What is the validity of those who say that Abu Layla follows the path of some Sufis in exalting Shaykh Al-Albani, serving him with food, and attending to what is suitable for his condition?
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The questioner : As for the second question, it is an accusationAbu Layla : that he follows the methodology of the Sufis in treating their poles (quṭb) with the honor he shows you, such as feeding you with his own hand and working for your comfort, based on his knowledge of your condition and his effort, as we know, as we know, I mean.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : by drawing near to Allah the Mighty and Majestic through your love, your service, and your vigilance over your comfort.
The Shaykh : I think that some of this speech, I mean, asking about it is among the strangest of things. The honor and respect are prescribed in some authentic hadiths, such as his saying (peace and blessings be upon him)Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1919Hasan (Darussalam) This is one, and therefore, if I may express it this way, this speech should be clarified, because there are things in it that are ugly to ask about, because as it is said, "Nothing is established in the minds if the day needs proof." So what I think is that there are some words that a discussion might take place around, because it may appear that there is some exaggeration in honoring the scholar, this honor that does not align with our Salafi methodology and our call. And to be realistic, I see that we should now, after repeating the question, stop at every word or phrase to discuss it. So please, repeat it.
The questioner : My Shaykh, I am conveying what the brothers say, I mean, it is not me.
The Shaykh : Yes, the one who conveys an error is not the one who erred.
The questioner : First, the accusationAbu Layla : that he follows the methodology of the Sufis in treating their poles, their sheikhs...
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : with the honor he shows you. This word "honor" is from me, not from them.
The Shaykh : Ah, and what do they say?
The questioner : They say what I said, that he follows the methodology of the Sufis in treating you, but this clarification is from me, I consider it so.
The Shaykh : We ask: Is everything the Sufis or the Sufis say invalid? The answer is no. Is everything the Sufis do invalid? The answer is no. So then, these accusers of Abu Ahmad should specify what point they are branding and accusing him of from what the Sufis do. So continue.
The questioner : The next is our expression saying "honor," honoring Abu Ahmad for you.The Shaykh : Okay, we are done with this.
The questioner : Such as feeding you with his hand and working for your comfort.
The Shaykh : The word "feeding with his hand," is there anyone among you who does not feel that there is an exaggeration?The questioner : I, by Allah, do not feel there is an exaggeration.
The Shaykh : I did not feel it.
The questioner : No, by Allah.
The Shaykh : I understand from the word "feeding" that, for example, Abu Malik and I have our hands on each other, and he is putting food in my mouth as if, God forbid, I am an old man who cannot raise his hand to his mouth. Is that the case?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills, it is not so, and we will not reach that point.
The questioner : No, they do not intend that he is putting food in your mouth.
The Shaykh : I know, may Allah reward you, I know what they intend, but you, in your way of correcting the phrase comparing him to the Sufis, you placed the word "honor."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, so I am now discussing this phrase, and I do not know if you are the one who planned and wrote it, or is it yes.
The questioner : I said "honor" from me.
The Shaykh : The research is not now about the word "honor," may Allah reward you, we are done with that. The research is now about the issue of feeding, so there is an exaggeration. If it were said, for example, that it is in the context of honorThe Shaykh : that he sometimes puts some bites in his mouth, is this expression first more specific than this expression?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, and is this secondly closer to reality, is it not so?
The questioner : Correct.
The Shaykh : So then, this expression is wrong. Perhaps this wrong expression is from you, because it would be a clerical error, not an intellectual error, and this, as it is said, is the lesser of the two matters.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : by drawing near to Allah the Mighty and Majestic through your love, your service, and your vigilance over your comfort.
The Shaykh : I think that some of this speech, I mean, asking about it is among the strangest of things. The honor and respect are prescribed in some authentic hadiths, such as his saying (peace and blessings be upon him)
He is not one of us who does not have mercy on our young and does not respect our elders.
ليس منا من لم يرحم صغيرنا ويوقر كبيرنا ويعرف لعالمنا حقهAnd among the exaltation of Allah Blessed and Exalted is the honoring of the bearer of the Qur'an and the gray-haired Muslim.
ومن إجلال الله تبارك وتعالى إكرام حامل القرآن وذي الشيبة المسلمThe questioner : My Shaykh, I am conveying what the brothers say, I mean, it is not me.
The Shaykh : Yes, the one who conveys an error is not the one who erred.
The questioner : First, the accusationAbu Layla : that he follows the methodology of the Sufis in treating their poles, their sheikhs...
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : with the honor he shows you. This word "honor" is from me, not from them.
The Shaykh : Ah, and what do they say?
The questioner : They say what I said, that he follows the methodology of the Sufis in treating you, but this clarification is from me, I consider it so.
The Shaykh : We ask: Is everything the Sufis or the Sufis say invalid? The answer is no. Is everything the Sufis do invalid? The answer is no. So then, these accusers of Abu Ahmad should specify what point they are branding and accusing him of from what the Sufis do. So continue.
The questioner : The next is our expression saying "honor," honoring Abu Ahmad for you.The Shaykh : Okay, we are done with this.
The questioner : Such as feeding you with his hand and working for your comfort.
The Shaykh : The word "feeding with his hand," is there anyone among you who does not feel that there is an exaggeration?The questioner : I, by Allah, do not feel there is an exaggeration.
The Shaykh : I did not feel it.
The questioner : No, by Allah.
The Shaykh : I understand from the word "feeding" that, for example, Abu Malik and I have our hands on each other, and he is putting food in my mouth as if, God forbid, I am an old man who cannot raise his hand to his mouth. Is that the case?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills, it is not so, and we will not reach that point.
The questioner : No, they do not intend that he is putting food in your mouth.
The Shaykh : I know, may Allah reward you, I know what they intend, but you, in your way of correcting the phrase comparing him to the Sufis, you placed the word "honor."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, so I am now discussing this phrase, and I do not know if you are the one who planned and wrote it, or is it yes.
The questioner : I said "honor" from me.
The Shaykh : The research is not now about the word "honor," may Allah reward you, we are done with that. The research is now about the issue of feeding, so there is an exaggeration. If it were said, for example, that it is in the context of honorThe Shaykh : that he sometimes puts some bites in his mouth, is this expression first more specific than this expression?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, and is this secondly closer to reality, is it not so?
The questioner : Correct.
The Shaykh : So then, this expression is wrong. Perhaps this wrong expression is from you, because it would be a clerical error, not an intellectual error, and this, as it is said, is the lesser of the two matters.
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