The Shaykh’s remarks on the book al-Sa'ir al-Mashkur.
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The Shaykh : ... and from time to time, whenever I found some free time, I would study the old edition of al-Sa'ir al-Mashhur.
Al-Halabi : which we found by the divine decree.
The Shaykh : (Glorified and Exalted is He).
Al-Halabi : There is no god but Allah.
The Shaykh : It contains things that are not found in that edition.Al-Halabi : .
Al-Halabi : Strange.
The Shaykh : Yes, but now, because I have not yet delved into the core of the subject, it is all an introduction that discusses the prohibition of tabarruj (a woman's display of her adornment). We do not disagree with this, but he cites hadiths from left and right. So, the thing I extracted long ago, I placed in the commentary because, in my plan for a detailed response, the truth is that I do not compromise with the man, despite his kindness to me, and I make it clear that the man has no knowledge of hadith whatsoever. He is like any other woodcutter, passing on whatever he stumbles upon without any distinction. Rarely do you see him say in his chain "so-and-so," and he is often quoting from Majma' al-Zawa'id and others. So I found many hadiths, meaning, that are not authentic at all. As I said earlier, some of them I have already extracted, and some I had not extracted, so I extracted them anew. So I reached, meaning, approximately forty to fifty pages of this old edition. So I would seize the opportunity, meaning, whenever it presented itself for me to read from it, perhaps I would find something related to the original subject... .
Al-Halabi : But our Shaykh, here is an inquiry regarding the witness for al-Sa'ir al-Mashhur. Do you want to add it as a special appendix to the introduction, or insert it in its proper places?
The Shaykh : No, it may be as an introduction to the response to al-Tuwajiri, specifically regarding what we have left behind, so that I can show that, because he now, for example, weakens the hadith of Asma' and authenticates things of no value, he will say that this man is not in the business of authenticating and weakening, and that his book is loaded with weak hadiths, some of which are fabricated. And I will bring examples without elaborating on that, but rather refer to my books. And a weak hadith and an explanation of its defect briefly, and the details of that in such-and-such a place. And if it is fabricated, the matter is more serious. Yes, this is the plan in my mind.
Abu Layla : Give the child Hamza to his grandfather, to his grandfather.
The Shaykh : Come, come, come my dear, leave him to me, leave him to me, come my dear, come to his grandfather, come, come, sit here, my eye, you, my eye, O Hamza, O Hamza.
Al-Halabi : The boy is stingy and cowardly, Allah, Allah.
The Shaykh : Yes, may Allah send prayers and blessings upon Muhammad.
Al-Halabi: (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : ... He unleashed Abu Layla upon us.
Al-Halabi : which we found by the divine decree.
The Shaykh : (Glorified and Exalted is He).
Al-Halabi : There is no god but Allah.
The Shaykh : It contains things that are not found in that edition.Al-Halabi : .
Al-Halabi : Strange.
The Shaykh : Yes, but now, because I have not yet delved into the core of the subject, it is all an introduction that discusses the prohibition of tabarruj (a woman's display of her adornment). We do not disagree with this, but he cites hadiths from left and right. So, the thing I extracted long ago, I placed in the commentary because, in my plan for a detailed response, the truth is that I do not compromise with the man, despite his kindness to me, and I make it clear that the man has no knowledge of hadith whatsoever. He is like any other woodcutter, passing on whatever he stumbles upon without any distinction. Rarely do you see him say in his chain "so-and-so," and he is often quoting from Majma' al-Zawa'id and others. So I found many hadiths, meaning, that are not authentic at all. As I said earlier, some of them I have already extracted, and some I had not extracted, so I extracted them anew. So I reached, meaning, approximately forty to fifty pages of this old edition. So I would seize the opportunity, meaning, whenever it presented itself for me to read from it, perhaps I would find something related to the original subject... .
Al-Halabi : But our Shaykh, here is an inquiry regarding the witness for al-Sa'ir al-Mashhur. Do you want to add it as a special appendix to the introduction, or insert it in its proper places?
The Shaykh : No, it may be as an introduction to the response to al-Tuwajiri, specifically regarding what we have left behind, so that I can show that, because he now, for example, weakens the hadith of Asma' and authenticates things of no value, he will say that this man is not in the business of authenticating and weakening, and that his book is loaded with weak hadiths, some of which are fabricated. And I will bring examples without elaborating on that, but rather refer to my books. And a weak hadith and an explanation of its defect briefly, and the details of that in such-and-such a place. And if it is fabricated, the matter is more serious. Yes, this is the plan in my mind.
Abu Layla : Give the child Hamza to his grandfather, to his grandfather.
The Shaykh : Come, come, come my dear, leave him to me, leave him to me, come my dear, come to his grandfather, come, come, sit here, my eye, you, my eye, O Hamza, O Hamza.
Al-Halabi : The boy is stingy and cowardly, Allah, Allah.
The Shaykh : Yes, may Allah send prayers and blessings upon Muhammad.
Al-Halabi: (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : ... He unleashed Abu Layla upon us.
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