The people of Madinah requesting the Shaykh to deliver lessons in the month of Ramadan
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, people of this noble land, O Shaykh. They have a request of you, which is that you give them lessons in Ramadan, just as you do for the Makkah Haram.
The Shaykh : Yes, there is nothing wrong with that, but on the condition that they give us a time that is sufficient, meaning that it extends into Ramadan by ten days. There is nothing wrong with it. Is this not possible?
The questioner : Outside of Ramadan.
The Shaykh : And they are, if Allah wills, the people of this land, and if Allah wills, they are people of justice. If you were to ask them which is more deserving: that I speak to a large group of people, or to a smaller group, they would say, they would say, what?
The questioner : The larger group.
The Shaykh : Or the smaller, the larger. And this is justice. However, I also tell you that the measure is not the quantity. It may be that you have a thousand people, but only ten benefit from them, and the rest have their necks bowed in sleep. And it may be that you have ten people who are alert and benefit greatly. But we only have the appearance to go by. If the gathering is larger, then in my view it is more deserving. And I think you will agree with me on this. No? Say the truth, O Shaykh. Say yes.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : Fine, what is the problem? This is the meaning of my words.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : What is the problem? Yes.
The questioner : And Madinah does not have a section.
The Shaykh : Except it has a section. How does it not have a section? No, it has a section.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : If Allah wills, he is Abu 'Abd al-'Aziz, a straightforward man, there is no issue with him.
The Shaykh : Yes, there is nothing wrong with that, but on the condition that they give us a time that is sufficient, meaning that it extends into Ramadan by ten days. There is nothing wrong with it. Is this not possible?
The questioner : Outside of Ramadan.
The Shaykh : And they are, if Allah wills, the people of this land, and if Allah wills, they are people of justice. If you were to ask them which is more deserving: that I speak to a large group of people, or to a smaller group, they would say, they would say, what?
The questioner : The larger group.
The Shaykh : Or the smaller, the larger. And this is justice. However, I also tell you that the measure is not the quantity. It may be that you have a thousand people, but only ten benefit from them, and the rest have their necks bowed in sleep. And it may be that you have ten people who are alert and benefit greatly. But we only have the appearance to go by. If the gathering is larger, then in my view it is more deserving. And I think you will agree with me on this. No? Say the truth, O Shaykh. Say yes.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : Fine, what is the problem? This is the meaning of my words.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : What is the problem? Yes.
The questioner : And Madinah does not have a section.
The Shaykh : Except it has a section. How does it not have a section? No, it has a section.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : If Allah wills, he is Abu 'Abd al-'Aziz, a straightforward man, there is no issue with him.