Abdulbari ath-Thubaity

Fadhilat al-Shaykh
Abdulbari ath-Thubaity
عبدالباري بن عوض الثبيتي
Imam and Khatib at Prophet's Mosque
Assumed office
1994
Guest Imam at Masjid al-Haram
In office
1990–1994
Personal life
Born1960 (age 64–65)
Alma materUmm al-Qura University, Islamic University of Madinah
Occupation
Religious life
ReligionIslam

Abdulbari bin Awad ath-Thubaity (Arabic: عبدالباري بن عوض الثبيتي) is an Imam and Khatib at the Prophet's Mosque, Medina.[1][2][3][4] And former guest imam for taraweeh at Masjid al-Haram.[5][6]

Biography

Birth

Abdulbari bin Awwaad ath-Thubaity was born in the year 1960 (1380 AH) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

Education

Sheikh Abdul Bari Al thubaity completed his early education in the schools of Mecca. He also memorized the Quran at an early age.

He earned bachelor's degree in 1984 and Master's degree in Sharia Law in 1995 from King Abdulaziz University. He then achieved Ph.D in Fiqh(Islamic jurisprudence) in 2001, from the Islamic University of Madinah.[7]

Imam and Khatib at the two holy Mosques

Abdulbari ath-Thubaity was appointed as a guest imam for 4 years at Masjid al-Haram, Mecca from 1990 to 1993 for Tarawih Prayers during the month of Ramadan. He also participated in the 1990 and 1992 completion night, with Ali al-Hudhayfi and Abdullah Khulaifi in 1990, and al-Sudais in 1992 completion night. After his tenure ended, for the next few years Tarawih was only lead by al-Sudais and Saud al-Shuraim

He was appointed as the Imam and Khatib of the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina in 1994.[5] He regularly led the Tarawih prayers until 2007, when he stepped down due to health reasons. Since then, during the month of Ramadan, he is typically scheduled to lead the Maghrib prayers throughout the month, unless health conditions prevent him from doing so.

References

  1. ^ "Imam: Sheikh Dr. Abdul Bari bin Awwaad Ath-Thubaity Title: It is Allah Who created you in a state of weakness, then developed weakness into strength, then developed strength into weakness and old age". wmn.gov.sa (in Arabic). 3 June 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Naif attends international Sunnah prize ceremony". Arab News. 2010-03-28. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  3. ^ "Istisqa prayer performed throughout Saudi Arabia". Saudigazette. 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  4. ^ "عبدالباري بن عوض الثبيتي". مداد (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  5. ^ a b "Shaykh Abdul Bari al-Thubaiti". People of Madina. 2024-02-15. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  6. ^ "Abdul Bari Ath Thobaity - عبدالبارئ الثبيتي - Holy Quran on Assabile". www.assabile.com. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  7. ^ "AbdulBari ath-Thubaity". Listen Notes. 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2024-09-19.