Biography of Shaykh ‘Abdullah bin Jaar Allah –may Allah have mercy on him

He is ash-Shaykh ‘Abdullah bin Jaar Allah bin Ibraaheem Aali Jaar Allah. His lineage is traced back to the Nawaasir tribe of the Banoo Tameem. He was born in al-Mudhnib in the region of al-Qaseem. He had a righteous upbringing and from his youth he studied writing and memorized the Quran with his father. He traveled to ar-Riyaadh in the year 1368 A.H. and again in 1374 A.H. He took knowledge from ash-Shaykh Muhmamd bin Ibraaheem Aali ash-Shaykh. In the year 1375 A.H. he attended the Imaam-ad-Da’wah Institute where he studied under a number of scholars, from them ash-Shaykh Ismaa’eel bin Muhammad al-Ansaaree, as well as others.

He graduated from this institute in 1379 A.H. and then he attended the College of ash-Shar’eeah (Islamic Law) in ar-Riyaadh where he graduated in 1384 A.H. He was appointed as a teacher by the Ministry of Education. He taught in the middle schools in Haail and Buraydah in 1386 A.H. Then he moved to ar-Riyaadh for the same type of work. He then attended the Advanced Institute for Islamic Judges where he obtained his Masters in al-Fiqh al-Muqaarin (Comparative Islamic Jurisprudence) in the year 1399 A.H. In the year 1403 A.H. he moved to teach in the high schools and remained there until he had to retire because of his failing health.

He was one who constantly engaged in all acts of worship such as prayer, fasting, and supplications. He is mentioned with loving knowledge, with reviewing it and studying with others. He spent his time in that which was beneficial. He was humble and always smiling. He was patient, generous, and compassionate for the poor and the needy. He exerted all of his efforts, work time, free time, and wealth in the path of calling to Allah, advising and counseling, with money and by the pen. He died in Makkah al-Mukarramah in the spring of the 20th of Ramadhaan.

It has been mentioned that he authored more than one hundred and fifty treatises, mostly short and beneficial that treated the important issues that the general people were in need of knowing. Many have been printed and distributed with wide acceptance, and many have benefited from them.

Source: http://www.alukah.net/Web/jarallah/CV/
Translated by: Aboo 'Imraan al-Mekseekee - may Allah guide him
Visit the Shaykh's site (Arabic): http://www.alukah.net/Web/jarallah