al-Diya al-Lami min al-Khutab al-Jawami

al-Diya al-Lami min al-Khutab al-Jawami (The Radiant Illumination from Comprehensive Sermons) is a two-part collection of Friday, Eid, and rain-prayer (istisqa) sermons composed by the Saudi scholar Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymin (d. 1421 AH / 2001 CE) al-Diya al-Lami min al-Kh…+1.

Background and Purpose

Ibn Uthaymin assumed the post of Friday and Eid preacher at the Grand Mosque in Unaizah following the death of his teacher, Abd al-Rahman ibn Nasir al-Sadi, in Jumada al-Thaniyah 1376 AH al-Diya al-Lami min al-Kh…. Seeking to follow al-Sadi’s clear and accessible preaching style and to build upon his teacher’s efforts in public guidance, Ibn Uthaymin compiled suitable sermons that he delivered over the course of his duties al-Diya al-Lami min al-Kh…. The work was conceived as a practical resource addressing foundational tenets of faith, legal rulings, prophetic biography (sirah), social ethics, and seasonal reminders al-Diya al-Lami min al-Kh…+1.

Structure and Contents

The work was initially arranged into ten thematic parts (aqsam) comprising more than 125 sermons, alongside specific addresses for the two Eids and prayers for rain al-Diya al-Lami min al-Kh…:

1. Knowledge (al-Ilm): Comprising a single section on the virtue of learning and acting upon religious knowledge al-Diya al-Lami min al-Kh….
2. Foundations of Religion (Usul al-Din): Divided into nine subsections covering the names of God, the signs of God, the mission and virtues of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, the prophetic military expeditions (ghazawat), the portents of the Hour, the events of the Resurrection and descriptions of Paradise and Hell, belief in divine decree (qadar), the merits of Islam, and Islamic manners al-Diya al-Lami min al-Kh…+1.
3. Acts of Worship (al-Ibadat): Divided into six subsections addressing ritual purification, prayer, zakat, fasting and Eid al-Fitr, the pilgrimage (hajj), sacrifice (udhiyah), and Eid al-Adha, as well as jihad al-Diya al-Lami min al-Kh….
4. Transactions (al-Muamalat): Encompassing three subsections on sincere counsel and trustworthiness, trade and earning wealth, and endowments (waqf) and bequests al-Diya al-Lami min al-Kh….
5. Marriage (al-Nikah): Comprising two subsections on the conditions of marriage and the bridal dowry (sadaq) al-Diya al-Lami min al-Kh….
6. Child Rearing (Tarbiyat al-Awlad): A single section on parental and educational responsibilities al-Diya al-Lami min al-Kh….
7. Legal Punishments and Retribution (al-Hudud wa-l-Qisas): Divided into two subsections covering enjoining good and forbidding wrong, followed by retributive justice and statutory punishments al-Diya al-Lami min al-Kh….
8. Financial Maintenance and Foods (al-Nafaqat wa-l-At'imah): Consisting of a single subsection al-Diya al-Lami min al-Kh….
9. General Topics: Sermons addressing broader social and religious concerns al-Diya al-Lami min al-Kh….
10. Occasional Sermons: Specific discourses tailored for particular Islamic months and the conclusion of the year al-Diya al-Lami min al-Kh….

Publication History and Supplement

The first part of the collection was first printed in 1392 AH al-Diya al-Lami min al-Kh…. After copies of this initial edition were exhausted, the General Presidency of Scholarly Research, Ifta, Da'wah, and Guidance arranged for a reprint al-Diya al-Lami min al-Kh…. To broaden the utility of the collection, Ibn Uthaymin prepared a second volume containing a supplement of 118 newly delivered sermons al-Diya al-Lami min al-Kh…. This supplementary section incorporated sermons on additional subjects, including issuance of legal verdicts (ifta), Quranic exegesis (tafsir), clothing, judicial office and giving testimony, civil strife (fitan), and the religious significance of specific days al-Diya al-Lami min al-Kh….