The Shaykh Al-Albani’s refusal to eat at a dining table, and an explanation of the reason for that.
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The Shaykh: This table, before I forget to remind you.
The student : Yes, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh: I broke my fast on it this morning, so do not have me break my fast on it again.
The student: It is low.
The Shaykh: No.
The student : ... .
The Shaykh: It has dice on it, and then it has a picture, an ugly picture.
The student : ... .
The Shaykh: It is.
The student: It becomes a bag.
The Shaykh: It folds up.
The student: I mean... the table is actually fine, except for these pictures, for the sake of the car.
The questioner: Our Shaykh, because...
The Shaykh: Now, if you were facing the direction of Zamzam at Dhuhr, where would the sun be?
The questioner: In the middle of the sky.
The student : ... .
The Shaykh: As far as you are concerned, may Allah guide you, hehe, in the middle of the sky. Okay, for Asr, let it be.
The questioner: At Asr, it will be slanting.
The Shaykh: And now it is not slanting.
The questioner: And now it is slanting.
The Shaykh: Yes, I mean that the sun at the time of Asr, if you are at Zamzam, will be on your right, on your left, behind you, or in front of you.
The questioner: By Allah, it will be on the right.
The Shaykh: Yes, go...
The questioner: Hehehe.
The student : Yes, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh: I broke my fast on it this morning, so do not have me break my fast on it again.
The student: It is low.
The Shaykh: No.
The student : ... .
The Shaykh: It has dice on it, and then it has a picture, an ugly picture.
The student : ... .
The Shaykh: It is.
The student: It becomes a bag.
The Shaykh: It folds up.
The student: I mean... the table is actually fine, except for these pictures, for the sake of the car.
The questioner: Our Shaykh, because...
The Shaykh: Now, if you were facing the direction of Zamzam at Dhuhr, where would the sun be?
The questioner: In the middle of the sky.
The student : ... .
The Shaykh: As far as you are concerned, may Allah guide you, hehe, in the middle of the sky. Okay, for Asr, let it be.
The questioner: At Asr, it will be slanting.
The Shaykh: And now it is not slanting.
The questioner: And now it is slanting.
The Shaykh: Yes, I mean that the sun at the time of Asr, if you are at Zamzam, will be on your right, on your left, behind you, or in front of you.
The questioner: By Allah, it will be on the right.
The Shaykh: Yes, go...
The questioner: Hehehe.
Source
www.al-albany.com
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