Saleh Al-Fawzan
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Sheikh
Saleh Al-Fawzan, born 1933, is a well known scholar in Saudi Arabia
and prolific author.
His surname is also rendered Fozan or Fawzaan.
He is also known as Sheikh/Shaykh Dr. Saleh Ibn Fawzan Ibn Abdullah, Sheikh Saleh Ibn Fawzan al-Fawzan, Saalih ibn Fawzaan ibn 'Abdullaah al-Fawzaan, Ibn al-Fowzaan and Ibn al-Fawzaan
Whilst his father died when he was of a young age, he was brought up by his family and learned the Qur'ân
, the basics of reading and writing by the Imam
of the Masjid of their town, Sheikh Hamood Ibn Sulayman at-Talal. at-Talal was later made judge in the town of Dariyyah (not Dar'iyyah in Riyadh
) in the region of Qaseem.
In 1950 he completed his studies at the Faysaliyyah school in Buraydah and subsequently was appointed a teacher at the school.
When it opened in 1952, Fawzan joined the Educational Institute in Buraydah and subsequently graduated from there in 1956.
Fawzan was a student of Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh, initially studying at the faculty of Sharia
and graduating in 1960; he later on earned his master's and doctorate from the same university, focusing on Fiqh
.
When his period of headship their came to an end, he returned to teaching there.
He is currently a member of the Permanent Committee
for Islamic Research and Fataawa http://www.fatwa-online.com/scholarsbiographies/15thcentury/permanentcommittee.htm, Saudi Arabia's highest religious body, a member of the Council of Religious Edicts and Research.
He is also the Imam
, khateeb and teacher, of Prince Mitaeb Mosque (Prince Mut'ib Ibn 'Abdul-'Azeez Masjid), in al-Malzar in Riyadh
.
Besides his main role on the Permanent Committee, he is a member of the Council of Senior Scholars, and member of the Fiqh Committee in Makkah (part of ar-Raabitah), and a member of the Committee for Supervision of the Callers (du'aat) in Hajj
.
Fawzan has also studied under a number of scholars from al-Azhar University
in Egypt
who specialized in hadeeth, tafseer and Arabic language
.
He also contributes to answering questions on the radio program "Noorun 'alad-Darb" (Light along the Path).
Fawzan also takes part in supervising a number of theses at the Masters degree and Doctorate level. He has a number of students of knowledge who frequent his regular gatherings and lessons and he himself studied at the hands of a number of prominent scholars and jurists, the most notable of whom were: Sh, Abdul-Azeez Ibn Baz, Sh. Abdullah ibn Humayd, Sheikh Muhammad al-Ameen ash-Shanqeetee, Sheikh Abdur-Razzaq 'Afeefee, Sheikh Saleh Ibn Abdur-Rahman as-Sukaytee, Sh. Saleh Ibn Ibraaheem al-Bulayhee, Sh. Muhammad Ibn Subayyal, Sheikh Abdullah Ibn Saleh al-Khulayfee, Sh. Ibraaheem Abdul-Muhsin, and Sh. Saleh Ali an-Naasir.
Sheikh
Not to be confused with sikhSheikh — also spelled Sheik or Shaikh, or transliterated as Shaykh — is an honorific in the Arabic language that literally means "elder" and carries the meaning "leader and/or governor"...
Saleh Al-Fawzan, born 1933, is a well known scholar in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
and prolific author.
His surname is also rendered Fozan or Fawzaan.
He is also known as Sheikh/Shaykh Dr. Saleh Ibn Fawzan Ibn Abdullah, Sheikh Saleh Ibn Fawzan al-Fawzan, Saalih ibn Fawzaan ibn 'Abdullaah al-Fawzaan, Ibn al-Fowzaan and Ibn al-Fawzaan
Biography
Fawzan is from the family of Fawzan from the people/tribe of ash-Shamaasiyyah.Whilst his father died when he was of a young age, he was brought up by his family and learned the Qur'ân
Qur'an
The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
, the basics of reading and writing by the Imam
Imam
An imam is an Islamic leadership position, often the worship leader of a mosque and the Muslim community. Similar to spiritual leaders, the imam is the one who leads Islamic worship services. More often, the community turns to the mosque imam if they have a religious question...
of the Masjid of their town, Sheikh Hamood Ibn Sulayman at-Talal. at-Talal was later made judge in the town of Dariyyah (not Dar'iyyah in Riyadh
Riyadh
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Najd and Al-Yamama. It is situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, and is home to 5,254,560 people, and the urban center of a...
) in the region of Qaseem.
Education
Fawzan studied in the state school in ash-Qamariyah when it opened 1948.In 1950 he completed his studies at the Faysaliyyah school in Buraydah and subsequently was appointed a teacher at the school.
When it opened in 1952, Fawzan joined the Educational Institute in Buraydah and subsequently graduated from there in 1956.
Fawzan was a student of Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh, initially studying at the faculty of Sharia
Sharia
Sharia law, is the moral code and religious law of Islam. Sharia is derived from two primary sources of Islamic law: the precepts set forth in the Quran, and the example set by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Sunnah. Fiqh jurisprudence interprets and extends the application of sharia to...
and graduating in 1960; he later on earned his master's and doctorate from the same university, focusing on Fiqh
Fiqh
Fiqh is Islamic jurisprudence. Fiqh is an expansion of the code of conduct expounded in the Quran, often supplemented by tradition and implemented by the rulings and interpretations of Islamic jurists....
