Part One: The Study, Comprising:

Section One
A Brief Biography of Shaykh ‘Abd al-Rahmān al-Sa‘dī, may Allah have mercy on him1

First: His Name and Lineage

He was the eminent scholar Shaykh Abū ‘Abd Allāh ‘Abd al-Rahmān ibn Nāsir ibn ‘Abd Allāh ibn Nāsir ibn Hamad Āl Sa‘dī, of the Banū Tamīm.

Second: His Birth

He was born in ‘Unayzah, in al-Qasīm, on 12 Muharram in the year 1307 after the Hijrah of the Prophet, upon whom be the finest blessings and peace.

Third: His Upbringing

The Shaykh grew up an orphan: his mother died when he was four, and his father when he was seven. Nevertheless, he had a righteous upbringing and inspired admiration. From an early age, he was known for his perceptiveness, intelligence, and keen desire to seek and acquire knowledge. He had memorized the entire Quran by the age of eleven, then began studying under the scholars of his town. He pursued knowledge diligently and earnestly, staying up through the nights and persevering through the days, until he had acquired extensive knowledge of