A discussion regarding Shaykh Muhammad Ahmad Bashmil.
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The questioner : Yes, my Shaykh, yesterday someone mentioned to me that Muhammad Ahmad Bashmil—you have read his work—and he wants to visit you.
The Shaykh : By Allah, you reminded me; I had not forgotten him. Is it Muhammad or Ahmad?
The questioner : Muhammad Ahmad Bashmil.
The Shaykh : Was Muhammad Ahmad Bashmil one of the group of enjoining good and forbidding evil?
The questioner : Actually, no, but he has a treatise on exegesis. In it, he mentions Sufi incidents there, and the support from the shaykhs, saying, "O Shaykh, O so-and-so."
The Shaykh : Where from?
The questioner : In southern Yemen, Hadramawt, I mean.
The Shaykh : Where is he residing? Is he in Jeddah?
The questioner : In Jeddah, yes.
The Shaykh : I want to know if he is the one I have in mind, because he came to Damascus more than once and I met him, until he came once to Amman. So you do not remember that he was from the group of enjoining good and forbidding evil? Well, he has books.
The questioner : He has books on the battles: the Battle of Badr al-Kubra and the Battle of Uhud.
The Shaykh : Okay, that is him.
The questioner : It is a very good series. May Allah benefit people greatly with it.
The Shaykh : That is him, if Allah wills, he will be a good resident here. He is.
The questioner : Probably, yes. I do not know, but I read his exegesis treatise.
The Shaykh : So you do not know him personally?
The questioner : No, I do not know him.
The Shaykh : Muhammad Ahmad Bashmil.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, the fifth volume is under press, and the first volume is being reprinted with a comprehensive introduction. Its printing is finished, except that it lacks the indexes, so it will be published soon, if Allah wills. As for al-Silsilah al-Sahihah, we have also nearly finished printing its fifth volume.
The Shaykh : By Allah, you reminded me; I had not forgotten him. Is it Muhammad or Ahmad?
The questioner : Muhammad Ahmad Bashmil.
The Shaykh : Was Muhammad Ahmad Bashmil one of the group of enjoining good and forbidding evil?
The questioner : Actually, no, but he has a treatise on exegesis. In it, he mentions Sufi incidents there, and the support from the shaykhs, saying, "O Shaykh, O so-and-so."
The Shaykh : Where from?
The questioner : In southern Yemen, Hadramawt, I mean.
The Shaykh : Where is he residing? Is he in Jeddah?
The questioner : In Jeddah, yes.
The Shaykh : I want to know if he is the one I have in mind, because he came to Damascus more than once and I met him, until he came once to Amman. So you do not remember that he was from the group of enjoining good and forbidding evil? Well, he has books.
The questioner : He has books on the battles: the Battle of Badr al-Kubra and the Battle of Uhud.
The Shaykh : Okay, that is him.
The questioner : It is a very good series. May Allah benefit people greatly with it.
The Shaykh : That is him, if Allah wills, he will be a good resident here. He is.
The questioner : Probably, yes. I do not know, but I read his exegesis treatise.
The Shaykh : So you do not know him personally?
The questioner : No, I do not know him.
The Shaykh : Muhammad Ahmad Bashmil.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, the fifth volume is under press, and the first volume is being reprinted with a comprehensive introduction. Its printing is finished, except that it lacks the indexes, so it will be published soon, if Allah wills. As for al-Silsilah al-Sahihah, we have also nearly finished printing its fifth volume.