about how to discuss those who disagree with you, who claim to act according to authentic hadith, even though they may be biased toward their schools of jurisprudence?
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The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : How is the professor doing?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : "Jamal al-Shaykh Yasin" is speaking with you.
The Shaykh : You are welcome.
The questioner : Today, during the 'Isha' prayer.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : One of the imams led us in prayer, and one of the worshippers entered and offered the greeting.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So our brother insisted on giving a lecture after the prayer that it is not permissible to offer the greeting to the worshippers.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And he said: This is the school of Abu Hanifah, and we said to him: We tell you: the school of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : [The Shaykh laughs!] Yes.
The questioner : That they used to greet the worshippers and teach them how to respond, meaning.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So it is possible we can return to a complete study in a specific book; because he said that next Friday we will sit together on the basis that he will bring his evidence from the school.
The Shaykh : I think - my brother - you are wrong, Jamal?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : These biased people do not believe in you even if you came to them with every verse.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : What is the benefit of wasting your time with him?! Is he established in taking what Imam Abu Hanifah and all the imams said: "If a hadith is authentic, it is my school"? No.
The questioner : It is a claim.
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : That he stops at the evidence?
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Did you not answer my question?
The questioner : I did not hear; because.
The Shaykh : Did you not hear my words?
The questioner : Yes, the voice is weak.
The Shaykh : I am telling you - how is it weak? - I am telling you: Is he established on taking the saying of all the imams: "If a hadith is authentic, it is my school"?
The questioner : It appears from his words, meaning apparently, that he says he is established on this thing.
The Shaykh : Okay, and why did he not take what you mentioned to him?
The questioner : This is because it is as if he was overcome by the scholar's pride in front of people, meaning.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is the problem; so why do you want to sit with him?
The questioner : It is not that Dr. "Irfan ..." was present, so he insisted that next Friday he said: each one brings his evidence.
The Shaykh : And you brought the evidence and you are done.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : You are not required to do more than what you did.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So it is he who is required to bring the evidence, and that is an impossible matter.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So my intention is to tell you: do not trouble yourself with him.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So what you mentioned is sufficient for one who is truly, as you said, claiming that he acts according to the authentic hadith.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If he were so, he would say to you: By Allah, I have not heard this hadith before; is it an authentic hadith? You would tell him: Yes. Okay, who narrated it? Perhaps you do not remember who narrated it, you would tell him: I will bring you who narrated it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But he did not care about your hadith at all; so the meaning of the man is that he is biased contrary to what is reported from him.
In summary: I do not see it for you to argue with people like these; because arguing - my brother - requires first: knowledge, and it requires patience, and going back and forth, and accepting and rejecting, and so on, you do not trouble yourself.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Be patient with him, see what he brings for you?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But the thing that I am telling you.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That if he asks you after you have perfected and completed the encirclement around him such that he finds himself compelled to accept the hadith, but it remains in his heart - and he is excused - that he knows who narrated this hadith, you would tell him: Abu Dawud narrated it in "al-Sunan".
The questioner : Abu Dawud in "al-Sunan".
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then, so that you are expansive in knowledge, I think I addressed the issue in "Tammam al-Mannah fi al-Ta'liq 'ala Fiqh al-Sunnah", do you have the book?
The questioner : No, by Allah, I do not know, no.
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner : Is this a new book?
The Shaykh : How is it new, my brother? A commentary on "Fiqh al-Sunnah" this has been printed in two old and new editions.
The questioner : This is the first time I have heard its name, approximately.
The Shaykh : So my reward with you is that I will present to you a copy as a gift.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Perhaps you will accept it?
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : How is the professor doing?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : "Jamal al-Shaykh Yasin" is speaking with you.
The Shaykh : You are welcome.
The questioner : Today, during the 'Isha' prayer.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : One of the imams led us in prayer, and one of the worshippers entered and offered the greeting.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So our brother insisted on giving a lecture after the prayer that it is not permissible to offer the greeting to the worshippers.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And he said: This is the school of Abu Hanifah, and we said to him: We tell you: the school of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : [The Shaykh laughs!] Yes.
The questioner : That they used to greet the worshippers and teach them how to respond, meaning.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So it is possible we can return to a complete study in a specific book; because he said that next Friday we will sit together on the basis that he will bring his evidence from the school.
The Shaykh : I think - my brother - you are wrong, Jamal?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : These biased people do not believe in you even if you came to them with every verse.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : What is the benefit of wasting your time with him?! Is he established in taking what Imam Abu Hanifah and all the imams said: "If a hadith is authentic, it is my school"? No.
The questioner : It is a claim.
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : That he stops at the evidence?
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Did you not answer my question?
The questioner : I did not hear; because.
The Shaykh : Did you not hear my words?
The questioner : Yes, the voice is weak.
The Shaykh : I am telling you - how is it weak? - I am telling you: Is he established on taking the saying of all the imams: "If a hadith is authentic, it is my school"?
The questioner : It appears from his words, meaning apparently, that he says he is established on this thing.
The Shaykh : Okay, and why did he not take what you mentioned to him?
The questioner : This is because it is as if he was overcome by the scholar's pride in front of people, meaning.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is the problem; so why do you want to sit with him?
The questioner : It is not that Dr. "Irfan ..." was present, so he insisted that next Friday he said: each one brings his evidence.
The Shaykh : And you brought the evidence and you are done.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : You are not required to do more than what you did.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So it is he who is required to bring the evidence, and that is an impossible matter.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So my intention is to tell you: do not trouble yourself with him.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So what you mentioned is sufficient for one who is truly, as you said, claiming that he acts according to the authentic hadith.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If he were so, he would say to you: By Allah, I have not heard this hadith before; is it an authentic hadith? You would tell him: Yes. Okay, who narrated it? Perhaps you do not remember who narrated it, you would tell him: I will bring you who narrated it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But he did not care about your hadith at all; so the meaning of the man is that he is biased contrary to what is reported from him.
In summary: I do not see it for you to argue with people like these; because arguing - my brother - requires first: knowledge, and it requires patience, and going back and forth, and accepting and rejecting, and so on, you do not trouble yourself.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Be patient with him, see what he brings for you?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But the thing that I am telling you.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That if he asks you after you have perfected and completed the encirclement around him such that he finds himself compelled to accept the hadith, but it remains in his heart - and he is excused - that he knows who narrated this hadith, you would tell him: Abu Dawud narrated it in "al-Sunan".
The questioner : Abu Dawud in "al-Sunan".
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then, so that you are expansive in knowledge, I think I addressed the issue in "Tammam al-Mannah fi al-Ta'liq 'ala Fiqh al-Sunnah", do you have the book?
The questioner : No, by Allah, I do not know, no.
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner : Is this a new book?
The Shaykh : How is it new, my brother? A commentary on "Fiqh al-Sunnah" this has been printed in two old and new editions.
The questioner : This is the first time I have heard its name, approximately.
The Shaykh : So my reward with you is that I will present to you a copy as a gift.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Perhaps you will accept it?
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
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