A question about seeking a recommendation from the shaykhs.

The questioner : Regarding the recommendation

The Shaykh : The recommendation

The questioner : Yes, as you know, for example, studying in the Hijaz region of Saudi Arabia, some people naturally require a recommendation from a certain person, and they do not accept this recommendation except from those they trust. It happened that someone asked one of the shaykhs for a recommendation, and he said, "I do not know you. Let us speak openly. I asked you."

The Shaykh : I said it yesterday because of its rarity. The point here is in this corner; there are secrets in these corners.

The questioner : O Shaykh, for the matters to become clear, in Saudi Arabia, only a few people are considered in this country. For example, this man needs a recommendation.The Shaykh : Nasser does not know a certain person, but he knows the brother Abu Yasser and knows that the brother Abu Yasser is well-acquainted and trustworthy, and he considers him, in the sight of Allah, to be among the people of good. Does he not have the rightThe Shaykh : to take Abu Yasser's opinion?

The Shaykh : Of course, it is permissible for him to take his opinion, but it is not permissible for him to recommend someone he does not know.

The questioner : Of course, O Shaykh, in this situation, you cannot know everyone, so does that mean he is ruled out from studying?

The Shaykh : Are you commenting on my words in agreement or disagreement?

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : Be patient. The picture is clear. Do not tire yourself. But I take his opinion, but it is not for me to recommend the one he recommends. I think the matter is finished now. What do you want to clarify?

The questioner : I mean, we got the same answer from several people, and they are the same group whose signatures and writings are taken into consideration. So here, no one writes or recommends, so thisThe student : does not study.

The Shaykh : Do you believe in the Jewish rule that the end justifies the means? I do not think you do.

The questioner : No.

The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah. If that is the case, what is the situation?

The questioner : This is what we want from you, O our Shaykh.

The Shaykh : We agreed that this is a non-Islamic rule that has no solution for us.

The questioner : Excuse me, we want to understand...

The Shaykh : Wait a moment. What does recommendation mean? Do you understand, O brother in Islam?

The questioner : I understand it to mean that you testify that this man is, for example, among the builders of mosques or the houses of Allah, and his conduct is good. That is what you know about him.

The Shaykh : But this testimony is false testimony. I do not know him at all. So you agree with me that this recommendation is not permissible.

The questioner : So there is an error from the source, O Shaykh.

The Shaykh : What is it?

The questioner : And that is that they do not rely only on three or four people in a certain country.

The Shaykh : It may be an error, it may be correct. But as for your assertion that it is an error, what is its basis? Do you think it is necessary for them to adopt the recommendation of every recommender, and there are many of them in this time?

The questioner : No, by increasing the number, at the very least.

The Shaykh : So you have retracted your error now.

The questioner : I mean, if for example the honorable brotherThe Shaykh : and the brother, and you know them, and the brother Abu Ahmad came and said to you, "The honorable brother, we know him."

The Shaykh : Stay in your place. You will repeat his words.

The questioner : Through the two you have, both recommenders have recommended a certain person, and you say, "This is from those we know through those we know."

The Shaykh : I say, "I know them," but I do not elevate the intermediary between me and the one who asked me for a recommendation. So I say, "I testify that so-and-so is righteous, a righteous Muslim suitable for studying," and so on. This is not permissible. But I say, "So-and-so knows him and testifies that he is righteous."

The questioner : And I trust this person.

The Shaykh : Yes, I say this, but I do not recommend him.

The questioner : The matter is clear. May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh. The matter is clear. In the last sentence you said, you can say that you know so-and-so well and he recommends so-and-so.

The Shaykh : I know him and I trust him, but if he submits the recommendation, he submits it on his own responsibility, not on my responsibility.

The questioner : The corner.

The Shaykh : No, the corner is this...

The questioner : I confided in you.

The Shaykh : No problem. This was with me yesterday. This question occurred yesterday. As for you, you have been there for a long time, and the brother has been there for a long time, and earlier, and so on. This same conversation took place yesterday.

The questioner : Our brother keeps going around it, saying that there are testimonies he saw. He may have seen some of the brothers saying, "I recommend with the testimony of so-and-so and so-and-so." We understood from your words that this is not a recommendation that is permissible.

The Shaykh : I testify that this man is righteous and suitable for recommendation, because not everyone, I mean, I trust that if he recommends, it is in its proper place, is it not?

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : Not everyone, because true recommendation requires a broad horizon, knowledge, and interaction with people, and it should not be, as they say, that his heart is good, because the one with a good heart, water flows under him and he does not feel it.
Abu Layla : O Shaykh, this is a broad door that may open up for you.