Abdul-Rahman al-Sa'di field of work tafsir
Professional life
Al-Sa'd began formally teaching at the age of 23. He continued attending classes as a student while simultaneously teaching his own classes until 1931/1350AH when he dedicated himself entirely to teaching, writing, and delivering fatawa.In 1935/1354AH, al-Sa'di completed his 8 volume complete tafsir of the Qur'an, entitled Taysir al-Kareem al-Rahman. Taysir al-Kareem al-Rahman has been described as arguably one of the most popular tafsirs written by modern salafi scholars.In 1941/1360AH, al-Sa'di established a public library in Unayzah with funds provided by the governor. This library was built as an extension of the city's jami' mosque and was the first public library in all of the Najd region of Saudi Arabia.In 1941/1360AH, al-Sa'di was appointed to be the qadhi (judge) of Unayzah, however he declined this position. In Ramadan 1942/1361AH, he was appointed as the primary imam and khateeb for the city's largest jami' mosque, a role which he held until his death in 1956/1376AH. Historically, this role had been linked to the position of qadhi (judge) for the city, such that the imam of the jami' mosque would also be the city's qadhi, however al-Sa'di declined this position and the two roles have been distinct and separate since his time.In 1953/1373AH, al-Sa'di was appointed as the education director of the religious training school, al-Ma'had al-'Ilmi, of Unayzah. Despite being offered a salary of 1000 riyal per month for this position (a significant sum at that time), al-Sa'di wrote to the center's director to accept the position without requiring any payment.Written Works
Al-Sa'di' authored more than 40 written works in multiple fields including tafsir, fiqh, hadith, and 'aqeedah. The majority of his written works were authored after he reached the age of 40.Original Works
Some of his original works include:
Taysir al-Kareem al-Rahman, a tafsir of the entire Qur'an
Taysir al-Lateef al-Mannaan, a thematic tafsir of selected portions of the Qur'an
Qawa'id al-Hisan li-Tafsir al-Qur'an, a work on the principles of tafsir
al-Tawdheeh w'al-Bayan li-Shajarah al-Eemaan, a work of 'aqeedah
Mukhtasir al-Usool al-Fiqh, a work on the principles of fiqh
Bahjah al-Quloob al-Abrar, an explanation of 99 comprehensive hadith statements
Manhaj al-Salikeen, a work of fiqh
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