Establishing the proof against those who follow a specific school of jurisprudence, those who follow scholars without knowing their evidence, and the common people, and the Shaykh's advice on dealing with them.
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The questioner : ... following a specific school of jurisprudence, such as the Hanafis or the Shafi'is.
The Shaykh : ... Allah is sufficient for me.
The questioner : ... and when he reminded me of the explicit evidence, he said: "He is more knowledgeable than them, and more knowledgeable than ... more knowledgeable than the later generations."
The Shaykh : ... more knowledgeable than the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); what do you mean by that?
The questioner : ... No, I do not mean ... I mean he.
The Shaykh : ... He said that you are.
The questioner : ... more knowledgeable ... that this is the one I follow, and I do not refute anyone except; what do you rule about him?
The Shaykh : ... Oh professor ... we have a lot of problems to solve regarding them.
The questioner : ... This is, I mean, the question.
The Shaykh : ... This is his answer regarding the principle ... I want to advise our brothers present here ... whether old or new ... that these people who are innovators and followers of scholars without knowing their evidence, and the like of them, are in greater need of our compassion for them than our anger toward them. Then, we must always have, between us and them, or at least in our hearts, without telling them that ... we excuse them and find excuses for them; why? It is not easy in the Sunnah of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) for a person who has lived for ten years, twenty years, less or more ... for ignorance to be upon him ... from the scholars who are the cause of their deviation, necessarily. So when we come to Al-Albani and he does ... now Al-Albani, especially in issues where their evidence is not as clear as the sun at noon for these common people, if he was previously ... and he is sitting with you in gatherings until he believes that you are truly a knowledgeable man and not ignorant, otherwise, when you explain a verse or a hadith to him, it is not that you are cutting and chopping, going east and west, so how can this person be convinced by you immediately?! And as I said, I gave this hour to our brothers that merely by you explaining it to him, the proof of Allah has been established against His servants; come, my brother, this is it.
Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... This is from one aspect. From another aspect, I think that I am truly capable of making him understand, but he does not have the scientific means to come and witness that his imam is truly wrong, especially since they have taught him that the paths to Allah are as numerous as the breaths of the creatures. So even to fix the minor issue, you need to go very deep until what? Until the minor issue is fixed with you; therefore, many of the minor issues are not resolved except by eliminating the first tyranny, which is what these issues are ... so it is necessary to break the following of scholars without knowing their evidence that has settled in their hearts, and at the same time addressing the minor issues, which are the evidence of the Book and the Sunnah. The important thing is that if he is not convinced, I have no evidence at all, he is convinced in his heart but denies it, I do not have this evidence; therefore, I consider him a misguidance, a misguidance, and I try to guide him as much as I can, and Allah is his accountant.
The questioner : ... upon the specialists to do ... what does not obligate the common people to ... .
The Shaykh : ... No, we have everyone doing according to their ability.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... and we do not have an organization of brigades and layers.
The questioner : ... Is there ... I mean specialists and common people ... ?
The Shaykh : ... The Messenger (peace be upon him) ... .
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... He taught it to some of the Companions, Abu Bakr and 'Umar, and the Bedouin whom some of the Hanafis slandered and described as one who urinated on his back, he was in the same circle. He was speaking the same words, so each person took what? According to what Allah gave him ... aptitude and tongue ... and so on. Then each person did what he could and what was fitting for the capabilities that Allah placed in him ... .
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The Shaykh : ... Allah is sufficient for me.
The questioner : ... and when he reminded me of the explicit evidence, he said: "He is more knowledgeable than them, and more knowledgeable than ... more knowledgeable than the later generations."
The Shaykh : ... more knowledgeable than the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); what do you mean by that?
The questioner : ... No, I do not mean ... I mean he.
The Shaykh : ... He said that you are.
The questioner : ... more knowledgeable ... that this is the one I follow, and I do not refute anyone except; what do you rule about him?
The Shaykh : ... Oh professor ... we have a lot of problems to solve regarding them.
The questioner : ... This is, I mean, the question.
The Shaykh : ... This is his answer regarding the principle ... I want to advise our brothers present here ... whether old or new ... that these people who are innovators and followers of scholars without knowing their evidence, and the like of them, are in greater need of our compassion for them than our anger toward them. Then, we must always have, between us and them, or at least in our hearts, without telling them that ... we excuse them and find excuses for them; why? It is not easy in the Sunnah of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) for a person who has lived for ten years, twenty years, less or more ... for ignorance to be upon him ... from the scholars who are the cause of their deviation, necessarily. So when we come to Al-Albani and he does ... now Al-Albani, especially in issues where their evidence is not as clear as the sun at noon for these common people, if he was previously ... and he is sitting with you in gatherings until he believes that you are truly a knowledgeable man and not ignorant, otherwise, when you explain a verse or a hadith to him, it is not that you are cutting and chopping, going east and west, so how can this person be convinced by you immediately?! And as I said, I gave this hour to our brothers that merely by you explaining it to him, the proof of Allah has been established against His servants; come, my brother, this is it.
Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... This is from one aspect. From another aspect, I think that I am truly capable of making him understand, but he does not have the scientific means to come and witness that his imam is truly wrong, especially since they have taught him that the paths to Allah are as numerous as the breaths of the creatures. So even to fix the minor issue, you need to go very deep until what? Until the minor issue is fixed with you; therefore, many of the minor issues are not resolved except by eliminating the first tyranny, which is what these issues are ... so it is necessary to break the following of scholars without knowing their evidence that has settled in their hearts, and at the same time addressing the minor issues, which are the evidence of the Book and the Sunnah. The important thing is that if he is not convinced, I have no evidence at all, he is convinced in his heart but denies it, I do not have this evidence; therefore, I consider him a misguidance, a misguidance, and I try to guide him as much as I can, and Allah is his accountant.
The questioner : ... upon the specialists to do ... what does not obligate the common people to ... .
The Shaykh : ... No, we have everyone doing according to their ability.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... and we do not have an organization of brigades and layers.
The questioner : ... Is there ... I mean specialists and common people ... ?
The Shaykh : ... The Messenger (peace be upon him) ... .
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... He taught it to some of the Companions, Abu Bakr and 'Umar, and the Bedouin whom some of the Hanafis slandered and described as one who urinated on his back, he was in the same circle. He was speaking the same words, so each person took what? According to what Allah gave him ... aptitude and tongue ... and so on. Then each person did what he could and what was fitting for the capabilities that Allah placed in him ... .
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
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