The Shaykh recounts his meeting with Abdullah al-Habashi and Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut.
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Abu Layla: Our Shaykh, please repeat that point.
The Shaykh: Regarding the discussions in public gatherings and that they are not suitable. OnceThe Shaykh : Abdullah al-Habashi himself came to me in the lesson, and I was in Damascus at the time, and with himThe Shaykh : Shu'ayb
Abu Layla: al-Arna'ut?
The Shaykh: Yes, and his companion Abd al-Qadir al-Arna'uti, they attended the lesson, and after we finished the lesson, one of them presented me with a paper written in it in the name ofThe Shaykh : Abdullah: I am inviting you to a debate in the Umayyad Mosque after the Friday prayer.
Abu Layla: Again?! I mean, bold.
The Shaykh: About what? He said: About the research into your statement that adding to the adhan is a religious innovation
Abu Layla : Glory be to Allah!
The Shaykh: and that seeking nearness to Allah through the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is a religious innovation, and your statement that every religious innovation is misguidance. And this was the first meeting between me and Abdullah, there was nothing before it, and who came with him?The Shaykh : Shu'ayb, and it is known for his opposition to the Salafi call, and his fanaticism for the Hanafi school of jurisprudence; so it appears that he backed Abdullah, and thought that he had some knowledge; so he wanted to unleash him on me and hold a discussion between me and him in the largest mosque in Syria, and in the greatest gathering; which is Friday. I said to him, to Shaykh Abdullah: Welcome; but I see that before this meeting, and in the mosque, and on Friday, that I meet with you alone; because in my opinion, I do not know what you have, and you do not know what I have, and therefore ... .The Shaykh : Abdullah, and he thought he had some knowledge; so he wanted him to confront me and hold a debate between us in the Grand Mosque in Syria, on a Friday, with the largest gathering. I said to Shaykh Abdullah: Welcome; but I think that before this meeting in the mosque on Friday, I should meet with you privately; because in my opinion, I do not know what you have, and you do not know what I have, and therefore...
[Sound of a phone ringing].
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah. Yes.
The questioner: Do you hear me, O Shaykh!?
The Shaykh: I am telling you yes?
The Shaykh: Regarding the discussions in public gatherings and that they are not suitable. OnceThe Shaykh : Abdullah al-Habashi himself came to me in the lesson, and I was in Damascus at the time, and with himThe Shaykh : Shu'ayb
Abu Layla: al-Arna'ut?
The Shaykh: Yes, and his companion Abd al-Qadir al-Arna'uti, they attended the lesson, and after we finished the lesson, one of them presented me with a paper written in it in the name ofThe Shaykh : Abdullah: I am inviting you to a debate in the Umayyad Mosque after the Friday prayer.
Abu Layla: Again?! I mean, bold.
The Shaykh: About what? He said: About the research into your statement that adding to the adhan is a religious innovation
Abu Layla : Glory be to Allah!
The Shaykh: and that seeking nearness to Allah through the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is a religious innovation, and your statement that every religious innovation is misguidance. And this was the first meeting between me and Abdullah, there was nothing before it, and who came with him?The Shaykh : Shu'ayb, and it is known for his opposition to the Salafi call, and his fanaticism for the Hanafi school of jurisprudence; so it appears that he backed Abdullah, and thought that he had some knowledge; so he wanted to unleash him on me and hold a discussion between me and him in the largest mosque in Syria, and in the greatest gathering; which is Friday. I said to him, to Shaykh Abdullah: Welcome; but I see that before this meeting, and in the mosque, and on Friday, that I meet with you alone; because in my opinion, I do not know what you have, and you do not know what I have, and therefore ... .The Shaykh : Abdullah, and he thought he had some knowledge; so he wanted him to confront me and hold a debate between us in the Grand Mosque in Syria, on a Friday, with the largest gathering. I said to Shaykh Abdullah: Welcome; but I think that before this meeting in the mosque on Friday, I should meet with you privately; because in my opinion, I do not know what you have, and you do not know what I have, and therefore...
[Sound of a phone ringing].
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah. Yes.
The questioner: Do you hear me, O Shaykh!?
The Shaykh: I am telling you yes?
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