Verses recited by one of the lovers of Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen, requesting that the Shaykh increase his visits to Madinah and his delivery of lessons
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The Shaykh : They ascend until they reach his rank. For this reason, He said: [At-Tur 52:21].
As for a son who has separated from his family and has a wife or offspring, his rank is in his own place. However, if he wishes to visit his father or any of his relatives, there is no objection to that, as it appears from the texts of the Book and the Sunnah.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. He says, "O Shaykh, this lover says:
"Madinah greets you, and the fertile north *** And complains to you of your absence, and absence is distressing
Hearts that love you, and a land that desires you *** Through them, the Azd are the Azd of Allah, Aws and Khazraj"
O honorable Shaykh, we hold you to a severe account, for you do not come to Madinah more than once a year, and that is a shortcoming in our rights.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : True. Glory be to Allah. In any case, I thank everyone, and I am pleased with this visit, for I have found, praise be to Allah, an eagerness for knowledge and a striving for it. I have found one who does not avert his gaze from looking at the teacher, and I have found one who records and writes. I tested some of you in reviewing what came before, and I found that he had grasped it. All of this pleases me greatly. But the poet says:
"Not everything a man wishes for does he attain *** The winds blow with what the ships do not desire"
And we complain to Allah the Mighty and Majestic of the lack of free time. But if Allah wills, as long as the matter remains as you have witnessed now, with this eagerness, we will have visits, if Allah wills, in the future, and soon, if Allah wills.
As for the verses, I am not able to respond to them now, for I am not a poet. But perhaps after a month, I will write one verse each day, and may Allah make it easy, if Allah wills.
whose descendants followed them in faith
وَاتَّبَعَتْهُمْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُمْ بِإِيمَانٍAs for a son who has separated from his family and has a wife or offspring, his rank is in his own place. However, if he wishes to visit his father or any of his relatives, there is no objection to that, as it appears from the texts of the Book and the Sunnah.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. He says, "O Shaykh, this lover says:
"Madinah greets you, and the fertile north *** And complains to you of your absence, and absence is distressing
Hearts that love you, and a land that desires you *** Through them, the Azd are the Azd of Allah, Aws and Khazraj"
O honorable Shaykh, we hold you to a severe account, for you do not come to Madinah more than once a year, and that is a shortcoming in our rights.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : True. Glory be to Allah. In any case, I thank everyone, and I am pleased with this visit, for I have found, praise be to Allah, an eagerness for knowledge and a striving for it. I have found one who does not avert his gaze from looking at the teacher, and I have found one who records and writes. I tested some of you in reviewing what came before, and I found that he had grasped it. All of this pleases me greatly. But the poet says:
"Not everything a man wishes for does he attain *** The winds blow with what the ships do not desire"
And we complain to Allah the Mighty and Majestic of the lack of free time. But if Allah wills, as long as the matter remains as you have witnessed now, with this eagerness, we will have visits, if Allah wills, in the future, and soon, if Allah wills.
As for the verses, I am not able to respond to them now, for I am not a poet. But perhaps after a month, I will write one verse each day, and may Allah make it easy, if Allah wills.