The Shaykh Al-Albani’s discussion with the Kuwaiti student regarding the circulation of the pamphlet in which 'Abd al-Rahman 'Abd al-Khaliq responded to Shuqara, and regarding 'Abd al-Rahman’s error in it

The questioner : First, the memorandum was not distributed; it was not published. I mean, as for myself, I am not among the close associates of Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahman 'Abd al-Khaliq. I suppose the brother Abu 'Abd al-'Aziz is closer to the Shaykh than I am. In addition, we sat with the Shaykh and he mentioned this passage. He said, "There was a conversation between me and Abu Malik... and he mentioned this error to me and mentioned this error to me." This means I heard it from the Shaykh, so I said to him, meaning to Abu Malik, "Let us leave this side of the matter." He took this and built rulings upon it, and built rulings upon this passage, while the entire memorandum does not speak about this article. The whole memorandum contains topics other than this article. So he held onto this article as if the entire memorandum contained nothing else... As for this matter, I return to say that I am not among the close associates of the Shaykh, and I did not ask him this question, so even if he answered me with "yes."
Another student: ...
The student : Do you allow us, Shaykh, to ask questions...?
Another student: The Shaykh is free.

The Shaykh : I just want to take more than your answer now. You are imposing an undue burden on your brother, especially if he is like me, having reached an age of great difficulty. Do you want me now to confine in my mind everything you said so that I can comment on every word? This is very difficult. Therefore, a discussion intended to reach a lost truth does not require delivering a lecture; it requires A, B, C. You say that the pamphlet was not published. How did it reach this country? How can you say it was not published if it reached here? You see, it did not circulate in Kuwait?
The student : Shaykh, I... am responsible for this statement.

The Shaykh : No, you are responsible for your statement.
The student : For my statement, I mean I am responsible for the fact that it was not published, meaning the publication that makes it available to anyone.

The Shaykh : But you did not know that it reached here.
The student : I knew; I heard Shaykh Abu Malik’s response on the tape.

The Shaykh : That is it.
The student : On the recorded tape.

The Shaykh : So it was published, may Allah reward you.
The student : ...

The Shaykh : How can you say it was not published when you have seen Abu Malik’s response?
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh : Regarding this pamphlet, it means, as you are saying now, that it was published and reached here.
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh : So how can you say it was not published, when the intent of the phrase "it was not published" is to downplay the matter of this pamphlet?
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh : Whereas its matter is serious because it was published until it reached here.
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh : And the anger of the wronged party, who was accused of denying jihad absolutely, was aroused. Such words should not be issued except after thought and careful consideration. To sum up, I asked you, and I still explicitly accuse you of bias, with your correction of my previous phrasing. You say you are not a companion of 'Abd al-Rahman, and Abu 'Abd al-'Aziz is more of a companion to him than you are. But even with this correction, I say I accuse you now of partisanship. Why? Because in my opinion, and I hope it is sincere, I said that it is obligatory for 'Abd al-Malik, for Abu Malik, to do such and such, and you remember this, and it is obligatory for 'Abd al-Rahman to do such and such. So I asked you, "Is that not so?" Until now, you have not given an answer. Why?
The student : Shaykh, because you asked me a question and I answered you. I told you I am pleased with this, and I mean pleased with this statement.

The Shaykh : That is not an answer to the question. Pleased or not pleased?
The student : Yes, yes, that is sufficient, Shaykh. That is sufficient, Shaykh.

The Shaykh: Yes.
The student : Very sufficient, meaning that Shaykh Abu Malik clarifies this statement and says that he did not mean this concept, andThe Shaykh : Abu 'Abd al-Rahman says that it was an exaggeration. This statement is agreed upon.

The Shaykh : Fine, but this result we got by the window.
The student : No, Shaykh, because you asked me a question after that. You said to me, "Was he wrong in his memorandum?" If I had said "yes," I would have demolished the entire memorandum. That was my understanding of the question.
Another student: The Shaykh asked you about the phrase.

The Shaykh: Yes.
The student : Excuse me, Shaykh, you asked him about the phrase "Qadiani, an innovation." This is what you asked him about.

The Shaykh : I said here that there is a right for Abu Malik and a right for our brother 'Abd al-Rahman 'Abd al-Khaliq. When I asked you regarding Abu Malik, you said "yes." When I asked you regarding 'Abd al-Rahman 'Abd al-Khaliq, you paused and did not answer. Finally, you said "yes." Finally, you said "yes," and I say, may Allah reward you with good.