{"title":"Shaykh Ibn Uthaymin","description":"\u003cp\u003eShaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymin (1347–1421 AH \/ 1929–2001 CE) was one of the most prominent and prolific scholars of the modern era, a leading authority of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaah in the contemporary world. Based in Unaizah, Saudi Arabia, he studied for many years under Shaykh Abdur-Rahman Nasir as-Sa'di, his primary teacher and one of the great mufassireen of the modern age, before going on to teach for decades himself and leave behind an extraordinary body of explanations, fatawa, and commentaries that remain among the most accessible and widely studied works for English-speaking Muslims today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShaykh Ibn Uthaymin's scholarship is distinguished by its clarity, its strict adherence to evidence from the Qur'an and authentic Sunnah, and its practical relevance to the everyday life of the believer — from aqeedah and fiqh to marriage, divorce, and the etiquettes of worship. His explanations of classical texts remain among the most trusted references available in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBelow is our full collection of Shaykh Ibn Uthaymin's works translated into English, available at The Islamic Book Cafe.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-daily-plan-for-the-student-of-knowledge-by-shaykh-uthaymin","title":"A Daily Plan For The Student of Knowledge By Shaykh Uthaymin","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt the beginning of the school year, new students in particular tend to ask quite often about the methodology and the plan for seeking knowledge, for conducting worship, and for leading a life of a student of knowledge in general. It is a tremendous question and one of paramount importance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTherefore, I have come across a valuable piece of writing and highly beneficial description by Shaykh Ibn Uthaymin(ra) where he was asked by a questioner to write him a plan which would traverse in his life. 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We are producing it for the students of knowledge after the completion of its review by the Shaikh himself, may Allah preserve him. Thus, he corrected, revised, and added important additions to it. Therefore, it resulted in an appealing new form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book, Al-Aqidah Al-Wasitiyyah, authored by Shaikh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy on him, is a beneficial book summarizing the creed of the people of the Sunnah and the Jama'ah with the clearest clarifications and simplest expressions. Hence, despite this booklet's small size it is among the best of what has been collected and written on the topic. 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Compatibility in terms of religion is very essential. According to the consensus of Muslim jurists and the dictate of textual evidence, a Muslim woman is not allowed to marry a disbelieving man:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"685\" data-start=\"455\"\u003e“Then, if you ascertain that they are true believers, send them not back to the disbelievers. They are not lawful (wives) for the disbelievers nor are the disbelievers lawful (husbands) for them.” [Sūrah Al-Mumtaḥinah (60):10]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1059\" data-start=\"687\"\u003eThis is because she is superior to him [on the merit of her belief in Islām]. An exception is made when a Muslim man is allowed to marry a woman from the People of the Book because the husband here is superior to the woman. The Qur’anic text states that it is lawful for a believing man to marry a woman from the People of the Book. 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(Lawful to you in marriage) are chaste women from the believers and chaste women from those who were given the Scripture (Jews and Christians) before your time when you have given their due Mahr (bridal-money given by the husband to his wife at the time of marriage), desiring chastity (i.e., taking them in legal wedlock) not committing illegal sexual intercourse, nor taking them as girl-friends.” [Sūrah Al-Mā’idah (5):5]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1978\" data-start=\"1832\"\u003eHowever, many Muslim predecessors (Salaf) disliked that a Muslim man marries a woman from the People of the Book if he could marry a Muslim woman.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maktabatul-Irshad Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52307667583289,"sku":"TIBC0313","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/9306\/2201\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_15b8470b-7b6b-4cec-b5f9-317e25218774.jpg?v=1778693021"},{"product_id":"the-book-of-marriage-from-the-explanation-of-bulugh-al-maraam-1","title":"The Book of marriage From The Explanation of Bulugh Al-Maraam Part 1 By Shaykh Muhammad Bin Salih Al-Uthaymin","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"59\"\u003eAbu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) reported, the Prophet (ﷺ) said,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"61\" data-end=\"222\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"61\" data-end=\"222\"\u003e“A woman is married for four reasons: for her wealth, for her class, for her beauty or for her piety. Select the pious, may your hand be rubbed in the dust!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"363\"\u003eIn this Hadith, this is a reference that men’s most desirable marriage purposes revolve around these four: wealth, class, beauty and piety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"365\" data-end=\"408\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"365\" data-end=\"408\"\u003eThere are some benefits in this Hadith:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"410\" data-end=\"553\"\u003e• There is no problem if anyone marries a woman for her wealth because the Prophet (ﷺ) approved this but he urged to marry the religious woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"555\" data-end=\"654\"\u003e• There is no problem if the man marries a woman for her class to upgrade himself and his children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"656\" data-end=\"871\"\u003e• The woman can be married for her beauty. So, there is no problem if she is married for her beauty. Maybe the man likes beauty and cannot stand looking at a woman who is not as men are so different in this respect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"873\" data-end=\"945\"\u003e• A woman may be married for her piety even if this is the only purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"947\" data-end=\"1029\"\u003e• The best one of these purposes is to marry a woman for her piety as he (ﷺ) said,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1031\" data-end=\"1091\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1031\" data-end=\"1091\"\u003e“Select the pious, may your hand be rubbed in the dust.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1093\" data-end=\"1313\"\u003e• Everyone should follow the Prophet’s advice. However, nowadays, most people marry a woman for her beauty and others for her wealth and class. Are these the only purposes? 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Allah, the Most High, says,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e “And those, who, when they spend, are neither extravagant nor niggardly, but hold a medium (way) between those (extremes).”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e In this manner, the person should, or rather must, act moderately in acts of obedience. So you should not burden yourself with what you cannot bear because when the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) heard about the three individuals, one of whom said, “Indeed, I will not wed women,” and the second said, “I will observe fasting and never break it,” and the third said, “I will stand up in prayer at night and will not sleep”; he (alayhi salatu wa salaam) delivered a speech in which he said\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, “What is the matter with those who say such and such? Indeed, I pray at night and sleep, I observe fasting and break it, and I wed women? 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