الصِّغَارَ،The small ones,وَهُمَاand they areالشَّيْخُthe SheikhعَلِيٌّAliالصَّالِحِيُّAl-Salhi,وَالشَّيْخُand SheikhمُحَمَّدٌMuhammadبِنَbinعَبْدِAbdulالْعَزِيزِAziz.
The small ones, and they are Sheikh Ali Al-Salhi and Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdul Aziz.
المُطَوِّعُ،Al-Mutawa,فَقَرَأَthen readالشَّيْخُthe SheikhمُحَمَّدٌMuhammadبِنَbinصَالِحٍSalehالْعُثَيْمِيْنِAl-Othaymeenعَلَيْهِمَاto them«مُخْتَصَرَ"Mukhtasarالْعَقِيدَةِof the creed,الْوَاسِطِيَّةِ،Waasitiya,"لِلشَّيْخِby Sheikhعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِAbdul Rahmanالسَّعْدِيِّ،Al-Saadi,وَمِنْهَاجِand the methodologyالسَّالِكِينَof the travelersفِيinالْفِقْهِthe jurisprudenceلِلشَّيْخِof the SheikhالسَّعْدِيِّAl-Saadiأَيْضًا،also,و«الْآجُرُّمِيَّةِ»،and "Al-Ajrumeeyah,"و«الأَلْفِيَّةَand "Al-Alfiyyahفِيinالنَّحْوِgrammarوَالصَّرْفِ،and morphology,وَهَكَذَاand thusكَانَتْwasنَشْأَةُthe creationالشَّيْخِof the Sheikhبَيْنَamongأَحْضَانِthe armsالعُلَمَاءِ.of the scholars.
Then Sheikh Muhammad bin Saleh Al-Othaymeen read to them "Mukhtasar Al-Aqeedah Al-Waasitiya" by Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Saadi and the method of the travelers in jurisprudence by Sheikh Al-Saadi as well as "Al-Ajrumeeyah" and "Al-Alfiyyah in grammar and morphology. Thus, the Sheikh's upbringing took place among the arms of scholars.
وَلَمْAnd did notيَرْحَلْtravelالشَّيْخُthe Sheikhلِطَلَبِfor seekingالعِلْمِknowledgeإِلَّاexceptإِلَىtoالرِّيَاضِ،Riyadh,حِينَwhenفُتِحَتْopenedالمَعَاهِدُthe institutesالعِلْمِيَّةُscientificعَامَthe year١٣٧٢هـ،1372 AH,فَالْتَحَقَthen he joinedبِهَا.them.
And the Sheikh did not travel to seek knowledge except to Riyadh, when the scientific institutes opened in the year 1372 AH, then he joined them.
وَبَعْدَAnd afterوَفَاةِthe deathشَيْخِهِof his Sheikhعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِAbdul Rahman,السَّعْدِيِّ،Al-Saadi,الَّذِيwhoتَوُفِّيَdiedفِيinعُنَيْزَةَUnayzahعَامَthe year١٣٧٦هـ،1376 AH,عَنْat the age ofعُمْرٍthe ageيَنَاهِزُapproachingالتَّاسِعَةَthe ninthوَالْسِّتِّينَ،and sixty,رُشِّحَnominatedبَعْضُsomeالمَشَايِخِscholarsلِإِمَامَةِfor the leadershipالْجَامِعِof the great mosque,الكَبِيرِ،the big,إِلَّاexceptأَنَّهُمْthat theyلَمْdid notيَسْتَمِرُّواcontinueعَلَىonذَٰلِكَthatإِلَّاexceptمُدَّةًfor a short periodقَصِيرَةً جِدًّا،very short,فَرُشِّحَso he was nominatedالشَّيْخُthe SheikhمُحَمَّدٌMuhammadبِنَbinصَالِحٍSalehالْعُثَيْمِينِAl-Othaymeenلِإِمَامَةِfor the leadershipالْجَامِعِof the great mosque,الكَبِيرِ،the big,عِندَهَاthen heتَصَدَّىtook the chanceلِلْتَّدْرِيسِfor teachingمَكَانَin place ofشَيْخِهِ،his Sheikh,وَلَمْand did notيَتَصَدَّىtackleلِلتَّأْلِيفِto writingإِلَّاexceptعَامَthe year۱۳۸۲هـ،1382 AH,حِينَwhenأَلَّفَhe authoredأَوَّلَthe firstكِتَابٍbookلَهُ،for him,وَهُوَand it is«فَتْحُ"Fathرَبِّof Rabb,الْبَرِيَّةِthe creation,بِتَلْخِيصِby summarizingالْحَمَوِيَّةِ،Al-Hamawiyyah,"وَهُوَand it isتَلْخِيصٌa summaryلِكِتَابِof the bookشَيْخِof SheikhالْإِسْلَامِIslam,ابْنُIbnتَيْمِيَّةَTaimiyahالْحَمَوِيَّةِ.Al-Hamawiyyah.
After the death of his Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Saadi, who died in Unayzah in the year 1376 AH at the age of nearly sixty-nine, some scholars were nominated for leading the grand mosque, but they did not continue in that except for a very short time, then Sheikh Muhammad bin Saleh Al-Othaymeen was nominated for leading the grand mosque. Then he took the opportunity to teach in place of his Sheikh and did not tackle writing except in the year 1382 AH, when he authored his first book, namely "Fath Rabb Al-Bariyyah by summarizing Al-Hamawiyyah," which is a summary of the book of Sheikh Islam Ibn Taimiyyah Al-Hamawiyyah.
وَاسْتَغَلَّAnd he utilizedالشَّيْخُthe Sheikhوُجُودَهُhis presenceفِيinالرِّيَاضِRiyadhبِالدِّرَاسَةِby studyingعَلَىonالشَّيْخِthe SheikhعَبْدِAbdulالْعَزِيزِAziz,بِنَbinبَازٍ،Al-Baz,فَقَرَأَso he readعَلَيْهِto himمِنَfromصَحِيحٍSahihالْبُخَارِيِّ،Al-Bukhari,"وَبَعْضِand someرَسَائِلٍlettersشَيْخِof SheikhالإِسْلَامِIslamابْنِIbnتَيْمِيَّةَTaimiyahوَبَعْضِand someالْكُتُبِbooksالْفِقْهِيَّةِ.jurisprudence.
And the Sheikh utilized his presence in Riyadh by studying under Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Baz, so he read to him from Sahih Bukhari and some letters of Sheikh Islam Ibn Taimiyyah and some jurisprudential books.
وَقَدْAnd he was offeredعُرِضَit was offeredعَلَىtoالشَّيْخِthe Sheikhتَوَلِّيto assumeالْقَضَاءِthe judiciaryمِنْbyقَبْلَthe fatwaمُفْتِيthe muftiالْمَمْلَكَةِof the KingdomالعَرَبِيَّةِArabiaالسُّعُودِيَّةِ،Saudi Arabia,الشَّيْخِthe SheikhمُحَمَّدٍMuhammadبِنَbinإِبْرَاهِيمَIbrahimآلِAlالشَّيْخِ،Sheikh,رَحْمَةُmay Allah have mercy on him,
And it was offered to the Sheikh to assume the judiciary by the Mufti of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Muhammad bin Ibrahim Al Sheikh, may Allah have mercy on him.