Some of the brothers requested the Shaykh’s tapes, which Abu Layla records, to be copied and distributed among the students of knowledge.

The questioner : We were at one of the brothers’ houses yesterday, my Shaykh, staying up late, and one of the brothers asked me to convey a request to you, meaning he wanted to speak with you, so I said this is easy, if Allah wills, I will meet with him.The Shaykh : And the person involved tomorrow morning. Our noble brother is asking forAbu Layla : a copy of the tape that I record for Shaykh Nasser. He does not want it cleaned up, nor does he want it organized, nor anything else, so that there is no excuse due to being busyAbu Layla : with his business, home, and shop, and so on. I will fulfill the request by saying, I want the tape as it is, and in my artistic way, I will clean it up to make it what I want, and I want to record from each copy twenty or thirty tapes and spread the knowledge, meaning I want to donate this effort. May Allah preserve you. Tell me this observation in front ofThe Shaykh : Nasser, and let my brother hear it.Abu Layla : So hereAbu Layla : he says, I am not able to do anything but clean it up, because someone’s laughter and another’s laughter and things of this sort will come out, so I am not able to. What is your opinion, my Shaykh? May Allah reward you.

The Shaykh : My opinion is that this request was directed by the one you are alluding to, without naming him, or by someone else. You must listen to the answer now.

The questioner : Yes, O our Shaykh.

The Shaykh : And I told him this is a matter that cannot be realized, because in many cases it concerns me personally, in addition toAbu Layla : The Shaykh :Abu Layla : in many cases, and perhaps Professor Abu Malik knows this reality, he contacts the speaker and asks him about some issues. So I told thisThe questioner : or someone else or someone similar, I said, my brother, I am not prepared for every time someone knocks on the door and asks what a phrase means, what it intends, do we approve it, do we elevate it, and so on. Therefore, from both sides, such a request cannot be realized. From his side, and he knows this best, and from my side, and I also know this best. And thus, this is an excuse, and an excuse is acceptable among honorable people. It is not permissible to persist in matters that concern the person himself, because he knows his reality better than others. This is the answer, as we said before, and we will say it always and in the future.