makes Allaah (subhaana wa talaa) the sole
object of worship, not directing any worship to other than him, whether that worship be khawf, or
khasyah, or tawakkul (which means putting ones trust solely in Allaah), and the other meanings of
ibaadah. It is binding upon a servant to realize the greatness of this word and to make it a reality in his
life, and that he does not say the statement emptily without meaning it.

Allaahs statement in the Quraan:

And I (Alla?h) created not the jinns and humans except they should worship Me (Alone). (Adh-
Dhariyat 51:56)

Allaahs statement in the Quraan:

And We did not send any Messenger before you (O Muhammad SAW) but We inspired him (saying):
La? ila?ha illa Ana [none has the right to be worshipped but I (Alla?h)], so worship Me (Alone and
none else)." (Al-Anbiya 21:25)

The Shaykh commented on the meaning of La ilaaha ill Allaah, which is laa mabooda bi haqqin ill
Allaah. And he commented on the haqq, and that Allaah (subhaana wa talaa) is the one worshipped
in truth and He is the one that deserves to be solely worshipped, because he is the sole creator
(Khaliq), and the sole provider (Raziq).

That is because Allh, He is the Truth, and it is He Who gives life to the dead, and it is He Who is Able
to do all things. (Al-Hajj 22:6)

That is because Allh He is the Truth (the only True God of all that exists, Who has no partners or
rivals with Him), and what they (the polytheists) invoke besides Him, it is Btil (falsehood) And verily,
Allh He is the Most High, the Most Great. (Al-Hajj 22:62)

Virtues of Salah:

"Guard strictly your prayers, especially the Middle Prayer; and stand before Allah in a
devout (frame of mind)." (Sura Al-Baqarah, ayah # 238)

Narrated Abu Hurayrah ( ) Rasulullah ( ) said: Five prayers and from one Friday prayer
to (the next) Friday prayer is an expiation (of the sins committed in between their
intervals) if major sins are not committed. (Sahih Muslim Book 2, Number 0448)

Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "If there was a river at the door of
anyone of you and he took a bath in it five times a day would you notice any dirt on
him?" They said, "Not a trace of dirt would be left." The Prophet added, "That is the
example of the five prayers with which Allah blots out (annuls) evil deeds." (Sahih Al
Bukhari Volume 1, Book 10, Hadith # 506)

Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah ( ) Rasulullah ( ) said: The similitude of five prayers is like an
overflowing river passing by the gate of one of you in which he washes five times daily.
Hasan said: No filthiness can remain on him. (Sahih Muslim Book 4, Hadith # 1411)

Narrated Abu Hurairah (RAA) Rasualullah (SAW) said, "No prayer is harder for the
hypocrites than the Fajr and the 'Isha' prayers and if they knew the reward for these
prayers at their respective times, they would certainly present themselves (in the
mosques) even if they had to crawl." The Prophet added, "Certainly I wish to order the
Mu'adh-dhin (call-maker) to pronounce Iqama and order a man to lead the prayer and
then take a fire flame to burn all those who had not left their houses so far for the
prayer along with their houses." (Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 1, Book 11, Hadith # 626)
note: We should see the importance of Fajr and Isha salah in the Masjid.

Narrated Abu Huraira: "Rasulullah ( ) said, "The angels keep on asking Allah's
forgiveness for anyone of you, as long as he is at his Mu,salla (praying place) and he
does not pass wind (Hadath). They say, 'O Allah! Forgive him, O Allah! be Merciful to
him." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 8, Hadith #436)

Warning against leaving the salah:

In an other Hadith of Rasulullah ( ) said "What lies between a man and disbelief is the
abandonment of prayer." ( Agreed upon by Muslim, Abu Dawood and Nasaa'ee as sahih
authentic)

Rasulullah ( ) said "The covenant between us and them is prayer, so if anyone abandons
it he has become a disbeliever." (Agreed upon by Ahmad, Tirmidhee and Nasaa'ee to be
authentic)

Informing us about the inhabitants of Hell, Allaah (SWT) says "(The people in Hell will be
asked:) What has caused you to enter Hell? They will say: "We were not of those who
used to offer their Salt (prayers). Nor did we feed the poor. And we used to talk
falsehood (all that which Allaah hated) with vain-talkers. And we used to belie thc Day of
Recompense. Until there came to us that which is certain (i.e., death). So no
Intercession of intercessors will benefit them. (Sura Al-Muddaththir, ayah 42-48)