Jewels of Guidance Archives

In a dream, Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen asked his own teacher what had benefited him most — and the answer was upright moral character.

Handed the keys to a gifted luxury car, Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen simply carried on teaching, absent-mindedly flipping them in his hand.

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen withheld a ruling on a medical matter until he could consult his own teacher, rather than risk being wrong.

Finding the students’ charity box empty, Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen quietly provided the money himself.

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen refused to answer any question that spoke ill of another person by name.

Shaykh Ibn Baaz’s granddaughter recalls how he always made time to call and ask after his family, however busy he was.

An account from the final hours of Shaykh Ibn Baaz’s life, still surrounded by visitors and questions until the very end.

A doctor waited a full hour to treat Shaykh Ibn Baaz’s ailing leg, delayed again and again by calls from people seeking religious answers.

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen disliked painkillers, since they kept him from teaching and standing the night in prayer.

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen firmly disapproved of being introduced by his most senior title, preferring humility over recognition.