Sharh Kashf al-Shubuhat by Ibn Uthaymeen (شرح كشف الشبهات) — Page 8

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

فِي أَنْ يَنْتَقِلَ مَعَهُ فَضِيلَةُ وَلَدِهِ الشَّيْخُ حَفِظَهُ اللَّهُ فَكَتَبَ لَهُ الشَّيْخُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ السَّعْدِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ إِنَّ هَذَا لَا يُمْكِنُ نُرِيدُ مُحَمَّدًا أَنْ يَمْكُثَ هُنَا حَتَّى يَسْتَفِيدَ.

When his son, the virtuous Sheikh—may Allah protect him—wanted to move with him, Sheikh Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di—may Allah have mercy on him—wrote back, 'That is not possible. We want Muhammad to stay here to continue his studies.'

وَيَقُولُ فَضِيلَةُ الشَّيْخِ حَفِظَهُ اللَّهُ إِنَّنِي تَأَثَّرْتُ بِهِ كَثِيرًا فِي طَرِيقَةِ التَّدْرِيسِ وَعَرْضِ الْعِلْمِ وَتَقْرِيبِهِ لِلطَّلَبَةِ بِالْأَمْثِلَةِ وَالْمَعَانِي،

The Sheikh—may Allah protect him—recalls, 'I was deeply influenced by his teaching style, the way he presented knowledge, and how he made concepts accessible to students through examples and clear explanations.'

وَكَذَلِكَ أَيْضًا تَأَثَّرْتُ بِهِ مِنْ نَاحِيَةِ الْأَخْلَاقِ لِأَنَّ الشَّيْخَ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ كَانَ عَلَى جَانِبٍ كَبِيرٍ مِنَ الْأَخْلَاقِ الْفَاضِلَةِ وَكَانَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى قَدْرٍ كَبِيرٍ فِي الْعِلْمِ وَالْعِبَادَةِ،

I was also moved by his character. Sheikh Abd al-Rahman—may Allah have mercy on him—possessed exceptional virtue and was a man of profound knowledge and devotion.

وَكَانَ يُمَازِحُ الصَّغِيرَ وَيَضْحَكُ إِلَى الْكَبِيرِ وَهُوَ مِنْ أَحْسَنِ مَنْ رَأَيْتُ أَخْلَاقًا.

He would joke with the young and greet the elderly with a smile; he had the finest character of anyone I have ever known.

قَرَأَ عَلَى سَمَاحَةِ الشَّيْخِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ بَازٍ حَيْثُ يُعْتَبَرُ شَيْخَهُ الثَّانِي،

He studied under His Eminence Sheikh Abd al-Aziz bin Baz, who is considered his second primary teacher.

فَابْتَدَأَ عَلَيْهِ قِرَاءَةَ صَحِيحِ الْبُخَارِيِّ وَبَعْضِ رَسَائِلِ شَيْخِ الْإِسْلَامِ ابْنِ تَيْمِيَةَ وَبَعْضِ الْكُتُبِ الْفِقْهِيَّةِ.

Under his guidance, he began reading Sahih al-Bukhari, various treatises by Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, and several works on jurisprudence.

يَقُولُ الشَّيْخُ تَأَثَّرْتُ بِالشَّيْخِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ بَازٍ حَفِظَهُ اللَّهُ مِنْ جِهَةِ الْعِنَايَةِ بِالْحَدِيثِ وَتَأَثَّرْتُ بِهِ مِنْ جِهَةِ الْأَخْلَاقِ أَيْضًا وَبَسْطِ نَفْسِهِ لِلنَّاسِ.

The Sheikh says, 'I was influenced by Sheikh Abd al-Aziz bin Baz—may Allah protect him—in his dedication to Hadith, as well as his character and his warm, approachable nature.'

وَفِي عَامِ ١٣٧١هـ جَلَسَ لِلتَّدْرِيسِ فِي الْجَامِعِ، وَلَمَّا فُتِحَتِ الْمَعَاهِدُ الْعِلْمِيَّةُ فِي الرِّيَاضِ الْتَحَقَ بِهَا عَامِ ١٣٧٢هـ،

In 1371 AH, he began teaching at the mosque. When the scientific institutes opened in Riyadh, he enrolled in 1372 AH.

يَقُولُ الشَّيْخُ حَفِظَهُ اللَّهُ: دَخَلْتُ الْمَعْهَدَ الْعِلْمِيَّ مِنَ السَّنَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ وَالْتَحَقْتُ بِهِ بِمَشُورَةٍ مِنَ الشَّيْخِ عَلِيِّ الصَّالِحِيِّ،

The Sheikh—may Allah protect him—notes, 'I entered the scientific institute in the second year, having joined on the advice of Sheikh Ali al-Salihi.'

