Shaykh Muhammad Bahja Baytar: Is he of the same generation as you, or earlier?
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Al-Hawini: Okay; regarding Shaykh Muhammad Bahja, I mentioned to you earlier that it was eitherThe Shaykh : Nasir al-Din al-Albani orThe Shaykh : Muhammad Bahja Baytar. Is he of the same generation as you, or from the generations before you?
The Shaykh: No, from the generations before.
Al-Hawini: From the generations before?
The Shaykh : Yes.
Al-Hawini: Okay; so did you receive any knowledge from him?
The Shaykh: No, but there was a literary circle that they met in an area called "al-Maydan," whereThe Shaykh : Bahja used to live. The prominent, well-known writers of that time in Damascus attended it. He was a member of the Arab Scientific Academy in Damascus. Among them were, for example, Professor "Izz al-Din al-Tanukhi" (may Allah have mercy on him), and others like "Mustafa al-Shihabi." They would gather and study "al-Hamasa," the book "al-Hamasa," and the specialists among them, such as
Al-Huwaini: And upon you be peace.
The Shaykh: - And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings - , like al-Tanukhi, Izz al-Din, who was in charge of the commentary, explanation, and clarification. So my brother and I, who passed away to the mercy of Allah, his name was Munir Abu 'Abdullah; we would make a point of attending this session regularly in order to strengthen our Arabic language and to be refined by some of its etiquette. And this was all that was involved in terms of knowledge: we attended this circle, of whichThe Shaykh : Bahja Baytar was a member, but I did not receive any knowledge from him.
Al-Hawini: Okay, the general relationship withThe Shaykh : Bahja?
The Shaykh: It was good.
Al-Hawini: So did you have gatherings where you would discuss things?
The Shaykh: No, when he would deliver the Friday sermon there in his mosque, we would make a point of praying behind him, just as we do now with the mosque of Abu Malik Muhammad Shuqara, because he was Salafi in creed, and he did not speak about matters that contradict the creed. However, he was predominantly following the Shafi'i school of jurisprudence; he did not have a study, meaning in comparative jurisprudence, just as he did not have work in the field of hadith, in terms of authenticating and weakening. But he was Salafi in creed one hundred percent.
The Shaykh: No, from the generations before.
Al-Hawini: From the generations before?
The Shaykh : Yes.
Al-Hawini: Okay; so did you receive any knowledge from him?
The Shaykh: No, but there was a literary circle that they met in an area called "al-Maydan," whereThe Shaykh : Bahja used to live. The prominent, well-known writers of that time in Damascus attended it. He was a member of the Arab Scientific Academy in Damascus. Among them were, for example, Professor "Izz al-Din al-Tanukhi" (may Allah have mercy on him), and others like "Mustafa al-Shihabi." They would gather and study "al-Hamasa," the book "al-Hamasa," and the specialists among them, such as
Al-Huwaini: And upon you be peace.
The Shaykh: - And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings - , like al-Tanukhi, Izz al-Din, who was in charge of the commentary, explanation, and clarification. So my brother and I, who passed away to the mercy of Allah, his name was Munir Abu 'Abdullah; we would make a point of attending this session regularly in order to strengthen our Arabic language and to be refined by some of its etiquette. And this was all that was involved in terms of knowledge: we attended this circle, of whichThe Shaykh : Bahja Baytar was a member, but I did not receive any knowledge from him.
Al-Hawini: Okay, the general relationship withThe Shaykh : Bahja?
The Shaykh: It was good.
Al-Hawini: So did you have gatherings where you would discuss things?
The Shaykh: No, when he would deliver the Friday sermon there in his mosque, we would make a point of praying behind him, just as we do now with the mosque of Abu Malik Muhammad Shuqara, because he was Salafi in creed, and he did not speak about matters that contradict the creed. However, he was predominantly following the Shafi'i school of jurisprudence; he did not have a study, meaning in comparative jurisprudence, just as he did not have work in the field of hadith, in terms of authenticating and weakening. But he was Salafi in creed one hundred percent.
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