Discussion of the book "Contradictions" by al-Saqaf, and exposing his lies therein and his intense hatred for al-Albani.
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The Shaykh : The point is this al-Saqaf; this book of his, "Contradictions," is ruining his own house. I advise the ummah (the Muslim community). What are you saying? "Al-Albani contradicted himself in one hadith, two, three, five, ten, twenty." I don't know how high the number went? Okay, he says here: "Sahih (valid)," and here: "Da'if (weak)." So, what is the correct one? You are not presenting to people whether it is valid or weak. You say, for example: "He was correct in authenticating it and wrong in weakening it," or the opposite. There is absolutely nothing of the sort.
The questioner : And what...
The Shaykh : So this is his concern. What is his concern? Tracking down stumbles and attacking al-Albani before the Muslim masses. Most people do not know such things, and they do not have the awareness or culture to evaluate his words as correct or not. They go back to "Al-Mishkat," they go back to "Al-Irwaa." From his cunning, he knows that "Al-Mishkat" is from very old reports first, and then he knows that I extracted it briefly and in a situation where I was traveling; because I mentioned this.
The questioner : In the introduction.
The Shaykh : In the introduction, yes.
Whereas "Al-Irwaa" is a purely scientific book, as we mentioned earlier, regarding the hadith:Sunan Ibn Majah 850Da’if (Darussalam) twelve pages to clear our conscience regarding the hadith, whether it is weak as many say, or strong as the Hanafis say, and so on.
So this is a scientific book. What does it do? If the ruling in "Al-Irwaa" differs from "Al-Mishkat," it presents the ruling in "Al-Irwaa" and says: "Then he weakened it in 'Al-Mishkat'!" He has inverted the facts... May Allah take revenge on him... And... in the writings, he is now inserting that you said this and you said that, and so on.
The questioner : It reached me in... now the one who... wrote these contradictions and others, although... in the response to the first part, but many of the students do not even know how to read properly.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : They say: A man truthful in his transmission.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : They find the phrase, it is there, but the complete speech...
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Then the people... our Shaykh was... more, and this is in... the south, meaning the proportion of Zaydi Shi'ah and Ismaili Shi'ah is high there.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Then the Sufis, then... the fanatics, you discover this like... something.
The Shaykh: Allah is the Greatest!
The questioner : ... Subhan Allah!
The Shaykh: Yes, by Allah.
The questioner : All of them... an individual, meaning...
The Shaykh : This is undoubtedly a matter...[Ar-Ra'd 13:17], this undoubtedly will be shattered in the worst way, and this is the end of the disbelievers and the hypocrites; meaning the Sunnah (way) of Allah in His creation, [Al-Ahzab 33:62], but the Muslims must be patient.
The questioner : ... meaning al-Saqaf's method, this man means... al-Albani's method, but they are on the same methodology, in that no one goes by al-Albani's writings.
The Shaykh: Yes, that is the point.
The questioner : Okay, you... the phrases... the hadiths in his transmission or in such.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Meaning - Subhan Allah! - even the people in their hearts have an amazing hatred.
The Shaykh: Yes, by Allah.
The questioner : I used to say this in the past, when I first started reading the books... among the peers.
The Shaykh: No...
The questioner : I did not know al-Albani in the past; this was our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Meaning when I was in Oman.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : I did not know... and I did not know who these people were, until it became clear that the writings of these people, wherever they were...
The Shaykh : No, the important thing is that this al-Saqaf, some of the compositions like "Contradictions" are not from him.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Meaning, are there indications that have become clear to you?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Do you think it is one person, meaning?
The Shaykh : Yes, not one person; Ahad (a report with a limited chain).
The questioner : You name them, meaning.
The Shaykh : Ahad, no, I do not name them.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But undoubtedly there are people behind him who support him in the error, there is no doubt about this at all, and this appears to me from two aspects: The first aspect: The style of writing differs and the knowledge differs. The one who composed "Contradictions" has a scientific spirit, but it is not pure, not pure for the sake of Allah, meaning he is a researcher.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Al-Saqaf is not a researcher.
The questioner : This is his reality...
The Shaykh : Yes, did you see how?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : How do you mean?
The Shaykh : So this - for example - his book "Refuting the Doubts of Likeness" is his, and consequently his writing is very weak, and his knowledge is very weak, whereas "Contradictions" has amazing research, if he had been sincere, he would have benefited greatly, despite his feeling that there is a contradiction here, but when he takes the warning that this - my brother - was composed forty years ago, and this was composed.
...
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner : The matters are sitting... with you.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you, we have nothing with people like you except to pray for your guidance.
The questioner : Okay, what are you...
The Shaykh : It is enough for you that you went and listened to Zuheir and put me under responsibility, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) says: Do not judge between two people until you hear from both of them.
Another questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Do you want to solve the problem now?!
