His Eminence Shaykh `Abdullah ibn Qa`ud
His
Eminence Shaykh `Abdullah ibn Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Hasan ibn `Abdullah
Al-Qa`ud
His
Birth:
Shaykh `Abdullah ibn
Qa`ud was born on the 17th night of Ramadan in 1343 A.H. in the town
of Al-Hariq located in Wady Na`am, which is one of the valleys of Yamamah.
His Seeking of Knowledge:
He was brought up by
his noble parents in affluent surroundings, as his father was a man of means.
He studied the basics of reading and writing from the Ever-Glorious Qur’an with
Muhammad ibn Sa`d Al Sulayman during the end of his first decade and the
beginning of his second decade. He later learnt the Ever-Glorious Qur’an by
heart and some treatises of the Shaykh of Islam Ibn Taymiyyah and Imam Muhammad
ibn `Abdul-Wahhab under the judge of his town, who at that time was Shaykh
`Abdul-`Aziz ibn Ibrahim Al `Abdul-Latif (may Allah be merciful to him).
After this, his desire
to seek knowledge became stronger, so on the 27th of Safar, 1367
A.H., he left his affluent surroundings and travelled to Shaykh `Abdul-`Aziz
ibn `Abdullah ibn Baz, who was in the region of Kharj. He remained with him for
4 years, apart from breaks to return home to visit his parents, who (may Allah
reward them with the best) used to assist him financially whilst he travelled
seeking knowledge. Under Shaykh Ibn Baz he studied many of the major books of Hadith and Fiqh (Islamic
Jurisprudence). During his time with him, he memorized a number of treatises
including Bulugh Al-Maram, and he was very keen to seek knowledge based
upon authentic proof.
When the Educational
Institute opened in Riyadh at the beginning of 1371 A.H., he transferred there
and later graduated from the Faculty of Shari`ah in 1377 A.H. Among his
teachers were Shaykh `Abdul-Aziz ibn Baz, Shaykh `Abdul-Razzaq `Afify, Shaykh
Muhammad Al-Amin Al-Shanqity, and Shaykh `Abdul-Rahman Al-Afriqy (may Allah be
merciful to them all).
His Work:
On the 8th
of Dhul-Qa`dah, 1380 A.H., he transferred to the Court of Grievances and worked
there as a member of the judiciary.
On the 1st
of Rabi` Al-Thany, 1397 A.H., he was transferred to the General Presidency of
Scholarly Research and Ifta’ and was appointed as a member of the Permanent
Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta’, beside his membership at the
Council of Senior Scholars. He retired on the 1st of Muharram, 1406
A.H.
After his retirement,
he continued to partake in educational activities, pass Fatwas (legal
opinions issued by a qualified Muslim scholar), and assist the University of
King Saud by giving lectures to students in higher studies in the Department of
Islamic Education.
On the 20th
of Sha`ban, 1378 A.H., he was appointed as the Imam and preacher of the Jami`
Al-Mashiqiq in Riyadh. On the 1st of Muharram, 1391 A.H., he was appointed
as the preacher of the University of King `Abdul-`Aziz.
He has a number of
publications, amongst them a collection of his sermons collected in 4 volumes
under the name of Ahadith Al-Jumu`ah. Some of comments are included in
the curriculum of Hadith and Fiqh for secondary schools.
The Shaykh died on the
9th of Ramadan, 1426 in Riyadh.
