Is the command for a man to change his gray hair obligatory or recommended?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : The Shaykh : Nasser?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : I hope you are well.
The Shaykh : May Allah make you well. Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : ... Allah and may He bless you.
The Shaykh: Amen.
The questioner : May Allah be pleased with you, O Shaykh. I want to ask about a matter.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : His saying (peace be upon him): Is this command for recommendation or for obligation?
The Shaykh: For obligation.
The questioner: For obligation.
The Shaykh : Yes, for obligation.
The questioner : The command is for obligation.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, the command is for obligation.
The questioner : Well, I see many of the scholars who do not dye their beards, so I thought there was a factor that shifts it from obligation to recommendation.
The Shaykh : No, you do not see the scholars. Did you keep their company?
The questioner : Correct, you mean that the hair turns white after the dye appears.
The Shaykh : Which of the scholars did you keep company with day and night?
The questioner : No, no, I just saw it with my own eyes.
The Shaykh : You see it with your own eyes, but you see it once, not ten times. The point is, this talk does not benefit you. The command indicates obligation.
The questioner : O Shaykh, I say, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The command indicates obligation.
The questioner : May Allah be pleased with you.
The Shaykh : And with you.
The questioner : Another matter, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : I am Abdullah al-Salih. Perhaps you remember me?
The Shaykh : No, by Allah, I do not remember you.
The questioner : I am the one who wrote the beautiful objections.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : May Allah forgive you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : I say, may Allah keep you safe. I have another book.
The Shaykh: Yes
The questioner : I named it "Completing the Need for the Authentic Sunan of Ibn Majah."
The Shaykh : And what is this need?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : What is this need?
The questioner : The people's need for this book, the people's need for a book.The Shaykh : Nasir al-Albani.
The Shaykh : Yes, do you understand what I mean?
The questioner : In this book.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : We said at the beginning that you attribute the hadith to al-Bukhari and Muslim if it is in them.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : So you symbolize them with a Qaf, or a Kha, or a Mim if it is in Muslim.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : Or a Kha if it is in al-Bukhari.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : I came across one hundred and forty-seven hadiths through the same Companion with their texts, which were not attributed to the two Sahihs, nor to al-Bukhari, nor to Muslim.
The Shaykh : Yes, you may.
The questioner : So I collected them.
The Shaykh : If you are precise in that, it will be a great gain.
The questioner : May Allah keep you safe, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : But I think you are not precise in that.
The questioner : I will send them to you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good, and thank you.
The questioner : Another matter, O Shaykh, which is that you attribute the hadith to al-Bukhari and Muslim, even if it is not through the Companion.
The Shaykh : That is sufficient, yes.
The questioner : Who adopted this method before?
The Shaykh : Al-Albani.
The questioner : Ah, I mean, I intend that this is a specific convention of.The Shaykh : Nasser?
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : I also found hadiths that I left, O Shaykh, based on this convention, and yet I did not note them...
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : Because I do not know from the rules of terminology that a hadith is attributed to al-Bukhari and Muslim, even if it is not through the Companion.
The Shaykh : The point, my brother, is to know whether this text is authentic or not, and the point is not whether it is authentic from this Companion or from another...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is it.
The questioner : The attribution in takhrij means.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : Does this not count as one hadith and this as another hadith?
The Shaykh : Yes, when the research is in the chains of narration, they are considered two hadiths.
The questioner : ... a need
The Shaykh : Complete, complete. May Allah fulfill your need and keep you safe and bless you.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and Allah's mercy and blessings. This is a follow-up to Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen.
Another questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
Another questioner : The Shaykh : Nasser.
The Shaykh : Yes.
Another questioner : May Allah reward you, my master.
The Shaykh : May Allah grant you health.
Another questioner : I will ask you a question, O my master.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
Another questioner : I work for a contractor, in the brickyard, with the wood. And we have a neighbor who works as a contractor, meaning he is separate from us, and he steals from the person who has him. And he steals his wood and his things. So what is the ruling of the Shari'ah? Do I stay silent? Or do I tell the owner of the work? Or do I warn him!? Or what do I do?
The Shaykh : Warn the thief, warn him.
Another questioner : Do I warn him first?
The Shaykh : First, warn him. If he stops, then it is done. And if he does not stop, inform the owner of the property.
Another questioner : Meaning, first I warn him, and then I inform the owner of the property. Does that mean I am free from sin?
The Shaykh : You are free from sin.
Another questioner : O my master, may Allah reward you with all good and may Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : And welcome.
Another questioner : May Allah keep you safe, O my master, the Shaykh.
