Al-Albani’s hadith on affectation and the softness of the present age in the wording of address to others.

The Shaykh : ... On the other hand, I consider this to be part of the softness of the present age and its ingenuity in being overly polite in its wording. Then, he turns that into nonsense. We do not find in the custom of the righteous Salaf that a Muslim addresses his Muslim brother by saying, "My dear brother," or "My dear professor," or any of the many similar expressions. Therefore, we should remind one another, for the reminder benefits the believers. Let us use the word "brother," because it is a Quranic usage. It is sufficient for a Muslim to be proud if we wish to honor and dignify him by making him our Muslim brother. We should be wary and keep ourselves away from such foreign expressions, which have reached us under the name of what? Civilization and etiquette, yet they have nothing to do with Islamic etiquette.

Another questioner : ... .

The Shaykh: Yes.