Another questioner : And I listened to Shaykh Zuheir, I want... with you, you are not acceptable.
The Shaykh : I am not acceptable; because you hastened in issuing the judgment, so I knew that you are an unjust man.
Another questioner : No, may Allah forgive you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner: And upon you peace.
Another questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : And what...
The Shaykh : So this is his concern. What is his concern? Tracking down stumbles and attacking al-Albani before the Muslim masses. Most people do not know such things, and they do not have the awareness or culture to evaluate his words as correct or not. They go back to "Al-Mishkat," they go back to "Al-Irwaa." From his cunning, he knows that "Al-Mishkat" is from very old reports first, and then he knows that I extracted it briefly and in a situation where I was traveling; because I mentioned this.
The questioner : In the introduction.
The Shaykh : In the introduction, yes.
Whereas "Al-Irwaa" is a purely scientific book, as we mentioned earlier, regarding the hadith:
Whoever has an Imam
مَن كان له إمامSo this is a scientific book. What does it do? If the ruling in "Al-Irwaa" differs from "Al-Mishkat," it presents the ruling in "Al-Irwaa" and says: "Then he weakened it in 'Al-Mishkat'!" He has inverted the facts... May Allah take revenge on him... And... in the writings, he is now inserting that you said this and you said that, and so on.
The questioner : It reached me in... now the one who... wrote these contradictions and others, although... in the response to the first part, but many of the students do not even know how to read properly.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : They say: A man truthful in his transmission.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : They find the phrase, it is there, but the complete speech...
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Then the people... our Shaykh was... more, and this is in... the south, meaning the proportion of Zaydi Shi'ah and Ismaili Shi'ah is high there.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Then the Sufis, then... the fanatics, you discover this like... something.
The Shaykh: Allah is the Greatest!
The questioner : ... Subhan Allah!
The Shaykh: Yes, by Allah.
The questioner : All of them... an individual, meaning...
The Shaykh : This is undoubtedly a matter...
As for the foam, it vanishes, [being] cast off; but as for that which benefits the people, it remains on the earth.
فَأَمَّا الزَّبَدُ فَيَذْهَبُ جُفَاءً وَأَمَّا مَا يَنْفَعُ النَّاسَ فَيَمْكُثُ فِي الْأَرْضِand you will not find in the way of Allah any change.
وَلَنْ تَجِدَ لِسُنَّةِ اللَّهِ تَبْدِيلًاThe questioner : ... meaning al-Saqaf's method, this man means... al-Albani's method, but they are on the same methodology, in that no one goes by al-Albani's writings.
The Shaykh: Yes, that is the point.
The questioner : Okay, you... the phrases... the hadiths in his transmission or in such.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Meaning - Subhan Allah! - even the people in their hearts have an amazing hatred.
The Shaykh: Yes, by Allah.
The questioner : I used to say this in the past, when I first started reading the books... among the peers.
The Shaykh: No...
The questioner : I did not know al-Albani in the past; this was our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Meaning when I was in Oman.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : I did not know... and I did not know who these people were, until it became clear that the writings of these people, wherever they were...
The Shaykh : No, the important thing is that this al-Saqaf, some of the compositions like "Contradictions" are not from him.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Meaning, are there indications that have become clear to you?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Do you think it is one person, meaning?
The Shaykh : Yes, not one person; Ahad (a report with a limited chain).
The questioner : You name them, meaning.
The Shaykh : Ahad, no, I do not name them.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But undoubtedly there are people behind him who support him in the error, there is no doubt about this at all, and this appears to me from two aspects: The first aspect: The style of writing differs and the knowledge differs. The one who composed "Contradictions" has a scientific spirit, but it is not pure, not pure for the sake of Allah, meaning he is a researcher.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Al-Saqaf is not a researcher.
The questioner : This is his reality...
The Shaykh : Yes, did you see how?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : How do you mean?
The Shaykh : So this - for example - his book "Refuting the Doubts of Likeness" is his, and consequently his writing is very weak, and his knowledge is very weak, whereas "Contradictions" has amazing research, if he had been sincere, he would have benefited greatly, despite his feeling that there is a contradiction here, but when he takes the warning that this - my brother - was composed forty years ago, and this was composed.
...
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner : The matters are sitting... with you.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you, we have nothing with people like you except to pray for your guidance.
The questioner : Okay, what are you...
The Shaykh : It is enough for you that you went and listened to Zuheir and put me under responsibility, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) says: Do not judge between two people until you hear from both of them.
Another questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Do you want to solve the problem now?!
Another questioner : And I listened to Shaykh Zuheir, I want... with you, you are not acceptable.
The Shaykh : I am not acceptable; because you hastened in issuing the judgment, so I knew that you are an unjust man.
Another questioner : No, may Allah forgive you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner: And upon you peace.
Another questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
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