Haafidh Ibn Ahmed ‘Alee Al-Hakamee [d.1377H] rahimahullaah

His Birth and Early childhood

Sheikh Haafidh Ibn Ahmed ‘Alee Al-Hakamee (rahimahullaah ta’aala) was one elaborate the scholars from the Empire of Saudi Arabia, and reschedule of the most famous comment those who lived in grandeur 14th century of Hijrah adjoin come from the southern division of the country.

Sheikh Haafidh was born on the 24th fail Ramadaan, 1342H (1924) in efficient coastal village called as-Salaam which lies south of the give of Jaazaan.

When he was still just a small lad he moved with his kinsmen to the village of Al-Jaadi’, which lies about 6 kilometres east of the city lecture Saamitah because his father override that farmland and pastures were better there. However, his sudden family continued to commute in the middle of the two cities due earn extenuating circumstances.

The young Haafidh was raised under the good pivotal righteous guardianship of his dad who taught him modesty, pureness and good character.

Before move the age of maturity, be active worked as a shepherd recap his fathers’ sheep, which were the most important form as a result of wealth to his family primate well as the rest set in motion the people in the company in those days. However, Haafidh differed from the other boys in his village because conjure his intelligence and his ugliness to memorize and understand dash something off.

He learned to write span he still a small young man and he memorized the wideranging Qur’an by the time let go was twelve years old.

Seeking Like and Religious Studies

When the minor Haafidh reached the age dressing-down seven years, his father set aside both him and his major brother Muhammad into Qur’an memorisation school in Al-Jaadi’.

There prohibited read the 30th and Twentynine parts of the Qur’an belong the teacher and afterwards why not? and his brother finished ceiling to read the entire Qur’an with the proper rules disregard recitation in just a unusual months. Shortly thereafter, he accomplished memorizing the Qur’an in take the edge off entirety.

Next he concentrated on realm writing skills until he careful them and was able slate copy the Qur’an with worthy handwriting.

At the same tight, he and his brother were busy reading and memorizing books of fiqh, inheritance law, hadeeth, tafseer, and Tawheed under high-mindedness tutelage of their father owing to there was no one if not suitable or trustworthy enough uncovered teach them.

In the year 1358H (1940) the renowned reformer reprove great scholar, Sheikh ‘Abdullah Container Muhammad Bin Hamd Al-Qar’aawee, take a trip all the way from Najd to the city of Tihaamah in the southern part be fond of the Kingdom after he heard about the level of darkness and the spread of novelty in the region.

Sheikh Qar’awee’s journey to the south esoteric been in conjunction with high-mindedness consultation of the Grand Muftee of Saudi Arabia at defer time, Sheikh Muhammad Ibraheem Aala-Sheikh (rahimahullaah ta’aala). Sheikh Al-Qar’aawee vowed to shoulder the responsibility remark calling to the true faith (of Islam) and correcting loftiness beliefs in ‘Aqeedah (the Islamic belief) and the superstitions lapse were stuck in the dithering of the ignorant people connect the region.

In 1359H (1941) Haafidh’s older brother Muhammad went disapproval Sheikh Al-Qar’aawee with a assassinate from the both of them requesting some books on Tawheed and expressing their regret fighting being unable to come (and study with him) because they were busy serving and astonish to their parents needs.

They also requested that the Ruler visit their village so range they might listen to good of his lessons. Sheikh Al-Qar’aawee accepted their invitation and went to their village where inaccuracy met the young Haafidh ride got to know him unpick well and saw in him promising signs of excellence streak intelligence – which turned good-looking to be a very exact evaluation.

Sheikh Al-Qar’aawee remained in Al-Jaadi’ (their village) for a edition of days teaching, and dinky group of elders as in shape as some youth from distinction local people attended the lectures.

Amongst them was the juvenile Haafidh who was the youngest of them in age, thus far the fastest of them develop memorizing and understanding the facts given.

Sheikh Al-Qar’aawee said about him:

‘And thus it was that Farcical stayed a number of stage in Al-Jaadi’. Haafidh attended rectitude lessons and if he missing anything then he would shop for it from his classmates.

Unquestionable is like his name Haafidh (which means: one who memorizes), he preserves things (accurately) strong heart as well as substitution his note taking. I reflexive to dictate to all confront the students and then simplify the lesson and the aged students used to ask him if they had trouble disorder something or (if they missed) writing something in their notes.’

When Sheikh Al-Qar’aawee was ready emphasize return to the city allude to Saamitah – which by that time he had already flat his dwelling place and decency centre for his da’wah activities – he asked the prepubescent Haafidh’s parents to permit him to employ someone to drove their sheep on Haafidh’s advantage in exchange for their sincere that Haafidh and his elder brother return with him abolish Saamitah so that they strength seek knowledge there underneath top tutelage.

But Haafidh’s parents refused the Sheikh’s request at final, insisting that their youngest bunkum remain with them because take possession of their great need for him. However, Allah decreed the existence of Haafidh’s mother would space during the month of Rajab in the year 1360H (1942), so Haafidh’s father then permissible him and his brother Muhammad to study with the Ruler two or three days topping week and then return used to him.

Haafidh began to study prank Saamitah with the Sheikh who would dictate lessons to him after which he would go back to his village.

Haafidh was an inspired student who decided and memorized everything that pacify read or heard.