The Shaykh : You are welcome.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : The Shaykh : Nasser?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : I hope you are well.
The Shaykh : May Allah make you well. Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : ... Allah and may He bless you.
The Shaykh: Amen.
The questioner : May Allah be pleased with you, O Shaykh. I want to ask about a matter.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : His saying (peace be upon him):
Change this gray hair and keep it away from black.
غيروا هذا الشيب وجنّبوه السوادThe Shaykh: For obligation.
The questioner: For obligation.
The Shaykh : Yes, for obligation.
The questioner : The command is for obligation.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, the command is for obligation.
The questioner : Well, I see many of the scholars who do not dye their beards, so I thought there was a factor that shifts it from obligation to recommendation.
The Shaykh : No, you do not see the scholars. Did you keep their company?
The questioner : Correct, you mean that the hair turns white after the dye appears.
The Shaykh : Which of the scholars did you keep company with day and night?
The questioner : No, no, I just saw it with my own eyes.
The Shaykh : You see it with your own eyes, but you see it once, not ten times. The point is, this talk does not benefit you. The command indicates obligation.
The questioner : O Shaykh, I say, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The command indicates obligation.
The questioner : May Allah be pleased with you.
The Shaykh : And with you.
The questioner : Another matter, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : I am Abdullah al-Salih. Perhaps you remember me?
The Shaykh : No, by Allah, I do not remember you.
The questioner : I am the one who wrote the beautiful objections.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : May Allah forgive you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : I say, may Allah keep you safe. I have another book.
The Shaykh: Yes
The questioner : I named it "Completing the Need for the Authentic Sunan of Ibn Majah."
The Shaykh : And what is this need?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : What is this need?
The questioner : The people's need for this book, the people's need for a book.The Shaykh : Nasir al-Albani.
The Shaykh : Yes, do you understand what I mean?
The questioner : In this book.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : We said at the beginning that you attribute the hadith to al-Bukhari and Muslim if it is in them.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : So you symbolize them with a Qaf, or a Kha, or a Mim if it is in Muslim.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : Or a Kha if it is in al-Bukhari.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : I came across one hundred and forty-seven hadiths through the same Companion with their texts, which were not attributed to the two Sahihs, nor to al-Bukhari, nor to Muslim.
The Shaykh : Yes, you may.
The questioner : So I collected them.
The Shaykh : If you are precise in that, it will be a great gain.
The questioner : May Allah keep you safe, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : But I think you are not precise in that.
The questioner : I will send them to you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good, and thank you.
The questioner : Another matter, O Shaykh, which is that you attribute the hadith to al-Bukhari and Muslim, even if it is not through the Companion.
The Shaykh : That is sufficient, yes.
The questioner : Who adopted this method before?
The Shaykh : Al-Albani.
The questioner : Ah, I mean, I intend that this is a specific convention of.The Shaykh : Nasser?
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : I also found hadiths that I left, O Shaykh, based on this convention, and yet I did not note them...
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : Because I do not know from the rules of terminology that a hadith is attributed to al-Bukhari and Muslim, even if it is not through the Companion.
The Shaykh : The point, my brother, is to know whether this text is authentic or not, and the point is not whether it is authentic from this Companion or from another...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is it.
The questioner : The attribution in takhrij means.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : Does this not count as one hadith and this as another hadith?
The Shaykh : Yes, when the research is in the chains of narration, they are considered two hadiths.
The questioner : ... a need
The Shaykh : Complete, complete. May Allah fulfill your need and keep you safe and bless you.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and Allah's mercy and blessings. This is a follow-up to Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen.
Another questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
Another questioner : The Shaykh : Nasser.
The Shaykh : Yes.
Another questioner : May Allah reward you, my master.
The Shaykh : May Allah grant you health.
Another questioner : I will ask you a question, O my master.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
Another questioner : I work for a contractor, in the brickyard, with the wood. And we have a neighbor who works as a contractor, meaning he is separate from us, and he steals from the person who has him. And he steals his wood and his things. So what is the ruling of the Shari'ah? Do I stay silent? Or do I tell the owner of the work? Or do I warn him!? Or what do I do?
The Shaykh : Warn the thief, warn him.
Another questioner : Do I warn him first?
The Shaykh : First, warn him. If he stops, then it is done. And if he does not stop, inform the owner of the property.
Another questioner : Meaning, first I warn him, and then I inform the owner of the property. Does that mean I am free from sin?
The Shaykh : You are free from sin.
Another questioner : O my master, may Allah reward you with all good and may Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : And welcome.
Another questioner : May Allah keep you safe, O my master, the Shaykh.
The Shaykh : You are welcome.
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