‘Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad

He is the ‘Allamah, the Muhaddith Shaikh ‘Abdul-Muhsin bin Hamad al-‘Abbaad al-Badr. He was born in Ramadan, 1353H on a Tuesday after ‘Ishaa in the city Zulfi, Saudi Arabia. Here he was raised and taught by Shaikh ‘ Abdullah ibn Ahmad al-Mani’, Shaikh Zayd ibn Muhammad al-Munayfi, Shaikh Faalih ar-Rumi and Shaikh ‘Abdullah ibn ‘ Abdur-Rahman al-Ghayth with whom he memorized the Qur’an.

He entered the elementary school in Zulfi in 1368H and graduated in 1371H. After finishing his primary studies he moved to Riyadh and enrolled in its educational institute, graduated and then enrolled into the College of Shari’ah at the University of Muhammad ibn Sa’ud and graduated first in his class.

While living in Riyadh he studied under the likes of Shaikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Aal ush-Shaikh, Shaikh Abdul-Aziz bin Baz, Shaikh Muhammad al-Ameen ash-Shanqeeti, Shaikh ‘Abdur-Rahman al-Afriki and Shaikh Abdur-Razzaaq ‘Afeefi. In 1380H began teaching at the educational institute of Riyadh, but when the University of al-Madinah opened Shaikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Aal ush-Shaikh selected him to teach there.

In 1381 when it opened, he became the first to ever teach a class at the University of al-Madinah. There he accompanied his teacher Shaikh Bin Baz for fifteen years. He was a member of the university’s board from its inception till 1393H, later then president Shaikh Bin Baz, rahimahullah, nominated three candidates and on the 30th of Rajab, 1393H, King Faisal, rahimahullah, appointed him Vice-President.

After two years he succeeded Shaikh Bin Baz and became President of the University of al-Madinah for four year during which the Department for Master’s and Doctorate programs were developed, the Colleges of Qur’an, Hadith and Arabic were created and the property was increased to accommodate twenty thousand students.

Sufficient as a testimony of the Shaikh’s knowledge and scholarship is that many of today’s well-known scholars have studied under him.

Some of his students include al-‘Allammah ‘Ali ibn Muhammad Naasir al-Faqihi, rahimahullah, Fadeelatush-Shaikh Dr. Saalih as-Suhaymi, Shaikh Wasi’ullah ‘Abbaas, Imaam ul-Jahr wat-Ta’deel Shaikh Rabi’ ibn Hadi al-Madkhali and his son Shaikh Abdur-Razzaaq bin Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad, who currently teaches at the University of al-Madinah. His students are too numerous to mention and the books he has authored throughout the course of his life shows why he’s known as “The Muhaddith of al-Madinah”.

His contemporaries Shaikh Hammad al-Ansaari, Shaikh ‘Umar Fullata and Shaikh Muhammad Amaan al-Jami would all refer to his knowledge of Hadith. al- Mujaddid Imaam Muhammad Naasir ud-deen al-Albani said concerning him: “I do not know anyone equal to him in this era with devotion to the Hadith and vast research of it. I can not do without, nor do I see that anyone else can do without his books and benefitting from them.”

In addition to teaching at the University of al-Madinah, Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin holds regular lessons in the Prophet’s masjid.

Books available by the author in English:

• A Glimpse at the Impeccable Character of the Noble Messenger, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam

• Mu’aawiyah ibn Abi Sufyaan

• The Rights of Elders in Islam

• The Life of Imaam Abdul-Aziz bin Baz

• The Life of Imaam Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen

• The Virtue’s of the Prophet’s Family

• Explanation of the Hadith of Jibril About the Teachings of Islam

• Explanation of the Pillars, Conditions and Requirements of the Prayer

• Treasures from the Noble Qur’an: Tafsir of Selected Verses from the Mighty Book