The Shaykh al-Sindi’s praise of the Shaykh al-Albani and his explanation of his excuse for responding to the Shaykh regarding the hijab.
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The Shaykh : On this occasion, a person came to me two or three days ago and told me about the response ofThe Shaykh : Abd al-Qadir al-Bakistani al-Sindi regarding the hijab, and he kept praising his character and his manners. I know him because he is my student at the university, and he says that he praises you with very sweet praise. And when, on some occasions, he cries—have you seen him?
Al-Halabi : I saw him with my own eyes.
The Shaykh : The point is, he says that I do not take himThe Shaykh : I mean, I expressed my opinion and mentioned this meaning. When the man left me, I said to him, “Here is the point: I said to him, ‘Greet those who ask, and especially our brotherThe Shaykh : Abd al-Qadir, and remember that our disagreement unites us rather than divides us, unlike the disagreements of others.”
Al-Halabi : Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh : So, everyone may state their opinion, and there is no objection if it is within the bounds of proper conduct, with no sarcasm, no mockery, and so on.[Al-Baqarah 2:148]
Al-Halabi : Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh : I mean, what I intended was that I said to him, “There is no objection. He disagrees with me, and I disagree with him, but we remain on the methodology. This is the case.”
Al-Halabi : Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh : And this is a good example of what you asked about, meaning
Al-Halabi : Our Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, after the Hajj this year, our brother Abu Suhayb, Dr. Asim al-Qurayti, may Allah reward him with good,
The Shaykh : May Allah reward him with good.
Al-Halabi : He said that we visitedThe Shaykh : Abd al-Qadir Habib Allah al-Sindi.
The Shaykh : What Allah willed.
Al-Halabi : In fact, this is the first time I have visited him.
The Shaykh : Have you not visited him before?
Al-Halabi : Yes, he was ill. We went to his house but did not find him; they said he was in the hospital.
The Shaykh : May Allah heal him.
Al-Halabi : So we went to him in the hospital. By Allah, my Shaykh, when he learned that I was from your side, subhan Allah al-Azim,
The Shaykh : There is no god but Allah
Al-Halabi : he was deeply affected and cried.
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar.
Al-Halabi : He said, “I bear witness to Allah that we draw near to Allah through our love forThe Shaykh : Al-Albani
The Shaykh : May Allah bless him.
Al-Halabi : And mention this to him, and our love for him. He spoke words that were many times more than what I have mentioned. In fact, I was informed by our Shaykh, our brother Dr. Asim al-Qurayti, Abu Suhayb, may Allah preserve him, directly fromThe Shaykh : Abd al-Qadir al-Sindi himself, that if I were to start over with what I have done, I would not have written the responses toThe Shaykh : al-Albani on the issue of the hijab. Not for the sake of the scholarly issue, but out of fear that the people of innovation would exploit it to attackThe Shaykh : and his methodology, which is the methodology by which we declare our faith in Allah and which we believe in as a fundamental principle of knowledge, regardless of this issue, which has been a subject of disagreement among scholars since ancient times.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, may Allah bless him.
Al-Halabi : What Allah willed.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward him with good.
Al-Halabi : May Allah preserve you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah keep you safe.
Al-Halabi : I saw him with my own eyes.
The Shaykh : The point is, he says that I do not take himThe Shaykh : I mean, I expressed my opinion and mentioned this meaning. When the man left me, I said to him, “Here is the point: I said to him, ‘Greet those who ask, and especially our brotherThe Shaykh : Abd al-Qadir, and remember that our disagreement unites us rather than divides us, unlike the disagreements of others.”
Al-Halabi : Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh : So, everyone may state their opinion, and there is no objection if it is within the bounds of proper conduct, with no sarcasm, no mockery, and so on.
For each [religious following] is a direction toward which it faces. So race to [all that is] good.
ولكل وجهة هو موليها فاستبقوا الخيراتAl-Halabi : Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh : I mean, what I intended was that I said to him, “There is no objection. He disagrees with me, and I disagree with him, but we remain on the methodology. This is the case.”
Al-Halabi : Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh : And this is a good example of what you asked about, meaning
Al-Halabi : Our Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, after the Hajj this year, our brother Abu Suhayb, Dr. Asim al-Qurayti, may Allah reward him with good,
The Shaykh : May Allah reward him with good.
Al-Halabi : He said that we visitedThe Shaykh : Abd al-Qadir Habib Allah al-Sindi.
The Shaykh : What Allah willed.
Al-Halabi : In fact, this is the first time I have visited him.
The Shaykh : Have you not visited him before?
Al-Halabi : Yes, he was ill. We went to his house but did not find him; they said he was in the hospital.
The Shaykh : May Allah heal him.
Al-Halabi : So we went to him in the hospital. By Allah, my Shaykh, when he learned that I was from your side, subhan Allah al-Azim,
The Shaykh : There is no god but Allah
Al-Halabi : he was deeply affected and cried.
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar.
Al-Halabi : He said, “I bear witness to Allah that we draw near to Allah through our love forThe Shaykh : Al-Albani
The Shaykh : May Allah bless him.
Al-Halabi : And mention this to him, and our love for him. He spoke words that were many times more than what I have mentioned. In fact, I was informed by our Shaykh, our brother Dr. Asim al-Qurayti, Abu Suhayb, may Allah preserve him, directly fromThe Shaykh : Abd al-Qadir al-Sindi himself, that if I were to start over with what I have done, I would not have written the responses toThe Shaykh : al-Albani on the issue of the hijab. Not for the sake of the scholarly issue, but out of fear that the people of innovation would exploit it to attackThe Shaykh : and his methodology, which is the methodology by which we declare our faith in Allah and which we believe in as a fundamental principle of knowledge, regardless of this issue, which has been a subject of disagreement among scholars since ancient times.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, may Allah bless him.
Al-Halabi : What Allah willed.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward him with good.
Al-Halabi : May Allah preserve you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah keep you safe.
Source
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