Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymin (; 9 March 192910 January 2001) was a Saudi Islamic scholar.

Biography

Ibn al-Uthaymin was born on March 9, 1929, in the City of

Unayzah Unaizah ( ar, عنيزة ) or officially The Governorate of Unaizah (also spelled Onaizah, Onizah, or Unayzah; ar, محافظة عنيزة ) is a Saudi Arabian city in the Al-Qassim Province, Al Qassim Province. It lies south of the province ca ...

, Qaseem Region of

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. He is said to have memorized the

Quran The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , sing.: ...

at his early age and pursued an education in

Hadith Ḥadīth ( or ; ar, حديث, , , , , , , literally "talk" or "discourse") or Athar ( ar, أثر, , literally "remnant"/"effect") refers to what the majority of Muslims believe to be a record of the words, actions, and the silent approval ...

Tafsir Tafsir ( ar, تفسير, tafsīr ) refers to exegesis, usually of the Quran. An author of a ''tafsir'' is a ' ( ar, مُفسّر; plural: ar, مفسّرون, mufassirūn). A Quranic ''tafsir'' attempts to provide elucidation, explanation, in ...

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and other Islamic studies, later graduating from the

College of Sharia Umm Al-Qura University (UQU; ar, جامعة أم القرى ) is a public university in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The university was established as the College of Sharia (Islamic Law) in 1949 before being joined by new colleges and renamed as Umm Al- ...

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. He went on to become a member of the Saudi Commission of Senior Islamic Scholars, a professor at the College of Shari'a at Imam Mohammad bin Saud Islamic University in Qassim and a member of its Academic Council and treatises dealing with different aspects of the Islamic doctrine. His most important books are his 15-volume book on

fiqh ''Fiqh'' (; ar, فقه ) is Islamic jurisprudence. Muhammad-> Companions-> Followers-> Fiqh. The commands and prohibitions chosen by God were revealed through the agency of the Prophet in both the Quran and the Sunnah (words, deeds, and ...

and 10-volume book on the interpretation of the Holy Qur'an. He also used to teach at the

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Mecca Mecca (; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, commonly shortened to Makkah ()) is a city and administrative center of the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia, and the holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow val ...

during Ramadan.

Education

After completing his memorization of the Qur'an and foundational studies, he began his full-time religious studies under Sheikh

Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz al-Mutawwa' Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monothe ...

and Sheikh Ali al-Salihi in

. These were the two teachers that sheikh 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di had appointed to instruct beginning students. After one year of studying under those two teachers, al-Uthaymeen began studying under sheikh ' Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di in 1945 and continued to be his student until al-Sa'di's death. The year 1952, al-Salihi advised al-Uthaymeen to enroll in the newly opened ''Ma'had al-'Ilmi'' in

, which he did after seeking permission from al-Sa'di. While there, he studied under Sheikh Muhammad al-Ameen al-Shinqiti, Sheikh 'Abd al-'Aziz bin Baz, and sheikh 'Abd al-Razzaq 'Afeefi, among others. He studied there for two years before returning to Unayzah, where began teaching and continued his studies under al-Sa'di.

The Four Levels of Spiritual Response to a Calamity

Uthaymeen's theory on the four levels of spiritual response to a calamity is outlined below. This theory could be contrasted with the Kübler-Ross model of the five stages of grief. * Level One: Discontentment * Level Two: Patience * Level Three: Acceptance * Level Four: Gratitude

Publications

* ''The Beautiful Names and Attributes of Allah: The Beautiful Names and Attributes of Allah.'' * ''The Creed of the Ahlus-Sunnah Wal Jama'ah, Translated by Abu Nasir Ibrahim Abdur-Rauf.'' * ''How to Perform the Rituals of Hajj, Umrah and Visiting the Prophet’s Masjid.'' * ''Guidance For Fasting Muslims.'' * ''Fatawa Arkan-ul-Islam.'' * ''Explanation of Summary of Hamaweyyah Creed.'' * ''What You Must Believe about Your Creator.'' * ''Rights and Duties in Islam.'' * ''A Study on Ablution, Bathing, Dry Ablution (Tayammum) and Prayer.'' * ''How Do We Believe in the Last Day?''

Death

The Shaykh died on Wednesday 15 Shawwaal 1421 A.H. / 10 January 2001 C.E. at the age of 71.

References

External links

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Biodata at MuslimScholars.info
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