Requesting the Shaykh to state the number of his pilgrimages to the Sacred House of Allah.
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The questioner : How many will this pilgrimage be?
The Shaykh : What will it be?
The questioner : How many pilgrimages have you performed?
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : Do you remember or not?
The Shaykh : No, I do not remember; it is not my habit to count. There have been many, and very many.
The questioner : More than thirty.
The Shaykh : Many, and praise be to Allah, but what is behind the question?
The questioner : There is nothing behind it except just knowing.
The Shaykh : But I mean, by Allah, I do not count them. They are many, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
The Shaykh : What will it be?
The questioner : How many pilgrimages have you performed?
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : Do you remember or not?
The Shaykh : No, I do not remember; it is not my habit to count. There have been many, and very many.
The questioner : More than thirty.
The Shaykh : Many, and praise be to Allah, but what is behind the question?
The questioner : There is nothing behind it except just knowing.
The Shaykh : But I mean, by Allah, I do not count them. They are many, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
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