The Shaykh was asked about Abd al-Rahim al-Tahan, who delivered a lecture on the exaltation of the prophets and mentioned some reprehensible matters.
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The questioner : How are you, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah for His goodness. Welcome. Do not say "O Qatari, O our Shaykh," but rather say "O our Shaykh."
The questioner : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Because saying "our Shaykh" is an error in that people know the Arabic language; saying "O our Shaykh" is an error. Yes, what do you have?
The questioner : May Allah keep you safe. A Shaykh recently came to us named Abd al-Rahim al-Tahan, and he had a lecture on the exaltation of the awliya (close friends of Allah). Among some of what he said in that same lecture was his statement: "And we were granted the radiance of al-Hasan; who is granted al-Hasan..." and his statement: "And by Allah, if we had reached al-Husayn, we would have wiped our sandals with our beards, and in that is honor and pride for us." And his statement: "It is established from Anas with a sound chain that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he entered the city, everything in it was illuminated; the lamps were lit by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and it shone." And his statement: "And Imam al-Dhahabi reports in *Siyar A'lam al-Nubala*, section eleven, page two hundred and eleven, from some students of knowledge, or he said, 'A glance at Imam Ahmad is equal to the worship of a year and more.' Imam al-Dhahabi commented on this phrase by saying, 'This is exaggeration (ghuluw) that should not be done.'" And he said, "By Allah, it is not exaggeration, and it is what should be done." And he said, "Ja'far al-Sadiq used to say, 'If I find hardness in my heart, a glance at the face of Muhammad ibn Waasi' will soften it.'" I tried for a week, and he said, "A glance at our imams is a cure; it is treated with it; it reminds one of Allah." And they say, "If his glance did not benefit you, his words and his preaching did not benefit you." And he said, "Like Ahmad from the gatherings of dhikr; when we mention him, we remember Allah. The Imam Ahmad from the gatherings of dhikr."
The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : And a glance at the face of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is equal to the worship of thousands of years, and a glance at the pure Companions is equal to the worship of thousands of years. And he said, "Who is he?"The Shaykh : This is a meeting with some of the Shaykhs. He says his name isThe Shaykh : Abd al-Rahman al-Zayn al-'Abidin, and he says, "I met him and I said, 'By Allah, I did not see him except that I kissed his hand.'" And he said, "Who isThe Shaykh : Abd al-Rahman al-Zayn says to Shaykh Abd al-Rahim, "Among my intentions, when I go to perform Hajj, I will see Imam al-Shanqiti, and thisThe Shaykh : O our Shaykh, he is well-known at the level of our state, Qatar, and all students of knowledge attend his lectures. So what is your opinion, and what is the response to this?
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you. It was not befitting for you to prolong our time by reciting such nonsense. Pay attention to what I will say. With the exception of the hadith of Anas that you quoted from al-Tahan, I say first: The hadith of Anas is indeed a sound hadith, but the illumination mentioned in it is spiritual illumination; it is a metaphor for the spread of the light of Islam. Otherwise, as you know, if the lights were turned off in the city today, you would see it dark, just as was the case in the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). And it came in a sound hadith that the Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) woke up one night, and there were no lamps at that time, and she did not find her Prophet beside her. So she began to search for him, and the night was dark, and her hand fell upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) while he was prostrating in his prayer, his feet raised, and he was sayingSunan Abi Dawud 1427Sahih (Al-Albani) So the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) was undoubtedly a light by which Allah guided the Arabs and then the non-Arabs, due to the guidance and light that Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) revealed upon the heart of the Messenger. So the illumination of the city mentioned in the hadith of Anas was not material illumination; otherwise, the Lady Aisha would have seen her Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) praying in the room in the house. But she explicitly stated that she did not see him. Why? Because they did not have lamps at that time. So I say, with the exception of the hadith of Anas from that nonsense, the hadith of Anas is sound, and its meaning is not as the man interprets it. I say, after repeating this exception for me, the speech you quoted from him is all nonsense, and it must be ground down from the grinders (al-Tahanin) with a grinding. Did you hear the answer? Hello?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I heard the answer.
The questioner : What do you advise the students of knowledge? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : I advise them not to attend a lesson with this man, because he is a Sufi innovator who hides behind the Sunnah while he is ignorant of it. And peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh: Yes.
Another questioner : Abd al-Rahim did not issue this thing!
The Shaykh : He did not? Yes, my brother, these are reformists (mussalihin)!
Another questioner : Abd al-Rahim.
The Shaykh : This Abd al-Rahim is not praiseworthy.
Another questioner : ... I heard him say to him, and he argues against the hijab of the Muslim woman and refutes one of those who say that the Shaykh permits uncovering the face of the woman, and this is with my son Abd al-Razzaq, and he says Al-Albani is a noble Shaykh.
Another questioner : Our Shaykh, I remember about three years ago we were sitting, and you had letters, and you told me to look at them and see. Among the letters was one sent by a Saudi young man, apparently a student of knowledge, and he says in it, "A man appeared among us, and his name is such-and-such, and he has tapes, and I followed his innovations and his deviations, and so on."
The Shaykh : What Allah willed.
Another questioner : I mean, glory be to Allah, now I have forgotten who it was; it is no longer in my mind.
The Shaykh : Who is...
Another questioner : This man and this response, the meaning is al-Tahan?
