The Shaykh Al-Albani’s explanation of one of his personal traits, which is that he has a long temper in discussion, illustrated by his discussion with the Takfir wa-Hijrah group

The Shaykh: It is a favor from Allah upon me, and then upon the people, that I have the ability to discuss with our Muslim brothers from the beginning of the night until morning.
The student : ... .

The Shaykh: And this has happened repeatedly and often.
The student : May Allah reward you.

The Shaykh: Here, there was a group from those who are called the Takfir wa-Hijrah group.
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh: You must have heard of these people. We met them for the first time, and the meeting lasted from after the Maghrib prayer until the 'Isha' adhan. We were gathered in a house, and we told the owner of the house to give the adhan so that we could pray. They asked permission to leave because they do not consider it permissible to pray behind Muslims, as they regard them as disbelievers. And among the wonders of the world is that the Hijrah and Takfir group relies on the books of Al-Albani and declares him a disbeliever because he does not agree with their view. So they withdrew. There is no harm. We asked where the second meeting would be, and they said, "At our place, in such-and-such a house." On the first night, they refused to pray with us. On the second night, the meeting continued from after the Maghrib prayer until midnight, and we were discussing. So, my brother, we believe in his saying (peace and blessings be upon him)—this is by the way— We do not believe that. From the explicit meaning of this hadith, the time for 'Isha' prayer is until midnight. Give me a little water. The point is, we were about to be overtaken by midnight. We told one of our brothers to give the adhan, so he did, and I stepped forward and prayed, and they prayed in congregation with us. This was a sign of the third and final meeting. And here is the point: it lasted from after the Maghrib prayer until the Fajr adhan, a single stretch on one topic. It was, in mathematical terms, the knockout blow. And they are still with us on the Salafi line, praise be to Allah. The point is: do not think ill of your brother...
The student: We do not think ill of you, Shaykh, but I mean, no... I am in the position of the questioner, not the debater, from the start.

The Shaykh: Your fear that I will get angry at you.
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh: This means it warns me that I am quick-tempered and that I am prone to anger, and so on.
The student: No, Shaykh, it is just by way of reminder.

The Shaykh: May Allah reward you with good, may Allah reward you with good.
The student : May Allah bless you, O Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Now.
The student: Shaykh, excuse me.

The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The student: I previously mentioned that I have a set of questions from our brothers, so I hope that even if we finish, you start with me on the questions, giving me some time for those questions.

The Shaykh: Ah, I am naturally not stingy with answering questions, because I see that answering is... and upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.