Upon completion of
his studies and reaching adolescence, he traveled to seek more advanced
knowledge in ad-Dilam, the territory of al-Kharj, the main place of knowledge
in that region in those days. There he studied under the tutelage of his
eminence, Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Azeez bin
‘Abdillah bin Baaz – may Allah have mercy upon him-for four years from the date
of his travels in the year 1367 A.H. He memorized several prominent Islamic
texts such as al-‘Aqeedah al-Waasitiyyah,
Kitaab-ut-Tawheed, Buloogh-ul-Maraam, al-Aajuroomiyyah, Alfiyyah
Ibn Maalik, and Nukhbat-ul-Fikr,
in addition to other texts that were being taught. During his studies with Shaykh Bin Baaz, the Shaykh compiled a hand written copy of Buloogh-ul-Maraam that comprised all of
the useful points of relevance Shaykh
Bin Baaz covered during his lessons. Shaykh
Qu’ood made several copies of it for the students to share and gain insight
from their studies by utilizing it.
When the Ma’ahad ‘Ilmee (literally: the Institute
of Knowledge) opened in the year 1371 A.H., he studied until he graduated from
the College of Islamic Law in the year of 1377 A.H. From the scholars that he
studied under in the institute:
Shaykh ‘Abdur-Razzaaq ‘Afeefee – may Allah
have mercy upon him , Shaykh Muhammad
al-Ameen ash-Shinqitee and Shaykh ‘Abdur-Rahman al-Afriqee both of them
professors at the institute. And in the science of Tajweed (Quranic recitation), he was the pupil of Shaykh Sa’d Waqqaas al-Bukhaaree in
Makkah after the Hajj of 1370 A.H.
The Shaykh held a number of work positions,
such as:
In 1375 A.H., he was
appointed as a teacher in the Institutes of Islamic Knowledge.
In 1380 A.H., he
transferred to the Criminal Courts as a judge.
In 1397 A.H., he
transferred to the presidency of the Administration for Islamic Research and
Rulings where he worked as a member as well as the Permanent Committee and
Organization of Major Scholars.
In 1406 A.H., he
retired.
In addition to this,
the Shaykh also spent time in the
field of preaching during his lessons and lectures. He assisted the University
of King Saud by giving lectures to the students in the advanced studies program
of the Department of Islamic Studies in the College of Education. Due to his notable
efforts and expertise in the field of sermons, the Shaykh was appointed as the Imam and Preacher of Masjid
al-Masheeqeeq in Riyadh, in 1378 A.H. In 1391 A.H., he was appointed as the
Preacher of Jaami’-ul-Murabba’ until Masjid al-Masheeqeq was restored in 1418
A.H.
The Shaykh was known for possessing the best
of manners in everything he did. He smiled a lot and always exhibited
generosity, spending his wealth to help the poor and benefit the students of
knowledge. He tenaciously followed the Quran and Sunnah without blind following, and whenever he was sought for a
legal ruling, whether by one approaching him in the mosque or over the phone,
the Shaykh answered to the best of
his ability. The Shaykh always spoke
the truth, and most of his talks centered on knowledge and seeking it.
As for the Shaykh’s works, then his most acclaimed
is a compilation of his Friday sermons printed in four volumes. He also worked
for the Ministry of Education verifying and adding commentary to some of the
Middle and High School religious textbooks in the fields of Hadeeth and Fiqh. He has a number of short treatises in various Islamic
subjects and hundreds of legal verdicts that he gave while a member of the
Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Islamic Rulings.
The Shaykh had many students who benefited
from him in his sermons, daily lessons, lectures, and from his Islamic rulings.
The Shaykh used to arrange
knowledge-based lessons for three days out of the week from Saturday to Monday
after the Sunset Prayer. After the Friday Prayer he gave lessons from the
following books: Tayseer-ul-‘Azeez
al-Hameed which is an explanation of Kitaab-ut-Tawheed,
ad-Deen al-Khaalis, an abridged
version of as-Sawaa’iq al-Murasalah, Buloogh-ul-Maraam along with its
explanation Subul-as-Salaam, Saheeh-ul-Bukhaari, Iqtidhaa-us-Siraat-il-Mustaqeem, in conjunction with the students
reading many texts in different disciplines like: Tafseer Ibn Katheer, Zaad-ul-Ma’aad,
and Saheeh-ul-Bukhaari.
From the most
well-known students of the Shaykh:
Badr bin ‘Abdullah al-Fallaah, Husayn bin Muhammad al-Majrashee, Hamad bin
‘Abdul-‘Azeez al-‘Aasim, Khaalid bin Muhammad al-Ghaamdee, Khalid bin Ma’oodh
al-Mutayree, Dr. Ahmad bin Saalih al-‘Abd as-Salaam, Dr. Badr bin Naasir
al-Badr, Dr. Habeeb Zayn-ul-‘Aabideen, the Deputy for the Ministry of Public
Works and Housing, Dr. Hamad bin ‘Abdul-Muhsin at-Tuwayjiree, Dr. Sa’d bin
Turkee al-Kathlaan, Dr. Sa’d bin ‘Abdullah al-Hameed, Dr. Sa’d bin Fallaah
al-Areefee, Dr. Sa’d bin Matr al-‘Utaybee, Dr. ‘Abdul-Azeez bin ‘Abdul-Muhsin
at-Turkee, his Eminence Shaykh Saalih
bin ‘Abdil-‘Azeez Aali ash-Shaykh, the Minister of Islamic Affairs, and many
others too many to name.
The Shaykh was afflicted with an injury due
to an excessive amount of head surgeries. This caused him to be bed ridden for
nearly six years and eventually he went blind. He passed away at nine o’clock
in the morning on Wednesday the 8th of Ramadan 1426 A.H. Funeral
services were held after the Afternoon Prayer in the al-Imam Turki bin
‘Abdullah Community Mosque in the city of Riyadh. The prayer was led by the
Mufti, Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Azeez bin
‘Abdillah Aali ash-Shaykh. The prayer was attended by Prince Salmaan bin
‘Abdil-‘Azeez, a group of Major Scholars, and a significant amount of
worshippers that filled the mosque. The Shaykh
was buried in al-‘Uood Cemetery – may Allah have mercy upon him - and place him
in the spacious gardens of Paradise.
Compiled and Translated from various Arabic sources
by Thomas Maldonado
References (some links may not work):
The Arabic source for
this biography was based off of Majmoo’
Rasaail wa Maqaalaat ash-Shaykh ‘Abdillah bin Hasan Aali Qu’ood, supervised
by Shaykh ‘Abdullah bin Sulaymaan bin ‘Abdillah Aali Manhaa.
Another Arabic
biography of the Shaykh at Daar-ul-Ifta’s official site:
And another, from
the Shaykh’s official site:
An excellent
biography of the Shaykh in English:
