Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 1 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 10

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

نُبْذَةٌ مُخْتَصَرَةٌ عَنْ فَضِيلَةِ الشَّيْخِ العَلَّامَةِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ العُثَيْمِين

A brief biography of the eminent scholar Sheikh Muhammad bin Salih al-Uthaymin.

هُوَ شَيْخُهُ الأَوَّلُ؛ إِذْ أَخَذَ عَنْهُ العِلْمَ - مَعْرِفَةً وطَرِيقَةً - أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا أَخَذَ عَنْ غَيْرِهِ، وتَأَثَّرَ بِمَنْهَجِهِ وتَأْصِيلِهِ، وطَرِيقَةِ تَدْرِيسِهِ، واتِّبَاعِهِ لِلدَّلِيلِ.

He was his primary teacher, as he gained more knowledge from him—both in substance and method—than from anyone else. He was deeply influenced by his approach, his foundational principles, his teaching style, and his commitment to evidence.

وعِنْدَمَا كَانَ الشَّيْخُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَوْدَانَ (١) - رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى - قَاضِيًا فِي عُنَيْزَةَ قَرَأَ عَلَيْهِ فِي عِلْمِ الفَرَائِضِ، كَمَا قَرَأَ عَلَى الشَّيْخِ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ عَفِيفِي (٢) - رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى فِي النَّحْوِ والبَلَاغَةِ أَثْنَاءَ وُجُودِهِ مُدَرِّسًا فِي تِلْكَ المَدِينَةِ.

When Sheikh Abd al-Rahman bin Ali bin Awdan (1)—may Allah have mercy on him—served as a judge in Unayzah, he studied the laws of inheritance under him. He also studied grammar and rhetoric under Sheikh Abd al-Razzaq Afifi (2)—may Allah have mercy on him—during his time teaching in that city.

ولَمَّا فُتِحَ المَعْهَدُ العِلْمِيُّ فِي الرِّيَاضِ أَشَارَ عَلَيْهِ بَعْضُ إِخْوَانِهِ (٤) أَنْ يَلْتَحِقَ بِهِ، فَاسْتَأْذَنَ شَيْخَهُ العَلَّامَةَ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ نَاصِرٍ السَّعْدِيَّ - رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى-، والْتَحَقَ بِالمَعْهَدِ عَامَيْ (١٣٧٢ - ١٣٧٣هـ).

When the Scientific Institute opened in Riyadh, some of his brothers (4) encouraged him to enroll. He sought permission from his teacher, the eminent scholar Abd al-Rahman bin Nasir al-Sa'di—may Allah have mercy on him—and attended the institute from 1372 to 1373 AH.

ولَقَدِ انْتَفَعَ - خِلَالَ السَّنَتَيْنِ اللَّتَيْنِ انْتَظَمَ فِيهِمَا فِي مَعْهَدِ الرِّيَاضِ العِلْمِيِّ - بِالعُلَمَاءِ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يُدَرِّسُونَ فِيهِ حِينَذَاكَ، ومِنْهُمْ: العَلَّامَةُ المُفَسِّرُ الشَّيْخُ مُحَمَّدُ الأَمِينُ الشِّنْقِيطِيُّ، والشَّيْخُ الفَقِيهُ عَبْدُ العَزِيزِ بْنُ نَاصِرِ بْنِ رَشِيدٍ (٣)، والشَّيْخُ عَبْدُ (١)

During his two years at the Riyadh Scientific Institute, he benefited from the scholars teaching there, including the eminent exegete Sheikh Muhammad al-Amin al-Shinqiti, the jurist Sheikh Abd al-Aziz bin Nasir bin Rashid (3), and Sheikh Abd...

تُوُفِّيَ - رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى - عَامَ (١٣٧٤هـ).

(1) He passed away—may Allah have mercy on him—in 1374 AH.

انْظُرْ تَرْجَمَتَهُ فِي: عُلَمَاءُ نَجْدٍ خِلَالَ ثَمَانِيَةِ قُرُونٍ لِلْبَسَّامِ (١٣٠٣)، رَوْضَةُ النَّاظِرِينَ لِلْقَاضِي (٢)

See his biography in 'Ulama' Najd Khilal Thamaniyat Qurun' by al-Bassam (1303) and 'Rawdat al-Nazirin' by al-Qadi.

وُلِدَ فِي مِصْرَ، وتَلَقَّى تَعْلِيمَهُ فِي الجَامِعِ الأَزْهَرِ، وقَدِمَ إِلَى المَمْلَكَةِ عَامَ (١٣٦٨هـ)، ودَرَّسَ فِي مَنَاطِقَ شَتَّى مِنَ المَمْلَكَةِ، ثُمَّ اخْتِيرَ عُضْوًا بِهَيْئَةِ كِبَارِ العُلَمَاءِ، تُوُفِّيَ - رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى - عَامَ (١٤١٥هـ).

(2) Born in Egypt, he studied at Al-Azhar. He arrived in the Kingdom in 1368 AH, taught in various regions, and was later appointed to the Council of Senior Scholars. He passed away—may Allah have mercy on him—in 1415 AH.

