Durus al-Shaykh Abd al-Muhsin al-Abbad
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Durus al-Shaykh Abd al-Muhsin al-Abbad ("Lessons of Shaykh Abd al-Muhsin al-Abbad") is a compilation of transcribed audio lectures and lessons delivered by the Saudi hadith scholar Abd al-Muhsin al-Abbad (b. 1353 AH / 1934 CE).
Author and Context
Abd al-Muhsin ibn Hamad al-Abbad al-Badr was born in the town of al-Zulfi in Ramadan 1353 AH. He joined the Riyadh Scientific Institute in 1372 AH and pursued higher education at the Faculty of Sharia in Riyadh. After teaching at the Buraydah Scientific Institute in 1379 AH and the Riyadh Scientific Institute in 1380 AH, he joined the faculty of the Islamic University of Madinah upon its establishment in 1381 AH, where he gave the university's first lecture. On 30 Ramadan 1390 AH, he was appointed vice president of the Islamic University of Madinah, later heading its Scientific Research Center and teaching as an associate professor in its postgraduate studies department.
Contents and Themes
The collection consists of transcribed pedagogical lectures addressing foundational topics in Islamic theology, hadith study, and legal ethics. A focal subject within the discourses is the impact of hadith study on mitigating partisan fanaticism toward legal schools (madhhabs). In a presentation arranged with the Society for the Revival of Islamic Heritage, the author argues that excessive doctrinal partisanship fractured the Muslim community, emphasizing that true adherence to Islamic tradition necessitates following textual evidence from the Quran and the Sunnah while maintaining deep respect and reverence for early scholars and imams. The lectures highlight the completeness, universality, and enduring authority of the prophetic message, urging students of knowledge to study, preserve, and transmit prophetic traditions.
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