Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 1 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 12

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

نُبْذَةٌ مُخْتَصَرَةٌ عَنْ فَضِيلَةِ الشَّيْخِ الْعَلَّامَةِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ الْعُثَيْمِينِ. تَدْرِيسُهُ:

(from previous page) ⟵ See his translation in Rawdat al-Nazireen by Judge.

تَوَسَّمَ فِيهِ شَيْخُهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ نَاصِرٍ السَّعْدِيُّ - رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى - النَّجَابَةَ وَسُرْعَةَ التَّحْصِيلِ الْعِلْمِيِّ

His teacher, Abd al-Rahman bin Nasir al-Sa'di - may Allah the Exalted have mercy on him - discerned in him intelligence and speed in scientific acquisition.

فَشَجَّعَهُ عَلَى التَّدْرِيسِ وَهُوَ مَا زَالَ طَالِبًا فِي حَلْقَتِهِ،

He encouraged him to teach while he was still a student in his circle.

فَبَدَأَ التَّدْرِيسَ عَامَ (١٣٧٠هـ) فِي الْجَامِعِ الْكَبِيرِ بِعُنَيْزَةَ.

He began teaching in the year (1370 AH) at the Great Mosque in Unayzah.

وَلَمَّا تَخَرَّجَ فِي الْمَعْهَدِ الْعِلْمِيِّ فِي الرِّيَاضِ عُيِّنَ مُدَرِّسًا فِي الْمَعْهَدِ الْعِلْمِيِّ بِعُنَيْزَةَ عَامَ (١٣٧٤هـ).

When he graduated from the Scientific Institute in Riyadh, he was appointed as a teacher at the Scientific Institute in Unayzah in the year (1374 AH).

وَفِي سَنَةِ (١٣٧٦هـ) تُوُفِّيَ شَيْخُهُ الْعَلَّامَةُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ نَاصِرٍ السَّعْدِيُّ - رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى -

In the year (1376 AH), his teacher, the scholar Abd al-Rahman bin Nasir al-Sa'di - may Allah the Exalted have mercy on him - passed away.

فَتَوَلَّى بَعْدَهُ إِمَامَةَ الْجَامِعِ الْكَبِيرِ فِي عُنَيْزَةَ، وَإِمَامَةَ الْعِيدَيْنِ فِيهَا، وَالتَّدْرِيسَ فِي مَكْتَبَةِ عُنَيْزَةَ الْوَطَنِيَّةِ التَّابِعَةِ لِلْجَامِعِ؛

He took over after him the imamate of the Great Mosque in Unayzah, the imamate of the two Eids there, and teaching at the National Library of Unayzah, which is affiliated with the mosque.

وَهِيَ الَّتِي أَسَّسَهَا شَيْخُهُ - رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى - عَامَ (١٣٥٩هـ).

It is the one his teacher - may Allah the Exalted have mercy on him - founded in the year (1359 AH).

وَلَمَّا كَثُرَ الطَّلَبَةُ، وَصَارَتِ الْمَكْتَبَةُ لَا تَكْفِيهِمْ؛ بَدَأَ فَضِيلَتُهُ - رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى - يُدَرِّسُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْجَامِعِ نَفْسِهِ،

When the students became numerous and the library could no longer accommodate them, his eminence - may Allah the Exalted have mercy on him - began teaching in the mosque itself.

وَاجْتَمَعَ إِلَيْهِ الطُّلَّابُ وَتَوَافَدُوا مِنَ الْمَمْلَكَةِ وَغَيْرِهَا؛ حَتَّى كَانُوا يَبْلُغُونَ الْمِئَاتِ فِي بَعْضِ الدُّرُوسِ،

Students gathered to him and flocked from the Kingdom and elsewhere, until they would reach hundreds in some lessons.

وَهَؤُلَاءِ يَدْرُسُونَ دِرَاسَةً جَادَّةً بِهَدَفِ التَّحْصِيلِ الْعِلْمِيِّ، وَلَيْسَ لِمُجَرَّدِ الِاسْتِمَاعِ.

These students were studying seriously with the goal of scientific acquisition, not merely for listening.

وَبَقِيَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ - إِمَامًا وَخَطِيبًا وَمُدَرِّسًا - حَتَّى وَفَاتِهِ - رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى -.

He remained in that state - as an imam, preacher, and teacher - until his death - may Allah the Exalted have mercy on him -.

بَقِيَ الشَّيْخُ مُدَرِّسًا فِي الْمَعْهَدِ الْعِلْمِيِّ مِنْ عَامِ (١٣٧٤هـ) إِلَى عَامِ (١٣٩٨هـ)

The Sheikh remained a teacher at the Scientific Institute from the year (1374 AH) to the year (1398 AH).

عِنْدَمَا انْتَقَلَ إِلَى التَّدْرِيسِ فِي كُلِّيَّةِ الشَّرِيعَةِ وَأُصُولِ الدِّينِ بِالْقَصِيمِ، التَّابِعَةِ لِجَامِعَةِ الْإِمَامِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُعُودٍ الْإِسْلَامِيَّةِ،

When he moved to teach at the College of Sharia and Fundamentals of Religion in Qassim, affiliated with Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University.

وَظَلَّ أُسْتَاذًا فِيهَا حَتَّى وَفَاتِهِ - رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى.

He remained a professor there until his death - may God have mercy on him - 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 (20 verbs · 42 nouns)

• تَوَسَّمَ — to discern
• رَحِمَ — to have mercy
• شَجَّعَ — to encourage
• زَالَ — to continue
• بَدَأَ — to begin
• تَخَرَّجَ — to graduate
• عَيَّنَ — to appoint
• تَوَفَّى — to pass away
• تَوَلَّى — to take charge
• أَسَّسَ — to found
• كَثُرَ — to become numerous
• صَارَ — to become
• كَفَى — to suffice
• دَرَّسَ — to teach
• اجْتَمَعَ — to gather
• تَوَافَدَ — to flock
• بَلَغَ — to reach
• بَقِيَ — to remain
• انْتَقَلَ — to move
• ظَلَّ — to remain
• نُبْذَةٌ — brief
• فَضِيلَةٌ — virtue
• شَيْخٌ — sheikh
• عَلَّامَةٌ — scholar
• تَدْرِيسٌ — teaching
• نَجَابَةٌ — intelligence
• سُرْعَةٌ — speed
• تَحْصِيلٌ — acquisition
• عِلْمِيٌّ — scientific
• طَالِبٌ — student
• حَلْقَةٌ — circle
• عَامٌ — year
• جَامِعٌ — mosque
• كَبِيرٌ — great
• مَعْهَدٌ — institute
• مُدَرِّسٌ — teacher
• سَنَةٌ — year
• إِمَامَةٌ — imamate
• عِيدٌ — eid
• مَكْتَبَةٌ — library
• وَطَنِيَّةٌ — national
• تَابِعٌ — affiliated
• مَسْجِدٌ — mosque
• نَفْسٌ — self
• مَمْلَكَةٌ — kingdom
• غَيْرٌ — other
• مِئَةٌ — hundred
• دَرْسٌ — lesson
• دِرَاسَةٌ — study
• جَادٌّ — serious
• هَدَفٌ — goal
• اسْتِمَاعٌ — listening
• إِمَامٌ — imam
• خَطِيبٌ — preacher
• وَفَاةٌ — death
• كُلِّيَّةٌ — college
• شَرِيعَةٌ — sharia
• أَصْلٌ — foundation
• دِينٌ — religion
• جَامِعَةٌ — university
• إِسْلَامِيٌّ — islamic
• أُسْتَاذٌ — professor