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Shaykh Dr. Rabee' Ibn
Haadee 'Umayr al-Madkhalee
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He is the Noble Shaykh, the
Scholar of Hadeeth Rabee' Ibn Haadee
'Umayr al-Madkhalee. He comes from the
well-known tribe of al-Madaakhalah from the
province of Jaazaan to the south of Saudi
Arabia. It is one of the tribes of Banee
Shabeel, and Shabeel was the son of Yashjub
Ibn Qahtaan.
He was born in the
village of al-Jaraadiyah, which is a small
village to the west of the town of Saamitah
at a distance of three kilometers. He was
born in 1352 A.H./1931 C.E., and his father
died approximately a year and a half after
his birth. So his mother (rahima-hallaah)
brought him up. She supervised him and gave
him the best of upbringings, teaching him
praiseworthy manners of truth and
trustworthiness.
When he reached
the age of eight years, he joined the
circles of knowledge in his village and
learnt to read and write. And from those
under whom he studied were Shaykh Shaybaan
al-'Areeshee and also al-Qaadhee
Muhammad Ibn Muhammad Jaabir al-Madkhalee,
and also Muhammad Ibn Hussayn Makkee from
the town of Sibyaa. He studied the Qur.aan
with Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Muhammad Jaabir
al-Madkhalee, as he also studied with him
tawheed and tajweed. He later studied at
the Madrasah in Saamitah. And from those
under whom he studied were: Shaykh Naasir
Khaloofah Tayaash Mubaarakee
(rahima-hullaah), the well-renowned scholar
from the major students of Shaykh
al-Qar'aawee. Under him, he studied
Buloogh al-Maraam wa Nuzhatu an-Nadthar of
al-Haafith Ibn Hajar (rahima-hullaah) then
he joined the educational institute in
Saamitah and there studied under esteemed
scholars, the most renowned of them was Shaykh Haafith Ibn Ahmad
al-Hakamee (rahima-hullaah) and also
his brother, Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Ahmad
al-Hakamee. He also studied under the Noble
Shaykh and Scholar of hadeeth Ahmad Ibn
Yahyaa an-Najmee (hafidha-hullaah), and
also studied 'aqeedah under the Noble
Shaykh Dr. Muhammad Amaan Ibn
'Alee al-Jaamee (rahima-hullaah).
He also studied fiqh (Zaad
al-Mustaqni') under Shaykh Muhammad
Sagheer Khamees and many others under whom
he studied Arabic language and poetry. In
1380 A.H./1960 C.E. he graduated from the
educational institute in Saamitah and in
1381 A.H./1961 C.E. he joined the Faculty
of Sharee'ah in
Riyaadh and continued there for a period of
a month or two, then the Islaamic
University of Madeenah opened and he
transferred to Madeenah and joined the
Faculty of Sharee'ah and
studied there for four years and graduated
in the year 1384 A.H./1964 C.E. with
excellence.
From those under
whom he studied whilst at the Islaamic
University of Madeenah were:
Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez Ibn
'Abdullaah Ibn Baaz
(rahima-hullaah), he studied
al-'Aqeedah at-Tahaawiyyah under
him;
Shaykh Muhammad Naasiruddeen
al-Albaanee (rahima-hullaah), he
studied hadeeth and the science of the
chains of narrations;
Shaykh 'Abdul-Muhsin
al-'Abbaad (hafitha-hullaah), he
studied fiqh (Bidaayatul-Mujtahid) for
three years under him;
Shaykh Muhammad al-Ameen
ash-Shanqeetee (rahima-hullaah), he
studied tafseer and Usool al-Fiqh under him
for four years;
Shaykh Saalih al-'Iraaqee
(rahima-hullaah), he studied 'aqeedah
under him;
Shaykh 'Abdul-Ghaffaar Hasan al-Hindee
(hafitha-hullaah), he studied the science
of hadeeth with him.
After he
graduated, he worked as a teacher in the
Islaamic University for a while, then he
joined the Department for Higher Studies at
Umm al-Quraa University in Makkah where he
continued his studies attaining a masters
degree in hadeeth in 1397 A.H./1977 C.E..
In the year 1400 A.H./1980 C.E. he attained
a doctorate from Umm al-Quraa University,
also with excellence.
He then returned
to the Islaamic University as a teacher at
the Faculty if Hadeeth. He taught hadeeth
in all it's forms and sciences and
became the head of the Department of the
Sunnah at the Department for Higher Studies
a number of times at the rank of
chairman.
The Shaykh
(hafitha-hullaah) excels in much humility
with his brothers, students, and visitors.
He is humble in his housing, dress and
transportation; he does not seek nor like
luxury in any of these.
He is also always
cheerful and open, with boredom not
striking any of his sittings. His sittings
are filled with readings of hadeeth and the
Sunnah and warnings against innovations and
their perpetrators, such that one who sees
him and does not know him feels nothing
more concerns him than this. The Shaykh
loves the students of knowledge and honours
them and gives to them in charity and seeks
to have their needs met to the best of his
ability both physically and
financially.
His house is
always open to the students of knowledge
such that no day passes whereby he tucks
into his breakfast, lunch or evening meal
by himself, and his students call upon
him.
He is from the
most enthusiastic of callers to the
Qur.aan, the Sunnah and the understanding
of the Pious Predecessors. He is full of a
sense of honour and intensity over the
Sunnah and the understanding of the Pious
Predecessors. There are very few comparable
to him in this issue in our time and he is
from the defenders in our time of the path
of the Pious Predecessors day and night,
inwardly and outwardly.
