Durus li al-Shaykh Salih bin Humayd
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Durus li al-Shaykh Salih bin Humayd (Lessons of Shaykh Salih bin Humayd) is a compilation of transcribed educational lessons and public lectures delivered by the contemporary Saudi jurist and preacher Salih ibn Abd Allah ibn Humayd (b. 1369 AH / 1949–1950 CE) .
Background and Context
The material in the collection stems from the scholarly lectures, study circles, and addresses given by Salih ibn Humayd, who received his education in Islamic jurisprudence and its principles, obtaining a doctorate in 1402 AH . In addition to teaching at the College of Sharia at Umm al-Qura University and conducting lessons in al-Masjid al-Haram, he served as an imam and preacher at the Grand Mosque in Mecca and as vice president for the affairs of the Two Holy Mosques .
Content and Themes
The collection covers core subjects in Islamic creed (aqidah), legal methodology (usul al-fiqh), and contemporary issues:
- Foundations of Creed and Monotheism: In the discourse titled "Start with Monotheism" (Ibda'u bi-l-Tawhid), the author discusses the classification of Islamic sciences into fundamentals of the religion (usul al-din) and branch rulings (furu' al-din) . He addresses the division between the Meccan phase of Quranic revelation—which focused primarily on belief and the narratives of the prophets—and the Medinan phase, where practical legislation and legal obligations were instituted . He emphasizes that the imperative of monotheism (tawhid) remained central throughout all stages of revelation and that divine injunctions concerning monotheism and warnings against polytheism (shirk) are addressed across the Quran to believers, prophets, and angels alike .
- Contemporary Jurisprudence and Methodology: Other sections address rulings on changing circumstances and modern variables (ahkam al-mutaghayyirat), stressing the need for rigorous legal grounding and sound methodological principles when jurists formulate independent reasoning (ijtihad) on emerging matters .
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