Questioned about the authenticity of the hadith: “Soon people will ride their camels to seek knowledge, but they will not find a scholar more knowledgeable than the scholar of Madinah.”
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The questioner : Hello
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy and blessings of Allah.
The questioner : How are you, our professor Abu 'Abd al-Rahman?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well
The questioner : We have missed your voice and your good, beautiful, sound speech.
The Shaykh : Paradise will miss you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : It will miss us and you, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : How are you?
The questioner : I am well, and praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : Always praise be to Allah.
The questioner : Yes, by Allah, always, our dear professor. In truth, the hadith of al-Bidayah wa al-NihayahJami` at-Tirmidhi 2680Da'if (Darussalam)
The Shaykh : Weak, weak.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is weak.
The questioner : This is weak.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : Yes, that is how it is, I mean.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy and blessings of Allah.
The questioner : How are you, our professor Abu 'Abd al-Rahman?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well
The questioner : We have missed your voice and your good, beautiful, sound speech.
The Shaykh : Paradise will miss you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : It will miss us and you, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : How are you?
The questioner : I am well, and praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : Always praise be to Allah.
The questioner : Yes, by Allah, always, our dear professor. In truth, the hadith of al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah
It shall soon be that people are beating the livers of camels (meaning that they are hastening and traveling upon them) seeking knowledge. But they will not find anyone more knowledgeable than a scholar of Al-Madinah.
يوشك أن يضرب الناس أكباد الإبل يطلبون العلم فلا يجدون أحدا أعلم من عالم المدينةThe Shaykh : Weak, weak.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is weak.
The questioner : This is weak.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : Yes, that is how it is, I mean.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
Source
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