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Yusuf bin Ismail bin Yusuf bin Ismail bin Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Nabhani (1265 - 1350 AH) is a judge , poet, writer , and Sufi jurist. Sheikh Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani , the founder of Hizb ut-Tahrir , found more than praises of the Messenger of God Muhammad , peace and blessings of God be upon him, in composition, transmission, narration, creation, and codification. He assumed the position of judicial prosecutor in the Jenin district from Nablus, then he traveled to Istanbul , and worked as an editor for Al-Jawa’ib newspaper and proofreading Arabic books. Then he was appointed as a judge in the Kurdish Sanjak district , then president of the Penal Court in Latakia , then the Penal Court in Jerusalem , then he was promoted to Presidency of the Beirut Court of Rights .
His birth and upbringing
He was born in the village of Ijzim in the year 1265 AH/1849 AD, and his lineage is from the Banu Nabhan, Arabs of the desert in Palestine . They settled in the village of Ijzim , in which he was born, which is affiliated with Haifa in northern Palestine . He read the Qur’an to his father, Sheikh Ismail Al-Nabhani, then he sent him to Egypt to seek knowledge at Al-Azhar Mosque. He began there from the first Saturday of Muharram in the year 1283 AH until Rajab in the year 1289 AH. During this period he learned from the Islamic sciences and their means from the professors and sheikhs of Al-Azhar, one of whom was Sheikh Ibrahim. Al-Saqqa Al-Shafi’i had to study for three years, and he read to him the explanations of Al-Tahrir and Al-Manhaj by Sheikh Al-Islam Zakaria Al-Ansari, with their two footnotes by Al-Sharqawi and Al-Bujayrimi.
Among his sheikhs are Shams al-Din Muhammad al-Anbabi al-Shafi’i, the sheikh of the Al-Azhar Mosque, who taught him for two years in Sharh al-Ghaya by Ibn Qasim and al-Khatib and others, and Abdul Qadir al-Rafi’i al-Hanafi al-Tarabulsi, the sheikh of the Riwaq al-Shawam, and Yusuf al-Barqawi al-Hanbali, the sheikh of the Hanbali ruwaq. Then he returned to his country, where he resided in the city of Akka as a teacher of religion and Arabic sciences.
His positions
He held many jobs and positions other than teaching. He served as the judicial prosecutor in Jenin in the year 1290 AH / 1873 AD, then he went to the House of the Ottoman Caliphate in Istanbul in the year 1293 AH / 1876 AD and remained there for two and a half years, where he worked as an editor in Al-Jawa’ib newspaper .
Then he left for his country, and was appointed as a judge in the state of Mosul in Kuy Sanjak, one of the mother lands of the Kurds, for a period of five months, and he left it in the year 1296 AH / 1879 AD for the Levant , then he went to the house of the Caliphate in Istanbul in the year 1297 AH / 1880 AD and resided there for about two years. There he wrote his book “The Everlasting Honor of the Family of Muhammad” and emerged from it as president of the Penal Court in Latakia , where he came in the year 1300 AH/1883 AD, where he resided for about five years. He then assumed the presidency of the Penal Court in Jerusalem , where he met Sheikh Hassan bin Halawa al-Ghazi, who taught him the Qadiriyya method of Sufism , and taught him some of the dhikr and prayers. He remained there for less than a year, when he left it as president of the Court of Rights in Beirut , which he arrived in the year 1305 AH / 1887 AD. He remained there for nearly twenty years, until he departed in the year 1327 AH/1909 AD, and wrote all of his books there, and printed most of them. Then he left for Medina next to the Messenger of God, Muhammad, and remained there until the declaration of World War I , after which he returned to the Levant . .
His elders
The author of the book “Al-I’lam Al-Sharqiya” mentions the sheikhs of Al-Nabhani and adds to some of his sheikhs who are the most prominent scholars in the Levant and Egypt . He also mentions his sheikhs in the path of Sufism :
Muhammad Al-Damanhouri
Abdel Rahman El-Sherbiny
Ibrahim Al-Zaro Al-Khalili
Ahmed Al-Ajhouri, the blind man
Hassan Al-Adawi Al-Maliki
Abdul Hadi Naja Al-Abiary
Mahmoud Al-Hamzawi
Al-Shams Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Abdullah Al-Khani
Amin Al-Bitar
Abu Al-Khair bin Abdeen
Muhammad Saeed Al Habal
Ahmed bin Hassan Al-Attas
Salim Al Masouti
Abdullah Al-Sukari
Hussein bin Muhammad Al-Habashi
Abdullah bin Idris Al-Senussi
Abu Al-Mawaheb Abdul-Kabir Al-Kattani
Abu Al-Anwar Ibn Jaafar
He took Sufi methods from a number of scholars:
The Idrisi method , taken from Sheikh Ismail Al-Nawab.
The Shadhiliyya method , he took it from Muhammad bin Masoud Al-Fasi and Ali Nour Al-Din Al-Yasharti.
The Naqshbandi method , taken from Imdad Allah Al-Farouqi and Ghiyath Al-Din Al-Irbli.
The Qadiriyya method , taken from Hassan bin Abi Halawa Al-Ghazi.
Al-Rifa’i method , he took it from Abdul Qadir bin Abi Rabah Al-Dajjani Al-Yafi.
The Khalwati method , taken from Hassan Radwan Al-Saidi.
