Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 1 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 11

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

شَرْحُ رِيَاضِ الصَّالِحِينَ مِنْ كَلَامِ سَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.

(from previous page) ⟵ 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.

الْمُحَدِّثُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ الْإِفْرِيقِيُّ - رَحِمَهُمُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى -.

The hadith scholar Abd al-Rahman al-Ifriqi, may Allah the Exalted have mercy on him.

وَفِي أَثْنَاءِ ذَلِكَ اتَّصَلَ بِسَمَاحَةِ الشَّيْخِ الْعَلَّامَةِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بَازٍ - رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى -،

During this period, he connected with His Eminence, the erudite Sheikh Abd al-Aziz bin Abdullah bin Baz, may Allah the Exalted have mercy on him.

فَقَرَأَ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ مِنْ صَحِيحِ الْبُخَارِيِّ، وَمِنْ رَسَائِلِ شَيْخِ الْإِسْلَامِ ابْنِ تَيْمِيَّةَ؛

He read Sahih al-Bukhari and the treatises of Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah to him in the mosque.

وَانْتَفَعَ بِهِ فِي عِلْمِ الْحَدِيثِ، وَالنَّظَرِ فِي آرَاءِ فُقَهَاءِ الْمَذَاهِبِ وَالْمُقَارَنَةِ بَيْنَهَا،

He gained much from him in the science of hadith and in examining and comparing the various legal opinions held by the schools of jurisprudence.

وَيُعَدُّ سَمَاحَةُ الشَّيْخِ عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ بَازٍ - رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى - هُوَ شَيْخَهُ الثَّانِي فِي التَّحْصِيلِ وَالتَّأَثُّرِ بِهِ.

His Eminence Sheikh Abd al-Aziz bin Baz is considered his second primary teacher in terms of academic formation and personal influence.

ثُمَّ عَادَ إِلَى عُنَيْزَةَ عَامَ (١٣٧٤هـ)، وَصَارَ يَدْرُسُ عَلَى شَيْخِهِ الْعَلَّامَةِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ نَاصِرٍ السَّعْدِيِّ،

He returned to Unayzah in 1374 AH and resumed his studies under his teacher, the erudite Abd al-Rahman bin Nasir al-Sa'di.

وَيُتَابِعُ دِرَاسَتَهُ انْتِسَابًا فِي كُلِّيَّةِ الشَّرِيعَةِ بِالرِّيَاضِ، الَّتِي أَصْبَحَتْ جُزْءًا مِنْ جَامِعَةِ الْإِمَامِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُعُودٍ الْإِسْلَامِيَّةِ، حَتَّى نَالَ الشَّهَادَةَ الْعَالِيَةَ.

He continued his education as an external student at the College of Sharia in Riyadh, which later became part of Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University, until he earned his higher degree.

لِلْوَعْظِ وَالْإِرْشَادِ وَالتَّدْرِيسِ بِالْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ وَالْمَعْهَدِ الْعِلْمِيِّ بِمَكَّةَ الْمُكَرَّمَةِ، تُوُفِّيَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى - عَامَ (١٤٠٨هـ).

After dedicating his life to preaching, guidance, and teaching at the Sacred Mosque and the Scientific Institute in Makkah, he passed away in 1408 AH, may Allah have mercy on him.

انْظُرْ تَرْجَمَتَهُ فِي: عُلَمَاءُ نَجْدٍ خِلَالِ ثَمَانِيَةِ قُرُونٍ لِلْبَسَّامِ (٥٣١/٣). (١)

See his biography in al-Bassam's Scholars of Najd Over Eight Centuries (3/531).

نَشَأَ فِي بِلَادِ مَالِي بِأَفْرِيقِيَا، ثُمَّ قَدِمَ لِلْحَجِّ، وَجَاوَرَ بِمَكَّةَ وَالْمَدِينَةِ، وَطَلَبَ الْعِلْمَ عَلَى عُلَمَاءِ الْمَسْجِدِ النَّبَوِيِّ،

(1) He grew up in Mali, Africa, before traveling for Hajj. He resided in Makkah and Medina, where he sought knowledge from the scholars of the Prophet's Mosque.

وَدَرَسَ بِدَارِ الْحَدِيثِ بِالْمَدِينَةِ النَّبَوِيَّةِ، وَعُيِّنَ مُدَرِّسًا بِهَا، تُوُفِّيَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى - عَامَ (١٣٧٧هـ). (٢)

He studied at Dar al-Hadith in Medina and was appointed as a teacher there; he passed away in 1377 AH, may Allah have mercy on him.

