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[Lesson 10 | 25/10/2025] Selected Benefits from Madārij Al-Sālikīn of Imām Ibn Al-Qayyim رحمه الله– By Shaykh Abu ‘Iyaad Amjad Rafīq حفظه الله. Monthly class at Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.
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Some points covered during this lesson:
– Recap of the previous lesson.
– The levels of إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ in terms of knowledge and action.
– The five levels regarding knowledge of Allāh.
– The two levels regarding knowledge of His religion.
– The three basic elements necessary to be from the people of Paradise.
– The two levels that relate to action.
– The description of al-Asḥāb al-Yamīn.
– The description of al-Sābiqūn al-Muqarrabūn.
– The elevated level of ‘ubūdiyyah of a special group from al-Sābiqūn al-Muqarrabūn.
– Fifteen principles regarding ‘Ubūdiyyah.
– The categorisation of these principles.
– The five rulings as it relates to worship.
– ‘Ubūdiyyah of the heart.
– Acts of worship that are wājib upon the heart.
– The two levels/objectives of the niyyah.
– The necessity of establishing ‘ubūdiyyah in the heart.
– The muḥarramāt upon the heart, and its types.
– The reason these prohibited affairs arise in the heart.
– The levels of shahwah, and their rulings.
– ‘Ubūdiyyah of the tongue.
– Examples of wājib, mustaḥab, ḥarām and makrūh affairs related to the tongue.
– The difference of opinion amongst the Salaf regarding mubāḥ speech.
– How the tongue is different from all other limbs.
– ‘Ubūdiyyah of the limbs.
– The categorisation of these acts of worship as it relates to the five senses.
– The foundational principles present in Sūrah al-Fātiḥah.
– The stages of إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ by which the heart travels in its journey to Allāh (سبحانه وتعالى).
– 1. al-Yaqẓah .(اليقظة)
– The definition of .اليقظة
– The disturbance of the heart that is necessary in order to embark upon one’s journey.
– 2. al-‘Azm (العزم).
– The meaning of العزم.
– 3. al-Fikrah (الفكرة).
– The meaning of الفكرة.
– The absolute sufficiency of the guidance present in the Qur’ān.
– Caution against getting drawn into the social sciences and ideas of the kuffār as it relates to the genre of self-help, self-improvement, how to be successful etc.
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