بسم
الله الرحمن
الرحيم
ISLAMIC
CREED TRAINING COURSE IV
Sharh: ‘Kitaab
at-Tawheed
Alladhee Huwa
Haqqu-llahi ‘Ala al-‘Abeed
Explanation
of
The Book of Tawheed
Al-Imaam Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab Ibn
Sulaiman at-Tamimi an-Najdi
(1115-1206H)
Questionnaire
Study Guide
Lecture
No. 1
Introduction
to the Subject, the Book, and the Author
1. At-Tawheed
(a)
Definition
(b)
Divisions
(c)
Importance
2. The Book under
study
(a)
The Text
(b)
Explanations
(c)
Translations
3. Biography of the
Author: Muhammad Ibn Abdul-Wahhab Ibn Sulaiman
(a)
Birth and Lineage
(b)
Education
(c)
Condition of Najd
(d)
Mission of Da’wah, Uyainah, Dar’iyah…
(e)
Death
(f)
Impact of his Da’wah
(g)
Some of his works
4. Biography of the
Explainer: Muhammad I. Abdul-Aziz as-Sulaiman al-Qar’aawee
Questions:
1. Define at-Tawheed and mention its divisions.
2. Why is at-Tawheed important?
3. What is the title
of the book under study in this course?
4. What is the name
of the author (including father and
grandfather’s name)?
5. Mention the
author’s date of birth or date of death.
6. Mention the titles
of two of his books.
7. What was the
author’s main Mission during his lifetime?
كتاب
التوحيد الذي
هو حق الله
على العبيد
بسم
الله الرحمن
الرحيم
ISLAMIC
CREED TRAINING COURSE IV
Sharh: ‘Kitaab
at-Tawheed
Alladhee Huwa
Haqqu-llahi ‘Ala al-‘Abeed
Explanation
of
The Book of Tawheed
Al-Imaam Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab Ibn Sulaiman at-Tamimi
an-Najdi
(1115-1206H)
Questionnaire
Study Guide
Lecture
No. 2 On Tawheed
[pgs. 9–17 from the Sharh; (pgs. 17-22 al-Masaa’il)]
And I created not the jinn and
mankind except that they should
Worship Me… [51:56]
And verily, We have sent among every community a
Messenger
[proclaiming]:
Worship Allah [Alone] and avoid the Taaghoot…
[16:36]
And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but
Him, and
That you be dutiful to your parents… [17:23-24]
Worship Allah and join none with Him in worship, and
do good
To parents, kinfolk, orphans, the poor, the neighbor
who is near
Of kin, the neighbor who is a stranger, the companion
by your
Side… [4:36]
Say [O Muhammad]: Come, I will recite what your Lord
has
Prohibited for you: Join not anything in worship with
Him;
Be good and dutiful to parents; kill not your children
because
Of poverty…[6:125]
On the authority of Mu’adh ibn Jabal, who said: I was
riding
Behind the Prophet on a donkey when he said to me: O,
Mu’adh!
Do you know what is the right of Allah upon His
slaves…
[al-Bukhaaree and Muslim]
Questions:
1.
Mention
a daleel from the Qur’an showing the importance of Tawheed.
2.
Explain
the words: ‘I have not created Jinn and Men except to worship Me’.
3.
Give
the comprehensive definition of al-‘Ibaadah.
4.
What
the Hikmah (wisdom/purpose) for which every Messenger was sent?
5.
Name
the two types of al-Hidaayah with a brief explanation of
each.
6.
What
was the Prophet’s question to Mu’adh when riding the camel
together?
7.
Mention
the reply of Mu’adh, and explain the significance of his reply.
8.
Mention
the Haqq (Right) of Allah upon His servants, and
their right upon Him.
9.
Is
Kitmaan al-Ilm (concealment of knowledge) permissible?
[Explain]
10.
Mention one or two of the benefits derived from each Ayah
or Hadeeth.
كتاب
التوحيد الذي
هو حق الله
على العبيد
بسم
الله الرحمن
الرحيم
ISLAMIC
CREED TRAINING COURSE IV
Sharh: ‘Kitaab at-Tawheed
Alladhee Huwa Haqqu-llahi ‘Ala al-‘Abeed
Explanation of The
Book of Tawheed
Al-Imaam Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab Ibn
Sulaiman at-Tamimi an-Najdi
(1115-1206H)
Questionnaire Study Guide
Lecture No. 3 The
Superiority of Tawheed and What it Removes of Sins
[pgs. 17-22 from the Sharh;
(pgs. 23-26 al-Masaa’il)]
It
is those who believe and do not adulterate their faith with Zulm (wrongdoing),
for them there is safety and they are rightly-guided. [al-Qur’an 6:82].