تَرْجَمَ لَهُ الْكَثِيرُونَ، وَأَفْرَدُوا تَرْجَمَتَهُ فِي مُؤَلَّفَاتٍ عَدِيدَةٍ،

(2) Many have written his biography, often dedicating entire volumes to his life.

تَوَلَّى قَضَاءَ الْخَرْجِ، ثُمَّ انْتَقَلَ إِلَى الرِّيَاضِ لِلتَّدْرِيسِ فِي الْمَعْهَدِ الْعِلْمِيِّ ثُمَّ كُلِّيَّةِ الشَّرِيعَةِ،

He served as a judge in al-Kharj before moving to Riyadh to teach at the Scientific Institute and later at the College of Sharia.

إِلَى أَنْ عُيِّنَ نَائِبًا لِرَئِيسِ الْجَامِعَةِ الْإِسْلَامِيَّةِ بِالْمَدِينَةِ النَّبَوِيَّةِ، ثُمَّ رَئِيسًا لَهَا، ثُمَّ مُفْتِيًا عَامًّا لِلْمَمْلَكَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ السُّعُودِيَّةِ، وَرَئِيسًا لِهَيْئَةِ كِبَارِ الْعُلَمَاءِ،

Eventually, he was appointed deputy president and then president of the Islamic University in Medina, followed by his tenure as Grand Mufti of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and president of the Council of Senior Scholars.

تُوُفِّيَ - رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى - عَامَ (١٤٢٠هـ).

He passed away in 1420 AH, may Allah have mercy on him.

انْظُرْ تَرْجَمَتَهُ فِي رَوْضَةِ النَّاظِرِينَ لِلْقَاضِي (١٤٤/٣).

See his translation in Rawdat al-Nazireen by Judge. ⟶ (sentence continues on next page)

Vocabulary · المفردات (22 verbs · 57 nouns)

• صَلَّى — to pray
• رَحِمَ — to have mercy
• اِتَّصَلَ — to contact
• قَرَأَ — to read
• اِنْتَفَعَ — to benefit
• عَدَّ — to count
• عَادَ — to return
• دَرَسَ — to study
• تَابَعَ — to follow
• أَصْبَحَ — to become
• نَالَ — to obtain
• تَوَفَّى — to pass away
• نَظَرَ — to look
• نَشَأَ — to grow up
• قَدِمَ — to arrive
• جَاوَرَ — to reside
• طَلَبَ — to seek
• عَيَّنَ — to appoint
• تَرْجَمَ — to translate/biographize
• أَفْرَدَ — to single out
• تَوَلَّى — to take charge
• اِنْتَقَلَ — to move
• شَرْحٌ — explanation
• رِيَاضٌ — gardens
• صَالِحٌ — righteous person
• كَلَامٌ — speech
• سَيِّدٌ — master
• مُرْسَلٌ — messenger
• مُحَدِّثٌ — hadith scholar
• أَثْنَاءٌ — midst
• سَمَاحَةٌ — eminence
• شَيْخٌ — sheikh
• عَلَّامَةٌ — erudite scholar
• مَسْجِدٌ — mosque
• صَحِيحٌ — authentic book
• رِسَالَةٌ — treatise
• إِسْلَامٌ — Islam
• عِلْمٌ — knowledge
• حَدِيثٌ — hadith
• نَظَرٌ — consideration
• رَأْيٌ — opinion
• فَقِيهٌ — jurist
• مَذْهَبٌ — school of thought
• مُقَارَنَةٌ — comparison
• تَحْصِيلٌ — acquisition
• تَأَثُّرٌ — influence
• عَامٌ — year
• دِرَاسَةٌ — study
• انْتِسَابٌ — affiliation
• كُلِّيَّةٌ — college
• شَرِيعَةٌ — sharia
• جُزْءٌ — part
• جَامِعَةٌ — university
• شَهَادَةٌ — degree
• عَالِيٌ — high
• وَعْظٌ — preaching
• إِرْشَادٌ — guidance
• تَدْرِيسٌ — teaching
• مَعْهَدٌ — institute
• عِلْمِيٌّ — scientific
• تَرْجَمَةٌ — biography
• عَالِمٌ — scholar
• قَرْنٌ — century
• بِلَادٌ — country
• حَجٌّ — pilgrimage
• دَارٌ — house
• مُدَرِّسٌ — teacher
• كَثِيرٌ — many
• مُؤَلَّفٌ — book
• عَدِيدٌ — or with / numerous
• قَضَاءٌ — judiciary
• نَائِبٌ — deputy
• رَئِيسٌ — president
• مُفْتِيٌ — mufti
• مَمْلَكَةٌ — kingdom
• هَيْئَةٌ — body/committee
• كَبِيرٌ — senior
• رَوْضَةٌ — garden
• نَاظِرٌ — observer