وَبَعْدَ أَنْ اسْتَأْذَنْتُ مِنَ الشَّيْخِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السَّعْدِيِّ عَلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَكَانَ الْمَعْهَدُ الْعِلْمِيُّ فِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ يَنْقَسِمُ إِلَى قِسْمَيْنِ خَاصٍّ وَعَامٍّ فَكُنْتُ فِي الْقِسْمِ الْخَاصِّ،

This was after I had sought permission from Sheikh Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di—may Allah have mercy on him. At the time, the institute was divided into special and general sections, and I was placed in the special section.

وَكَانَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ أَيْضًا مَنْ شَاءَ أَنْ يَقْفِزَ - كَمَا يُعَبِّرُونَ - بِمَعْنَى أَنَّهُ يَدْرُسُ السَّنَةَ الْمُسْتَقْبَلَةَ لَهُ فِي أَثْنَاءِ الْإِجَازَةِ ثُمَّ يَخْتَبِرُهَا فِي أَوَّلِ الْعَامِ الثَّانِي فَإِذَا نَجَحَ انْتَقَلَ إِلَى السَّنَةِ الَّتِي بَعْدَهَا وَبِهَذَا اخْتَصَرْتُ الزَّمَنَ

Back then, students could 'skip' a grade by studying the next year's curriculum during the vacation and taking an exam at the start of the following term. If they passed, they advanced, which is how I saved time.'

Vocabulary · المفردات (33 verbs · 47 nouns)

• اِنْتَقَلَ — to move
• حَفِظَ — to protect
• كَتَبَ — to write
• رَحِمَ — to have mercy
• أَمْكَنَ — to be possible
• أَرَادَ — to want
• مَكَثَ — to stay
• اِسْتَفَادَ — to benefit
• قَالَ — to say
• تَأَثَّرَ — to be influenced
• دَرَّسَ — to teach
• عَرَضَ — to present
• قَرَّبَ — to bring closer
• كَانَ — to be
• مَازَحَ — to joke
• ضَحِكَ — to laugh
• رَأَى — to see
• قَرَأَ — to read
• اِعْتَبَرَ — to consider
• اِبْتَدَأَ — to begin
• بَسَطَ — to spread
• جَلَسَ — to sit
• فَتَحَ — to open
• اِلْتَحَقَ — to join
• دَخَلَ — to enter
• اِسْتَأْذَنَ — to ask permission
• اِنْقَسَمَ — to be divided
• شَاءَ — to want
• قَفَزَ — to skip a grade
• عَبَّرَ — to express
• اِخْتَبَرَ — to test
• نَجَحَ — to succeed
• اِخْتَصَرَ — to shorten
• فَضِيلَةٌ — virtue
• وَلَدٌ — son
• شَيْخٌ — sheikh
• طَرِيقَةٌ — method
• تَدْرِيسٌ — teaching
• عَرْضٌ — presentation
• عِلْمٌ — knowledge
• طَالِبٌ — student
• مِثَالٌ — an example
• مَعْنًى — meaning
• نَاحِيَةٌ — side
• أَخْلَاقٌ — morals
• جَانِبٌ — aspect
• كَبِيرٌ — big
• فَاضِلٌ — virtuous
• قَدْرٌ — measure
• عِبَادَةٌ — worship
• صَغِيرٌ — small
• حَسَنٌ — good
• سَمَاحَةٌ — generosity
• ثَانٍ — second
• قِرَاءَةٌ — reading
• صَحِيحٌ — authentic
• رِسَالَةٌ — treatise
• كِتَابٌ — book
• فِقْهِيٌّ — jurisprudential
• جِهَةٌ — direction
• عِنَايَةٌ — care
• حَدِيثٌ — hadith
• بَسْطٌ — spreading
• نَفْسٌ — self
• نَاسٌ — people
• عَامٌ — year
• جَامِعٌ — mosque
• مَعْهَدٌ — institute
• عِلْمِيٌّ — scientific
• سَنَةٌ — year
• ثَانِيَةٌ — second
• مَشُورَةٌ — consultation
• رَحْمَةٌ — mercy
• وَقْتٌ — time
• قِسْمٌ — section
• خَاصٌّ — special
• مُسْتَقْبَلٌ — future
• إِجَازَةٌ — vacation
• أَوَّلٌ — first
• زَمَنٌ — time