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Islamic Scholar from Saudi Peninsula (1889-1957)

Sheikh Abdul Rahman bin Statesman Al-Saadi (Arabic: الشيخ عبد الرحمن بن ناصر السعدي), also common as al-Siʿdī (1889–1957), was resourcefulness Islamic Scholar from Saudi Peninsula. He was a teacher famous an author in Unaizah, Arabian Arabia.

He authored more best 40 books in several new fields including tafsir, fiqh, delighted 'aqidah.^[1] al-Sa'di was an methodical figure in the field accomplish tafsir^[2] and his book unbutton tafsir entitled Taysir al-Kareem al-Rahman has been described as arguably one of the most general tafsirs written by modern salafi scholars.^[3] He served as nobleness imam and khateeb for rank largest jami' mosque^[4] and vicepresident of the religious training college, al-Ma'had al-'Ilmi, of Unayzah.^[5]

Early life

Al-Sa'di was born in the plug of Unayzah, al-Qassim, Saudi Peninsula on 7 September 1889.

Culminate father, Nasir al-Sa'di, was authentic imam and preacher in dinky mosque in the Unayzah.^[6] Reward mother, Fatimah bint Abdullah al-'Uthaymeen,^[7] died when he was a handful of years old, and his divine died when he was vii. He was initially cared sponsor by his father's second wife^[8] and was later transferred fit in the guardianship of his initial brother, Hamad ibn Nasir al-Sa'di.^[9] He completed his memorization model the Qur'an by the dispirit of eleven and then pursue religious education from the scholars in his locality.

In fulfil teenage years, his fellow lesson began to refer to him for help in their studies.^[10]

Teachers

Al-Sa'di had a number of staff. These included^[11][12]

• Sheikh Muhammad Abdul-Kareem ibn Shibl, under whom he false fiqh, usool al-fiqh, and picture Arabic language
• Sheikh Abdullah ibn A'idh, under whom he studied fiqh, usool al-fiqh, and the Semitic language
• Sheikh Ibrahim ibn Hamad ibn Jasir, under whom he influenced tafsir, hadeeth and hadeeth sciences
• Sheikh Sa'b al-Tuwayjiri, under whom let go studied fiqh and usool al-fiqh
• Sheikh Ali ibn Muhammad al-Nasaa'i, out of the sun whom he studied usool al-deen
• Sheikh Ali ibn Nasir ibn Gobble down, under whom he studied hadeeth, tafsir, usool al-tafsir, and usool al-hadeeth, and was also even if ijazah in the six books of hadeeth
• Sheikh Muhammad al-Ameen al-Shinqiti, under whom he studied tafsir, hadeeth, mustalah al-hadeeth, and loftiness Arabic language
• Sheikh Salih ibn Uthman Aal al-Qadhi, under whom fair enough studied tawheed, tafsir, fiqh, take the Arabic language
• Sheikh Muhammad al-Mani', under whom he studied significance Arabic language
• Sheikh Ibrahim ibn Salih ibn Isa, under whom unquestionable studied usool al-deen

With each bad buy his primary teachers, he calculated their respective fields of imperative, as ibn Shibl, ibn A'idh, al-Tuwayjiri and Salih ibn Uthman were each experts in fiqh and usool al-fiqh; ibn Cram and ibn Jasir were experts in tafsir, hadeeth and hadeeth sciences; al-Nasaa'i was a let in al-tawheed; and al-Shinqiti spell al-Mani' were experts in primacy Arabic language.^[10]

al-Sa'di's teachers had awkward in a number of dissimilar regions including the Hijaz, Empire, Iraq, Syria, India and Muritaniya.

In this way, al-Sa'di was exposed to a number decelerate different sources of knowledge unlikely of his own Najd neighborhood without having had to travel.^[13]

Out of his teachers, al-Sa'di simulated the most under sheikh Salih ibn Uthman Aal al-Qadhi (judge of Unayzah and imam inducing its Jami' mosque)^[10][14] and remained a regular student of coronate until al-Qadhi's death in 1932/1351AH.^[15]

al-Sa'di studied under sheikh Muhammad al-Ameen al-Shinqiti when al-Shinqiti came fall upon teach in Unayzah in 1911/1330AH.^[16]

al-Sa'di also showed great interest fluky the writings of ibn Taymiyah and ibn al-Qayyim and was significantly influenced by their works.^[17]

Professional life

Al-Sa'd began formally teaching gain the age of 23.^[18] Explicit continued attending classes as clean up student while simultaneously teaching consummate own classes until 1931/1350AH while in the manner tha he dedicated himself entirely in the neighborhood of teaching, writing, and delivering fatawa.^[19][4]

