A discussion about the scholars of hadith in Pakistan, mentioning praise for Shaykh Rabee' al-Madkhali.
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The questioner : Shaykh 'Abd al-Qadir al-Sindi, Habib Allah, used to teach us in the first year of the College of Hadith.
The Shaykh : He is one of my old students.
The questioner : He is a poor man, meaning he has knowledge for himself, in terms of research and reading; he reads and has a huge library. But because of his language, he does not benefit from his understanding. He might sit through four lectures while he is still explaining to us the transmission in the chain. We understood it, but not from him. We sit together and ask Shaykh Rabee' ibn Hadi and so on, because he could not manage to the extent that when he was elected, a student from the Pakistanis said, "Come, explain in the Pakistani dialect to the students." Then he explained to them in Arabic... From the truth of the Shaykh's statement, they have knowledge in hadith, yes, but they are not Salafis, as Shaykh Nasser said. Shaykh Nasser (may Allah preserve him) said, but it is not befitting for him in the book *Al-Ayaat al-Bayyinah fi Sama' al-Amwaat* (The Clear Verses on Listening to the Dead). I was the first to show it to him, then he says, "I thank the servants of Allah, I was the first to show it to him." How does he thank the servants of Allah?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : In *Al-Ayaat al-Bayyinah fi Sama' al-Amwaat*, he says that the Shaykh did not know it and did not hear about it. I was the first to find it at the Islamic University and so on. Then I sent a copy of it to Shaykh Nasser and showed it to him. When the Shaykh printed his book, which is *Al-Ayaat al-Bayyinah*, he wrote in the introduction that he thanks the Islamic University and so on for their attention, and he mentioned Shaykh 'Abd al-Mحسن al-'Abbad, but he never mentioned me. This is not permissible, and this is...
The Shaykh : No, I do not remember this. First, copies came to me from Baghdad, then I found the copy in the library of the Islamic University. But I do not remember this detail. I neither deny it nor affirm it, but I know for certain that what prompted me to comment on this book and write that introduction, which became a book in itself, was not the copy from the Islamic University, but rather a copy that came to me from Baghdad. In any case, this is a matter that has no relation to knowledge. It is possible that he is correct in what he says and I forgot.
The questioner : I mean, when he was speaking, he was almost burning up.
Another questioner: ...
The questioner : He is one of the specialized scholars in hadith. I do not know that he is almost a Salafi like Shaykh Rabee', in terms of Salafism and knowledge of the Sunnah and hadith.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : One of the characteristics of Shaykh Rabee' was that when he realized there were specific students from the non-Arabs who were listening to the Ash'ari creed and arguing about it, he would speak and explain while trembling, fearing that they would slip... He would invite them to his house and feed them and so on, so that he could make them understand. May Allah reward him with good. I remember once he invited us and some people so that he could make them understand. Some of them, after eating the fruit, said to him, "O Shaykh, give me water." He said to him, "Wait half an hour until the benefit of the fruit spreads in your body, then drink water." Look at his concern for the students.
Another questioner: ...
The questioner : He taught us in the college and taught us in the Haram... *Sahih Muslim*, and we read it to him.
Another questioner: ...
The questioner : He is one of the students of the Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes
Another questioner: ...
The Shaykh : He is one of my old students.
The questioner : He is a poor man, meaning he has knowledge for himself, in terms of research and reading; he reads and has a huge library. But because of his language, he does not benefit from his understanding. He might sit through four lectures while he is still explaining to us the transmission in the chain. We understood it, but not from him. We sit together and ask Shaykh Rabee' ibn Hadi and so on, because he could not manage to the extent that when he was elected, a student from the Pakistanis said, "Come, explain in the Pakistani dialect to the students." Then he explained to them in Arabic... From the truth of the Shaykh's statement, they have knowledge in hadith, yes, but they are not Salafis, as Shaykh Nasser said. Shaykh Nasser (may Allah preserve him) said, but it is not befitting for him in the book *Al-Ayaat al-Bayyinah fi Sama' al-Amwaat* (The Clear Verses on Listening to the Dead). I was the first to show it to him, then he says, "I thank the servants of Allah, I was the first to show it to him." How does he thank the servants of Allah?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : In *Al-Ayaat al-Bayyinah fi Sama' al-Amwaat*, he says that the Shaykh did not know it and did not hear about it. I was the first to find it at the Islamic University and so on. Then I sent a copy of it to Shaykh Nasser and showed it to him. When the Shaykh printed his book, which is *Al-Ayaat al-Bayyinah*, he wrote in the introduction that he thanks the Islamic University and so on for their attention, and he mentioned Shaykh 'Abd al-Mحسن al-'Abbad, but he never mentioned me. This is not permissible, and this is...
The Shaykh : No, I do not remember this. First, copies came to me from Baghdad, then I found the copy in the library of the Islamic University. But I do not remember this detail. I neither deny it nor affirm it, but I know for certain that what prompted me to comment on this book and write that introduction, which became a book in itself, was not the copy from the Islamic University, but rather a copy that came to me from Baghdad. In any case, this is a matter that has no relation to knowledge. It is possible that he is correct in what he says and I forgot.
The questioner : I mean, when he was speaking, he was almost burning up.
Another questioner: ...
The questioner : He is one of the specialized scholars in hadith. I do not know that he is almost a Salafi like Shaykh Rabee', in terms of Salafism and knowledge of the Sunnah and hadith.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : One of the characteristics of Shaykh Rabee' was that when he realized there were specific students from the non-Arabs who were listening to the Ash'ari creed and arguing about it, he would speak and explain while trembling, fearing that they would slip... He would invite them to his house and feed them and so on, so that he could make them understand. May Allah reward him with good. I remember once he invited us and some people so that he could make them understand. Some of them, after eating the fruit, said to him, "O Shaykh, give me water." He said to him, "Wait half an hour until the benefit of the fruit spreads in your body, then drink water." Look at his concern for the students.
Another questioner: ...
The questioner : He taught us in the college and taught us in the Haram... *Sahih Muslim*, and we read it to him.
Another questioner: ...
The questioner : He is one of the students of the Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes
Another questioner: ...