ANSWERED: Shaykh Khalid Yasin

[Zahra]

Assalamu Alaikum,

Just wanted to know who this Shaykh is cos i got an email about his products i.e. audio lectures from simplyislam.com. Jkk.

Walaikum Asalam.

[Saleel]

Khalid Yasin is a revert - a former Christian - and is active in the work of Dawah, being part of the Islamic Teaching Institute. He has delivered many talks, and produced DVDs of his talks. Perhaps his most famous talk is entitled "The Purpose of Life" which he delivered in Saudi Arabia. He has studied the Arabic language in Medina, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, and there are claims that many have reverted to Islam through his talks.

However, Khalid Yasin has Salafi (ghair-muqalid) tendencies, and he is not considered a Mustanad Alim-e-Deen, in that he has not received proper Islamic eduaction from teachers with a silsilah back to RasulAllah saw. Many so-called "scholars" or "Shaykhs" have usually only self-studied, or are specialists in other lines, and not experts in deen. Gaining knowledge from people who are not proper scholars can cause confusion - they, at times, have a habit of making the correct incorrect, and the incorrect correct. Sometimes the answer may be correct, but the person who is listening isn't always able to distinguish which answer is correct, and which isn't.

Therefore, as a general case, one who is not able to ascertain what is correct and what is incorrect should refrain from listening to his talks. Rather, he or she should gain ilm from the proper sources, i.e. the authentic Ulema.

Further, I have heard that Khalid Yaseen commonly sidesteps questions about Tawassul and Taweez (as well as others), both of which are part of all four schools of thought within Ahle Sunnah wal-Jammah.

Wallahu Alam.

[samrqandi]

salaam alaikum

I have seen one of his lectures where he attempts to asnwer questions about life after death. He says he doesnt answer questions of fiqh but attempts to answer controversial questions. He also stated stuff about hayyat un nabi fil quboor. Also claiming that there arent any hadeeths on certain issues like the one i just mentioned (when in fact there are). I will check what lecture it was since i have it at home.

Ibn sareen said: be vary of where you acquire your knowledge from. some have attributed this statement to imam zuhri.

Sufyan al-thawri said on the chain of transmission: ‘the isnad is a weapon of the believer. Whoever has no weapon, with what is he fighting’.

Imam al-Awza`i said, "This knowledge remained <`azeez> (rare, or distinguished) as long as it remained in the hearts of men. Then, when it was transferred to books, unsuited people took it." [Reported by al-Darimi in the introduction to his "Sunan," and by al-Bayhaqi in "al-Madkhal."]

Imam Malik was asked, "Can knowledge be taken from a man who has not [to his credit any] seeking [of knowledge] nor sitting [with scholars]?" He said, "No." [Reported by al-Suyuti in "Is`af al-Mubatta']

Imam al-Shafi`i said, "Whoever takes knowledge from books loses the regulations." (man akhadha al-`ilma min al-kutubi Dayya`a al-aHkaama). [Reported by al-Nawawi in the introduction to "al-Majmu`"]

*important note i dont like to attack anyone, what i like to say is be precautious when it comes to acquiring knowledge about the deen of allah*

hope i havent offended anyone, any mistakes are from me.

wassalaam alaikum

[abu bakr]

brother saleel you obviously are not aware of the contribution of sheikh khalid yaseen to Islam. he has converted many people to islam he is a brilliant speaker and a brilliant scholar. some one who can bring so many to the deen has to be someone special. as for him sidesteping tawassul and taweez first of all none of these two issues are integral to aqeedah of ahle sunnah wal jamah. in fact people have made such a big deal of these two issues that it has divided the ummah. people who try to bring the ummah together should be commended rather than condemned.

[abu bakr]

correction i meant to say that taweez and tawassul are NOT integral to the aqeedah of ahle sunnah wal jamah.

[Mossy]

You can always use the edit button..

In short he's not a traditional scholar, but his dawah speeches are very motivational as he's a good speaker alhamdulilah.

Good for intro, go elsewhere for in depth.

[Saleel]

brother saleel you obviously are not aware of the contribution of sheikh khalid yaseen to Islam. he has converted many people to islam he is a brilliant speaker and a brilliant scholar. some one who can bring so many to the deen has to be someone special. as for him sidesteping tawassul and taweez first of all none of these two issues are integral to aqeedah of ahle sunnah wal jamah. in fact people have made such a big deal of these two issues that it has divided the ummah. people who try to bring the ummah together should be commended rather than condemned.

Respected brother, firstly, Hedayah is in the hands of Allah swt (metaphorically speaking), so neither Khalid Yaseen, nor anyone else has "converted" anyone. Allah swt is Muqalibal-Qulub (Turner of the Hearts).

Secondly, if you re-read my post, I mentioned that many of these so-called scholars are experts in their own lines of speciality, but not necessarily qualified in deen. The work of tabligh is worldwide - not everyone is an 'Alim, yet no other effort is as successful in reaching out to Muslims. However, they stay away from discussions of fiqh and ilm. Khalid Yaseen may have been the means of many coming to Islam, may Allah swt reward him with Sadaqah Jarriyah, but as mentioned, he is not a qualified scholar, and therefore not authorised to issue fatwas or part fiqhi knowledge. Any attempts to do so could lead to confusion and misguidance.

Someone once told Imam Abu Hanifah, "In the mosque there is a circle (Halaqah) in which the people are looking at fiqh." He asked, "Do they have a head (i.e. a teacher)?" The man replied, "No." The Imam said, "These will never gain knowledge of fiqh." (Reported by al-Khateeb al-Baghdadi, through his isnad, in "al-Faqeeh wal-Mutafaqqih").

[Shaykhs-Pir Sahib]

brother saleel you obviously are not aware of the contribution of sheikh khalid yaseen to Islam. he has converted many people to islam he is a brilliant speaker and a brilliant scholar. some one who can bring so many to the deen has to be someone special. as for him sidesteping tawassul and taweez first of all none of these two issues are integral to aqeedah of ahle sunnah wal jamah. in fact people have made such a big deal of these two issues that it has divided the ummah. people who try to bring the ummah together should be commended rather than condemned.

salafi's also bring many people to Islam. so do deviant sufi's.

authentic scholarship is necessary in this day and age. it is a prerequisite for dawah and answering these fiqh questions.

by the way abu bakr, ask any authority from amongst the 4 madhhahib, and they will tell you that tawassul is indeed accepted in all 4 schools, and is not a matter of aqida, but rather fiqh.