Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen

Studying under shuyukh privately:

In addition to an ijaza in Quran recitation according to the recitation of Hafs
I have read and completed Sahih al Bukhari with Shaykh AbdulRahman Shumailah al
Ahdal and he has given me ijazah to narrate Sahih al Bukhari from him through th
ree high isnaads, one of them being the highest existing isnaad in the world. Th
e other two he has received from his shuyukh in Makkah.
I have also read and completed Sahih Muslim and al Muwata by Imam Malik with Sha
ykh AbdulRahman and he has given me ijazah on both books.
I have studied al Minhaaj by Imaam Nawawi on Shafi fiqh with Shaykh AbdulRahman
al Ahdal and Shaykh Hamud al Ahdal and received ijaza from both of them.
The above mentioned shuyukh have also given me ijazah to narrate through their i
snaad the six books of Hadith, al Adhkaar by Imaam Nawawi, al Shifa by Qadhi Iya
ad, and some other books in Shafi fiqh.
I have studied, traveled and lived with Shaykh Hassan al Ahdal and it was throug
h him that I got to study with other scholars from this blessed family of schola
rs who are descendants of al Hussain bin Ali may Allah be pleased with them. The
y are based in al Marawa ah in Tihama which is in the Western part of Yemen on the
coast of the Red Sea and this is the land of the Sahabi Abu Musa al Ash ari. He h
as given me a general ijaza in the six books of hadith, Buloogh al Maraam by Ibn
Hajjar al Asqalani, Umdat al Ahkaam by al Maqdisi, al Minhaaj by al Nawawi, al
Ghaya wal Taqreeb by Abu Shuja, and al Waraqaat by al Juwaini.
I have spent a short time with Shaykh Salman al Odah.
I have benefited considerably from the scholars I met in the US during the 90 s, a
time in which there was a great influx of scholars in America.
And last but not least, I have benefited and continue to benefit from the Shaykh
whom I trust his deen and know him to be a scholar who does not fear in the sak
e of Allah and is willing to stand up for the truth, Shaykh Hussein bin Mahfoodh
. He is a friend whose relationship with me extends over the years. Until this d
ay, I consult with him on the various important aspects of Sharia that I am pres
ented with and I have continued to benefit from his knowledge and wisdom over th
e years. I have accompanied him and traveled with him and consider him to be one
of the best scholars that I have come to know.
Regular academic university study:
In 2002 I was given permission from the administration of the University of Eman
in Yemen to attend any class at any level and I took advantage of this and atte
nded classes in Tafsir and Fiqh for a period of a few months. I have also benefi
ted from the teachings of Shaykh Abdul Majid al Zindani the Rector of the Univer
sity.
Studying Sharia by Correspondence:
I studied for two years through correspondence with the Islamic university in Fr
ance. I lost interest and discontinued my studies with them because I reached th
e conclusion that it was not a proper method of disseminating Islamic knowledge.
This was in the mid 90 s so things must have changed now in the field of correspo
ndence study due to advances in technology.
Studying from Books:
After receiving the basics from the scholars and the keys of knowledge, learning
from books is a lifelong practice of the seeker of knowledge.
My Ijazah:
In addition to the ijaza s I have mentioned above I have a general ijaza in Quran,
Sciences of Quran, Hadith, Sciences of Hadith, Tafsir , Fiqh, Usool Fiqh and Ar
abic from:
Shaykh Hassan Maqbooli al Ahdal
Shaykh Hussein bin Mahfoodh
Shaykh AbdulRahman Shumailah al Ahdal
Shaykh Hamud Shumailah al Ahdal