Sharh Thalathat al-Usul by Ibn Uthaymeen (شرح ثلاثة الأصول) — Page 13

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

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 اخْتَصَرَ الزَّمَنَ اهـ

He wished to 'skip'—as they put it—meaning that he would study his upcoming year during the vacation, then take the exam for it at the beginning of the second year; if he passed, he would move on to the following year, and in this way, he saved time.

وَبَعْدَ سَنَتَيْنِ تَخَرَّجَ وَعُيِّنَ مُدَرِّسًا فِي مَعْهَدِ عُنَيْزَةَ الْعِلْمِيِّ مَعَ مُوَاصَلَةِ الدِّرَاسَةِ انْتِسَابًا فِي كُلِّيَّةِ الشَّرِيعَةِ وَمُوَاصَلَةِ طَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ عَلَى يَدِ الشَّيْخِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السَّعْدِيِّ

After two years, he graduated and was appointed as a teacher at the Unaizah Scientific Institute, while continuing his studies as an external student at the College of Sharia and continuing to seek knowledge at the hands of Sheikh Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di.

وَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ فَضِيلَةُ الشَّيْخِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السَّعْدِيِّ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَوَلَّى إِمَامَةَ الْجَامِعِ الْكَبِيرِ بِعُنَيْزَةَ وَالتَّدْرِيسَ فِي مَكْتَبَةِ عُنَيْزَةَ الْوَطَنِيَّةِ بِالْإِضَافَةِ إِلَى التَّدْرِيسِ فِي الْمَعْهَدِ الْعِلْمِيِّ ثُمَّ انْتَقَلَ إِلَى التَّدْرِيسِ فِي كُلِّيَّتَيِ الشَّرِيعَةِ وَأُصُولِ الدِّينِ بِفَرْعِ جَامِعَةِ الْإِمَامِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُعُودٍ الْإِسْلَامِيَّةِ بِالْقَصِيمِ حَتَّى الْآنَ، بِالْإِضَافَةِ إِلَى عُضْوِيَّةِ هَيْئَةِ كِبَارِ الْعُلَمَاءِ بِالْمَمْلَكَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ السُّعُودِيَّةِ، وَلِفَضِيلَةِ الشَّيْخِ حَفِظَهُ اللَّهُ نَشَاطٌ كَبِيرٌ فِي الدَّعْوَةِ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَتَبْصِيرِ الدُّعَاةِ فِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ وَلَهُ جُهُودٌ مَشْكُورَةٌ فِي هَذَا الْمَجَالِ

When the honorable Sheikh Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di—may Allah have mercy on him—passed away, he took over the imamate of the Grand Mosque in Unaizah and teaching at the Unaizah National Library, in addition to teaching at the Scientific Institute; he then moved on to teach at the Colleges of Sharia and Fundamentals of Religion at the Qassim branch of Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University, where he remains to this day, in addition to his membership in the Council of Senior Scholars in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the honorable Sheikh—may Allah protect him—has great activity in calling to Allah the Almighty and enlightening preachers everywhere, and he has commendable efforts in this field.

وَالْجَدِيرُ بِالذِّكْرِ أَنَّ سَمَاحَةَ الشَّيْخِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ قَدْ عَرَضَ بَلْ أَلَحَّ عَلَى فَضِيلَةِ الشَّيْخِ فِي تَوَلِّي الْقَضَاءِ بَلْ أَصْدَرَ قَرَارَهُ بِتَعْيِينِهِ حَفِظَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى رَئِيسًا لِلْمَحْكَمَةِ الشَّرْعِيَّةِ بِالْأَحْسَاءِ فَطَلَبَ مِنْهُ الْإِعْفَاءَ، وَبَعْدَ مُرَاجَعَاتٍ وَاتِّصَالٍ شَخْصِيٍّ مِنْ فَضِيلَةِ الشَّيْخِ سَمَحَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى بِإِعْفَائِهِ مِنْ مَنْصِبِ الْقَضَاءِ

It is worth mentioning that His Eminence Sheikh Muhammad bin Ibrahim—may Allah have mercy on him—offered, and indeed insisted, that the honorable Sheikh take up a judicial position; he even issued a decree appointing him—may Allah the Almighty protect him—as President of the Sharia Court in Al-Ahsa, but he requested to be excused, and after follow-ups and personal contact from the honorable Sheikh, he—may Allah the Almighty have mercy on him—allowed him to be excused from the judicial post.

Vocabulary · المفردات (26 verbs · 45 nouns)

• شَاءَ — to want
• قَفَزَ — to skip ahead
• عَبَّرَ — to express
• دَرَسَ — to study
• اخْتَبَرَ — to test
• نَجَحَ — to succeed
• انْتَقَلَ — to move
• اخْتَصَرَ — to shorten
• تَخَرَّجَ — to graduate
• عَيَّنَ — to appoint
• وَاصَلَ — to continue
• طَلَبَ — to seek
• تُوُفِّيَ — to pass away
• رَحِمَ — to have mercy
• تَوَلَّى — to take charge
• دَرَّسَ — to teach
• حَفِظَ — to protect
• تَبَصَّرَ — to enlighten
• شَكَرَ — to thank
• عَرَضَ — to offer
• أَلَحَّ — to insist
• أَصْدَرَ — to issue
• تَعَالَى — to be exalted
• رَاجَعَ — to review
• اتَّصَلَ — to contact
• سَمَحَ — to allow
• سَنَةٌ — year
• مَعْنًى — meaning
• إِجَازَةٌ — vacation
• عَامٌ — year
• زَمَنٌ — time
• مُدَرِّسٌ — teacher
• مَعْهَدٌ — institute
• دِرَاسَةٌ — study
• انْتِسَابٌ — enrollment
• كُلِّيَّةٌ — college
• شَرِيعَةٌ — Sharia
• عِلْمٌ — knowledge
• شَيْخٌ — sheikh
• فَضِيلَةٌ — virtue
• إِمَامَةٌ — imamate
• جَامِعٌ — mosque
• تَدْرِيسٌ — teaching
• مَكْتَبَةٌ — library
• إِضَافَةٌ — addition
• أَصْلٌ — origin
• دِينٌ — religion
• فَرْعٌ — branch
• جَامِعَةٌ — university
• عُضْوِيَّةٌ — membership
• هَيْئَةٌ — body
• كَبِيرٌ — elder
• عَالِمٌ — scholar
• مَمْلَكَةٌ — kingdom
• نَشَاطٌ — activity
• دَعْوَةٌ — call
• دَاعِيَةٌ — preacher
• مَكَانٌ — place
• جُهْدٌ — effort
• مَجَالٌ — field
• ذِكْرٌ — mention
• سَمَاحَةٌ — eminence
• قَضَاءٌ — judiciary
• قَرَارٌ — decision
• تَعْيِينٌ — appointment
• رَئِيسٌ — president
• مَحْكَمَةٌ — court
• إِعْفَاءٌ — exemption
• مُرَاجَعَةٌ — review
• اتِّصَالٌ — contact
• مَنْصِبٌ — position