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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Describing the Shaykh with the phrase "this Shaykh"

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The questioner:
A person wants to know about one of the Shaykhs, for example, a person wants to know about one of the Shaykhs and says, for example, "this Shaykh" or "Shaykh So-and-so, this one." Is there any bad conduct in this?

The Shaykh:
What?

The questioner:
He wants to describe one of the Shaykhs to someone and says, "Shaykh So-and-so, this one," or "So-and-so, this Shaykh," the word "this" regarding the Shaykh.

The Shaykh:
He mentions what is known about him.

The questioner:
Yes, the word "this" involves bad conduct.

The Shaykh:
Yogurt.

The questioner:
There is no promise.

The Shaykh:
What does this mean? What do you go by?

The questioner:
By Allah, one of the young men said that this involves bad conduct.

The Shaykh:
And I said, I do not wish to.

The questioner:
Meaning, the word "this" when saying "this Shaykh, Shaykh So-and-so, this one," the word "this" is bad conduct.

The Shaykh:
This thing is for him. This one loves good and studies in such-and-such.

Another questioner:
Yes.

The questioner:
Or his knowledge is such and such, or his understanding is such and such, there is nothing wrong with it.

The Shaykh:
Praise is for what is due, praise for his sake, leaving these people to a small extent,

The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء مفتوح - ابن باز - ٢٩-٧-١٤١٧ هـ — archive.org (49:14)

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