The questioner asked the Shaykh to provide a biography of himself and speak about his methodology in acquiring knowledge.
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The questioner : My question may contain some oddity, but I feel a necessity for it because our community lacks many scholars like your eminence.
The Shaykh : Excuse me.
The questioner : And it is true that in many of my readings, the books confirm that for such-and-such a scholar, we have not found a biography, meaning anything about his life. The goal of the question is for him to tell us aboutThe Shaykh : Nasir al-Din al-Albani about Nasir al-Din al-Albani, his life, his approach in acquiring this knowledge, because just now I mentioned a word, a very valuable word: beneficial knowledge, clear knowledge. And as you know, we today, as you mentioned in one of the books, are living in scientific chaos, and whoever is not awake in acquiring knowledge is like a woodcutter in the night, thinking that everything he reads is knowledge, when it is not knowledge.
The Shaykh : Correct.
The questioner : So we want him to tell us aboutThe Shaykh : Nasir al-Din about himself and how he acquired this knowledge, of course with the help and grace of Allah.
The Shaykh : Without a doubt, first and last.
The questioner : But the approach you followed until you were able to reach a stage of knowledge, and knowing as we know that you did not enter a university, and as it is said that you do not even hold a secondary education, we do not know, but as it is said ... .
The Shaykh : No, it is true, this is from their truthful speech.
The questioner : Because in reality, I was confined to the library of al-Husayni Mosque, and people would frequent it, some of them criticizing and some defending. And our brother Abu Ahmad testifies, you see. So we want to know, and may Allah guide us to acquire this knowledge, how you learned. And thank you?
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you. The answer to this question is not something that can be achieved in one session or in sessions, and especially sinceThe Shaykh : al-Albani, as you see, the meaning ofThe Shaykh : language has come upon him, for he has reached extreme old age, so for him to be able to present to your presenceThe questioner : a summary of the biography of his life, that requires him to squeeze his mind and brain, and this is not an easy matter. First, and second, it is not fitting for a person to write his own biography with his own tongue. I say this secondly, and this is the main point for me. Rather, his actions suffice the students of his books from his words, and his actions may testify to some of his words which he may sometimes be compelled to speak about. And therefore, or before I proceed as it is said, I say, and thirdly, what remains of life, and we in Syria say on this occasion, "What remains of the vine is only firewood." So therefore, and life is short, I have no room to go back and record thoughts and something of the history of my life. But there are some biographies, meaning perhaps I have come across some of them, which contain much of what you asked about just now. So in any case, the answer to the question as you want it is not suitable for the occasion, first, and I have no readiness to delve into it, second. So please excuse me, and an excuse is acceptable among noble people.
The Shaykh : Excuse me.
The questioner : And it is true that in many of my readings, the books confirm that for such-and-such a scholar, we have not found a biography, meaning anything about his life. The goal of the question is for him to tell us aboutThe Shaykh : Nasir al-Din al-Albani about Nasir al-Din al-Albani, his life, his approach in acquiring this knowledge, because just now I mentioned a word, a very valuable word: beneficial knowledge, clear knowledge. And as you know, we today, as you mentioned in one of the books, are living in scientific chaos, and whoever is not awake in acquiring knowledge is like a woodcutter in the night, thinking that everything he reads is knowledge, when it is not knowledge.
The Shaykh : Correct.
The questioner : So we want him to tell us aboutThe Shaykh : Nasir al-Din about himself and how he acquired this knowledge, of course with the help and grace of Allah.
The Shaykh : Without a doubt, first and last.
The questioner : But the approach you followed until you were able to reach a stage of knowledge, and knowing as we know that you did not enter a university, and as it is said that you do not even hold a secondary education, we do not know, but as it is said ... .
The Shaykh : No, it is true, this is from their truthful speech.
The questioner : Because in reality, I was confined to the library of al-Husayni Mosque, and people would frequent it, some of them criticizing and some defending. And our brother Abu Ahmad testifies, you see. So we want to know, and may Allah guide us to acquire this knowledge, how you learned. And thank you?
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you. The answer to this question is not something that can be achieved in one session or in sessions, and especially sinceThe Shaykh : al-Albani, as you see, the meaning ofThe Shaykh : language has come upon him, for he has reached extreme old age, so for him to be able to present to your presenceThe questioner : a summary of the biography of his life, that requires him to squeeze his mind and brain, and this is not an easy matter. First, and second, it is not fitting for a person to write his own biography with his own tongue. I say this secondly, and this is the main point for me. Rather, his actions suffice the students of his books from his words, and his actions may testify to some of his words which he may sometimes be compelled to speak about. And therefore, or before I proceed as it is said, I say, and thirdly, what remains of life, and we in Syria say on this occasion, "What remains of the vine is only firewood." So therefore, and life is short, I have no room to go back and record thoughts and something of the history of my life. But there are some biographies, meaning perhaps I have come across some of them, which contain much of what you asked about just now. So in any case, the answer to the question as you want it is not suitable for the occasion, first, and I have no readiness to delve into it, second. So please excuse me, and an excuse is acceptable among noble people.
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