Is the report of the burning of Ibn Lahi'ah's books a common saying mentioned in Egypt that has no basis?
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The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Regarding Ibn Lahi'ah, it is said that the burning of his books is a common saying mentioned in Egypt that has no basis. Is this statement correct or not?
The Shaykh : I am hearing this for the first time. It is said that this is not authentic. So, let us assume that this is not authentic. Now, does the one who denies its authenticity certify Ibn Lahi'ah absolutely, as Ahmad Shakir did, or what?
The questioner : No, he does not certify him; rather...
The Shaykh : Then, what is the implication of weakening this story?
The questioner : Because when a man grows old and his affairs become confused and he begins to ramble, this issue began... this is what he intends.
The Shaykh : Yes, but this does not contradict that.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This does not contradict that.
The questioner : My Shaykh, there is good news.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : About Ibn Lahi'ah, and if Allah wills, by the permission of Allah the Exalted, I will send it to you; because it is available to us in the library, by the permission of Allah the Exalted.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : So, my intention was that one of the students of hadith knowledge, who appears to be Egyptian, perhaps Shaykh Mustafa al-Adawi... intends that it is said of Ibn Lahi'ah that it is a common saying mentioned... in Egypt about the burning of his house, and that he was a man who originally relied on transmitting hadiths from books rather than from memory. So, when these things were lost or stolen, he began to ramble. And from this perspective, I did not know what his intention was or what he wanted to say.
The Shaykh : In any case, its authenticity or lack thereof does not change the scholar's position toward Ibn Lahi'ah.
The questioner : Then, the transmission of the 'Abbadalah from him is considered valid.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Regarding Ibn Lahi'ah, it is said that the burning of his books is a common saying mentioned in Egypt that has no basis. Is this statement correct or not?
The Shaykh : I am hearing this for the first time. It is said that this is not authentic. So, let us assume that this is not authentic. Now, does the one who denies its authenticity certify Ibn Lahi'ah absolutely, as Ahmad Shakir did, or what?
The questioner : No, he does not certify him; rather...
The Shaykh : Then, what is the implication of weakening this story?
The questioner : Because when a man grows old and his affairs become confused and he begins to ramble, this issue began... this is what he intends.
The Shaykh : Yes, but this does not contradict that.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This does not contradict that.
The questioner : My Shaykh, there is good news.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : About Ibn Lahi'ah, and if Allah wills, by the permission of Allah the Exalted, I will send it to you; because it is available to us in the library, by the permission of Allah the Exalted.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : So, my intention was that one of the students of hadith knowledge, who appears to be Egyptian, perhaps Shaykh Mustafa al-Adawi... intends that it is said of Ibn Lahi'ah that it is a common saying mentioned... in Egypt about the burning of his house, and that he was a man who originally relied on transmitting hadiths from books rather than from memory. So, when these things were lost or stolen, he began to ramble. And from this perspective, I did not know what his intention was or what he wanted to say.
The Shaykh : In any case, its authenticity or lack thereof does not change the scholar's position toward Ibn Lahi'ah.
The questioner : Then, the transmission of the 'Abbadalah from him is considered valid.
The Shaykh: Yes.
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