The Shaykh Al-Albani’s explanation of the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadith of al-Ghurabah: “Those who repair what people have corrupted of my Sunnah after me.”
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The questioner : The hadith: And they are those who call to holding fast to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh : No, they do not call,Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2630Da'if (Darussalam).
The questioner : I mean, is there a difference between ... and “they repair”?
The Shaykh : Of course there is a difference, of course, because those who repair are the scholars, and those who follow are the followers, so I think the difference is also certain, is it not?
The questioner : I mean, the intended meaning here is not just the callers, but rather the scholars who teach and clarify for these people.
The Shaykh : They clarify for these callers.
The questioner : Are these the al-Ghurabah?
The Shaykh : Yes, in the second hadith, do you know the second hadith?
The questioner : I mean, is there a second narration?
The Shaykh :.
The questioner : I mean, are the al-Ghurabah every righteous person among the righteous Muslims?
The Shaykh : The second meaning?
The questioner : The second meaning, does this also include the second meaning?
The Shaykh : The second meaning is correct.
The questioner : Or does one of the two statements include the other?
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : Does not one of them include the other?
Blessed are the strangers.
طوبى للغرباءThe Shaykh : No, they do not call,
who correct what the people have corrupted from my Sunnah after me
يصلحون ما أفسد الناس من سنتي من بعديThe questioner : I mean, is there a difference between ... and “they repair”?
The Shaykh : Of course there is a difference, of course, because those who repair are the scholars, and those who follow are the followers, so I think the difference is also certain, is it not?
The questioner : I mean, the intended meaning here is not just the callers, but rather the scholars who teach and clarify for these people.
The Shaykh : They clarify for these callers.
The questioner : Are these the al-Ghurabah?
The Shaykh : Yes, in the second hadith, do you know the second hadith?
The questioner : I mean, is there a second narration?
The Shaykh :
They are a few righteous people, and those who disobey them are more than those who obey them
هم ناس قليلون صالحون من يعصيهم أكثر ممن يطيعهمThe questioner : I mean, are the al-Ghurabah every righteous person among the righteous Muslims?
The Shaykh : The second meaning?
The questioner : The second meaning, does this also include the second meaning?
The Shaykh : The second meaning is correct.
The questioner : Or does one of the two statements include the other?
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : Does not one of them include the other?