Lesson 6: The Ruling on Learning Seerah

Question 1

The amount obligatory to know about the messenger ﷺ stands on 2 pillars. What are they?

Answer 1

1. man in him-Believing in him ﷺ. And learn what will either reduce or eliminate believing in him (nullifiers of that)
2. Obeying him- and this is with regards to the Shariah.

Question 2

Evidence for the first pillar of what is obligatory to know about the messenger ﷺ

Answer 2

• <aside>
  
  **يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَآمِنُوا بِرَسُولِهِ يُؤْتِكُمْ كِفْلَيْنِ مِن رَّحْمَتِهِ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ نُورًا تَمْشُونَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ۚ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ**
  
  </aside>> O you who have believed, fear Allāh and believe in His Messenger; He will [then] give you a double portion of His mercy and make for you a light by which you will walk and forgive you; and Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.<aside>
  
  **أَمْ لَمْ يَعْرِفُوا۟ رَسُولَهُمْ فَهُمْ لَهُۥ مُنكِرُونَ**
  
  </aside>> Or did they not know their Messenger, so they are toward him disacknowledging?
  • So believing in him ﷺ, in his prophecies etc is a pillar from the pillars of Islam.
  Statement of Ja’far ibn Abi Talib to Najashi<aside>
  
  **بَعَثَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولًا مِنَّا نَعْرِفُ نَسَبَهُ وَصِدْقَهُ وَأَمَانَتَهُ وَعَفَافَهُ**
  
  22498 مسند أحمد بن حنبل
  
  37/175 المحدث شعيب الأرناؤوط خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده حسن في تخريج المسند لشعيب
  
  </aside>> Allah raised among us a man of whose birth, truthfulness, honesty, and purity we were acknowledged,
  • The companions followed him because they knew who he was. As such the scholars say knowing him ﷺ and having understanding of him ﷺ will have a direct effect on your obedience to him and the belief of him.

Question 3

Book of ابْنُ شَيْخ الحِزَامِين where he talks about the effect knowing about the messenger ﷺ on your heart and believing in him.

Answer 3

مدخل أهل الفقه واللسان إلى ميدان المحبة والعرفان

Question 4

Evidence for the second pillar of what is obligatory to know about the messenger ﷺ

Answer 4

لَّقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِى رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌۭ لِّمَن كَانَ يَرْجُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَ وَذَكَرَ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرًۭا

> Indeed, in the Messenger of Allah you have an excellent example for whoever has hope in Allah and the Last Day, and remembers Allah often.

إبن شيخ الحزاميين Said studying his eating, drinking, how he lived with his family, his prayer, his sleep will affect your obedience to him ﷺ and your love towards him ﷺ.

Question 5

The amount recommended to know about the biography of the messenger ﷺ and some examples

Answer 5

1. anything beyond the first 2.
   - Ibn Abbas used to sit with the senior companions of the Muhajireen and Ansar and ask about the expeditions and battles of the messenger ﷺ, and the scholars took from this that a young person/youth/child (Ibn Abbas رضي الله عنه was 13) should learn more than what’s sufficient as this will also increase your Imam in him and your love and obedience to him