انْظُرْ تَرْجَمَتَهُ فِي: عُلَمَاءُ نَجْدٍ خِلَالَ ثَمَانِيَةِ قُرُونٍ لِلْبَسَّامِ (٣/ ٢٧٥). (٣)

See his biography in 'Ulama' Najd Khilal Thamaniyat Qurun' by al-Bassam (3/275).

هُوَ الشَّيْخُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ حَمْدٍ الصَّالِحِيُّ - رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى -. (٤)

(3) This refers to Sheikh Ali bin Hamad al-Salihi—may Allah have mercy on him.

نَشَأَ وتَعَلَّمَ فِي شِنْقِيطَ مِنْ بِلَادِ مُورِيتَانِيَا، ثُمَّ قَدِمَ إِلَى المَمْلَكَةِ لِلْحَجِّ عَامَ (١٣٦٧هـ)، وتَوَلَّى التَّدْرِيسَ فِي المَعْهَدِ العِلْمِيِّ بِالرِّيَاضِ، ثُمَّ بِالمَسْجِدِ النَّبَوِيِّ والجَامِعَةِ الإِسْلَامِيَّةِ، واخْتِيرَ عُضْوًا بِهَيْئَةِ كِبَارِ العُلَمَاءِ، تُوُفِّيَ - رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى - عَامَ (١٣٩٣هـ).

(4) He grew up and studied in Shinqit, Mauritania. He came to the Kingdom for Hajj in 1367 AH, taught at the Riyadh Scientific Institute, the Prophet's Mosque, and the Islamic University, and served on the Council of Senior Scholars. He passed away—may Allah have mercy on him—in 1393 AH.

انْظُرْ تَرْجَمَتَهُ فِي: عُلَمَاءُ نَجْدٍ خِلَالَ ثَمَانِيَةِ قُرُونٍ لِلْبَسَّامِ (٦ / ٣٧١) (٥)

See his biography in 'Ulama' Najd Khilal Thamaniyat Qurun' by al-Bassam (6/371).

نَشَأَ فِي الرَّسِّ إِحْدَى مُحَافَظَاتِ القَصِيمِ، ثُمَّ انْتَقَلَ إِلَى الرِّيَاضِ، ودَرَسَ بِالمَعْهَدِ العِلْمِيِّ، وتَوَجَّهَ

He grew up in Ar Rass, one of the governorates of Al-Qassim, then moved to Riyadh, studied at the Scientific Institute, and focused on explaining Riyad al-Salihin from the words of the Master of Messengers, may God bless him and grant him peace. ⟶ (sentence continues on next page)

Vocabulary · المفردات (24 verbs · 42 nouns)

• أَخَذَ — to learn from
• تَأَثَّرَ — to be influenced
• كَانَ — to be
• رَحِمَ — to have mercy
• قَرَأَ — to read
• فَتَحَ — to open
• أَشَارَ — to point out
• اِلْتَحَقَ — to join
• اِسْتَأْذَنَ — to ask permission
• اِنْتَفَعَ — to benefit
• اِنْتَظَمَ — to attend regularly
• دَرَّسَ — to teach
• اتَّبَعَ — to follow
• تُوُفِّيَ — to pass away
• نَظَرَ — to look
• وَلَدَ — to be born
• تَلَقَّى — to receive
• قَدِمَ — to arrive
• اخْتَارَ — to choose
• نَشَأَ — to grow up
• تَعَلَّمَ — to learn
• تَوَلَّى — to take charge
• انْتَقَلَ — to move
• تَوَجَّهَ — to head towards
• نُبْذَةٌ — brief
• فَضِيلَةٌ — virtue
• شَيْخٌ — sheikh
• عَلَّامَةٌ — scholar
• عِلْمٌ — knowledge
• مَعْرِفَةٌ — knowledge
• طَرِيقَةٌ — method
• مَنْهَجٌ — curriculum
• تَأْصِيلٌ — foundation
• تَدْرِيسٌ — teaching
• دَلِيلٌ — evidence
• قَاضٍ — judge
• فَرِيضَةٌ — inheritance law
• نَحْوٌ — grammar
• بَلَاغَةٌ — rhetoric
• وُجُودٌ — presence
• مُدَرِّسٌ — teacher
• مَدِينَةٌ — city
• مَعْهَدٌ — institute
• عَامٌ — year
• سَنَةٌ — year
• عَالِمٌ — scholar
• مُفَسِّرٌ — exegete
• فَقِيهٌ — jurist
• مُخْتَصَرَةٌ — abbreviated
• أَخٌ — brother
• تَرْجَمَةٌ — biography
• قَرْنٌ — century
• رَوْضَةٌ — garden
• نَاظِرٌ — observer
• تَعْلِيمٌ — education
• جَامِعٌ — mosque
• مَمْلَكَةٌ — kingdom
• مِنْطَقَةٌ — region
• عُضْوٌ — member
• هَيْئَةٌ — body
• كَبِيرٌ — elder
• بِلَادٌ — country
• حَجٌّ — pilgrimage
• مَسْجِدٌ — mosque
• جَامِعَةٌ — university
• مُحَافَظَةٌ — governorate