Abu al-Hasan’s request to Shaykh al-Albani for a word in defense of Shaykh Rabie and Muqbil.
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The questioner : The issue is known, our Shaykh, I mean the position ofThe Shaykh : Muqbil (may Allah preserve him) and likewiseThe Shaykh : Rabie (may Allah preserve him) in their struggle against religious innovations and deviant statements. Some of the youth, I mean, they doubt the status of these twoThe Shaykh : men. So if you could give us a word, (may Allah preserve you), about these twoThe Shaykh : men, even if it is very brief, may Allah the Exalted and Glorious benefit them with it and may Allah protect these twoThe Shaykh : men from the tongues of many of those who, by criticizing them, are criticizing the path they are upon?
The Shaykh : Without a doubt, we praise Allah the Mighty and Majestic for having made available for this righteous call, which is based on the Book and the Sunnah and the methodology of the righteous predecessors, many callers in various Islamic lands who are performing the collective obligation, which few people perform in the Islamic world today. Therefore, the disparagement of these twoThe Shaykh : men, who call to the Book and the Sunnah and what the righteous predecessors were upon, and who fight those who oppose this correct methodology, is, as is clear to everyone, coming from one of two people: either an ignorant person or one who follows his desires. The ignorant person, as mentioned in a previous word of yours, can be guided easily because he thinks he has some knowledge. So when the correct knowledge becomes clear to him, he is guided. Therefore, I say on many occasions that in some of the groups that exist today, who are deviating from our call, we see that they have sincerity. So I say these people are more beloved to me than those who are with us in our call but it becomes clear that they are not with us in the sincerity, which is the condition for the acceptance of every righteous deed.
The questioner : We ask Allah for a good conclusion.
The Shaykh : As for the one who follows his desires, we have no way to him except that Allah the Blessed and Exalted guides him. These people who criticizeThe Shaykh : them, as we mentioned, are either ignorant, in which case they are taught, or they follow their desires, in which case we seek refuge in Allah from their evil and we ask Allah the Mighty and Majestic either to guide them or to break their backs.
The questioner: Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh : But regarding Shaykh Muqbil, I have not read much of his work, as is the case with our brother Rabie. And Rabie appears to have more activity in writing thanThe Shaykh : Muqbil, and the exact opposite is true: Muqbil is more active in the call, mixing with people, calling them to the Book and the Sunnah, preaching to them, and guiding them, thanThe Shaykh : Dr. Rabie. So I want to say that what I have seen in the writings ofThe Shaykh : Dr. Rabie, although they are beneficial, and I do not recall seeing any error or deviation from the methodology that we agree upon and with which he agrees with us, I told him on more than one occasion, in a phone call that took place between me and him, that if he would be gentle in using some expressions, especially since the one he is responding to may be someone who has passed to the reckoning of Allah and His favor, mercy, and forgiveness. And from another angle, he may have power and a group that belongs to him with pre-Islamic age of ignorance enthusiasm, not scholarly enthusiasm. So for the sake of these people, not for the sake of that one who has passed to the mercy of Allah the Mighty and Majestic, I see gentleness in responding to those who opposed our Salafi methodology. As for the scholarly aspect, it is very strong in him, praise be to Allah. As for Shaykh Muqbil, the people of Makkah know its valleys best, and the news that comes to us from you is the greatest testimony that Allah the Mighty and Majestic has guided him with a guidance for which we may not know a parallel among some of the apparent callers today on the face of the earth. So we ask Allah the Mighty and Majestic to guide the Muslims to first know their religion and to be far from following their desires.
The questioner : May Allah accept it.
The Shaykh : Perhaps this amount is sufficient.
The questioner : May Allah bless you and reward you with good.
The Shaykh: And you as well, if Allah wills.
The questioner : Forgive us, our Shaykh, if we have tired you, or...
The Shaykh : My master, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 1796a !
The questioner: Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh : What did we encounter?
The questioner: Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh : We encountered nothing.