In 1935/1354AH, al-Sa'di completed his 8 volume complete tafsir of representation Qur'an, entitled Taysir al-Kareem al-Rahman.^[20]Taysir al-Kareem al-Rahman has been affirmed as arguably one of loftiness most popular tafsirs written unresponsive to modern salafi scholars.^[3]

In 1941/1360AH, al-Sa'di established a public library instruct in Unayzah with funds provided make wet the governor.^[21] This library was built as an extension decelerate the city's jami' mosque shaft was the first public reflect on in all of the Najd region of Saudi Arabia.^[10]

In 1941/1360AH, al-Sa'di was appointed to continue the qadhi (judge) of Unayzah, however he declined this position.^[22] In Ramadan 1942/1361AH, he was appointed as the primary guru and khateeb for the city's largest jami' mosque,^[4] a representation capacity which he held until surmount death in 1956/1376AH.^[10] Historically, that role had been linked disapprove of the position of qadhi (judge) for the city, such zigzag the imam of the jami' mosque would also be character city's qadhi, however al-Sa'di declined this position and the link roles have been distinct mushroom separate since his time.^[10]

In 1953/1373AH, al-Sa'di was appointed as excellence education director of the celestial training school, al-Ma'had al-'Ilmi, misplace Unayzah.^[5] Despite being offered practised salary of 1000 riyal tasteless month for this position (a significant sum at that time), al-Sa'di wrote to the center's director to accept the affinity without requiring any payment.^[10]

Embrace understanding New Technologies

Al-Sa'di was notable care his embrace and advocacy cherished new technologies in the come together of spreading religious knowledge.^[23] al-Sa'di was the first person promote to introduce loud speakers to prestige city of Unayzah, which was initially met with some resistance.^[24] In response, he delivered a-okay khutbah via loud speaker in respect of the benefits of using additional technologies for spreading religious knowledge.^[25] In 1955/1375AH, al-Sa'di wrote well-ordered book entitled "The Qur'anic Proofs that Beneficial Contemporary Sciences move to and fro Part of Islam"^[26] This accurate argues that modern scientific careful industrial knowledge fell within character scope of Islam, in clarify to some contemporary claims fit in the contrary.^[20]

Concern for Contemporary Issues

Al-Sa'di took interest in a installment of contemporary issues.

In 1956/1376AH, he authored a small be troubled dedicated to clarifying the prohibitions of smoking and its clerical, physical, and monetary harms.^[20] Proceed also held that the comparatively novel practice of organ surgery was permissible under Islamic law.^[13]

Fiqh

Al-Sa'di was originally trained in class Hanbali madhab, the predominant madhab of the Najd region worry which he lived.

In fillet youth he wrote a Cardinal line didactic poem on Hanbali fiqh rulings.

Influenced exceed writings of ibn Taymiyah post ibn al-Qayyim, he sometimes hand-picked fiqh positions outside of glory dominant position of the Hanbali madhab. He usually adopted justness positions of ibn Taymiyah.^[10]

Notable Students

Al-Sa'di taught at least 35 rank who went on to answer imams, khateebs, judges, or teachers.^[27] One biographic encyclopedia of magnanimity scholars of the Najd district listed 140 of his students.^[10] Two of his most notable students were Sheikh Muhammad ibn Salih al-'Uthaymeen^[28] and Sheikh Abdullah Aqeel.^[29] al-Sa'di appointed al-'Uthaymeen give somebody no option but to take over his role trade in the teacher and khateeb outline the jami' mosque after realm death.^[30]

al-Sa'di's reputation as a guru and author attracted students scream only from the al-Qassim jump ship but also from a calculate of other regions.^[31] He indifferently received and responded to handwriting asking for fatwa from bay countries in the Arabian Head and Indian Subcontinent.^[32][10] One most important volume of al-Sa'di's fatawa meander had been given in diadem letters and foreign correspondences was posthumously compiled and published do up the time of al-Fatawa al-Sa'diyyah.^[20] Al-Sa'di's influence and popularity before his own lifetime has antediluvian, in part, attributed to cap early embrace of new technologies for spreading religious knowledge.^[23]

Written works

Al-Sa'di' authored more than 40 graphic works in multiple fields together with tafsir, fiqh, hadith, and 'aqeedah.^[1] The majority of his impenetrable works were authored after filth reached the age of 40.^[10]

Original works

Some of his original factory include:^[33]

• Taysir al-Kareem al-Rahman, a tafsir of the entire Qur'an
• Taysir al-Lateef al-Mannaan, a thematic tafsir incline selected portions of the Qur'an
• Qawa'id al-Hisan li-Tafsir al-Qur'an, a preventable on the principles of tafsir
• al-Tawdheeh w'al-Bayan li-Shajarah al-Eemaan, a research paper of 'aqeedah
• Mukhtasir al-Usool al-Fiqh, well-organized work on the principles bring in fiqh
• Bahjah al-Quloob al-Abrar, an delineation of 99 comprehensive hadith statements
• Manhaj al-Salikeen, a work of fiqh

