Conveying Abu al-Hasan's greeting from Shaykh Rabee' to Shaykh al-Albani, and Shaykh Rabee's request to Shaykh al-Albani for advice to the Salafi youth.

The questioner : This gathering is among the gatherings in which Allah has blessed us by allowing us to sit with our Shaykh (may Allah preserve him, take care of him, and ward off from him all evil and disliked things). This was the tenth gathering on the night of the fourteenth of Rajab in the year 1416 of the Hijrah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), in our Shaykh's library (may Allah the Exalted and Glorified increase it in blessing and fill it with good, and ward off from it all that is disliked). In this gathering, our Shaykh (may Allah preserve you), before I mention the question, I wish to convey to you the greeting ofThe Shaykh : Rabee' ibn Hadee al-Madkhali (may Allah preserve him). He called me yesterday and asked me to convey to you, all your students, and your brothers the greeting. He asked you to advise the students of knowledge and to advise the sons of the Salafi da'wah to unify their methodology and agree upon the Book of their Lord and the Sunnah of their Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and to abandon the innovations among the matters that cause the Salafis in all lands of the world to differ greatly among themselves. If Allah wills, we will listen to a word from you directing the youth of the Salafi da'wah. Then, if Allah wills, I will continue with my question. May Allah preserve you.

The Shaykh : First of all, I say: peace and mercy of Allah and blessings be upon you and upon him. As for the word, I do not think we have anything new beyond what we constantly repeat and dwell upon. Let him do his disruption in his place; be patient with him for a moment.

The questioner : No, Muhammad, our Shaykh, praise be to Allah, meaning he understands the rules.

The Shaykh : Yes, but it is necessary that the chair under him is shaking. I say: I have nothing new on the occasion of what our brother, Dr. Rabee' (may Allah reward him with good) requested, beyond what we constantly repeat to the ears of our brothers and others: the obligation to adhere to what the righteous Salaf were upon. We do not suffice in the present age for the Muslim to believe that he suffices by returning to the Book and the Sunnah only, without returning to the infallibility, as I say, which is adhering to what the righteous Salaf were upon. And we do not distinguish in that between the goal and the means. And the Muslims must focus on the most important of what came in Islam. And if it is necessary to begin with something for some lands, it is tawhid (the oneness of Allah) in its three categories, and repeating to the people what the scholars unanimously say: "All good is in following those who came before, and all evil is in the innovation of those who came after." In my opinion, our brother, the Doctor, must have read or heard some tapes repeating this kind of advice that we direct to the general Muslims in all corners of the earth. But in my belief, due to his care first, and unfortunately because he now lives in an atmosphere of disagreement, and many people have perhaps deviated slightly or greatly from this line, and some of them may claim affiliation with the Salafi da'wah in reality or in figure, I believe this is a repetition from me. But his care, as we mentioned, to repeat this advice, I have done so in response to him. And I hope that Allah the Exalted and Glorified will inspire us with guidance, firm our feet, and gather us with the first generation, the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family).

The questioner : Our Shaykh, regarding the question that was in the previous gathering, and when the gathering was delayed, you saw that the rest of the answer to it should be postponed to another gathering. I want to bring it back quickly: the question that was put to you, and I will complete with you the rest of what I was about to speak about. And it is known, our Shaykh, that the Salafi da'wah, for a period, was, praise be to Allah, enjoying the strength of the row, the cohesion of the row, and the bond of brotherhood among them upon the Book of their Lord and the Sunnah of their Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and returning to their scholars in everything new that occurred to them or any of the innovations; they returned to their scholars and knew the truth in that. But in the row of the Salafi da'wah, among the youth, and perhaps those who are older in age, they saw that they should turn to organizational and party work and the like. This caused the word of the da'iyah to vary among them, between a summary of that, and a prohibition of this, and a middle in the matter, saying so and so, and saying so and so, until the matter became confused for many of the students of knowledge. It is not hidden from you, our Shaykh, how this issue affected the ranks of our brothers and the word of our brothers, until there began to be those who exaggerate and those who neglect, and so on. And I mentioned the question to you.