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.
[Summer Conference July 2024] Benefits from Kitāb al-ʿIlm of ‘Allāmah Ibn ʿUthaymīn – Abu ‘Iyād Amjad Rafiq حفظه الله. Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.
Some points discussed during lesson one:
– The linguistic and legislative definition of ‘ilm (knowledge).
– Explanation of the six levels of knowledge (al-’Ilm, al-Jahlul-Basīṭ, al-Jahlul-Murakkab, al-Wahm, ash-Shakk, aẓ-Ẓann) with proof and examples.
– Proof for the knowledge that is praiseworthy.
– Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله) on what is deemed to be knowledge, and the knowledge that is beneficial.
– The three types of beneficial knowledge.
– The two types of knowledge the Messenger ﷺ has informed us about, and the distinction he made between them.
– The effects of praiseworthy knowledge.
– Distinguishing between worldly knowledge that is practical/direct and that which is based on theories and speculation.
Some points discussed during lesson two:
– The two affairs that establish the dīn of Allāh and make it manifest.
– Sufyān ath-Thawrī (رحمه الله) on the thing that gives knowledge its excellence.
– Abū Ḥāzim (رحمه الله) on three qualities one must possess in order to be a scholar.
– A trait that is the foundation of knowledge.
– Āyāt that highlight the virtue and excellence of those who have knowledge over those who do not.
– The difference between a person who worships Allāh upon knowledge and the one who worships Allāh out of habit.
– Five virtues/benefits of knowledge.
– The definition of al-Ḥasad, and eight points regarding this destructive disease.
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