His status among scholars
A group of the greatest scholars of his time praised him, read his book “Evidence of the Truth in Seeking Help from the Master of Creation,” and agreed with him on the opinions he wrote, and they are:
Ali Muhammad Al-Beblawi Al-Maliki, Sheikh of Al-Azhar Mosque (died 1323 AH).
Abd al-Qadir al-Rafi’i, the sheikh of the Hanafi masters , known as Abu Hanifa al-Saghir, the former Mufti of Egypt (died 1323 AH).
Abdul Rahman Al-Sherbini Al-Shafi’i, Sheikh of Al-Azhar Mosque (died 1326 AH).
Bakri Muhammad Ashour Al-Sadafi, the sheikh of the Hanafi masters, and the former Mufti of Egypt.
Muhammad Abd al-Hay bin Abd al-Kabir al-Kattani al-Hassani al-Maghribi.
Ahmed Bey Al-Husseini Al-Shafi’i.
Suleiman Al-Abd, sheikh of the Shafi’i scholars.
Ahmed Hassanein Al-Bulaqi Al-Shafi’i.
Ahmed Al-Basiouni, Sheikh of the Hanbali Sayyidah.
Saeed Al-Muji Al-Shafi’i.
Muhammad Al-Halabi Al-Shafi’i.
His works
As for his works, they are very many, and most or all of them are on the hadith and its related matters, such as the biography of the Prophet, praise, knowledge of the chains of transmission, biographies of the nation’s notable scholars, prayers upon the Prophet, and recording the praises with which he was praised or praised by others, both ancient and recent, from all the people of the four schools of thought and major hadith scholars. [4] Who wrote it:
“The alliance of a Muslim with the alliance of intimidation and enticement from Al-Bukhari and Muslim”
“The Forty Hadiths Concerning the Most Eloquent Proverbs of the Worlds”
“The Forty Hadiths Concerning the Virtues of the Master of Messengers”
“The Forty Hadiths on the Obligation of Obedience to the Commander of the Faithful”
“The best means of composing the complete names of the Prophet”
“Guidance to the bewildered in warning Muslims against Christian schools”
“The wonderful methods of the virtue of the Companions and the persuasion of the Shiites”
“The highest among the names of Muhammad”
« The best prayers for Sayyed Sadat »
“ Al-Anwar al-Muhammadiyya ” summed up Al-Qastalani’s worldly talents
“The Greatest Call for Help in the Most Beautiful Names of God”
“The proven proof in proving the prophethood of Muhammad”
“Warning against taking pictures and filming”
“Alerts thoughts to the wisdom of turning the world toward the infidels.”
“Refining Souls in Arranging Lessons,” which is a summary of Riyadh al-Saliheen by al-Nawawi
“Clarification of the religion of Islam”
“Prayer Mosque”
“Jami’ Karamat al-Awliya’” two volumes
“Jawahir al-Bahar in the Virtues of the Chosen Prophet,” four parts
“God’s proof to the worlds in the miracles of the Master of Messengers”
“Sayyid Sadat’s Party for Help”
“The good law regarding the legitimacy of the noon prayer if there are multiple Friday prayers (according to the four schools of thought)”
“The summary of the talk about giving priority to the religion of Islam”
“Mercy guided by the virtue of prayer”
«Riyadh al-Jannah in the Remembrances of the Qur’an and Sunnah»
“The noble precedents in praise of the Master of the servants”
“The path to salvation is through love for the sake of God and hatred for the sake of God.”
“The happiness of people is in following the religion of Islam, and clarifying the difference between it and the religion of Christians in beliefs and rulings.”
“ The happiness of both worlds is in praying to the Master of the two universes ”
“His Excellency is in the budget of Bant Souad”
“Eternal honor for the family of Muhammad”
“Evidence of the right to seek help from the Master of Creation”
“ Prayers of praise for the Master of the Prophets ”
“ The goodness of glue in praise of the Master of the Prophets ”
“Pearl necklaces in praises of Muhammad”
“Al-Fath Al-Kabir fi Damm Al-Ziyadah to Al-Jami’ Al-Saghir,” three volumes, in Hadith
“The Apple of the Eye from Al-Baydawi and Al-Jalalayn” selected from their interpretation
“The Muhammadan Virtues”
“The minor poem denouncing heresy ( Wahhabism ) and praising the noble Sunnah.”
“The great visionary poem about divine perfections, the biography of the Prophet, and a description of the Islamic religion and other religions.”
“Speaking the truth in praise of the best of creation”
“The Forty are forty from the hadiths of the Master of Messengers”
“Example of the Prophet’s action”
“The Al-Nabhaniyah Collection of Prophetic Praises” has four parts
“A summary of the guidance of the bewildered in warning Muslims against Christian schools.”
“He who relieves distress and rejoices hearts”
“Selected Sahihs”
“The stars of the guided ones and the stones of the transgressors are evidence of the prophecy of the Master of Messengers.”
“The wonderful systems in the birth of the intercessor”
“He guides the aspirant to the paths of chains of transmission,” and he has proven it
“Millennium joke”
“Healing roses from the pure supplier”
“Means to reach the Prophet’s Companions”
His death
He died in the city of Beirut at the beginning of Ramadan in the year 1350 AH/1932 AD, and was buried in the Bachoura cemetery , and his grave is visible.
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