Regarding the lessons you established in Syria, what was the plan you followed?
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Al-Hawini: Regarding the lessons you established in Syria, generally in the governorates, what was the plan you followed?
The Shaykh : I don’t have one, it’s all by the grace of Allah and the blessing of the lesson!
Al-Hawini: So, the lessons did not have a curriculum that you yourself established?
The Shaykh : No, I didn’t. In my travels to Aleppo, I taught them “Al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib,” meaning the authentic version of it, of course. I would provide commentary, meaning I would read the hadith, and if there were some words that were obscure in the hadith, I would explain them, and some phrases—also—I would clarify them. Then I would mention some of the rulings that are derived from it. And if there was room for some admonition and reminder, I would do that. And this—as I mentioned to you in a previous session—takes three-quarters of an hour or a full hour. After that, the questions and answers to them come. And in Damascus—also—I taught them the same book, but in Damascus there was more interest in the lessons than in Aleppo. In Aleppo, the regular schedule was once a month, and I would deliver one or two lessons in Aleppo, then I would move to some of the other countries around Aleppo. And this naturally varies depending on the time. I had a very wide role in Latakia itself for many years. I would move from Aleppo to Latakia, sometimes I would reverse it and go directly from Damascus to Latakia and then to Aleppo. So I don’t have a specific curriculum that I can explain to people.
Al-Hawini: So, how many years did you continue explaining “Al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib,” O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : First of all, I did not finish it.
Al-Hawini: Even up to this hour?
The Shaykh: Yes.
Al-Hawini: Glory be to Allah!
The Shaykh : I did not finish it in terms of teaching, even though I finished it in terms of commentary and verification. Yes, indeed. And I continued for a few years; I don’t know exactly how many, of course, but it was a few years.
Al-Huwaini: Yes.
The Shaykh : I don’t have one, it’s all by the grace of Allah and the blessing of the lesson!
Al-Hawini: So, the lessons did not have a curriculum that you yourself established?
The Shaykh : No, I didn’t. In my travels to Aleppo, I taught them “Al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib,” meaning the authentic version of it, of course. I would provide commentary, meaning I would read the hadith, and if there were some words that were obscure in the hadith, I would explain them, and some phrases—also—I would clarify them. Then I would mention some of the rulings that are derived from it. And if there was room for some admonition and reminder, I would do that. And this—as I mentioned to you in a previous session—takes three-quarters of an hour or a full hour. After that, the questions and answers to them come. And in Damascus—also—I taught them the same book, but in Damascus there was more interest in the lessons than in Aleppo. In Aleppo, the regular schedule was once a month, and I would deliver one or two lessons in Aleppo, then I would move to some of the other countries around Aleppo. And this naturally varies depending on the time. I had a very wide role in Latakia itself for many years. I would move from Aleppo to Latakia, sometimes I would reverse it and go directly from Damascus to Latakia and then to Aleppo. So I don’t have a specific curriculum that I can explain to people.
Al-Hawini: So, how many years did you continue explaining “Al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib,” O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : First of all, I did not finish it.
Al-Hawini: Even up to this hour?
The Shaykh: Yes.
Al-Hawini: Glory be to Allah!
The Shaykh : I did not finish it in terms of teaching, even though I finished it in terms of commentary and verification. Yes, indeed. And I continued for a few years; I don’t know exactly how many, of course, but it was a few years.
Al-Huwaini: Yes.
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