Rashid al-Abd al-Karim
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Rashid al-Abd al-Karim is a contemporary Saudi Islamic scholar and educator, best known for his handbook of practical religious instruction, al-Durus al-Yawmiyya min al-Sunan wa al-Ahkam al-Shariyya (Daily Lessons from the Sunnahs and Legal Rulings).
Biography and Scholarly Work
Known formally as Rashid ibn Husayn al-Abd al-Karim, he is associated with the town of Hawtat Sudayr in Saudi Arabia. He focused his scholarly efforts on producing structured educational literature intended to make primary legal and ethical guidance accessible to congregants and community leaders.
His principal work, al-Durus al-Yawmiyya min al-Sunan wa al-Ahkam al-Shariyya, is organized into 330 chapters, with each chapter serving as a short daily lesson mapped to the days of the Islamic calendar year outside the month of Ramadan. Al-Abd al-Karim structured the curriculum so that seasonal themes coincide with their relevant times in the year—such as placing the lesson on the fasting of 'Ashura' as the eighth lesson, and positioning lessons on the first ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah to match that season—facilitating the work of mosque imams in preaching and teaching their congregations. A substantial portion of the work was reviewed and revised with input from scholars including ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Jibreen and Saud ibn Abd al-Muhsin al-Shabanat.
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al-Durus al-Yawmiyya min al-Sunan wa al-Ahkam al-Shariyya (Daily Lessons from the Sunnahs and Legal Rulings) is a modern Arabic handbook of daily Islamic teachings, etiquettes, and legal rulings. It provides a structured educational resource designed primarily for mosque imams to deliver brief daily reminders to worshippers after prayers, drawing directly on textual proof from the Quran and the Sunnah.