Introduction

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Umm 'Abdir Rahmaan Tara Hashim

Safar 1440
October 2018

Section Contents

Section 1         The Saved Sect

Section 2         The Six Pillars of Belief

Section 3         Part 1:  Belief in the Names and Attributes of Allaah (without tahreef or ta’teel)

Section 4         Part 2:  Belief in the Names and Attributes of Allaah (Ilhaad)

Section 5         Part 3:  Belief in the Names and Attributes of Allaah (without tamtheel or tashbeeh)

Section 6         Part 4:  Belief in the Names and Attributes of Allaah (Deviant sects)

Section 7         The Mu’tazilah and Predestination (Qadar)

Section 8         Allaah’s Threat – the Murji’ah and the Wa’eediyyah

Section 9         The Companions

Section 10       Part 1:  The Qur’aan: The Speech of Allaah (Uncreated)

Section 11       Part 2:  The Qur’aan: The Speech of Allaah (Conveyed by Messengers)

Section 12       Part 3:  The Qur’aan: The Speech of Allaah (Entrusted to the Prophet)

Section 13       Allaah’s Actions, Will and Predestination

Section 14       Predestination (Qadar)

Section 15       Belief in the Last Day

Section 16       The Grave

Section 17       The Resurrection

Section 18       The Balance

Section 19       The Watering Place and The Bridge

Section 20       Part 1:  Intercession 

Section 21       Part 2:  Intercession 

Section 22       Paradise and Hell

Section 23       The People of Paradise will see Allaah

Section 24       Prophet Muhammad  is the Seal of the Prophets

Section 25       The Companions Vary in Degrees of Excellence

Section 26       How the Companions Should be Treated

Section 27       The Mothers of the Believers

Section 28       Part 1:  The Miracles of the Pious Believers

Section 29       Part 2:  The Miracles of the Pious Believers

Section 30       Not Testifying that a Specific Person is in Paradise or Hell

Section 31       Part 1:  Jihaad 

Section 32       Part 2:  Jihaad. The Dajjaal

Section 33       Hearing and Obeying the Muslim Leaders

Section 34       Boycotting the People of Innovation

Section 35       What is Faith?

Section 36       Commanding the Good and Forbidding Evil

Section 37       Refutation of Sulaymaan bin Suhaym

Section 38       Accusations made against the Shaykh. Accusation 1

Section 39       Accusations 2 & 3 - Ijtihaad and Blind Following

Section 40       Accusation 4 – Differing of the Scholars

Section 41       Accusations 5-7 – Tawassul, Boosayree, Dome of the Messenger

Section 42       Accusations 8-11 – Ka’bah Waterspout, Visiting Graves, Making Oaths

Section 43       Accusations 12 & 13 – Ibn al Faarid and Ibn ‘Arabee

Section 44       False Accusations made against the Prophet 

Section 45       Issues Backed by Authentic Evidence


 Translator’s Note (TN): The Section Numbers have been added by the translator to follow the divisions in the original Arabic Explanation. In addition, each one has been given a title to help with referencing and study.

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Index of Topics Covered in the Book

