Sharh Thalathat al-Usul by Ibn Uthaymeen (شرح ثلاثة الأصول) — Page 12

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

وَالْفَرَائِضُ وَمُصْطَلَحُ الْحَدِيثِ وَالنَّحْوُ وَالصَّرْفُ.

These included inheritance law, hadith terminology, grammar, and morphology.

وَكَانَتْ لِفَضِيلَةِ الشَّيْخِ مَنْزِلَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ عِنْدَ شَيْخِهِ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ

The honorable Sheikh held a high status in the eyes of his teacher, may Allah have mercy on him.

فَعِنْدَمَا انْتَقَلَ وَالِدُ الشَّيْخِ مُحَمَّدٍ - رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ - إِلَى الرِّيَاضِ إِبَّانَ أَوَّلِ تَطَوُّرِهِ رَغِبَ فِي أَنْ يَنْتَقِلَ مَعَهُ وَلَدُهُ - الشَّيْخُ حَفِظَهُ اللَّهُ

When Sheikh Muhammad’s father, may Allah have mercy on him, moved to Riyadh during its early development, he wanted his son, the Sheikh, may Allah preserve him, to accompany him.

فَكَتَبَ لَهُ الشَّيْخُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ السَّعْدِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ إِنَّ هَذَا لَا يُمْكِنُ نُرِيدُ مُحَمَّدًا أَنْ يَمْكُثَ هُنَا حَتَّى يَسْتَفِيدَ.

Sheikh Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di, may Allah have mercy on him, wrote back to him, 'That is not possible; we want Muhammad to remain here to continue his studies.'

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

The honorable Sheikh, may Allah preserve him, says, 'I was deeply influenced by his teaching style, his way of presenting knowledge, and how he made complex concepts accessible to students through examples and clear meanings.'

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

I was also influenced by his character, as Sheikh Abd al-Rahman, may Allah have mercy on him, possessed exceptional virtues.

وَكَانَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى قَدْرٍ كَبِيرٍ فِي الْعِلْمِ وَالْعِبَادَةِ،

He was a man of great stature in both knowledge and devotion.

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

He would joke with the young and smile warmly at the old; he remains one of the finest people I have ever known.

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

He also studied under the eminent Sheikh Abd al-Aziz bin Baz, who is considered his second primary teacher.

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

Under him, 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 preserve him, in his dedication to hadith, as well as his character and his approachable nature toward others.'

فِي عَامِ ١٣٧١ هـ جَلَسَ لِلتَّدْرِيسِ فِي الْجَامِعِ،

In 1371 AH, he began teaching in the mosque.

وَلَمَّا فُتِحَتِ الْمَعَاهِدُ الْعِلْمِيَّةُ فِي الرِّيَاضِ الْتَحَقَ بِهَا عَامِ ١٣٧٢ هـ،

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 عَلِيٍّ الصَّالِحِيِّ،

The Sheikh, may Allah preserve him, says, 'I entered the institute at the second-year level, following the advice of Sheikh Ali al-Salihi.'

وَبَعْدَ أَنْ اسْتَأْذَنْتُ مِنَ الشَّيْخِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السَّعْدِيِّ عَلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ،

This was after I had sought permission from Sheikh Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di, may Allah have mercy on him.

وَكَانَ الْمَعْهَدُ الْعِلْمِيُّ فِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ يَنْقَسِمُ إِلَى قِسْمَيْنِ خَاصٍّ وَعَامٍ، فَكُنْتُ فِي الْقِسْمِ الْخَاصِّ،

At the time, the institute was divided into special and general sections, and I was placed in the special section.

Vocabulary · المفردات (25 verbs · 48 nouns)

• كَانَ — to be
• اِنْتَقَلَ — to move
• رَغِبَ — to desire
• حَفِظَ — to protect
• كَتَبَ — to write
• أَمْكَنَ — to be possible
• أَرَادَ — to want
• مَكَثَ — to stay
• اِسْتَفَادَ — to benefit
• قَالَ — to say
• تَأَثَّرَ — to be influenced
• قَرَّبَ — to bring near
• مَازَحَ — to joke
• ضَحِكَ — to laugh
• رَأَى — to see
• قَرَأَ — to read
• اِعْتَبَرَ — to consider
• اِبْتَدَأَ — to begin
• بَسَطَ — to be open-hearted
• جَلَسَ — to sit
• فَتَحَ — to open
• اِلْتَحَقَ — to join
• دَخَلَ — to enter
• اِسْتَأْذَنَ — to ask permission
• اِنْقَسَمَ — to be divided
• فَرِيضَة — duty
• مُصْطَلَح — terminology
• حَدِيث — hadith
• نَحْو — grammar
• صَرْف — morphology
• فَضِيلَة — virtue
• شَيْخ — sheikh
• مَنْزِلَة — status
• عَظِيم — great
• وَالِد — father
• تَطَوُّر — development
• وَلَد — son
• طَرِيقَة — method
• تَدْرِيس — teaching
• عَرْض — presentation
• عِلْم — knowledge
• طَالِب — student
• مِثَال — an example
• مَعْنَى — meaning
• نَاحِيَة — aspect
• خُلُق — morality
• جَانِب — side
• كَبِير — large
• فَاضِل — virtuous
• قَدْر — amount
• عِبَادَة — worship
• صَغِير — young
• حَسَن — good
• سَمَاحَة — eminence
• ثَانِي — second
• قِرَاءَة — reading
• صَحِيح — authentic
• رِسَالَة — treatise
• إِسْلَام — Islam
• كِتَاب — book
• فِقْهِيّ — jurisprudential
• جِهَة — direction
• عِنَايَة — care
• عَام — year
• جَامِع — mosque
• مَعْهَد — institute
• عِلْمِيّ — scientific
• سَنَة — year
• مَشُورَة — counsel
• رَحْمَة — mercy
• وَقْت — time
• قِسْم — section
• خَاص — special