A student defends Shaykh Al-Albani against the allegation that he absolutely prioritizes criticism over vindication, and the Shaykh thanks him for this.
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The questioner : I want to tell you a joke today.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : A joke.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : One of the doctors, after praising you, praised you but added a "but."
The Shaykh : As usual, I mean.
The questioner : But this was that your methodology in the series and elsewhere is that you absolutely prioritize criticism over vindication.
The Shaykh : By Allah, we are lost between these people; I do not know what to say to the envious ones.
The questioner : O Shaykh, I answered him.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I told him I calledThe Shaykh .
The Shaykh: Good.
The questioner : Yes, and I inquired of him about this rule. Remember, Shaykh, I called you about six months ago.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I inquired of you about this rule.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So I told him thatThe Shaykh : meaning he does not contradict the scholars in this rule.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : That the Shaykh, I mean, he prioritizes criticism if it is explained.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : And he does not prioritize criticism absolutely.
The Shaykh : Absolutely, yes.
The questioner : So he was silent.
The Shaykh: Allah is the Greatest!
The questioner : Then he said to me, "This is being interpreted and such," and I told him, "This is a statementThe Shaykh : I told him, meaning the original principle in these matters is to askThe Shaykh : as long as there is room for asking.
The Shaykh : Exactly, well done.
The questioner : The issue is a matter of methodology, not a matter of a weak or authentic hadith.
The Shaykh: Correct.
The questioner : And methodology is not taken except from the author's words.
The Shaykh: Perfect.
The questioner : So the one who believed was silent.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : And to you.
The Shaykh : The truth is, we are lost between these ignorant people, or the envious, or the hateful.
The questioner : It is a problem.
The Shaykh : Some of them say, as you quoted, and some of them say that heThe Shaykh : is lenient.
The questioner : That is not the problem, I mean, it is strange that some of them describe you as strict.
The Shaykh : That is it.
The questioner : And the one who reads finds that you often try to find more routes for the hadith in order to raise it to the level of hasan.
The Shaykh : And this is my methodology.
The questioner : ... among you, O our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And this is my methodology, and praise be to Allah.
The questioner : I mean, a clear methodology.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : Shaykh, I mean, the problem is, our Shaykh, that he does not dare to speak aboutThe Shaykh : your presence, that it is like this... so he praises a little at the beginning and then...
The Shaykh : going around in circles.
The questioner : That is the problem.
The Shaykh : Allah is the Helper.
The questioner : ... students of knowledge at all, I mean.
The Shaykh : O Allah, guide my people, for they do not know.
The questioner: Amen, O Lord.
The questioner : Our Shaykh, we heard that you have a session on Thursday.
The Shaykh : We have an invitation to an 'aqiqah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I do not know if it is open to the public, so we are inviting you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : I mean, I will call you on Thursday to inquire.
The Shaykh : I have no objection.
The questioner : When is the time?
The Shaykh : It is, of course, at iftar.
The questioner : Ah, iftar.
The Shaykh : On Thursday we have a double fast.
The questioner : Very good.
The Shaykh : The fast of Thursday and the fast of one of the six days.
The questioner : Of Shawwal?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Fine, excellent, I mean, I will call you, our Shaykh, after 'Asr?
The Shaykh : If Allah wills.
The questioner : Okay, may Allah reward you with good, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And you too, my brother.
The questioner : ... Allah.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The student : Our Shaykh, consultations or how, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : A joke.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : One of the doctors, after praising you, praised you but added a "but."
The Shaykh : As usual, I mean.
The questioner : But this was that your methodology in the series and elsewhere is that you absolutely prioritize criticism over vindication.
The Shaykh : By Allah, we are lost between these people; I do not know what to say to the envious ones.
The questioner : O Shaykh, I answered him.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I told him I calledThe Shaykh .
The Shaykh: Good.
The questioner : Yes, and I inquired of him about this rule. Remember, Shaykh, I called you about six months ago.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I inquired of you about this rule.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So I told him thatThe Shaykh : meaning he does not contradict the scholars in this rule.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : That the Shaykh, I mean, he prioritizes criticism if it is explained.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : And he does not prioritize criticism absolutely.
The Shaykh : Absolutely, yes.
The questioner : So he was silent.
The Shaykh: Allah is the Greatest!
The questioner : Then he said to me, "This is being interpreted and such," and I told him, "This is a statementThe Shaykh : I told him, meaning the original principle in these matters is to askThe Shaykh : as long as there is room for asking.
The Shaykh : Exactly, well done.
The questioner : The issue is a matter of methodology, not a matter of a weak or authentic hadith.
The Shaykh: Correct.
The questioner : And methodology is not taken except from the author's words.
The Shaykh: Perfect.
The questioner : So the one who believed was silent.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : And to you.
The Shaykh : The truth is, we are lost between these ignorant people, or the envious, or the hateful.
The questioner : It is a problem.
The Shaykh : Some of them say, as you quoted, and some of them say that heThe Shaykh : is lenient.
The questioner : That is not the problem, I mean, it is strange that some of them describe you as strict.
The Shaykh : That is it.
The questioner : And the one who reads finds that you often try to find more routes for the hadith in order to raise it to the level of hasan.
The Shaykh : And this is my methodology.
The questioner : ... among you, O our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And this is my methodology, and praise be to Allah.
The questioner : I mean, a clear methodology.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : Shaykh, I mean, the problem is, our Shaykh, that he does not dare to speak aboutThe Shaykh : your presence, that it is like this... so he praises a little at the beginning and then...
The Shaykh : going around in circles.
The questioner : That is the problem.
The Shaykh : Allah is the Helper.
The questioner : ... students of knowledge at all, I mean.
The Shaykh : O Allah, guide my people, for they do not know.
The questioner: Amen, O Lord.
The questioner : Our Shaykh, we heard that you have a session on Thursday.
The Shaykh : We have an invitation to an 'aqiqah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I do not know if it is open to the public, so we are inviting you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : I mean, I will call you on Thursday to inquire.
The Shaykh : I have no objection.
The questioner : When is the time?
The Shaykh : It is, of course, at iftar.
The questioner : Ah, iftar.
The Shaykh : On Thursday we have a double fast.
The questioner : Very good.
The Shaykh : The fast of Thursday and the fast of one of the six days.
The questioner : Of Shawwal?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Fine, excellent, I mean, I will call you, our Shaykh, after 'Asr?
The Shaykh : If Allah wills.
The questioner : Okay, may Allah reward you with good, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And you too, my brother.
The questioner : ... Allah.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The student : Our Shaykh, consultations or how, our Shaykh?
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