You mentioned al-Ghazali in the introduction to your book *Ghayat al-Maram* and praised him, so why not remove the praise of him in future editions?
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The questioner : O Shaykh!
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : In the introduction to your book *Bulugh al-Maram*, you mentioned Muhammad al-Ghazali and praised him.
The Shaykh : What did I say: *Bulugh al-Maram*?!
The questioner : Or *Ghayat al-Maram*; I mentioned Muhammad al-Ghazali in the introduction and praised him.
The Shaykh : What did we praise him for?
The questioner : That he is a famous Islamic writer.
The Shaykh : Is there any doubt in your mind that he is an Islamic writer?
The questioner : No, but that will come up in a moment.
The Shaykh : Very well.
The questioner : And I mentioned that he is the owner of the tranquil soul and so on; the owner of the tranquil soul means that he did not appear as you say he does now.
The Shaykh : What do we do about him?
The questioner : How?
The Shaykh : What did we do about him at that time? Now he has appeared as one who conceals what he does not reveal.
The questioner : Remove the praise of the Shaykh from the introduction.
The Shaykh: Is the introduction to be removed?
The questioner : No, only the talk about him.
The Shaykh : The book is not mine, my brother.
The questioner : The takhrij is your right, O Shaykh; the introduction to the takhrij.
The Shaykh : The book is not my property; the book has become the property of the publisher, do you understand or not?
I mean, I wrote the book, but I did not publish it, so I cannot review, edit, and verify it as I do with my books. Do you not see the difference between the two matters?
The questioner : Certainly, there is a difference.
The Shaykh : And therefore, we cannot act upon the property of another.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : In the introduction to your book *Bulugh al-Maram*, you mentioned Muhammad al-Ghazali and praised him.
The Shaykh : What did I say: *Bulugh al-Maram*?!
The questioner : Or *Ghayat al-Maram*; I mentioned Muhammad al-Ghazali in the introduction and praised him.
The Shaykh : What did we praise him for?
The questioner : That he is a famous Islamic writer.
The Shaykh : Is there any doubt in your mind that he is an Islamic writer?
The questioner : No, but that will come up in a moment.
The Shaykh : Very well.
The questioner : And I mentioned that he is the owner of the tranquil soul and so on; the owner of the tranquil soul means that he did not appear as you say he does now.
The Shaykh : What do we do about him?
The questioner : How?
The Shaykh : What did we do about him at that time? Now he has appeared as one who conceals what he does not reveal.
The questioner : Remove the praise of the Shaykh from the introduction.
The Shaykh: Is the introduction to be removed?
The questioner : No, only the talk about him.
The Shaykh : The book is not mine, my brother.
The questioner : The takhrij is your right, O Shaykh; the introduction to the takhrij.
The Shaykh : The book is not my property; the book has become the property of the publisher, do you understand or not?
I mean, I wrote the book, but I did not publish it, so I cannot review, edit, and verify it as I do with my books. Do you not see the difference between the two matters?
The questioner : Certainly, there is a difference.
The Shaykh : And therefore, we cannot act upon the property of another.