The Shaykh's comments on a meeting between one of the brothers and Hasan al-Suqaf.
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The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : The Shaykh al-Albani:
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: It is Abu Talhah with you.
The Shaykh: Welcome, Abu Talhah.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh: I praise Allah to you. How are you?
The questioner : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The Shaykh : May you be well.
The questioner: Praise be to Allah... from you, if Allah wills. I will travel tomorrow.
The Shaykh: May Allah keep you safe.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh: And I entrust to Allah your religion, your trust, and the conclusion of your deeds.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: And my greetings to our brothers. I do not say to all our brothers there, because if I did, I would be burdening you with what you cannot bear.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh: But I say to our brothers who ask about me.
The questioner: May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner: O Shaykh, regarding the work.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Al-Suqaf visited me twice at the mosque of Abu Malik.
The Shaykh: Allah is the Greatest, against him.
The questioner: I called his students, these Hadhramis.
The Shaykh: Allah is the Greatest! Yes.
The questioner: They asked me where you are. The grocery store owner knew them, so he told them, "Come to him, he is here." He wanted to help, but he thought he was serving me. The important thing is, I had not hung up the phone when I found al-Suqaf. I do not know him, but I found him in front of the grocery store.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: When I saw him, I got down, thinking I would shake his hand and so on. When I saw him, I stood up firmly and said to him, "Are you al-Suqaf?" He trembled a little. He saw the harsh tone. He said to me, "Yes." I said to him, "Where are these students?" He said to me, "Come with me to the house, then I will take you." I said to him, "I will not go up with you. Tell me where they are? Why do you have secrecy and do not inform anyone of your location?" He said to me, "You will come up with me," and so on. I said, "I seek refuge in Allah," and I walked away.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner: Then I called these students. It appears that he had reached them, and I had spoken with them about tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and so on, regarding al-Suqaf's words in his book *al-Tanbih*.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: The important thing is, I spoke with them. I tried to show them how I saw them. I found them fanatical. The important thing is, I had not hung up the phone and went to the mosque when al-Suqaf's car came again.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: He said to the brothers there... I came to him, so I said to him, "What do you want?" He said to me, "I am your brother, I am your weak brother, and come with me, and so on. And if Allah wills, we will discuss and debate. You are our brother, and we are your brothers. You have the phone number." He said to me, "And you will call us." I said to him, "I will erase this number, because if it remains, it is considered a sin. I said to him, looking at your face is a sin." Then he came to me, glory be to Allah, like a rabid dog. He stepped on the gas like a dog fleeing.
The Shaykh: He turned his back and fled.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh: He turned his back and fled.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Like a devil.
The questioner: I mean, he received a very strong blow.
The Shaykh: May Allah protect you and help you against such a misguided person.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: But I did not understand these Hadhramis. What deceived them about this vile, ignorant man?
The questioner: These are the sons of those who are called the Sada. They sent their sons, and among them were eleven, not forty, when I asked them, "How many are you?" They said, "Eleven."
The Shaykh: Ah, so they have a connection to Shi'ism or not?
The questioner: Now, between them and the Zaydis in the north, there is, I mean, a very strange agreement.
The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.
The questioner: Yes, and I mean they distribute books. Even this man, al-Suqaf, sends his books to there, to us.
The Shaykh : This is well known.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Allah is the Helper.
The questioner : Allah is the Helper.
The Shaykh: May Allah crush him.
The questioner: Amen.
The Shaykh: May Allah give you well-being, O Abu Talhah.
The questioner: May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Okay, are you traveling by land or by air?
The questioner: By air, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh: I mean, when do you go to the airport?
The questioner: I will go tomorrow, approximately after 'Isha' (the night prayer).
The Shaykh : After 'Isha'.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: What time will you be there?
The questioner: Arrival is at nine, and takeoff is at eleven, and a little more.
The Shaykh: Do you have someone to take you, or am I present?
The questioner: May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: Did you give me the answer to half of my question?
The questioner: Yes, how?
The Shaykh: I told you, do you have someone to take you, or am I present?
The questioner: No, no. I cannot, if Allah wills. The brothers will take me, by the permission of Allah.
The Shaykh: Also, your answer, even if it is more complete, is still incomplete.
The questioner: There are some brothers here who are studying with the Shaykh. Ali will take me to the airport.
The Shaykh: I mean, did they speak with you about this?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: And did they give you a promise and a pledge?
The questioner: I mean, they did not confirm it well with me, but they said on the basis that I will meet them tomorrow.
The Shaykh: Okay, I confirm to you. If it does not work out, I am present.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: And I draw near to Allah - Mighty and Majestic - by serving a student of knowledge like you.
The questioner: May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : And may He reward you.
The questioner: If I see them, I mean, if the matter becomes such that they are unable to, I will call you, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh: And you are doing well.
The questioner: May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: Welcome...
