A student conveyed to the Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) three words of al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) that he was proud of.
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The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : ... !
The Shaykh: Read them to me.
The questioner: After he had combined some of the hadiths, and of course, he was a follower of the Shafi'i school.
The Shaykh : Who?
The questioner: He said: "Let no one suppose that combining the reports in the manner we have combined them in this type of Sunnah contradicts the statement of al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) and His pleasure with him. That is because every principle we have discussed in our books, or every branch we have derived in the Sunnah in our compilations, is all the statement of al-Shafi'i, and it returns to what is in his books, even if that is not the famous statement of his. And that is because I heard Ibn Khuzaymah say: I heard al-Muzani say: I heard al-Shafi'i say: When a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is authentic for you, then take it and leave my statement. And al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him), due to his great concern for the Sunnah, his collection of it, his understanding of it, his defense of its sanctity, and his suppression of those who opposed it, had a statement that when a report is authentic, he is the one who says it, returning to what preceded from his statement in his books. And this is what we mentioned in the clear book that al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) had three words that no one in Islam spoke before him."
The Shaykh : What Allah willed!
The questioner: "And no one spoke them after him except that the source of them was from him. The first is what I described. The second: Muhammad ibn al-Mundhir ibn Sa'id informed me from al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Sabah al-Zafarani, who said: I heard al-Shafi'i say: I have never debated anyone that I wished for him to be wrong. The third: I heard Musa ibn Muhammad al-Dilami in Antioch say: I heard al-Rabi' ibn Sulayman say: I heard al-Shafi'i say: I wish that people would learn these books and not attribute them to me."
The Shaykh : What Allah willed!
The questioner: ... Very beautiful.
The Shaykh : Where is this?
The questioner: This is in volume five, pages four hundred and ninety-seven to four hundred and ninety-nine.
The Shaykh: From ihsan?
The questioner: From ihsan, yes.
The Shaykh: Beautiful, wait, by Allah.
The questioner: With you, our Shaykh.
Another questioner: Four hundred and how much, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Four hundred.
The questioner: Four hundred and ninety-seven to four hundred and ninety-nine, volume five.
The Shaykh: Yes. Good, may Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you, O our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And thank you.
The questioner: Do you recommend anything, my professor?
The Shaykh: This gift.
The questioner: May Allah bless you, by Allah, our Shaykh, this is what we have witnessed from you...
The Shaykh : Excuse me, may Allah bless you.
The questioner: And likewise, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings and His forgiveness.
The questioner : ... !
The Shaykh: Read them to me.
The questioner: After he had combined some of the hadiths, and of course, he was a follower of the Shafi'i school.
The Shaykh : Who?
The questioner: He said: "Let no one suppose that combining the reports in the manner we have combined them in this type of Sunnah contradicts the statement of al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) and His pleasure with him. That is because every principle we have discussed in our books, or every branch we have derived in the Sunnah in our compilations, is all the statement of al-Shafi'i, and it returns to what is in his books, even if that is not the famous statement of his. And that is because I heard Ibn Khuzaymah say: I heard al-Muzani say: I heard al-Shafi'i say: When a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is authentic for you, then take it and leave my statement. And al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him), due to his great concern for the Sunnah, his collection of it, his understanding of it, his defense of its sanctity, and his suppression of those who opposed it, had a statement that when a report is authentic, he is the one who says it, returning to what preceded from his statement in his books. And this is what we mentioned in the clear book that al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) had three words that no one in Islam spoke before him."
The Shaykh : What Allah willed!
The questioner: "And no one spoke them after him except that the source of them was from him. The first is what I described. The second: Muhammad ibn al-Mundhir ibn Sa'id informed me from al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Sabah al-Zafarani, who said: I heard al-Shafi'i say: I have never debated anyone that I wished for him to be wrong. The third: I heard Musa ibn Muhammad al-Dilami in Antioch say: I heard al-Rabi' ibn Sulayman say: I heard al-Shafi'i say: I wish that people would learn these books and not attribute them to me."
The Shaykh : What Allah willed!
The questioner: ... Very beautiful.
The Shaykh : Where is this?
The questioner: This is in volume five, pages four hundred and ninety-seven to four hundred and ninety-nine.
The Shaykh: From ihsan?
The questioner: From ihsan, yes.
The Shaykh: Beautiful, wait, by Allah.
The questioner: With you, our Shaykh.
Another questioner: Four hundred and how much, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Four hundred.
The questioner: Four hundred and ninety-seven to four hundred and ninety-nine, volume five.
The Shaykh: Yes. Good, may Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you, O our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And thank you.
The questioner: Do you recommend anything, my professor?
The Shaykh: This gift.
The questioner: May Allah bless you, by Allah, our Shaykh, this is what we have witnessed from you...
The Shaykh : Excuse me, may Allah bless you.
The questioner: And likewise, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings and His forgiveness.
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