The Foreword (Mahdi Lock)

Shaykh Hasan Hīto On Political Theatrics Shaykh Hasan Hīto was nicknamed “The Father of Usul Al Fiqh” by many of the scholars in Damascus. The following lines from his Al Wajiz on Islamic Legal Theory, show an example of his amazing firasah/insight. One of our teachers showed us this several years ago in the middle of the “covid pandemic”. Posted below is the original Arabic text from page 297 of the 2015 edition of the book published by Resalah, followed by an English translation. ما يتردد النظر في القطع بعدمه: ١ - خبر الواحد المحتف بالقرائن، وذلك كما لو أخبر ملك قد شاع بين الناس مرض ابنه، واستدعاء الأطباء له، فلو خرج الملك في يوم من الأيام، بهيئةٍ مزريةٍ، وأخبر الناس بموته، فقد ذهب بعض الأصوليين إلى أنه يفيد العلم، وكنت أميل إلى هذا، وأدافع عنه، إلا أن وقائع الحياة التي نراها أصبحت تشكك الإنسان في كثير من مثل هذه المظاهر، بل أصبح من المتعارف عليه عند العقلاء اليوم أن أكثر ما يصرح به حكام العالم اليوم كذب وتمويه، رغم كل ما يحفّه من القرائن، بل إن كثيراً من الحروب تقوم في العالم، ويذهب ضحيتها الآلاف من الناس، وما هي إلا مسرحيات موجهة توجيهاً سياسياً لمصالح وأهداف غير تلك التي يخبر عنها القواد والزعماء. وأنا لا أريد أن أنفي احتمال حصول العلم به، فالاحتمال وارد، إلا أن نطاقه ضيق جداً، ويكاد يكون عالياً، والأصل عدمه Matters in Which There Is Hesitation Regarding the Attainment of Certainty: 1 – A solitary report (khabar al-wāḥid) supported by contextual indicators (qarāʾin). This is like if a king were to announce—after it had become widely known among the people that his son was ill and that physicians had been summoned—that his son had died. If the king were to appear one day in a distressed state and inform the people of his death, some legal theorists (uṣūlīs) have held that such a report yields certainty (ʿilm). I used to incline toward this view and defend it. However, the realities of life that we now witness have made a person skeptical about many such appearances. Indeed, it has become commonly acknowledged among rational people today that most of what the rulers of the world publicly declare is falsehood and deception, despite all the surrounding corroborating indicators. In fact, many wars that occur in the world, claiming the lives of thousands of people, are nothing more than staged productions directed politically for interests and objectives other than those announced by leaders and rulers. I do not wish to deny the possibility that such a report may yield certainty; the possibility remains. However, its scope is extremely narrow and rare, and the default assumption is that it does not yield certainty. Here Shaykh Hīto explicitly warns against taking the statements of politicians at face value and warns us about wars being engineered for hidden interests. May God have mercy upon Shaykh Hīto and grant him Paradise.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvlszIQrQ1Y Live dars...He is making dua for the Shaykh and talking about his life and achievements

إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون Sh. Muhammad Hasan Hīto has been velied from this earthly realm tonight, at the time of the Maghrib Adhān. May Allāh be pleased with him and grant him the highest levels of Paradise. The passing of such a great ʿālim is a wound that cannot be healed. It was with immense grief that we heard Sh. Hīto’s speech last year saying he assumes he will not remain in this world for another year, and it is with even greater grief that we today witness his statement come true. Sh. Hīto is among the greatest contemporary Shāfiʿī scholars, a beacon of knowledge; a faqīh, a mutakallim, an uṣūlī—he left left behind a beneficial heritage of 108 books. Although he was unable to complete his magnum opus which he assumed would be around 150 volumes, he authored more than 70 volumes of the book before his passing. May Allāh elevate his ranks and continue to benefit us through his legacy. Al-Fātihah for his blessed soul.

شيخنا العلامة الفقيه الأصولي الحجة فضيلة الشيخ محمد حسن هيتو في ذمة الله، رحمه الله رحمة الأبرار وأسكنه فسيح جناته، وجعل مقيله مع النبيين والصديقين والشهداء والصالحين وحسن أولئك رفيقا، ونفعنا بعلمه في الدنيا والآخرة إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون اللهم أخلف في الأمة الإسلامية من أمثاله وصبر أهله وذويه ومحبيه..

Pay attention to this beautiful sunnah when reciting in this holy month!

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STARTING TODAY INSHA'ALLAH! RAMADAN TAFSEER COURSE: SURAT AR-RAHMAN Insha'Allah, this Saturday we will have our first session, in-person at the Rawdah Institute in Gothenburg, Sweden and online for Arkview Arabic students. The main text will be Safwat at-Tafaaseer by Imam Muhammad Ali as-Sabuni, may Allah have mercy on him. And with Allah alone is every success! #Arabic #Quran #Islam #ramadhan #ramadan www.arkview.org/arabic www.rawda.nu

The Arrival Of Ramadan

http://mahdinnm.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-chapter-on-recommended-adhkar-for.html?m=1 Friday 2 Ramadan 1447: السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته May Allah bless all of the believers on this blessed day of Friday and its night. قال الإمام #الشافعي : وأحبُ كثرة الصلاة على النبي صل الله عليه وسلم في كل حال وأنا في يوم الجمعة وليلتها أشدّ استحبابًا وأحب قراءة الكهف ليلة الجمعة ويومها لما جاء فيها . 📕كتاب الأم (٢٠٨/١) Imam ash-Shafi'i said: "I love abundant blessings upon the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in every circumstance, and I recommend it even more on the day of Friday and its night. I also love the recitation of al-Kahf on the night of Friday as well as its day, due to what has been narrated therein." The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم  said: {Whoever recites Surat al-Kahf on a Friday, light shall shine forth for him between that Friday and the other.} Related by an-Nasaa'i. وبالله التوفيق

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Alhamdulillah. We have sighted the moon in South Spain.

الحمد لله The crescent has been slighted in Morocco and, it appears, in the UK as well. رمضان مبارك سعيد تقبل الله منا ومنكم صالح الأعمال 🤲🏻🤲🏻🤲🏻🤲🏻🤲🏻

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The Relationship Between Fasting And Taqwa

RAMADAN TAFSEER COURSE: SURAT AR-RAHMAN Insha'Allah, this Saturday we will have our first session, in-person at the Rawdah Institute in Gothenburg, Sweden and online for Arkview Arabic students. The main text will be Safwat at-Tafaaseer by Imam Muhammad Ali as-Sabuni, may Allah have mercy on him. And with Allah alone is every success! #Arabic #Quran #Islam #ramadhan #ramadan www.arkview.org/arabic www.rawda.nu https://www.instagram.com/p/DU0pJ0cjBmp/?igsh=MXRnYWxlY3RlbGc1MA==

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THIS MONDAY (February 16) Insha'Allah, we will meet for Session 7 of our discussion of the book To Every Young Woman Who Believes in Allah, which is Volume 4 in the Pinnacle Papers series. Please join us: http://t.me/thehalaqahbookclub The UK time is 1…

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