The Shaykh: Certainly.
Another questioner : Yes, of course. In the letter, I am one hundred percent sure the meaning is al-Tahan, but the owner of the letter...
The Shaykh : The owner of the letter.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The questioner : How are you, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah for His goodness. Welcome. Do not say "O Qatari, O our Shaykh," but rather say "O our Shaykh."
The questioner : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Because saying "our Shaykh" is an error in that people know the Arabic language; saying "O our Shaykh" is an error. Yes, what do you have?
The questioner : May Allah keep you safe. A Shaykh recently came to us named Abd al-Rahim al-Tahan, and he had a lecture on the exaltation of the awliya (close friends of Allah). Among some of what he said in that same lecture was his statement: "And we were granted the radiance of al-Hasan; who is granted al-Hasan..." and his statement: "And by Allah, if we had reached al-Husayn, we would have wiped our sandals with our beards, and in that is honor and pride for us." And his statement: "It is established from Anas with a sound chain that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he entered the city, everything in it was illuminated; the lamps were lit by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and it shone." And his statement: "And Imam al-Dhahabi reports in *Siyar A'lam al-Nubala*, section eleven, page two hundred and eleven, from some students of knowledge, or he said, 'A glance at Imam Ahmad is equal to the worship of a year and more.' Imam al-Dhahabi commented on this phrase by saying, 'This is exaggeration (ghuluw) that should not be done.'" And he said, "By Allah, it is not exaggeration, and it is what should be done." And he said, "Ja'far al-Sadiq used to say, 'If I find hardness in my heart, a glance at the face of Muhammad ibn Waasi' will soften it.'" I tried for a week, and he said, "A glance at our imams is a cure; it is treated with it; it reminds one of Allah." And they say, "If his glance did not benefit you, his words and his preaching did not benefit you." And he said, "Like Ahmad from the gatherings of dhikr; when we mention him, we remember Allah. The Imam Ahmad from the gatherings of dhikr."
The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : And a glance at the face of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is equal to the worship of thousands of years, and a glance at the pure Companions is equal to the worship of thousands of years. And he said, "Who is he?"The Shaykh : This is a meeting with some of the Shaykhs. He says his name isThe Shaykh : Abd al-Rahman al-Zayn al-'Abidin, and he says, "I met him and I said, 'By Allah, I did not see him except that I kissed his hand.'" And he said, "Who isThe Shaykh : Abd al-Rahman al-Zayn says to Shaykh Abd al-Rahim, "Among my intentions, when I go to perform Hajj, I will see Imam al-Shanqiti, and thisThe Shaykh : O our Shaykh, he is well-known at the level of our state, Qatar, and all students of knowledge attend his lectures. So what is your opinion, and what is the response to this?
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you. It was not befitting for you to prolong our time by reciting such nonsense. Pay attention to what I will say. With the exception of the hadith of Anas that you quoted from al-Tahan, I say first: The hadith of Anas is indeed a sound hadith, but the illumination mentioned in it is spiritual illumination; it is a metaphor for the spread of the light of Islam. Otherwise, as you know, if the lights were turned off in the city today, you would see it dark, just as was the case in the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). And it came in a sound hadith that the Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) woke up one night, and there were no lamps at that time, and she did not find her Prophet beside her. So she began to search for him, and the night was dark, and her hand fell upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) while he was prostrating in his prayer, his feet raised, and he was saying
O Allah, I seek refuge in Thy good pleasure from Thy anger, and in Thy forgiveness from Thy punishment, and I seek refuge in Thy mercy from Thy wrath. I cannot reckon the praise due to Thee. Thou art as Thou hast praised Thyself.
اللهم إني أعوذ برضاك من سخطك و بمعافاتك من عقوبتك و أعوذ بك منك لا أحصي ثناء عليك أنت كما أثنيت على نفسكThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I heard the answer.
The questioner : What do you advise the students of knowledge? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : I advise them not to attend a lesson with this man, because he is a Sufi innovator who hides behind the Sunnah while he is ignorant of it. And peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh: Yes.
Another questioner : Abd al-Rahim did not issue this thing!
The Shaykh : He did not? Yes, my brother, these are reformists (mussalihin)!
Another questioner : Abd al-Rahim.
The Shaykh : This Abd al-Rahim is not praiseworthy.
Another questioner : ... I heard him say to him, and he argues against the hijab of the Muslim woman and refutes one of those who say that the Shaykh permits uncovering the face of the woman, and this is with my son Abd al-Razzaq, and he says Al-Albani is a noble Shaykh.
Another questioner : Our Shaykh, I remember about three years ago we were sitting, and you had letters, and you told me to look at them and see. Among the letters was one sent by a Saudi young man, apparently a student of knowledge, and he says in it, "A man appeared among us, and his name is such-and-such, and he has tapes, and I followed his innovations and his deviations, and so on."
The Shaykh : What Allah willed.
Another questioner : I mean, glory be to Allah, now I have forgotten who it was; it is no longer in my mind.
The Shaykh : Who is...
Another questioner : This man and this response, the meaning is al-Tahan?
The Shaykh: Certainly.
Another questioner : Yes, of course. In the letter, I am one hundred percent sure the meaning is al-Tahan, but the owner of the letter...
The Shaykh : The owner of the letter.
Source
www.al-albany.com
The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.