Consolation of Shaykh Al-Albani and a reminder of his high resolve and great virtue (may Allah have mercy on him).
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The Shaykh : This is what I wanted to convey to you.
The student : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : So that you are aware, and perhaps the appointed time may come to us before we are able to complete the work.
The student : Our Shaykh, may Allah prolong your life until the work is completed, and work, and work, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Allah is Generous (Mighty and Majestic).
The student : And we, praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and although you mentioned that you are not currently in that strength and vigor you had before, but this weakness you are in is a strength marked by power for others, and this is a matter by which Allah has favored you alone.
The Shaykh : I ask Allah to strengthen all our brothers in the correct knowledge.
The student : By Allah, our Shaykh, many of the young students of knowledge, who possess high capabilities and health, are unable to do what you are doing now, and this is a blessing by which Allah has favored you, and the favor of Allah is given to whom He wills.
The Shaykh : I ask Allah to make it continue for us and for you, if Allah wills.
The student : Amen, and we, praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, in every day we increase in insight through what you leave behind and what you have authored of knowledge in the old and the hadith, and if this indicates anything—and I have said this repeatedly in several gatherings regarding you—that Shaykh Nasir al-Din Al-Albani does not hesitate from the truth when it becomes apparent to him that he has erred in it; he returns from it, records it, and points to the error that...
The Shaykh : This is part of my duty.
The student : So this is a great blessing, praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : This is part of my duty, praise be to Allah.
The student : Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah who humbled us to submit to the truth.
The student : Yes, praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : Wherever it may be.
The student : Praise be to Allah, praise be to Allah, this is a great blessing, praise be to Allah, and we ask Allah, O our Shaykh, that He bestow upon us and upon you the well-being of hearts and bodies.
The student : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : So that you are aware, and perhaps the appointed time may come to us before we are able to complete the work.
The student : Our Shaykh, may Allah prolong your life until the work is completed, and work, and work, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Allah is Generous (Mighty and Majestic).
The student : And we, praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and although you mentioned that you are not currently in that strength and vigor you had before, but this weakness you are in is a strength marked by power for others, and this is a matter by which Allah has favored you alone.
The Shaykh : I ask Allah to strengthen all our brothers in the correct knowledge.
The student : By Allah, our Shaykh, many of the young students of knowledge, who possess high capabilities and health, are unable to do what you are doing now, and this is a blessing by which Allah has favored you, and the favor of Allah is given to whom He wills.
The Shaykh : I ask Allah to make it continue for us and for you, if Allah wills.
The student : Amen, and we, praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, in every day we increase in insight through what you leave behind and what you have authored of knowledge in the old and the hadith, and if this indicates anything—and I have said this repeatedly in several gatherings regarding you—that Shaykh Nasir al-Din Al-Albani does not hesitate from the truth when it becomes apparent to him that he has erred in it; he returns from it, records it, and points to the error that...
The Shaykh : This is part of my duty.
The student : So this is a great blessing, praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : This is part of my duty, praise be to Allah.
The student : Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah who humbled us to submit to the truth.
The student : Yes, praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : Wherever it may be.
The student : Praise be to Allah, praise be to Allah, this is a great blessing, praise be to Allah, and we ask Allah, O our Shaykh, that He bestow upon us and upon you the well-being of hearts and bodies.
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