Friday Khutbah - 09/27/2019 @ 1:20 PM

by Sheikh Basem Abdel-latif

( 04 - 1441 ) Muharram 28th, 1441 / September 27th, 2019.

Imam al- Hasan al- Basri

Imam Abu Haneefah stated that : “ the study of righteous ones’ biographies is more preferred to us than the study of much more of Fiqh”. Hence, Fiqh is just a branch of knowledge that enables the scholar to debate but the study of  such biographies can illuminate the hearts to carry out good deeds. Imam al- Hasan al- Basri was the greatest scholar of al-Basra, Iraq. He raised up in the house of the prophet (pbuh) and nursed by the mother of the believers, Om Salamah, as well. Even though he did not see the prophet (pbuh) but he lived around some of the most honorable companions of the Messenger . Omar bin Khattab- may Allah be pleased with him- supplicated that: May Allah bestow upon him( Imam al-Hasan al- Basri) the proper understanding of the religion and grant him people’s love. Anas bin malik highly recommended people to address him their religious questions. Abi Ja’far, Mohammad bin Ali bin Al- Hussain said about him : “ this is the one that his words look like the words of the prophets”.

1. The childhood of Imam al- Hasan al-Basri.
2. His status among the scholars of his time
3. He feared none but Allah
4. Some of his apothegms.