If some individuals, as individuals and within the limits of their ability, can do something of what was mentioned, should they do it?
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Al-Halali: If some individuals, as individuals and within the limits of their ability, can do something of what was mentioned, should they do it?
The Shaykh : I say yes, they should do it. But I ask: will they remain in their specific scholarly activity, or will they turn away from it? Question by question and answer by answer?
Al-Halali: The principle is that it should be so; that this should be ancillary to their scholarly activity. This does not mean it distracts them from their scholarly activity and their da'wah efforts.
The Shaykh : This is also a theoretical answer. A person's capacity, Professor, is limited. I give you an example: I am currently afflicted with people's love and appreciation of me more than I deserve. If I were to respond to their desires and be distracted with them, and they appointed me president of a group or party, do you think I would have been able to devote myself to this knowledge, which you are among the most knowledgeable people regarding its spread on earth?
Al-Halali: No, not at all.
The Shaykh : So take heed, O you who have insight.
Al-Halali: May Allah reward you with good and may Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : And whoever sees the lesson in others, let him take heed.
Abu Layla : Shaykh, some young people from various countries, from here and there, come to me and say:The Shaykh : They don't find us, they say, "O brothers,"The Shaykh : He is not doing it.
The Shaykh : He reminds me of the fitnah I referred to earlier: the door is knocked on from near and far. If I were to respond to these people, I would have to open the house and make it a guesthouse, sit in this chair, and extend my hand. May Allah protect us from this. It is a strange fitnah, and people are truly afflicted by it.
The questioner : For this reason, I consider it a loss to speak to you on the telephone.
Abu Layla : Shaykh, I tell them something close to what you just mentioned. I tell them:The Shaykh : He is not like the Shaykh of the Arabs, sitting in the room while the fire is burning in front of him and the coffee pot is in front of him, with the wind at his right. He is not idle. If everyone just said "As-salamu alaykum," you would not find him producing a single word of speech or writing a single word, because of the many who come to him from here and there.
The Shaykh : And if I were to respond to my desires, given my little religion, I would excuse myself by saying to him... But I hope Allah will preserve me until my last breath. I say that I have reached an age where I was not mature, and now I have matured. So now, if I neglect knowledge, neglect research and verification, I seek refuge in Allah. I ask Allah to protect us from the evil of all fitnahs, whether apparent or hidden. And Allah is the One to be asked for help.
Al-Halali: May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : I say yes, they should do it. But I ask: will they remain in their specific scholarly activity, or will they turn away from it? Question by question and answer by answer?
Al-Halali: The principle is that it should be so; that this should be ancillary to their scholarly activity. This does not mean it distracts them from their scholarly activity and their da'wah efforts.
The Shaykh : This is also a theoretical answer. A person's capacity, Professor, is limited. I give you an example: I am currently afflicted with people's love and appreciation of me more than I deserve. If I were to respond to their desires and be distracted with them, and they appointed me president of a group or party, do you think I would have been able to devote myself to this knowledge, which you are among the most knowledgeable people regarding its spread on earth?
Al-Halali: No, not at all.
The Shaykh : So take heed, O you who have insight.
Al-Halali: May Allah reward you with good and may Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : And whoever sees the lesson in others, let him take heed.
Abu Layla : Shaykh, some young people from various countries, from here and there, come to me and say:The Shaykh : They don't find us, they say, "O brothers,"The Shaykh : He is not doing it.
The Shaykh : He reminds me of the fitnah I referred to earlier: the door is knocked on from near and far. If I were to respond to these people, I would have to open the house and make it a guesthouse, sit in this chair, and extend my hand. May Allah protect us from this. It is a strange fitnah, and people are truly afflicted by it.
The questioner : For this reason, I consider it a loss to speak to you on the telephone.
Abu Layla : Shaykh, I tell them something close to what you just mentioned. I tell them:The Shaykh : He is not like the Shaykh of the Arabs, sitting in the room while the fire is burning in front of him and the coffee pot is in front of him, with the wind at his right. He is not idle. If everyone just said "As-salamu alaykum," you would not find him producing a single word of speech or writing a single word, because of the many who come to him from here and there.
The Shaykh : And if I were to respond to my desires, given my little religion, I would excuse myself by saying to him... But I hope Allah will preserve me until my last breath. I say that I have reached an age where I was not mature, and now I have matured. So now, if I neglect knowledge, neglect research and verification, I seek refuge in Allah. I ask Allah to protect us from the evil of all fitnahs, whether apparent or hidden. And Allah is the One to be asked for help.
Al-Halali: May Allah reward you with good.
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