Explanation of the Three Fundamental Principles

377 Pages·35.536 MB·English

by  Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan

The Explanation of
T T
h e h r e e
FUNDAMENTAL
PRINCIPLES
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Transliteration Table
Consonants
t- » d (-H3 d til k
l_J b j dh t J 1
Cj t j r z c* m
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di th j z t u n
C i u* s i gh Jb h
u
c h (J- sh c_a f J w
t kh O3 s l3 q L9 y
Vowels
Short — a — i — u
Long 1_ a I u
Diphthongs ay aw
Glyphs
cpF Salldllahu 'alayhi wa sallam (May Allah’s praise & salutations be upon him)
fjis Alayh is-saldm (Peace be upon him) / StIf Alayhim as-saldm (Peace be upon them)
Radiyalldhu 'anhu (May Allah be pleased with him)
r&k. Radiyalldhu 'anhuma (May Allah be pleased with them both)
Igjl Radiyallahu 'anha (May Allah be pleased with her)
Rahimahulldh (May Allah have mercy on him)
life Tabaraka wa Ta’dla (Blessed and Exalted be He)
Subhdnahu wa Ta’ald (Glorified and Exalted be He)
cjffi Azza wa Jail (The Mighty and Majestic)
JS0? Jalla wa Aid (The Majestic and High)

C
o n t e n t s
Translator’s Foreword 1
Arabic Text of The Three Fundamental Principles 3
Author’s Introduction 14
THE FIRST TREATISE: THE FOUR AFFAIRS
CONTAINED IN SORAH AL-‘ASR 17
Knowledge 19
Acting Upon Knowledge 27
C'ailing to Knowledge 29
Patience in Bearing Harm Encountered Upon It 31
the Se c o n d Treatise: three issues w h i c h are
in c u m b en t u p o n the M uslim to Learn & act
U pon 42
Believing that Allah Created Us, Provided for Us, & Did Not Leave Us
Without Purpose 45
Allah is Not Pleased That Partners Should Be Set Up With Him in His
Worship 58
Al-Wala' wal-Bara (Allegiance & Disassociation) 68
T he T hird T reatise: m o n o t h e is m is the
religion of ibrAh Im 82
The Greatest of That Which Allah Has Commanded With is Tawhid 91
The Greatest of That WLiich Allah Has Prohibited is Polytheism 95
THE FIRST PRINCIPLE: KNOWLEDGE OF ALLAH 107
The Three Principles Wliich are Obligatory to Know 107
The Proof for His Lordship & Divinity 125
The Different Types of Worship Allah Has Commanded With & the
Proofs for Each Type 143
Al-Isldm, al-Imdn, and al-Ihsdn & the Proof for Each 148
Du’d : Its Categories & Evidence ' 149
Al-Khawf(¥eat): Its Types & Evidence 157
Ar-Rajd'{Hope) & Its Evidence 161
At-Tawakkul (Trust & Reliance) & Its Evidence 163
Ar-Raghbah (Fervent Desire), ar-Rahbah (Dread), and al-Khushu
(Humility), & the Evidence for Each 166
Al-Khashyah (Awe) & Its Evidence 169
Al-Indbah (Turning in Repentance) & Its Evidence 170
Al-Isti’dnah (Seeking Aid) & Its Evidence 172
Al-Istiddhah (Seeking Refuge) & Its Evidence 175
Al-Istighathah (Seeking Deliverance) & Its Evidence 181
Adh-Dhabh (Sacrificing): Its Categories & Its Evidence 182
An-Nadhar (Vows) & Its Evidence 184
THE SECOND PRINCIPLE: KNOWLEDGE OF THE
RELIGION 186
The Levels of the Religion 190
The Pillars of al-Isldm 193
The Second Level: al-Iman 234
The Pillars of al-Iman 239
The Proof for the Pillars of al-Iman 258
The Third Level: al-Ihsan 261
The Evidence for al-Ihsan 264
THE THIRD PRINCIPLE: KNOWLEDGE OF OUR
Prophet M u h a m m a d 285
The Descending of the Revelation Upon Him 293
The Length of the Da'wah in Makkah 297
Al-Isra wal-Mi’raj 299
Hijrah to al-Madinah 305
Settling in al-Madinah, the Revelation of the Remaining Legislations, &
the Completion of the Religion 314
CONCLUSION: Im AN IN THE RESURRECTION 322
The Reckoning & the Scale 330
Imdn in the Messengers 336
Disbelief in at-Tdghut & Belief in Allah 346
The Types of Taghut 355

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T r a n s l a t o r 's f o r e w o r d
All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all that exists. May the prayers
and peace from Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family
members, and his Companions, altogether.
To proceed: Indeed, it pleases me to have a hand in presenting to
the English-speaking Muslims another magnificent explanation of
this great work: The Three Fundamental Principles, this explanation
being by Shaykh Salih bin Fawzan al-Fawzan, may Allah preserve
him.
Previously, our brothers at Authentic Statements published the first
portion of the book under the title The Three Treatises, which was an
explanation of the introduction only. In this version, we have the
complete explanation of the book itself, along with the introduc­
tion, and all praise is due to Allah with whose aid the good deeds
are completed.
As an added benefit, the Arabic text of the book has been placed in
the beginning to assist in the memorization of this great work, for
those who wish to do so. Thanks are due to brother Abu Rumaysah
Mujahid for facilitating the production of this work; to Abu Qaylah
Rasheed Barbee for his checking of the translation; to sister Umm
Yaasir for her transcription of the manuscript; and to all else who
played a role in the production of this work.
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