Aqeedah of the Dai'yah (2 CDs)

Aqeedah (noun): the clear and strong belief in the heart, based upon what was sent down to the Messenger of Allah, Muhammad ibn Abdullah ﷺ.

In this lecture, Shaykh Waleed Basyouni outlines the importance of studying Aqeedah for the one calling people to Islam. In addition, he presents a solid and practical rubric for approaching the science of Aqeedah.

What Is Covered

• Introduction to the science of Aqeedah
• The levels of studying it — what to learn first and what can wait
• The comprehensive nature of Aqeedah
• The relationship of Aqeedah with Akhlaq — good manners
• And a good deal more across the two discs

Why a Da'ee in Particular Needs This

Because he is answering questions rather than asking them, and the questions he gets asked go straight to creed. Who is God? Why one and not three? What happens after death? Why does a merciful God permit suffering?

Someone who has not studied Aqeedah systematically will answer those from memory and instinct, and will eventually say something he cannot support — or worse, something incorrect, to a person who then builds on it.

The Link to Akhlaq

The most interesting section. Belief and conduct are usually taught as separate subjects; the lecture argues they are the same subject, and that a da'ee whose manners contradict his creed has already lost the argument.