.
Career
After the completion of his doctorate, he was a teacher at the faculty of Sharia at his alma mater before being transferred into the department of the fundamentals of religion, or Department for Higher Studies within the Faculty of the Principles of the Religion (usool ad-deen). He was later the head of Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court of Justice.When his period of headship their came to an end, he returned to teaching there.
He is currently a member of the Permanent Committee
Permanent Committee
The Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Fataawa is an Islamic organization in Saudi Arabia that issues rulings in Islamic jurisprudence...
for Islamic Research and Fataawa http://www.fatwa-online.com/scholarsbiographies/15thcentury/permanentcommittee.htm, Saudi Arabia's highest religious body, a member of the Council of Religious Edicts and Research.
He is also the Imam
Imam
An imam is an Islamic leadership position, often the worship leader of a mosque and the Muslim community. Similar to spiritual leaders, the imam is the one who leads Islamic worship services. More often, the community turns to the mosque imam if they have a religious question...
, khateeb and teacher, of Prince Mitaeb Mosque (Prince Mut'ib Ibn 'Abdul-'Azeez Masjid), in al-Malzar in Riyadh
Riyadh
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Najd and Al-Yamama. It is situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, and is home to 5,254,560 people, and the urban center of a...
.
Besides his main role on the Permanent Committee, he is a member of the Council of Senior Scholars, and member of the Fiqh Committee in Makkah (part of ar-Raabitah), and a member of the Committee for Supervision of the Callers (du'aat) in Hajj
Hajj
The Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, and is the fifth pillar of Islam, a religious duty that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so...
.
Fawzan has also studied under a number of scholars from al-Azhar University
Al-Azhar University
Al-Azhar University is an educational institute in Cairo, Egypt. Founded in 970~972 as a madrasa, it is the chief centre of Arabic literature and Islamic learning in the world. It is the oldest degree-granting university in Egypt. In 1961 non-religious subjects were added to its curriculum.It is...
in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
who specialized in hadeeth, tafseer and Arabic language
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
.
He also contributes to answering questions on the radio program "Noorun 'alad-Darb" (Light along the Path).
Fawzan also takes part in supervising a number of theses at the Masters degree and Doctorate level. He has a number of students of knowledge who frequent his regular gatherings and lessons and he himself studied at the hands of a number of prominent scholars and jurists, the most notable of whom were: Sh, Abdul-Azeez Ibn Baz, Sh. Abdullah ibn Humayd, Sheikh Muhammad al-Ameen ash-Shanqeetee, Sheikh Abdur-Razzaq 'Afeefee, Sheikh Saleh Ibn Abdur-Rahman as-Sukaytee, Sh. Saleh Ibn Ibraaheem al-Bulayhee, Sh. Muhammad Ibn Subayyal, Sheikh Abdullah Ibn Saleh al-Khulayfee, Sh. Ibraaheem Abdul-Muhsin, and Sh. Saleh Ali an-Naasir.
Books authored
Fawzan contributes greatly to a number of Islamic research publications at the Council for Islamic Research, Studies, Theses and Fataawa which are then collated and published. His books number in the many, of which many are translated into English, but the following are just a handful which include:- Explanation of The Four Foundations of Shirk - al-Qawaaid al-'Arba'a of Imam Muhammed ibn Abdul-Wahhab
- Aqeedah at-Tawheed
- The ruling concerning Mawlid an-Nabawi
- Karamaat of the Awliyaa
- How do we keep steadfast upon the way of the Salaf
- The Essential Relationship between the youth and the scholars of Islam
- Enjoining the Good and Forbidding the Evil, Significance, Manner and Approach
- The Prohibition of engaging in dawah without Knowledge
- Is ignorance an excuse in matters of Aqeedah?
- At-Tahqeeqaat al-Mardiyyah in inheritance, which is part of his Masters degree;
- Foods and the Rulings regarding Slaughtering and Hunting, which is part of his Doctorate;
- Sharh al-'Aqeedatul Waasitiyyah
- Sharh Usool Uth-Thalaathah
- Sharh Usool Us-Sittah
- Sharh Al-Limm'at ul-I'tiqaad
- Al-irshaad ilas-Saheehil-I'tiqaad
- al-Mulakhkhas al-Fiqhee
- Rulings relating to the Believing Women
- A refutation of Yusuf QaradawiYusuf al-QaradawiYusuf al-Qaradawi is a controversial Egyptian Islamic theologian. He is best known for his programme, ash-Shariah wal-Hayat , broadcast on Al Jazeera, which has an estimated audience of 60 million worldwide...
's book al-Halaal wal-Haraam (The Lawful and the Prohibited in IslamThe Lawful and the Prohibited in IslamThe Lawful and the Prohibited in Islam is a book by Islamic scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi .Publisher's foreword:Sheikh Saleh Al-Fawzan has written a refutation to this book.-External links:*...
). - Sharh Al-Mandhoomah Al-Haa'iyyah (Explanation of the Poem: Haa'iyyah)