The date of the beginning of Shaykh al-Uthaymeen’s explanation of the book *Iqtida' al-Sirat al-Mustaqim*
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The reader: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon His servant and messenger, our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
As for what follows: Our Shaykh (may Allah preserve him) decided to read the book of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) titled *Iqtida' al-Sirat al-Mustaqim li-Mukhalafat Ahl al-Jahim* (Following the Straight Path in Opposing the People of the Hellfire). The beginning was on a Monday.
The Shaykh : He decided to read it after consultation.
The reader: He decided to read it after consultation and seeking guidance through prayer (istikharah).
The Shaykh : There was no istikharah; we did not perform istikharah, meaning it neither decreases nor increases, because a known matter does not require istikharah.
The reader: He decided to read it after consultation, and the beginning was on the night of Monday, the night of Tuesday, the night of the fifteenth of Shawwal in the year 1416.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon His servant and messenger, our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
As for what follows: Our Shaykh (may Allah preserve him) decided to read the book of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) titled *Iqtida' al-Sirat al-Mustaqim li-Mukhalafat Ahl al-Jahim* (Following the Straight Path in Opposing the People of the Hellfire). The beginning was on a Monday.
The Shaykh : He decided to read it after consultation.
The reader: He decided to read it after consultation and seeking guidance through prayer (istikharah).
The Shaykh : There was no istikharah; we did not perform istikharah, meaning it neither decreases nor increases, because a known matter does not require istikharah.
The reader: He decided to read it after consultation, and the beginning was on the night of Monday, the night of Tuesday, the night of the fifteenth of Shawwal in the year 1416.