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Abu Talhah, hello, take this, our brother.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : The Shaykh al-Albani:
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: It is Abu Talhah with you.
The Shaykh: Welcome, Abu Talhah.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh: I praise Allah to you. How are you?
The questioner : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The Shaykh : May you be well.
The questioner: Praise be to Allah... from you, if Allah wills. I will travel tomorrow.
The Shaykh: May Allah keep you safe.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh: And I entrust to Allah your religion, your trust, and the conclusion of your deeds.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: And my greetings to our brothers. I do not say to all our brothers there, because if I did, I would be burdening you with what you cannot bear.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh: But I say to our brothers who ask about me.
The questioner: May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner: O Shaykh, regarding the work.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Al-Suqaf visited me twice at the mosque of Abu Malik.
The Shaykh: Allah is the Greatest, against him.
The questioner: I called his students, these Hadhramis.
The Shaykh: Allah is the Greatest! Yes.
The questioner: They asked me where you are. The grocery store owner knew them, so he told them, "Come to him, he is here." He wanted to help, but he thought he was serving me. The important thing is, I had not hung up the phone when I found al-Suqaf. I do not know him, but I found him in front of the grocery store.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: When I saw him, I got down, thinking I would shake his hand and so on. When I saw him, I stood up firmly and said to him, "Are you al-Suqaf?" He trembled a little. He saw the harsh tone. He said to me, "Yes." I said to him, "Where are these students?" He said to me, "Come with me to the house, then I will take you." I said to him, "I will not go up with you. Tell me where they are? Why do you have secrecy and do not inform anyone of your location?" He said to me, "You will come up with me," and so on. I said, "I seek refuge in Allah," and I walked away.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner: Then I called these students. It appears that he had reached them, and I had spoken with them about tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and so on, regarding al-Suqaf's words in his book *al-Tanbih*.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: The important thing is, I spoke with them. I tried to show them how I saw them. I found them fanatical. The important thing is, I had not hung up the phone and went to the mosque when al-Suqaf's car came again.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: He said to the brothers there... I came to him, so I said to him, "What do you want?" He said to me, "I am your brother, I am your weak brother, and come with me, and so on. And if Allah wills, we will discuss and debate. You are our brother, and we are your brothers. You have the phone number." He said to me, "And you will call us." I said to him, "I will erase this number, because if it remains, it is considered a sin. I said to him, looking at your face is a sin." Then he came to me, glory be to Allah, like a rabid dog. He stepped on the gas like a dog fleeing.
The Shaykh: He turned his back and fled.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh: He turned his back and fled.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Like a devil.
The questioner: I mean, he received a very strong blow.
The Shaykh: May Allah protect you and help you against such a misguided person.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: But I did not understand these Hadhramis. What deceived them about this vile, ignorant man?
The questioner: These are the sons of those who are called the Sada. They sent their sons, and among them were eleven, not forty, when I asked them, "How many are you?" They said, "Eleven."
The Shaykh: Ah, so they have a connection to Shi'ism or not?
The questioner: Now, between them and the Zaydis in the north, there is, I mean, a very strange agreement.
The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.
The questioner: Yes, and I mean they distribute books. Even this man, al-Suqaf, sends his books to there, to us.
The Shaykh : This is well known.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Allah is the Helper.
The questioner : Allah is the Helper.
The Shaykh: May Allah crush him.
The questioner: Amen.
The Shaykh: May Allah give you well-being, O Abu Talhah.
The questioner: May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Okay, are you traveling by land or by air?
The questioner: By air, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh: I mean, when do you go to the airport?
The questioner: I will go tomorrow, approximately after 'Isha' (the night prayer).
The Shaykh : After 'Isha'.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: What time will you be there?
The questioner: Arrival is at nine, and takeoff is at eleven, and a little more.
The Shaykh: Do you have someone to take you, or am I present?
The questioner: May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: Did you give me the answer to half of my question?
The questioner: Yes, how?
The Shaykh: I told you, do you have someone to take you, or am I present?
The questioner: No, no. I cannot, if Allah wills. The brothers will take me, by the permission of Allah.
The Shaykh: Also, your answer, even if it is more complete, is still incomplete.
The questioner: There are some brothers here who are studying with the Shaykh. Ali will take me to the airport.
The Shaykh: I mean, did they speak with you about this?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: And did they give you a promise and a pledge?
The questioner: I mean, they did not confirm it well with me, but they said on the basis that I will meet them tomorrow.
The Shaykh: Okay, I confirm to you. If it does not work out, I am present.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: And I draw near to Allah - Mighty and Majestic - by serving a student of knowledge like you.
The questioner: May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : And may He reward you.
The questioner: If I see them, I mean, if the matter becomes such that they are unable to, I will call you, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh: And you are doing well.
The questioner: May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: Welcome...
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Abu Talhah, hello, take this, our brother.
Source
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