From Ubaadah ibn
as-Saamit, Allah’s Messenger said: Whoever testified that none is worthy
of worship except Allah,Alone, without partners; and that Muhammad is His slave
and messenger; and that Eisa is His slave and Messenger, and His Word which was
bestowed upon Maryam, and a spirit (created) from Him; and that is a reality;
and that Hell-Fire is a reality – Allah will admit him to paradise, whatever
his deeds might be. [al-Bukhaaree]
From
‘Itbaan, Allah’s Messenger said: Indeed, Allah has forbidden the Hell
from (touching) the person who testifies that none is worthy of worship except
Allah, seeking nothing by this testimony except the Face of Allah. [al-Bukhaaree,
Muslim]
From
Abu Sa’eed al-Khudree, Allah’s Messenger said: Moosa said: Ya Rabb!
Teach me something by which I may remember You and supplicate You. Allah said: Ya Moosa! Say: Laa ilaaha
illa-llah…Even if the seven heavens and all of its inhabitants – other than Me
– and the seven earths as well were all put in one side (scale) of a balance,
and La ilaaha illa-llah were put in the other, the latter (La ilaaha illa-llah)
would outweigh them. [Ibn Hibban, al-Haakim]
From
Anas, who said: I heard Allah’s Messenger say: Allah the Most High
said:… O son of Adam! Were you to come to Me with the world full of sins,
and meet Me without associating any partner with Me, I would come to you with a
similar amount of forgiveness. [at-Tirmidhee,
(Hasan)]
Questions:
1.
Explain the underlined words in the following: It
is those who believe and do not adulterate their faith with Zulm
(wrongdoing), for them there is safety and they are rightly-guided. [al-Qur’an 6:82].
2.
Explain the meaning of La ilaaha
illa-llah,Wahda-hu, La Shareeka la-hu in the Hadeeth of Ubaadah ibn
as-Saamit.
3.
Is there any benefit from simply pronouncing
these words of Shahaadah?
[Explain]
4.
What is the meaning of Muhammad is His
slave-servant and His messenger; and what does this testimony require of
us?
5.
What is the meaning of Eisa is the
slave-servant of Allah and His messenger; and who are the two groups
refuted by this statement?
6.
Why is Eisa referred to as Kalimatu-llah (the
Word of Allah) bestowed upon Maryam?
7.
Why is Eisa referred to as Roohun min-hu (a
spirit from Him)? [Explain]
8.
Explain:...Allah will admit him to paradise, whatever
his deeds might be.[Hadith Ubadah]
9.
Mention the five (5) points of Shahaadah
(witness) – in the Hadeeth of Ubaadah ibn as-Saamit – that will admit a
believer to paradise, whatever their deeds might be.
10. Mention the seven (7) Shuroot (conditions)
for the acceptance of Laa ilaaha illa-llah.
11. What is the condition upon which all a
person’s sins might be forgiven – even if these sins are enough
to fill the earth? [Hadeeth Anas Ibn Maalik]
12. Mention the Sifaat (characteristics) of
Allah confirmed in the above Ahaadeeth.
كتاب
التوحيد الذي
هو حق الله
على العبيد
بسم
الله الرحمن
الرحيم
ISLAMIC
CREED TRAINING COURSE IV
Sharh: ‘Kitaab
at-Tawheed
Alladhee Huwa
Haqqu-llahi ‘Ala al-‘Abeed
Explanation
of
The Book of Tawheed
Al-Imaam Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab Ibn
Sulaiman at-Tamimi an-Najdi
(1115-1206H)
Questionnaire
Study Guide
Lecture No. 4 Whoever Fulfilled the
Requirements of Tawheed Will Enter Paradise Without Giving Account (Recknoing)
[pgs. 23-28 from the Sharh; (pgs. 27-31 al-Masaa’il)]
Verily, Ibrahim was an Ummah
(a leader, model, teacher of good), Qaanit (devoutly obedient to Allah),
Haneef (not inclined towards Shirk), and he was never of those who
ascribe partners to Allah. [an-Nahl 16:120]
And those who live in
awe for fear of their Lord; and those who believe in the Signs of
their Lord; and those who join not anyone (in worship) as partners with
their Lord; and those who give that which they give (i.e. charity) with
their hearts full of fear [whether their charity has been accepted or
not], because they are sure to return to their Lord. It is these who race for the good deeds, and
they are foremost in them…[al-Mu’minoon
23:57-61]
On the authority of Husain ibn Abdur-Rahman,
he said: I was with Sa’eed ibn Jubair…and I had used a Ruqyah[1]…. He said: What made you to do that:? I answered: A hadeeth I heard from
ash-Sha’bee. He asked what did he tell
you? I said: He reported from Buraidah
al-Husaib, who said that ruqyah is not permitted except [or it is most
beneficial] in case of al-Ain (the evil eye) and al-Humah
(poisonous bite). He said: He who limits
himself to what he has heard, has done well; but Ibn Abbaas reported to us that
the Prophet said: All the nations were made to pass before me and I saw…
It was said to me: These are your people: Among them are seventy
thousand who will enter paradise without a reckoning or punishment…He said: They are those
who do not seek others to treat them with ar-Ruqyah, nor seek treatment
by al-Kay (cauterization, using hot irons), nor at-Tatayyur
(following good or bad omens), but depend (at-Tawakkul) upon - and put
their trust in - their Lord (Alone)…. [al-Bukhaaree,
Muslim]
Questions:
1.