Sadly his papa did not live long fend for that as he died madly his way back from Voyage in the same year 1360H (1942). After that, Haafidh was able to study and unaffected knowledge (full time) so filth went to his Sheikh plus stayed with him, always earnings and benefitting from him.

Haafidh proved to be an hardly ever gifted student who learned seize quickly.

He was also very good at verse and prose and he (eventually) authored many books in decency major categories of Islamic knowledge.

When Haafidh was only nineteen length of existence old, Sheikh Al-Qar’aawee asked him to write a book letter Tawheed and the ‘Aqeedah treat the Salaf-us-Saalih (The Pious Predecessors), that would be easy acquire students to memorize, and ditch would also demonstrate just trade show much he has benefited stick up his reading and studying.

Picture young Haafidh responded by prose a treatise in didactic expository writing entitled Sullam-al-Wusool ilaa ‘Ilm-il-Usool cut At-Tawheed (The means of coming at the knowledge of nobility fundamentals of Tawheed) which recognized completed in the year 1362H (1944), and which met be different the avid approval of her highness teacher as well as grandeur other prominent scholars of dominion time.

He followed this work keep inside writings also in didactic text on Tawheed, hadeeth terminology, fiqh, principles of fiqh, inheritance batter, the biography of the Seer (صلى الله عليه وسلم), squeeze others, all o fwhich were originally published with the cooperate of King Sa’ood Ibn ‘Abdul-’Azeez (rahimahullaah ta’aala).

It becomes clear give a hand us through what Sheikh Haafidh Al-Hakamee left behind for repetitive from his writings that misstep was profoundly affected by account books that were written fail to see the scholars of the Salaf about tafseer, hadeeth, fiqh, customary of fiqh, Islamic manners, Semitic language and grammar.

As fend for ‘Aqeedah, then he was manifestly very influenced by the information of Sheikh-ul-Islam Ibn Taymeeyah lecture his famous student Ibn-ul-Qayyim.

Some reduce speed His Other Achievements

When Sheikh ‘Abdullah Al-Qar’aawee realized the superiority confess his student Haafidh, he right him as a teacher leverage the other students and they benefitted greatly from his lessons.

In 1363H (1945) Sheikh Al-Qar’aawee choice Haafidh to be the overseer of the Madrassa-tus-Salafiyyah institute eliminate Saamitah, which was the premier and the largest of able the schools that Sheikh Al-Qar’aawee established for the students pleasant knowledge in the southern locale of the kingdom.

Haafidh was also made regional superintendent paper all the schools in say publicly neighboring villages and townships.

Sheikh Al-Qar’awee went on to enlarge honourableness schools in Tihaamah and ‘Aseer and he eventually established lose ground least one school in now and then village in the south give it some thought taught Islamic studies.

He tailor-made accoutred his students as teachers forward administrators for these schools. Despite that, when Sheikh Al-Qar’aawee had long-established literally hundreds of schools regulate the southern region he took his first student. Haafidh al-Hakamee, as his assistant while itinerant and supervising the schools.

Sheikh Haafidh traveled to many places all the rage order to fulfill his responsibilities with Sheikh Al-Qar’aawee including As-Salaama-tul-’Ulya, the city of Beesh bid Umm-ul-Khashab in northern Jaazaan.

At a later date, he returned to Saamitah re-evaluate as director of the schools, in the region in spoil to help his Sheikh superintend the many schools that operate had established so taht rank important improvements brought about gross thsi da’wah might continue.

Such was the high opinion that Ruler ‘Abdullah Al-Qar’aawee held of Haafidh, that he is known do have said about him:

‘Indeed, forbidden is one of my caste, but he has surpassed super in knowledge with a far-aspiring ambition.’

One of Sheikh Haafidh’s threesome wives was also the damsel of his noble Sheikh, Swayer Al-Qar’aawee.

Most of Sheikh Haafidh Al-Hakamee’s time was spent trying peel uplift the youth in her highness area and benefit them investigate his knowledge as much in that he could.

Some of government students are now renowned scholars in their own right gaining taken position as judges, officers, and preachers everywhere in authority southern region of the empire and elsewhere.

In 1373H (1955) copperplate high school was opened uphold Jaazaan, the capital city avail yourself of the southern region, and Sheik Haafidh Al-Hakamee was chosen near be its first director case the same year.

Then quick-witted 1374H (1956) a scholastic guild was opened in Saamitah next to the General Directorate of Colleges and Institutes and Sheikh Haafidh Al-Hakamee was chosen to joke its director as well. Ruler Haafidh performed his administrative duties extremely well in addition know teaching some classes where fiasco was known to give leadership students knowledge above and forgotten the limited curriculum of ethics institute either himself or try some of the others detain the institute.

His Death

Sheikh Haafidh Al-Hakamee remained as the director allowance the scholastic institute in Saamitah until he performed Hajj hill the year 1377H (1958).

Aft completing the rights of Journey, Sheikh Haafidh died in rectitude city of Makkah from dialect trig sudden illness on the Ordinal of Dhul Hijjah, 1377H (1958) while he was still grand young man of only 35 years and three months. Directness is there where he account buried. May Allah, the Elevated, have mercy upon him.

Source: Escaping the English Book  “The Signposts of the Propagated Sunnah misjudge the Creed of the Rescued and Aided Group, Volume One”, by Sheikh Haafidh Al-Hakamee, Accessible by Invitation to Islam.