Sharh Thalathat al-Usul by Ibn Uthaymeen (شرح ثلاثة الأصول) — Page 8

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الْحَدِيثُ وَرِجَالُهُ وَأَجَازَهُ بِالْأُمَّهَاتِ.

He studied Hadith and its narrators, and he was granted authorization in the primary canonical texts.

وَكَانَ الشَّيْخُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ - رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى - قَدْ وَهَبَهُ اللَّهُ فَهْمًا ثَاقِبًا وَذَكَاءً مُفْرِطًا وَأَكَبَّ عَلَى الْمُطَالَعَةِ وَالْبَحْثِ وَالتَّأْلِيفِ

Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab—may Allah the Exalted have mercy on him—was blessed with a sharp intellect and profound intelligence, dedicating himself to study, research, and writing.

وَكَانَ يُشَتِّتُ مَا يَمُرُّ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْفَوَائِدِ أَثْنَاءَ الْقِرَاءَةِ وَالْبَحْثِ

He would carefully note down the insights he encountered during his reading and research.

وَكَانَ لَا يَسْأَمُ مِنَ الْكِتَابَةِ وَقَدْ خَطَّ كُتُبًا كَثِيرَةً مِنْ مُؤَلَّفَاتِ ابْنِ تَيْمِيَّةَ وَابْنِ الْقَيِّمِ - رَحِمَهُمَا اللَّهُ

Tireless in his writing, he transcribed numerous works by Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn al-Qayyim—may Allah have mercy on them both.

وَلَا تَزَالُ بَعْضُ الْمَخْطُوطَاتِ الثَّمِينَةِ بِقَلَمِهِ السَّيَّالِ مَوْجُودَةً بِالْمَتَاحِفِ.

Some of the precious manuscripts written in his own hand are still preserved in museums today.

وَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ وَالِدُهُ - سَنَةَ ١١٥٣ هـ - أَخَذَ يُعْلِنُ جَهْرًا بِالدَّعْوَةِ السَّلَفِيَّةِ إِلَى تَوْحِيدِ اللَّهِ وَإِنْكَارِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَيُهَاجِمُ الْمُبْتَدِعَةَ أَهْلَ الْأَوْثَانِ وَالْأَصْنَامِ،

Following his father's death in 1153 AH, he began to publicly advocate for the Salafi call to the oneness of Allah, denouncing evil and challenging those who introduced innovations or practiced idolatry.

وَقَدْ شَدَّ أَزْرَهُ الْوُلَاةُ مِنْ آلِ سُعُودٍ وَقَوِيَتْ شَوْكَتُهُ وَذَاعَ خَبَرُهُ.

The rulers of the House of Saud supported him, which bolstered his influence and spread his reputation far and wide.

مُؤَلَّفَاتُهُ: وَلَهُ - رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى - مُؤَلَّفَاتٌ نَافِعَةٌ نَذْكُرُ مِنْهَا: ١ - كِتَابُ التَّوْحِيدِ. ٢ - كِتَابُ كَشْفِ الشُّبُهَاتِ. ٣ - كِتَابُ الْكَبَائِرِ. ٤ - كِتَابُ ثَلَاثَةِ الْأُصُولِ. ٥ - كِتَابُ مُخْتَصَرِ الْإِنْصَافِ وَالشَّرْحِ الْكَبِيرِ. ٦ - كِتَابُ مُخْتَصَرِ زَادِ الْمَعَادِ.

His works: He authored many beneficial books, including: 1. Kitab al-Tawhid. 2. Kashf al-Shubuhat. 3. Kitab al-Kaba'ir. 4. The Three Principles. 5. A summary of Al-Insaf and Al-Sharh al-Kabir. 6. A summary of Zad al-Ma'ad.

وَلَهُ فَتَاوَى وَرَسَائِلُ جُمِعَتْ بِاسْمِ مَجْمُوعَةِ مُؤَلَّفَاتِ الْإِمَامِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ تَحْتَ إِشْرَافِ جَامِعَةِ الْإِمَامِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُعُودٍ.

His legal rulings and treatises have been compiled under the title The Collected Works of Imam Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab, under the supervision of Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University.

Vocabulary · المفردات (19 verbs · 59 nouns)

• أَجَازَ — to authorize
• رَحِمَ — to have mercy
• وَهَبَ — to grant
• أَكَبَّ — to devote oneself
• شَتَّتَ — to record or note
• مَرَّ — to pass
• سَئِمَ — to be bored
• خَطَّ — to write
• تَزَالَ — to continue
• تَوَفَّى — to die
• أَخَذَ — to begin
• أَعْلَنَ — to announce
• هَاجَمَ — to attack
• شَدَّ — to strengthen
• قَوِيَ — to become strong
• ذَاعَ — to spread
• ذَكَرَ — to mention
• كَشَفَ — to reveal
• جَمَعَ — to collect
• حَدِيث — tradition
• رَجُل — man
• أُمّ — mother
• شَيْخ — sheikh
• فَهْم — understanding
• ثَاقِب — piercing
• ذَكَاء — intelligence
• مُفْرِط — excessive
• مُطَالَعَة — reading
• بَحْث — research
• تَأْلِيف — authorship
• فَائِدَة — benefit
• قِرَاءَة — reading
• كِتَابَة — writing
• كِتَاب — book
• كَثِير — many
• مُؤَلَّف — work
• بَعْض — some
• مَخْطُوطَة — manuscript
• ثَمِين — valuable
• قَلَم — pen
• سَيَّال — flowing
• مَوْجُود — present
• مَتْحَف — museum
• وَالِد — father
• سَنَة — year
• جَهْر — publicly
• دَعْوَة — call
• سَلَفِيَّة — Salafi
• تَوْحِيد — monotheism
• إِنْكَار — denial
• مُنْكَر — evil
• مُبْتَدِع — innovator
• أَهْل — people
• وَثَن — idol
• صَنَم — idol
• أَزْر — support
• وَالِي — governor
• شَوْكَة — power
• خَبَر — news
• نَافِع — useful
• كَشْف — uncovering
• شُبْهَة — doubt
• كَبِيرَة — major sin
• أَصْل — foundation
• مُخْتَصَر — summary
• إِنْصَاف — fairness
• شَرْح — explanation
• كَبِير — great
• زَاد — provision
• مَعَاد — afterlife
• فَتْوَى — legal opinion
• رِسَالَة — treatise
• اِسْم — name
• مَجْمُوعَة — collection
• إِمَام — imam
• تَحْت — under
• إِشْرَاف — supervision
• جَامِعَة — university