A word about the Shaykh’s illness (may Allah have mercy on him).
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IbnThe Shaykh : After the Fajr prayer, he felt a bit of fatigue and his condition worsened slightly. The accompanying doctor decided that we should transfer him to the Specialized Hospital in Jeddah from the Sacred Mosque. We actually took him in an ambulance and went to Jeddah. We arrived there before the midday prayer, perhaps by an hour. He was immediately admitted to the intensive care unit.
He stayed in the intensive care unit for about four to five hours. After that, he felt some improvement and insisted on returning to Makkah. We tried to dissuade him, but he was exceptionally insistent that he go and that he sit here. He said, "The brothers, the students, and the people are waiting for us in the Haram. How can we leave them? And I am, praise be to Allah, now able to go." We consulted with the doctors, and they took their necessary precautions, then we took him in an ambulance and returned to Makkah.
We arrived at the Haram at approximately the time of the 'Isha' prayer.
The questioner : That is, the night of the thirtieth of Ramadan.
IbnThe Shaykh : The night of the thirtieth. I remember we entered his place in the Haram, and he was being carried on a stretcher. The oxygen was on his mouth; he had low oxygen levels. As soon as he reached his room and got off, he performed wudu' and said, "Let's pray 'Isha' and Maghrib, combining Maghrib and 'Isha' by delaying them." He actually prayed, and he did not finish his prayer until the Tarawih prayer was about to end. Then, as soon as he sat down, he asked for the microphones and loudspeakers to begin the lesson. I remember the doctors were amazed. There was a Pakistani doctor who held three doctorates from America, and his Arabic was weak, so he would say to us, "This is a man of faith." And indeed, the father asked the doctor to remove the oxygen from his mouth, and they removed it and placed the oxygen that goes on the nose. He began the lesson, and it was one of the last lessons he delivered that night.
The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon the noblest of the prophets and messengers.
As for what follows: On this night, the Wednesday night of the thirtieth of the blessed month of Ramadan of the year 1421, the twelfth meeting begins between the honorable Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen and his brothers in the Sacred Mosque, and those listening to him elsewhere. The place for receiving questions and presenting them to the honorable Shaykh will be in front of the Door of 'Umrah of the Sacred Mosque on the second floor. Now, let us leave the venue to the honorable Shaykh to speak on what is facilitated and to answer the questions.
He stayed in the intensive care unit for about four to five hours. After that, he felt some improvement and insisted on returning to Makkah. We tried to dissuade him, but he was exceptionally insistent that he go and that he sit here. He said, "The brothers, the students, and the people are waiting for us in the Haram. How can we leave them? And I am, praise be to Allah, now able to go." We consulted with the doctors, and they took their necessary precautions, then we took him in an ambulance and returned to Makkah.
We arrived at the Haram at approximately the time of the 'Isha' prayer.
The questioner : That is, the night of the thirtieth of Ramadan.
IbnThe Shaykh : The night of the thirtieth. I remember we entered his place in the Haram, and he was being carried on a stretcher. The oxygen was on his mouth; he had low oxygen levels. As soon as he reached his room and got off, he performed wudu' and said, "Let's pray 'Isha' and Maghrib, combining Maghrib and 'Isha' by delaying them." He actually prayed, and he did not finish his prayer until the Tarawih prayer was about to end. Then, as soon as he sat down, he asked for the microphones and loudspeakers to begin the lesson. I remember the doctors were amazed. There was a Pakistani doctor who held three doctorates from America, and his Arabic was weak, so he would say to us, "This is a man of faith." And indeed, the father asked the doctor to remove the oxygen from his mouth, and they removed it and placed the oxygen that goes on the nose. He began the lesson, and it was one of the last lessons he delivered that night.
The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon the noblest of the prophets and messengers.
As for what follows: On this night, the Wednesday night of the thirtieth of the blessed month of Ramadan of the year 1421, the twelfth meeting begins between the honorable Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen and his brothers in the Sacred Mosque, and those listening to him elsewhere. The place for receiving questions and presenting them to the honorable Shaykh will be in front of the Door of 'Umrah of the Sacred Mosque on the second floor. Now, let us leave the venue to the honorable Shaykh to speak on what is facilitated and to answer the questions.