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Shaykh 'Abdullaah Ibn
Muhammad Ibn Humayd
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He
was born in the city of Riyadh in Ramadhaan
in the year 1329 A.H./1908 C.E.
Losing his sight in his infancy,
he was nonetheless brought up with good
manners.
He memorised the Qur.aan by heart
whilst he was young whilst also actively
and patiently seeking knowledge. He studied
with the shaykhs of Riyadh and those who
visited the city. He excelled in many
fields and his shaykhs noted his
brilliance.
So he studied with many shaykhs,
amongst them:
Shaykh Hamad Ibn Faaris (rahima-hullaah),
with whom he studied the sciences of the
Arabic language and hadeeth;
Shaykh Sa'd Ibn Hamad Ibn 'Ateeq
(rahima-hullaah),
with whom he studied the principles of the
religion and it's various branches;
Shaykh Saalih Ibn 'Abdul-'Azeez
Aal ash-Shaykh (rahima-hullaah),
with whom he remained close to; he studied
the principles of the religion and it's
various branches, hadeeth and
tafseer;
Shaykh Muhammad Ibn 'Abdul-Lateef Aal
ash-Shaykh (rahima-hullaah),
with whom he studied and remained close
to;
Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Ibraaheem Aal
ash-Shaykh (rahima-hullaah),
with whom he studied and remained close to
for a long time and used to seek his
counsel in judiciary matters;
Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Ibraaheem Aal
ash-Shaykh appointed him a teacher for
beginners and his assistant, so whenever he
was absent he would cover for him.
In 1357 A.H./1922 C.E. King
'Abdul-'Azeez (rahima-hullaah)
appointed him a judge in the region of
Sudayr.
In 1363 A.H./1928 C.E. he was
appointed a judge in the region of Buraydah
and the surrounding areas.
In 1377 A.H./1942 C.E. he asked to
be excused from the post of judge, and
sought leave to increase in his worship and
teach the people.
The General Presidency for the
Supervision of Religious Affairs at
al-Masjid al-Haraam (in Makkah) was then
set up and King Faysal (rahima-hullaah)
chose him to head the supervision of
religious affairs at al-Masjid al-Haraam,
as well as teaching there and passing
fatwa. As a result Allaah caused the ummah
to benefit from his knowledge.
In 1395 A.H./1974 C.E. King
Khaalid (rahima-hullaah)
appointed him head of the Senior Judiciary
Committee, member of the Council of Senior
Scholars, head of the Jurisprudence
Committee, and member of the Foundation
Committee for ar-Raabitah al-'Aalam
al-Islaamee.
He died on Wednesday 20
Dhul-Qa'dah 1402 A.H./1981 C.E. and his
janaazah prayer was performed in al-Masjid
al-Haraam where many were in
attendance.
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