The questioner : We feel awkward when we feel your health is in this state.The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : And you travel this long distance. We ask Allah to place it in your scale of good deeds.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : And this is only from your favor, after Allah the Mighty and Majestic.
The Shaykh : This distance, compared to your distance.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Do not mention it.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, may Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh: And you as well, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Without a doubt, we praise Allah the Mighty and Majestic for having made available for this righteous call, which is based on the Book and the Sunnah and the methodology of the righteous predecessors, many callers in various Islamic lands who are performing the collective obligation, which few people perform in the Islamic world today. Therefore, the disparagement of these twoThe Shaykh : men, who call to the Book and the Sunnah and what the righteous predecessors were upon, and who fight those who oppose this correct methodology, is, as is clear to everyone, coming from one of two people: either an ignorant person or one who follows his desires. The ignorant person, as mentioned in a previous word of yours, can be guided easily because he thinks he has some knowledge. So when the correct knowledge becomes clear to him, he is guided. Therefore, I say on many occasions that in some of the groups that exist today, who are deviating from our call, we see that they have sincerity. So I say these people are more beloved to me than those who are with us in our call but it becomes clear that they are not with us in the sincerity, which is the condition for the acceptance of every righteous deed.
The questioner : We ask Allah for a good conclusion.
The Shaykh : As for the one who follows his desires, we have no way to him except that Allah the Blessed and Exalted guides him. These people who criticizeThe Shaykh : them, as we mentioned, are either ignorant, in which case they are taught, or they follow their desires, in which case we seek refuge in Allah from their evil and we ask Allah the Mighty and Majestic either to guide them or to break their backs.
The questioner: Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh : But regarding Shaykh Muqbil, I have not read much of his work, as is the case with our brother Rabie. And Rabie appears to have more activity in writing thanThe Shaykh : Muqbil, and the exact opposite is true: Muqbil is more active in the call, mixing with people, calling them to the Book and the Sunnah, preaching to them, and guiding them, thanThe Shaykh : Dr. Rabie. So I want to say that what I have seen in the writings ofThe Shaykh : Dr. Rabie, although they are beneficial, and I do not recall seeing any error or deviation from the methodology that we agree upon and with which he agrees with us, I told him on more than one occasion, in a phone call that took place between me and him, that if he would be gentle in using some expressions, especially since the one he is responding to may be someone who has passed to the reckoning of Allah and His favor, mercy, and forgiveness. And from another angle, he may have power and a group that belongs to him with pre-Islamic age of ignorance enthusiasm, not scholarly enthusiasm. So for the sake of these people, not for the sake of that one who has passed to the mercy of Allah the Mighty and Majestic, I see gentleness in responding to those who opposed our Salafi methodology. As for the scholarly aspect, it is very strong in him, praise be to Allah. As for Shaykh Muqbil, the people of Makkah know its valleys best, and the news that comes to us from you is the greatest testimony that Allah the Mighty and Majestic has guided him with a guidance for which we may not know a parallel among some of the apparent callers today on the face of the earth. So we ask Allah the Mighty and Majestic to guide the Muslims to first know their religion and to be far from following their desires.
The questioner : May Allah accept it.
The Shaykh : Perhaps this amount is sufficient.
The questioner : May Allah bless you and reward you with good.
The Shaykh: And you as well, if Allah wills.
The questioner : Forgive us, our Shaykh, if we have tired you, or...
The Shaykh : My master, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Thou art just a little finger which has bled, and what thou hast experienced is in the cause of Allah.
إن أنت إلا إصبع دميت وفي سبيل الله ما لقيتThe questioner: Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh : What did we encounter?
The questioner: Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh : We encountered nothing.
The questioner : We feel awkward when we feel your health is in this state.The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : And you travel this long distance. We ask Allah to place it in your scale of good deeds.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : And this is only from your favor, after Allah the Mighty and Majestic.
The Shaykh : This distance, compared to your distance.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Do not mention it.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, may Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh: And you as well, if Allah wills.
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