Reading and commentary on the poet's introduction: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, of whom all His creations have testified to His Lordship
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The Shaykh : ... and many of the brothers have recorded it, those whom Allah the Exalted has granted voice and delivery, among them is the brother Salih ibn 'Ata... he recorded it twice, and his recording was wonderful and good. The important thing is that, if Allah wills, we will begin studying it this evening, that is, the night of Saturday corresponding to the seventeenth of Safar, 1408. We ask Allah the Exalted to inspire us with guidance and to complete it. We have clarified it and benefited from it. Yes, we begin now with the introduction, because it is a beneficial introduction, and our reading of it will not be by way of explanation, but only by way of commentary and reading, because it is clear and does not need explanation.
The reader: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "The ruling on love is established".
The Shaykh : Read the introduction.
The reader: Ah, this is
The student: ...
The Shaykh : how
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No, the introduction is very beneficial, it does not contradict.
The reader: Praise be to Allah, of whom testified to Him by
The Shaykh : His Lordship
The reader: "Praise be to Allah, of whom all His creations have testified to His Lordship, and all His creations have acknowledged His worship, and bore witness to Him"
The Shaykh : the witness
The reader: "and bore witness to Him all"
The Shaykh : a gathering
The reader: "all existing things that He is Allah, there is no god but He, by what He has placed in them of the subtle of His craftsmanship and the wondrous of His signs, and glory be to Allah and praise be to Him in the number of His creation, the satisfaction of His Self, the weight of His Throne, and the ink of His words, and there is no god but Allah, the One, the Eternal, who has no partner in His Lordship, no likeness in His actions, nor in His attributes, nor in His Essence, and Allah is the Greatest in the number of what He encompasses" number...
The reader: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "The ruling on love is established".
The Shaykh : Read the introduction.
The reader: Ah, this is
The student: ...
The Shaykh : how
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No, the introduction is very beneficial, it does not contradict.
The reader: Praise be to Allah, of whom testified to Him by
The Shaykh : His Lordship
The reader: "Praise be to Allah, of whom all His creations have testified to His Lordship, and all His creations have acknowledged His worship, and bore witness to Him"
The Shaykh : the witness
The reader: "and bore witness to Him all"
The Shaykh : a gathering
The reader: "all existing things that He is Allah, there is no god but He, by what He has placed in them of the subtle of His craftsmanship and the wondrous of His signs, and glory be to Allah and praise be to Him in the number of His creation, the satisfaction of His Self, the weight of His Throne, and the ink of His words, and there is no god but Allah, the One, the Eternal, who has no partner in His Lordship, no likeness in His actions, nor in His attributes, nor in His Essence, and Allah is the Greatest in the number of what He encompasses" number...