iiaqxll jLaiaJI fcolsu tfjJa > The fathers and mothers are to teach their young children - male and female - in gradual stages and with ~ consistency issues and matters connected to tawhld and the belief of the Salaf as-Salih and the people sunnah and hadlth and they are to examine them on 1 those matters by way of questions and answers until they memorize them and they are firmly established in ! their hearts and minds and that they get older and grow up upon that i i DA 0427 Ways to Teach the Yo ung TAWHID by Shaykh _______ £_4_J5.0_- ISBN978-164136800-1 MUM 50500 AL-BINAA tUUHHINC Al-Binaa Publishing 781641 www.albinaapublishing.com Copyright 2017 Al-Binaa Publishing All Rights Reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced in any language, printed in any form or any electronic or mechanical means including but not limited to photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without specific verbal or written consent from Al-Binaa Publishing. Translator: Abu Anas Atif Hasan Publisher: Al-Binaa Publishing Email: [email protected] [email protected] Edited by: Abu Ilyas Abdulali Jourari Cover Design: Al-Binaa By Design www.albinaapublishing.com ! WAYS TO TEACH THE YOUNG TAWHlD Translator's Note All praise belongs to Allah, and may praise and peace be upon the most noble of Prophets and Messengers, Muhammad, his family, companions and all those who follow in their footsteps until the Day of resurrection. As to what follows, before you is a translation of shaykh Abdul Qadir al- Junayd's answer to the question, how do we teach the young TawhTd? An answer that was transcribed by one of the attendees and presented to the shaykh, who eventually edited it, refined it and posted it amongst his collection of articles. The shaykh entitled this small speech, "Ways to Teach the Young TawhTd and Instill it in their Hearts and Minds." Due to the length of this title, 4 WAYS TO TEACH THE YOUNG TAWHlD | however, we deemed it appropriate to shorten it to "Ways to teach the Youth TawhTd." As the title suggests, the shaykh (may Allah preserve him) addresses some of the practical ways to assist the parents in establishing TawhTd in the hearts and minds of our children, a topic which is of paramount importance to Muslims in general and those in the west in particular at a time when shirk-related practices and beliefs have become widely rampant among the ranks of Muslims, young and old. We ask Allah to make this a benefit for the Muslims and that He aids us in fulfilling that which He has made a responsibility upon us. Abu Anas Atif Hasan 25th Ramadhan 1438/19th June 2017 Abu Anas Atif Hasan 25th Ramadhan 1438/19th June 2017 5 | WAYS TO TEACH THE YOUNG TAWHlD Introduction All praise belongs to Allah, The One worthy of praise in all circumstances. May praise and peace be upon the Prophet Muhammad, the one with great qualities, and upon his family, companions and followers throughout the succession of day and night. As to what follows, I was asked the following question in a lecture of mine: "May Allah treat you well, 0 Shaykh! How are the young to be taught TawhTd? So, I answered: Teaching the young TawhTd1 can be done in various of ways: From these ways are the following: To make Allah One and all worship for Him alone without partners or equals 6 WAYS TO TEACi 1 THE YOUNG TAWHlD | Number 1 The young - male and female - must not see or hear from their fathers, mothers or anyone who lives with them anything of shirk2, be it major or minor shirk, nor (should they see or hear) the means leading to either type of shirk. So, if they live in this (type of) condition and this kind of environment, this will be immensely helpful in keeping them away from shirk, its people, its callers, and its channels. Instead, they would rather reject it if they were to hear it or witness it. 2 To associate partners or equals with Allah in worship 7 j. | WAYS TO TEACH THE YOUNG TAWHlD Number 2 The young - male and female - are to be made to memorize small texts related to TawhTd and the belief ofthe SalafSalih3 and the people of Sunnah and HadTth, such as "the Three Principles/' "the Four Principles," the Book of TawhJd, and "the Nullifiers of Islam" (all) by the Imam Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab, and the book Usui as-Sunnoh by Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal and the book the Belief ofAhlus- Sunnah wal-Jama'ah by Shaykh Muhammad bin Salih al-Uthaymln, and the likes of these books which were written by the leading scholars of the people of Sunnah and hadlth who are known for their firmness in knowledge and exaltedness in 3 The first three generations of Muslims starting from the time of the Prophet and the Imams who came after them. 8 I WAYS TO TEACH THE YOUNG TAWHlD | status and for following the Salaf-us-Salih from the first generations. : : 9 I WAYS TO TEACH THE YOUNG TAWIIlD Number 3 The fathers and mothers are to teach their young children - male and female - in gradual stages and with consistency issues and matters connected to TawhTd and the belief of the Salaf as-Salih and the people of sunnah and hadTth, and they are to examine them on those matters by way of questions and answers until they memorize them and they are firmly established in their hearts and minds and that they get older and grow up upon that. So, for example: TawhTd is to single out Allah alone in all types of worship. Meaning: that you do not pray and you do not fast except for Allah, and you do not supplicate except to Allah, and you do not do any act of worship except for Allah alone. 10