Page Numbers

1. Introduction to the First Edition.
2. Introduction by the one who explained the text (Shaykh Saalih Fawzaan).
3. Brief Biography of Shaykh Muhammad bin ‘Abdil Wahhaab.
4. The Reason for Writing this Treatise.
5. Descriptions of the Saved Sect.
6. Clarification of the Pillars of Faith.
7. The Stages of Belief in Predestination (Qadar).
8. Belief in Allaah’s Names and Attributes.
9. The Meaning of Ilhaad.
10. The Categories of People who are Astray.
11. The Five Principles of the Mu’tazilah.
12. The Belief of Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaa’ah regarding Predestination, Qadar.
13. Explanation of the Levels of Belief in Predestination, Qadar.
14. The ‘Jeems’ of the Jahmiyyah.
15. The Ruling of one who commits a Major Sin.
16. The Types of Murji’ah.
17. The Difference between complete faith and no faith.
18. Clarification of the Middle Way of Ahlus Sunnah regarding Belief.
19. Definition of a Companion.
20. What is obligatory upon a Muslim regarding the Companions.
21. The Types of Sects that went Astray in their Belief regarding the Companions.
22. The Qur’aan is the Uncreated, Revealed Speech of Allaah.
23. The Jahmiyyah’s taking the Ulamaa’ out of Islaam.
24. The Ideology of the Ashaa’irah regarding Allaah’s Speech.
25. The Trial of saying the Qur’aan was created at the time of Ma’moon.
26. A Note about what some people with vested interests say about the issue of the Qur’aan being created and that there is no need to speak about it in such depth.
27. Speech is connected to the one who initially pronounces it.
28. Speech regarding Belief in the Actions of Allaah, the Mighty and Exalted.
29. The Creation of a Servant’s Actions and a Refutation of the Mu’tazilah.
30. A Clarification of the Ideology of the People of Innovation regarding the Actions of the Servant.
31. Confirming the Relationship between taking the means and achieving them and a refutation of the ones who deny and invalidate them.
32. The argument of the People of Falsehood regarding Predestination, Qadar and leaving Actions.
33. Belief in the Last Day.
34. A Refutation of a number of Doubts from those who deny Resurrection.
35. Speech Regarding Belief in the Punishment and Reward in the Grave.
36. Resurrection.
37. The Types of Blowing (the Horn)
38. The Horrors of the Gathering.
39. Setting up the Scales.
40. Types of People regarding taking their books.
41. Belief in and the Description of the Watering Place.
42. Belief in and Description of the Bridge.
43. Intercession.
44. Categories of People regarding Intercession.
45. The Conditions of Legislated Intercession.
46. The Special Types of Intercession by the Prophet (r).
47. Proof that the one who leaves the fixed prescribed prayers is a disbeliever.
48. Belief in the Creation of Paradise and Hell Fire, that they exist now and are eternal.
49. The Belief that the People of Paradise will see Allaah.
50. A Refutation of those who deny that People will see Allaah.
51. The Belief that Muhammad (r) is the Seal of the Prophets and Messengers of Allaah.
52. Loving the Companions is from the Foundation of Belief.
53. The Companions vary in order of greatness.
54. The way of Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaa’ah regarding not speaking about the disputes that occurred between the Companions.
55. Belief of Ahlus Sunnah regarding the Mothers of the Believers.
56. A Study of the Miracles (karamaat) of the Pious Believers, Awliyaa.
57. Ruling regarding testifying that someone specifically is in Paradise or Hell Fire.
58. Jihaad with the leaders whether they are righteous or sinful.
59. Conditions of Jihaad.
60. Refutation of those zealots who think that disobeying and fighting the unjust leaders is permissible.
61. Congregational Prayer behind sinful leaders.
62. The Coming out of the Anti-Christ, al Maseeh ad Dajjaal.
63. The Obligation of listening to and obeying the Muslim leaders as long as they do not command you to commit sins.
64. How leadership is established.
65. Definition of Innovation.
66. Boycotting People of Innovation.
67. A Study of Faith.
68. The Ideology of the Murji’ah regarding Faith.
69. Ordering the Good and Forbidding the Evil.
70. Refutation of Sulaymaan bin Suhaym.
71. Refuations by leaders of the Da’wah of those who invented lies about the Da’wah of Imaam Muhammad bin ‘Abdil Wahhaab.
72. Advice to the Students of Knowledge regarding verifying information and confirming it.
73. The Difference between Sulaymaan bin Suhaym and ‘Abdullaah bin Suhaym.
74. A Refutation of the Doubt that the Shaykh made the books of the four Schools of Thought invalid.
75. A Refutation of the doubt that the Shaykh made a general ruling that people were disbelievers.
76. A Refutation of the doubt that the Shaykh called for unrestricted Ijtihaad (extracting rulings from the texts).
77. A Study about the types of Praiseworthy and Blameworthy Differing.
78. The Accusation that the Shaykh made unrestricted rulings on the one who practised tawassul, seeking nearness to Allaah, saying that he was a disbeliever.
79. The Issue of ruling that someone specifically is a disbeliever.
80. The Ruling of the dome above the grave of the Messenger (r).
81. The Accusation that the Shaykh wanted to remove the ka’abah’s waterspout.
82. The Accusation that the Shaykh prohibited visiting the grave of the Prophet (r).
83. The Ruling regarding Swearing by other than Allaah.
84. The Accusation that the Shaykh made a ruling that Ibn al Faarid and Ibn ‘Arabee were disbelievers.
85. The Accusation that the Shaykh burnt the books ‘Dalaa’il al Khayraat’ and ‘Rawd ar Riyahayn’
86. The Shaykh’s Reply to these Accusations