How does a beginner student of knowledge give lessons in the mosques?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I am a beginner student of knowledge, and I have some familiarity with certain issues of Islamic jurisprudence and some issues of creed. Should I give simplified lessons in some of the mosques, or not? And what is the correct way to do this?
The Shaykh:
The correct way is that you read to the people in the mosque or in the gatherings. You read to them from a reliable book. You read to them from *Riyad al-Saliheen*, you read to them from *Al-Arba'in al-Nawawiyyah* with its commentary, *Jami' al-'Ulum wa al-Hikam*. You read to them a book from which you benefit and they benefit.
As for you explaining or giving a lesson while you are not well-versed in the subject, we do not advise that, because you might fall into error while you have not reached the level of understanding that enables you to comprehend the scientific issues, the issues of creed, and the issues of jurisprudence. So the position is very dangerous. But you should read to them.
You read to them from the Qur'an, you read to them from authentic hadiths, you read to them from reliable books of admonition, *Tafsir Ibn Kathir*. This contains much good for everyone other than...
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on insurance?
The Shaykh:
Also, it is recommended that you have them memorize the concise books on creed, jurisprudence, and hadiths. The concise hadith books, have them memorize them, like *Al-Arba'in al-Nawawiyyah*. Have them memorize it and teach it to them by rote. This is a good thing. Have them memorize the conditions of prayer, the nullifiers of wudu, and the conditions, pillars, and obligations of prayer. Have them memorize these things. This is a good thing. Ask them about them. Have them memorize them and ask them about them. This was the method of the people of this land until recently. They would teach the congregations of the mosques *Al-Usool ath-Thalathah* (The Three Fundamentals). They would teach them the conditions of prayer. They called this teaching them the religion. They would teach them and have them memorize these things. They would have them memorize them and then ask them to recite them to ensure that they had memorized them. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I am a beginner student of knowledge, and I have some familiarity with certain issues of Islamic jurisprudence and some issues of creed. Should I give simplified lessons in some of the mosques, or not? And what is the correct way to do this?
The Shaykh:
The correct way is that you read to the people in the mosque or in the gatherings. You read to them from a reliable book. You read to them from *Riyad al-Saliheen*, you read to them from *Al-Arba'in al-Nawawiyyah* with its commentary, *Jami' al-'Ulum wa al-Hikam*. You read to them a book from which you benefit and they benefit.
As for you explaining or giving a lesson while you are not well-versed in the subject, we do not advise that, because you might fall into error while you have not reached the level of understanding that enables you to comprehend the scientific issues, the issues of creed, and the issues of jurisprudence. So the position is very dangerous. But you should read to them.
You read to them from the Qur'an, you read to them from authentic hadiths, you read to them from reliable books of admonition, *Tafsir Ibn Kathir*. This contains much good for everyone other than...
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on insurance?
The Shaykh:
Also, it is recommended that you have them memorize the concise books on creed, jurisprudence, and hadiths. The concise hadith books, have them memorize them, like *Al-Arba'in al-Nawawiyyah*. Have them memorize it and teach it to them by rote. This is a good thing. Have them memorize the conditions of prayer, the nullifiers of wudu, and the conditions, pillars, and obligations of prayer. Have them memorize these things. This is a good thing. Ask them about them. Have them memorize them and ask them about them. This was the method of the people of this land until recently. They would teach the congregations of the mosques *Al-Usool ath-Thalathah* (The Three Fundamentals). They would teach them the conditions of prayer. They called this teaching them the religion. They would teach them and have them memorize these things. They would have them memorize them and then ask them to recite them to ensure that they had memorized them. Yes.
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف يدعو طالب العلم المبتدئ في المساجد؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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