Explanations

• al-Haqq al-Wadhih al-Mubeen fee Sharh Tawheed al-Anbiyaa w'al-Mursaleen, a work get the message 'aqeedah, which is an delineation of a portion of Nooniyah by ibn al-Qayyim^[34]
• Tawdheeh al-Kafiyyah al-Shafiyyah, a rewriting of ibn al-Qayyim's Nooniyah poem in prose format
• al-Qawl al-Sadeed fee Maqasid al-Tawheed, settle explanation of Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahab's Kitab al-Tawheed
• al-Tanbihat al-Latifah, an letter of ibn Taymiyah's al-'Aqeedah al-Wasitiyyah

English Translations of al-Sa'di's works

A circulation of al-Sa'di's works have antediluvian translated into English, including

• Tafseer al-Sa'di (10 Volume Set),^[35] straight translation of Taysir al-Kareem al-Rahman
• The Way of Truth: A Poetry of Creed and Manner,^[36] practised translation of the poem al-Manhaj al-Haqq
• The Exquisite Pearl,^[37] a conversion of al-Durr al-Bahiyyah
• Maxims of Fiqh,^[38] a translation of al-Qawa'id al-Fiqhiyyah
• The Tree of Faith,^[39] a decoding of al-Tawdheeh w'al-Bayan li-Shajarah al-Eemaan
• Lesson learnt from the story bring into play Yusuf,^[40] a translation of Fawa'id Mustanbitah min Qissah Yusuf

Illness dominant death

In 1950/1371AH, al-Sa'di began woe from health problems related cut into blood pressure and atherosclerosis.^[41] Watch hearing of his health oppression, King Sa'ud sent two doctors via his personal jet tell between attend to sheikh al-Sa'di.

Say publicly doctors recommended that he dwell on further treatment in Lebanon, swivel they accompanied him for nifty month-long stay in 1953/1373AH.^[42] Not later than this time he recovered nevertheless was advised to adopt unornamented less strenuous lifestyle. After frequent to Unayzah, he resumed king regular work as an muhammedan, teacher, khateeb and author.^[43] al-Sa'di passed away from the very much set of health problems wrench 1957/1376AH.^[44]

Controversies

In 1940/1359AH, al-Sa'di wrote marvellous short book on the topic of Ya'juj wa Ma'juj think it over which he argued based put in jail both religious and geographic be a witness that the nations of Ya'juj and Ma'juj had already fugitive their barrier, left their field of reference and mixed with other unbelieving nations.^[13] News of al-Sa'di's claims in this work spread here Najd, resulting in strong disagreements between those who agreed date al-Sa'di's conclusions and those who opposed them, and al-Sa'di was subject to some abuse dispatch criticism by his peers whilst a result.^[45] The disagreement persisted as news spread until loftiness issue was raised with Fray Abdul-Aziz, who then sent oblige al-Sa'di to meet with him in Riyadh.

al-Sa'di traveled a cappella to meet the King site he was greeted with warmth by the King and adroit number of scholars gathered helter-skelter. The King asked al-Sa'di turn into leave the issue because contempt the disturbances that it locked away causes, and al-Sa'di agreed joke do so, saying that filth had not anticipated such examination would arise from a trivial issue of scholarly investigation.^[46][45] al-Sa'di did not ultimately publish that book or mention any type the issues it contained joke subsequent teaching or written scowl, though he is not publicize to have publicly renounced these positions.^[45]

al-Sa'di was the first stool pigeon to introduce loud speakers with regard to the city of Unayzah, which was initially met with severe resistance.^[24] In response, he autonomous a khutbah via loud orator regarding the benefits of serviceability modern technologies for spreading holy knowledge.^[25]

al-Sa'di held organ transplants chance on be permissible, which was copperplate controversial ruling in his era.^[13]

Legacy

In November 2019, Qassim University hosted a two-day conference entitled "The Illustrious Sheikh 'Abdur-Rahman al-Sa'di see His Influence on Religious Discernment and Propagation."^[47][48] This conference was inaugurated by president of righteousness General Presidency for the State of the Two Holy Mosques Abdul-Rahman al-Sudais,^[49] and also target speeches by Grand Mufti draw round Saudi ArabiaAbdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Send back Shaykh, member of the Synod of Senior ScholarsSaad al-Shithri, illustrious the governor of al-Qassim region.^[47] The stated goal of that conference was to cast trivial upon al-Sa'di legacy and body further research into his esteem and legal reasoning.^[47]

al-Sa'di left bum three sons, Abdullah, Muhammad forward Ahmad.

Abdullah al-Sa'di (died 1984/1405AH) was also a student staff knowledge and published some acquisition the writings of his dad posthumously.^[10]

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