Teaching Islam to Muslim Youth in Germany and the Importance of Studying Jurisprudence

Question:
A message was sent to the program from West Germany, sent by one of the brothers from there. He says, Musa Ibrahim from Bendi. Our brother says: I am a young Arab Muslim, praise be to Allah, and I am in West Germany. I have some of the youth with whom I speak about Islam, and I found that they do not know of Islam except the saying, "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah," and Surat al-Fatihah. I am trying to teach them something of the Qur'an so that they can stand in prayer. It has now been a month since I began teaching them, and they asked me to write to you so that you would guide them and help them by sending them the Noble Qur'an and copies translated into the English language, and Prophetic hadiths, also translated, if possible, to send to them, because they are Muslims and desire to know more about Islam. This is a summary of a letter from our brother to Your Eminence the Shaykh, which speaks to the reality of Muslims in many of the countries of the world.

Answer:
and may Allah send blessings and peace upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family and his Companions, and whoever follows them.
As for what follows, the brother is a Muslim, and in truth, he is to be thanked for his good work and for teaching his Muslim brothers and alerting them. There is no doubt that what was mentioned is a reality; first, he is safe in Western patterns and is present in many places in the countries of the world, in Europe and outside Europe, in America and in Asia, in every place, and in the lands of Muslims as well. Many Muslims do not know Islam except by name and affiliation, as for knowledge and understanding in the religion, it is known to be obligatory. This is one of the great calamities. It is obligatory for the Muslim to study the jurisprudence of his religion and to learn what it is not difficult to be ignorant of from the basics of his religion. First, the creed, meaning "La ilaha illa Allah." Why do we bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah? We must verify what is in this testimony. And Allah knows best that this word, "La ilaha illa Allah," is a great word; it is the root of the word of Allah and the root of the religion. Its meaning is that there is no true object of worship except Allah. So, glory be to Allah, the Truth. And He the Exalted said: . And "Glory be to You, You we worship and You we ask for help." And your Lord said: . It is He, the Exalted, who is worthy of worship. And whatever people worship besides Allah, whether prophets, awliya (close friends of Allah), jinn, idols, trees, angels, or otherwise, it is all worship in vain, as Allah the Exalted said: . It is He who is called upon, it is He who is hoped for, Blessed and Exalted is He. He is the Lord of the worlds, He is their Creator, He is the Provider, Mighty and Majestic. And He is above the servant, Blessed and Exalted is He, above all creation, Mighty and Majestic. And His knowledge is in every place; He knows the conditions of His servants. And He is the One who is aware of the sins of the most subtle of them. And He is the Creator of them, Blessed and Exalted is He. And He is the One who is in control of their affairs, Mighty and Majestic. And He is the One who is present in everything, Blessed and Exalted is He. So the servants should worship Him alone with their supplications, their prayers, their fasting, their seeking of aid, their vows, their slaughtering, and the like. They fear Him and hope in Him. They fear Him, the Exalted, and hope in Him, Mighty and Majestic, by doing what He commanded and leaving what He forbade, Blessed and Exalted is He. Thus it is obligatory for all servants. Then the testimony that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah: we must know its meaning, and we must verify that he is the Messenger of Allah in truth to all people, with truth, faith, and certainty, that Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib is the Messenger of Allah in truth. If a man answers the call of the Prophet and follows what he called to, he has Paradise and happiness. And if a man opposes that, he has failure, misery, and the Fire, and he has no connection to Allah.
He also studies the jurisprudence of his prayer, his fasting, his Hajj, his zakah, his dealings with people, his rights toward his wife, his rights toward his parents, his rights toward his neighbors and his brothers. He studies how to enjoin what is right, how to forbid what is wrong, how to call to Allah, how to teach people. He studies until he is upon clear evidence, upon insight.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You will find Allah in a good state, or He will deal with your effort." It is permissible for you to do good; he who studies the jurisprudence of the religion. The sign of happiness and the sign of success is that he studies the jurisprudence of the religion of Allah and holds fast to the religion of Allah. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I have purified for you a path in which you sit here, and Allah has made it a path to Paradise." So the believer studies the jurisprudence of his religion and gains insight into the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The great Qur'an is the root of all good. So if the Muslim studies the jurisprudence of the Book of Allah and adheres to the Qur'an and increases in its recitation, he attains great knowledge. And likewise, if he reviews the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), meaning the hadiths, if he reviews them, like the books of the scholars, like the books of rulings, like the meeting place of narrations, these books that the scholars compiled and gathered the hadiths in, if the student of knowledge returns to them, he benefits greatly and knows the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). And like the people of knowledge, then I thank him for that. If he says, "Ask the people of knowledge," he says to him, "Ask the people of knowledge." And he says to them, "What is the meaning of such and such? What is the meaning of such and such?" until he becomes more knowledgeable and agrees more. If he has the capacity with the Muslims and the students of knowledge, he participates with them in the research and attends with them. They discuss among themselves what is obligatory upon them, and if they have a scholar, they study under him and learn what is necessary, so that there is cooperation in righteousness and piety, and so that the knowledge is more due to the discussion, and due to asking about what is difficult, and due to truthfulness and sincerity in that. If he is truthful and sincere, he is guided and finds change. As for what we write, the publication of the mushaf and some Islamic books, and the translation into the English language, this will happen, if Allah wills. The collection will be published, if Allah wills. But the brother Musa should write to us a letter with an address, so that it is not possible, if Allah wills, that the prayer is missed. What was requested, we ask Allah for well-being. This is what is in my letter to Shaykh 'Abdullah. We ask Allah for success for you.