Continuation of the Shaykh's response to the words attributed to him regarding Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab.
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The questioner : ... Oh Shaykh, the problem that occurred is that this conference was printed in a large volume and distributed, even here at the university. It was sent by Dar al-Tarbiyah, and it contains your words and the words of 'Aid al-'Abasi. And I am certain, for example!
The Shaykh : Certain of whom?
The questioner : Of Dar al-Tarbiyah, which published this book and is officially recognized. I did not know that they had lied to you about the conference and that you did not attend it in the first place.
The Shaykh : Am I saying now that you lied to me?
The questioner : No, I am saying: this conference lied to you, and that you did not attend this conference.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : I do not deny this.
The Shaykh : I am not blaming you now, but I am showing you that it should have been done thus and thus, in the sense of caution and prudence.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. That is it, and I did not say that Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab was a hadith scholar ever, nor do I say this.
The Shaykh : Well, and I said that he is not a Salafi in hadith?
The questioner : That is what I understand, oh Shaykh.
The Shaykh : You do not understand it, my brother. We need the text to be before you so that you discuss the text first, to prove that I said this text, and you say where I said it, and then we respond to it. Either we say to you, this is correct and we defend it, or we say to you, we ask Allah to forgive us because it is an error. Every son of Adam errs, and the best of those who err are the repentant.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And to you.
The questioner : I and others who have read this statement are one hundred percent certain that you did not say it and did not attend the conference, and you say: Dar al-Tarbiyah, which printed the book, is a liar and a traitor.
The Shaykh : Without a doubt, I did not hear this statement except on this trip in this country.
The questioner : I am asking, by Allah, oh Shaykh. We love you for the sake of Allah, oh Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : By Allah, I love you for the sake of Allah, but when I saw the statement, and I did not look into it until some of the brothers informed me, he opened it for me and said to me: Look at what Shaykh al-Albani says.
The Shaykh : Well, in any case, forgive it, forgive it for him if it is proven.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And to you.
The Shaykh : Certain of whom?
The questioner : Of Dar al-Tarbiyah, which published this book and is officially recognized. I did not know that they had lied to you about the conference and that you did not attend it in the first place.
The Shaykh : Am I saying now that you lied to me?
The questioner : No, I am saying: this conference lied to you, and that you did not attend this conference.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : I do not deny this.
The Shaykh : I am not blaming you now, but I am showing you that it should have been done thus and thus, in the sense of caution and prudence.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. That is it, and I did not say that Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab was a hadith scholar ever, nor do I say this.
The Shaykh : Well, and I said that he is not a Salafi in hadith?
The questioner : That is what I understand, oh Shaykh.
The Shaykh : You do not understand it, my brother. We need the text to be before you so that you discuss the text first, to prove that I said this text, and you say where I said it, and then we respond to it. Either we say to you, this is correct and we defend it, or we say to you, we ask Allah to forgive us because it is an error. Every son of Adam errs, and the best of those who err are the repentant.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And to you.
The questioner : I and others who have read this statement are one hundred percent certain that you did not say it and did not attend the conference, and you say: Dar al-Tarbiyah, which printed the book, is a liar and a traitor.
The Shaykh : Without a doubt, I did not hear this statement except on this trip in this country.
The questioner : I am asking, by Allah, oh Shaykh. We love you for the sake of Allah, oh Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : By Allah, I love you for the sake of Allah, but when I saw the statement, and I did not look into it until some of the brothers informed me, he opened it for me and said to me: Look at what Shaykh al-Albani says.
The Shaykh : Well, in any case, forgive it, forgive it for him if it is proven.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And to you.