«إِنَّمَا يَخْشَى اللَّهَ

"Only those who fear Allah

مِنْ عِبَادِهِ الْعُلَمَاءُ

among His servants are the scholars.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ

Indeed, Allah is Almighty,

غَفُورٌ» السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ، بِسْمِ اللَّهِ

Forgiving." Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and His blessings. In the name of Allah,

الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ وَسَلَّمَ وَبَارَكَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ، حَيَّاكُمُ اللَّهُ إِخْوَانِي

the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. Praise be to Allah, and may Allah bless and grant peace and honor to the Messenger of Allah. May Allah preserve you, my brothers

وَأَخَوَاتِي إِلَى لِقَاءٍ جَدِيدٍ مَعَ سِيرَةِ عَالِمٍ، وَلِقَائِي هَذَا الْيَوْمَ مَعَكُمْ عَنْ إِمَامٍ مِنْ أَئِمَّةِ

and sisters, to a new meeting with the biography of a scholar. And my meeting today with you is about an imam from the imams

الدِّينِ، وَعَلَمٍ مِنْ أَعْلَامِ الْأُمَّةِ الْمُتَّقِينَ، هُوَ شَيْخٌ مِنْ شُيُوخِ الْإِسْلَامِ الصَّالِحِينَ، إِنَّهُ إِمَامُ أَهْلِ

of the religion, and a notable figure from the righteous, God-fearing figures of the ummah. He is a shaykh from the righteous shaykhs of Islam. He is the imam of the people

الْعِرَاقِ وَعَالِمُهَا، وَالَّذِي الْتَاحَتْ بِهِ مَعَالِمُهَا، وَشَاعَ ذِكْرُهُ الْحَسَنُ فِي رُبُوعِهَا، وَكَسَا الْمِلَّةَ مِنْهُ

of Iraq and its scholar, through whom its landmarks shone, and his good mention spread throughout its regions, and a radiant light from him

نُورٌ سَاطِعٌ، وَقَدْ جَعَلَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْبِدَعِ سَيْفًا قَاطِعًا، حَمَى اللَّهُ بِهِ سُنَّةَ النَّبِيِّ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ

covered the religious community. And Allah made him a sharp sword against the people of innovations. Through him, Allah protected the Sunnah of the Prophet, peace

وَالسَّلَامُ، وَذَادَ عَنْ حِيَاضِهَا، صَحَّحَ الْمَتْنَ وَالسَّنَدَ، وَمَيَّزَ الْمُرْسَلَ مِنَ الْمُسْنَدِ، وَفَرَّقَ بَيْنَ الْمَوْصُولِ

and blessings be upon him, and defended its basins. He authenticated the text and the chain of narration, distinguished the mursal from the musnad, and differentiated between the connected