إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ غَفُورٌ.

Indeed, Allah is Mighty, Forgiving.

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ.

Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.

In the name of Allah, the entirely Merciful, the especially Merciful.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ وَسَلَّمَ وَبَارَكَ

Praise be to Allah, and may Allah send blessings, peace, and grace

عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ وَمَنْ وَالَاهُ.

upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family, his companions, and whoever is loyal to him.

حَيَّاكُمُ اللَّهُ. إِخْوَانِي وَأَخَوَاتِي إِلَى لِقَاءٍ جَدِيدٍ

May Allah keep you alive. My brothers and sisters, to a new meeting

ضِمْنَ هَٰذِهِ السِّلْسِلَةِ سِيرَةِ إِمَامٍ.

within this series, The Biography of an Imam.

لِقَائِي فِي هَٰذَا الْيَوْمِ مَعَكُمْ

My meeting with you on this day

يَدُورُ حَوْلَ مُعَمَّرِ الْمُعَمَّرِينَ وَشَيْخِ الْمُحَدِّثِينَ

revolves around the longest-lived of the long-lived, the shaykh of the Hadith scholars,