«إِنَّمَا يَخْشَى اللَّهَ

"Only those fear Allah

مِنْ عِبَادِهِ الْعُلَمَاءُ

among His servants who have knowledge.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ

Indeed, Allah is Mighty,

غَفُورٌ»

Forgiving."

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ، بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ وَسَلَّمَ

Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may Allah send blessings, peace,

وَبَارَكَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ وَمَنْ وَالَاهُ، حَيَّاكُمُ اللَّهُ إِخْوَانِي وَأَخَوَاتِ أَخَوَاتِي إِلَى

and benediction upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family, his companions, and whoever supports him. May Allah welcome you, my brothers and sisters, to

لِقَاءٍ جَدِيدٍ وَمَجْلِسٍ جَدِيدٍ، نُبْحِرُ مَعَ سِيَرِ هَؤُلَاءِ الْعُلَمَاءِ الْأَمَاثِلِ، وَ

a new meeting and a new gathering, where we journey through the biographies of these exemplary scholars, and

وَعَدْتُكُمْ أَنَا فِي اللِّقَاءِ السَّابِقِ بِأَنَّنِي سَأُكْمِلُ الْحَدِيثَ عَنِ الْإِمَامِ

I promised you in the previous meeting that I would continue talking about Imam

الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَطُفْنَا مَعَ سِيرَتِهِ فِي اللِّقَاءِ السَّابِقِ وَاكْتَشَفْنَا شَيْءٍ مِنْ شَخْصِيَّهِ

al-Shafi'i, may Allah have mercy on him. And we toured his biography in the previous meeting, and we discovered something of the personality of

الْإِمَامِ الشَّافِعِيِّ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ، وَبِدَايَةِ نَشْأَتِهِ وَبَوَاكِيرِ طَلَبِهِ لِلْعِلْمِ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى.

Imam al-Shafi'i, may Allah's mercy be upon him, and the beginning of his upbringing and the early days of his seeking knowledge, may Allah the Exalted have mercy on him.