Many people distribute a paper claimed to be the will of Imam Ahmad, the servant of the Haram; is there fabrication in it, or what?
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The questioner : Many people distribute a paper claimed to be the will of Imam Ahmad, the servant of the Haram.
The Shaykh : Servant
The questioner : Servant of the Haram
The Shaykh : The Prophet’s Sacred Mosque
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : Now, this will is from an unknown person who called himself Shaykh Ahmad, but his actions are not those of Ahmad. This man claimed that he saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and that the Prophet gave him a will and urged him to spread this will, threatening those who did not spread it with calamities that would befall them or their children. However, this will is fabricated. The strange thing is that the famous Shaykh Muhammad Rashid Rida says that this has been circulating for more than a hundred years. He says, “This has been circulating, and I was of the age of seeking knowledge, meaning it has been more than a hundred years.” And whenever the fabricators and liars seize the opportunity, they spread it among the people. Whoever sees this publication must tear it up, and it is not permissible for him to spread it unless he writes in it that this is a fabrication attributed to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). I wish our man had brought a copy of this will so that we could read it to you, but he asked the question in general terms. However, if the name of the unknown person is known, and it is Ahmad, Shaykh Ahmad, the servant of the Prophet’s Sacred Mosque, yes.
The Shaykh : Servant
The questioner : Servant of the Haram
The Shaykh : The Prophet’s Sacred Mosque
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : Now, this will is from an unknown person who called himself Shaykh Ahmad, but his actions are not those of Ahmad. This man claimed that he saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and that the Prophet gave him a will and urged him to spread this will, threatening those who did not spread it with calamities that would befall them or their children. However, this will is fabricated. The strange thing is that the famous Shaykh Muhammad Rashid Rida says that this has been circulating for more than a hundred years. He says, “This has been circulating, and I was of the age of seeking knowledge, meaning it has been more than a hundred years.” And whenever the fabricators and liars seize the opportunity, they spread it among the people. Whoever sees this publication must tear it up, and it is not permissible for him to spread it unless he writes in it that this is a fabrication attributed to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). I wish our man had brought a copy of this will so that we could read it to you, but he asked the question in general terms. However, if the name of the unknown person is known, and it is Ahmad, Shaykh Ahmad, the servant of the Prophet’s Sacred Mosque, yes.