The Beginning of the Life of the Prophet ﷺ – Sh Abu Zayd Khālid

Abu Zayd Khālid

All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all creation—and may He extol the Messenger in the highest company of Angels, and grant him peace and security—likewise to his family, Companions, and true followers.

[November 2025] The Beginning of the Life of the Prophet ﷺ – Sh Abu Zayd Khālid حفظه الله. Two sermons at Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

Part One:

– Benefits from a khutbah delivered by al-‘Allāmah Muhammad b. Sālih al-‘Uthaymīn (رحمه الله) on the sīrah of the Prophet ﷺ.
– The incapability of the human intellect to know Allāh in detail, worship Him and correctly deal with the people without first acquiring knowledge.
– Our dire need for the Messengers and what they came with.
– The greatest blessing that Allāh has bestowed upon us.
– “Certainly did Allāh confer [great] favour upon the believers when He sent among them a Messenger from themselves, reciting to them His verses and purifying them and teaching them the Book and wisdom, although they had been before in manifest error.” [Sūrah Āli ‘Imrān 3:164]
– The reason for the sending of the Messengers (عليهم الصلاة والسلام).
– The state of the people at the time when the Messenger ﷺ was sent.
– The noble lineage of our Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.

Part Two:

– Mankind’s greatest need.
– The land wherein the Prophet ﷺ was born.
– The Prophet ﷺ became an orphan at a young age.
– Those around the Prophet ﷺ during his childhood.
– The character of the Prophet ﷺ before prophethood.
– The tribe of Quraish.
– The visit of the angel Jibra’īl.
– The description of the Prophet’s ﷺ character by Khadījah رضي الله عنها.

 

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