The Shaykh has
written many books, and all praise is for
Allaah, as he has frequently broached many
subjects which required attention,
particularly the issue of refuting the
perpetrators of innovations and desires in
our time. Amongst his numerous books is
that entitled: "The Methodology of the
Prophets in calling to Allaah - that is the
way of wisdom and intelligence" which
is available in the English
language.
Amongst the many
scholars who have praised the Shaykh
are:
Shaykh Muhammad Naasiruddeen
al-Albaanee (rahima-hullaah) who
mentioned on the tape "Liqaa. Abee
al-Hasan al-Ma.rabee ma'a
al-Albaanee" about him and Shaykh
Muqbil Ibn Haadee al-Waadi'ee:
"Without a doubt we praise Allaah
the Almighty Who has, for this pure and
upright da'wah to the Qur.aan and the
Sunnah upon the methodology of the Pious
Predecessors, made use of numerous callers
from different Islaamic lands who uphold
the collective obligation which very few do
so in the Islaamic world today, notably the
two Shaykhs (Rabee and Muqbil), the callers to the
Qur.aan and the Sunnah and that which the
Pious Predecessors were upon and wagiing
war against those who oppose this correct
methodology…"
The Shaykh further
adds: "So I wish to say, that which
I have seen of the writings of the Shaykh
Dr. Rabee, then it is beneficial and I do
not recall having seen anything wrong or
outside of the methodology which we have
come together upon with him, and him having
come together upon with
us…"
He also mentions
on the tape "al-Mawaazanaat
Bid'atul-'Asr": "And
in short, I say that the one who carries
the banner of al-Jarh wat-Ta'deel in
this present day and age in truth is our
brother (Shaykh) Dr. Rabee, and those who
refute him do not refute him upon (sound)
knowledge - never…"
Shaykh
'Abdul-'Azeez Ibn 'Abdullaah
Ibn Baaz (rahima-hullaah) who mentioned
on the tape "Tawdeeh lil-Bayaan"
about him: "So the explanation
which has been issued by us, it's
intention was the call of all, all the
callers and the scholars to the
constructive criticism…and the
intention was not our brothers the people
of Madeenah from the students of knowledge
and the teachers and the callers, and nor
was the intention other than them in Makkah
or Riyaadh or in Jeddah. Rather our general
intention was our brothers the well-known
Shaykhs in Madeenah of whom there is no
doubt, they are the people of sound
'aqeedah and from the Ahlus-Sunnah
wal-Jamaa'ah, such as: Shaykh
Muhammad Amaan Ibn 'Alee, Shaykh
Rabee' Ibn Haadee, Shaykh Saalih Ibn
Sa'd as-Suhaymee, Shaykh Faalih Ibn
Naafi', Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Haadee -
all of them are known to us in uprightness
and knowledge and sound
'aqeedah…"
He also mentions
on the tape: "al-As.ilah
as-Suwaydiyah": "Indeed Shaykh
Rabee' is from amongst the scholars of
the Sunnah".
Shaykh Ibn Baaz
also permitted Shaykh Rabee' to teach
in his masjid (Masjid Ibn Baaz) in Makkah.
His lessons still continue to this day, and
this is evidence enough that the Shaykh
died and he was pleased with Shaykh
Rabee' and that which he was upon in
creed and methodology.
Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Saalih
al-'Uthaymeen on the tape
"al-As.ilah as-Suwaydiyah" said:
"…as for Shaykh Rabee, then
regarding him, I do not know anything but
good, and the man is an upholder of the
Sunnah and an upholder of
Hadeeth"
He was asked on the tape
"Kasf al-Lathaam 'an Mukhaalif
Ahmad Salaam": "What is your
advice for the one who forbids (listening
to) the tapes of Shaykh Rabee' Ibn
Haadee with the claim that they stir up
fitnah and within them is praise for the
rulers in the Kingdom and that his praise,
i.e. Shaykh Rabee's praise for the
rule, is hypocrisy?" The Shaykh
responded: "Our opinion is that
this is incorrect and is a major error, and
Shaykh Rabee' is from amongst the
scholars of the Sunnah and the people of
good and his 'aqeedah is sound and his
manhaj is correct…"
Shaykh Dr. Saalih Ibn Fowzaan Ibn
'Abdullaah Ibn Fowzaan on the tape
"al-As.ilah as-Suwaydiyah", after
mentioning Shaykh Rabee' along with a
number of other scholars he said:
"…and they are from amongst
the distinguished scholars who have much
experience in da'wah and refutation
against those who desire to take the path
of the da'wah outside it's correct
path, so it is obligatory to circulate
their tapes because indeed in them there is
great benefit for the
Muslims"
Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Subayyal
(General President of the Affairs of
al-Masjid al-Haraam (Makkah) and al-Masjid
an-Nabawee (Madeenah), and the Imaam and
Khateeb of al-Masjid al-Haraam) was asked
about his opinion regarding whoever forbids
(listening to) the tapes of the well-known
scholars of Ahlus-Sunnah such as Shaykh
Muhammad Amaan al-Jaamee
(rahima-hullaah) and Shaykh Rabee' Ibn
Haadee al-Madkhalee (hafitha-hullaah),
whereby he says that tapes of the Shaykh
stir up fitnah. So the Shaykh responded:
"Look! These two scholars (their
tapes) are amongst the best tapes, they
call to the Sunnah and holding firm to the
Sunnah, however, none speaks about them (in
this manner) except one who follows his
desires, and those who speak most about
them are the people of partisanship who
associate themselves with a group from
amongst the groups, they are the ones who
forbid these things. As for these two
scholars well-known for their holding form
to the Sunnah and their sound 'aqeedah
upon the methodology of the Pious
Predecessors, then they are amongst the
best of people"
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The Shaykh's
official website: www.rabee.net
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