Explain the meaning of ‘whoever fulfilled
the requirements of Tawheed’, [mention its reward].
2.
Why was the characteristic of Ibraaheem for which he was praised by Allah in an-Nahl
16:120.
3.
Explain the following expressions: Ummah,
Qaanit, Haneef in Soorah an-Nahl 16:120.
4.
The Nafyi (negation) in Soorah
al-Mu’minoon 23:59: ‘who join not anyone as partners (in
worship) with their Lord’ is Ithbaat (affirmation) of what?
5.
What is the meaning of ar-Raqya; and
what is the Hukm (Islamic Ruling) concerning it? [Explain]
6.
Explain the words of Sa’eed ibn Jubair:
He who limits himself to what he has heard has done well.
7.
Mention the four characteristics
of those who will enter paradise without Hisaab (Account).
8.
How many are those who will enter paradise
without Hisaab and without ‘Adhaab (punishment)?
9.
What benefit might be derived from the
fact that some of the prophets had only a few followers?
10. Mention some
of the benefits derived from the verses and hadeeth of this chapter.
كتاب
التوحيد الذي
هو حق الله
على العبيد
بسم
الله الرحمن
الرحيم
ISLAMIC
CREED TRAINING COURSE IV
Sharh: ‘Kitaab
at-Tawheed
Alladhee Huwa
Haqqu-llahi ‘Ala al-‘Abeed
Explanation
of
The Book of Tawheed
Al-Imaam Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab Ibn Sulaiman at-Tamimi
an-Najdi
(1115-1206H)
Questionnaire
Study Guide
Lecture No. 5 al-Khawf min ash-Shirk: Fear of
Shirk
[pgs. 29-33 from the Sharh; (pgs. 32- al-Masaa’il)]
Verily, Allah forgives not that partners be set
up with Him [in worship] but He forgives other than that to whom He Wills;
and whoever sets up partners with Allah [in worship], he has indeed invented an
enormous wrong. [an-Nisaa’ 4:48;
4:116]
And [remember] when Ibraaheem said: My Lord! Make this
city one of peace and security, and keep me and my sons away from worshipping idols. [ar-Ra’d 13:35]
It is reported that the Prophet said: Of the things
which I fear for my Ummah, the thing which I fear most is Minor Shirk. Then he was asked about Minor Shirk, and he
said: It is ar-Riyaa’ (showing off). [Reported by Ahmad, from Mahmood ibn Labeeb]
It is reported on the authority of Ibn Mas’ood that
the Messenger of Allah said: Whoever died while supplicating another
deity besides Allah, will enter the Fire. [Reported by al-Bukhaaree]
It is reported by Muslim, on the authority of Jaabir, that Allah’s Messenger said: Whoever meets Allah, without associating
partners with Him, will enter Paradise; and whoever meets Him as one who
associated anything with Him, will enter the Fire.
Questions:
1.
Explain
the relationship between this chapter-heading and the title ‘Kitaab
at-Tawheed’.
2.
Why
is Shirk the most dangerous, wicked and severely
punished sin, which will not be forgiven?
3.
Mention
the types of Shirk, defining each type.
4.
Define
ar-Riyaa’, and explain why it should be feared.
5.
Will
a person who dies having committed ash-Shirk al-Asghar, remain
in the Fire?
6.
Explain
what is meant by Du’aa (supplication) in the hadeeth: Whoever
died while supplicating another deity besides Allah…
7.
Mention
the two types of Du’aa and give an example for
each.
8.
What
do we benefit/understand from the Nayee (negation) in the words: Whoever
meets Allah, without associating partners with Him…?
9.
What
is the belief of al-Khawaarij and al-Mu’tazilah
concerning the person who died having committed al-Kabaa’ir (Major
Sins)?
10. Mention two of the Sifaat
(Characteristics) of Allah confirmed in this chapter.
11. Mention some of the Fawaa’id (beneficial
points) derived from the evidences of this chapter.
كتاب
التوحيد الذي
هو حق الله
على العبيد
بسم
الله الرحمن
الرحيم
ISLAMIC
CREED TRAINING COURSE IV
Sharh: ‘Kitaab
at-Tawheed
Alladhee Huwa
Haqqu-llahi ‘Ala al-‘Abeed
Explanation
of
The Book of Tawheed
Al-Imaam Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab Ibn Sulaiman
at-Tamimi an-Najdi
(1115-1206H)
Questionnaire
Study Guide
Lecture No. 6 The Call to Testify that None
is Worthy of Worship except Allah
[pgs. 35-40 from the Sharh; (pgs.
34-38 al-Masaa’il)]
Say (O Muhammad): “This is my way; I invite unto Allah with
sure knowledge, I and whosoever follows me.
And Glorified and Exalted is Allah. And I am not of the Mushrikin.) Qur’an
12:108
It is reported on the authority of Ibn ‘Abbas that Allah’s Messenger said when he sent Mu’aaz to Yemen: You are going to a people who are from the People of the Book: So the first thing to which you call them should be the testimony that n