The Shaykh's words regarding the dispute over the rights to his books, such as Sahih al-Bukhari, Mukhtasar al-Mundhiri, Sahih al-Kalim al-Tayyib, and the Description of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) Prayer
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The Shaykh : And after that came a very, very long story. The relationship between me and him was severed. He now claims that the books which are mine are his, including "Mukhtasar al-Bukhari." Do you know this one?
The student : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : And among them is "Mukhtasar al-Mundhiri" with my verification and commentary, and among them are many, many things, and glory be to Allah. Allah is about to expose him. I discovered things; in truth, I had been dealing with him as a brother, relying on him, submitting to his sincerity. And when the man had been planning for twenty years for the point that has now appeared—come on, quickly—the bottom line is: the book "al-Kalim al-Tayyib," do you know it?
The student: Yes, O Shaykh, yes.
The Shaykh : Look at what he did: The first edition was printed in a very normal way, and he had an introduction as the publisher. He wrote at the bottom of the page, after his signature, he says: I don't know now if it is the first or second edition, I forgot. He wrote: "And Allah has made it easy for our Shaykh Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani to extract from al-Kalim al-Tayyib what is authentic in a special treatise he called Sahih al-Kalim al-Tayyib, and it has been well received." From this statement, later, my brothers, several editions were printed—take now to the right—several editions were printed, and this footnote was removed—do you see the indication, take to your right—this testimony was removed in all the editions. So this testimony condemns him that this abridged treatise is mine. And after we also printed the treatise here at Maktabat al-Ma'arif, he came and stole the treatise, and he explicitly stated in the introduction that the treatise is his, even though he had testified in al-Kalim al-Tayyib that this treatise belongs to the Shaykh.
The student : Glory be to Allah.
The Shaykh : And more than that, the treatise itself, "Sahih al-Kalim al-Tayyib," which he first printed like all my books, "Sahih al-Kalim al-Tayyib by the pen of Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani." In the introduction, I say that my honorable brother Zuha al-Shawi suggested to me that I extract what is authentic from al-Kalim al-Tayyib. He printed all of this repeatedly. When the book became his, he stopped and said this book is his. Well, what about mine? He no longer has any shame, because greed for material things blinded his sight and his insight.
The student: Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh : And the story does not end, and there is no harm in that.
The student : The Description of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) Prayer, O Shaykh, was there theft in it?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The student : From him?
The Shaykh : He.
The student : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : And among them is "Mukhtasar al-Mundhiri" with my verification and commentary, and among them are many, many things, and glory be to Allah. Allah is about to expose him. I discovered things; in truth, I had been dealing with him as a brother, relying on him, submitting to his sincerity. And when the man had been planning for twenty years for the point that has now appeared—come on, quickly—the bottom line is: the book "al-Kalim al-Tayyib," do you know it?
The student: Yes, O Shaykh, yes.
The Shaykh : Look at what he did: The first edition was printed in a very normal way, and he had an introduction as the publisher. He wrote at the bottom of the page, after his signature, he says: I don't know now if it is the first or second edition, I forgot. He wrote: "And Allah has made it easy for our Shaykh Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani to extract from al-Kalim al-Tayyib what is authentic in a special treatise he called Sahih al-Kalim al-Tayyib, and it has been well received." From this statement, later, my brothers, several editions were printed—take now to the right—several editions were printed, and this footnote was removed—do you see the indication, take to your right—this testimony was removed in all the editions. So this testimony condemns him that this abridged treatise is mine. And after we also printed the treatise here at Maktabat al-Ma'arif, he came and stole the treatise, and he explicitly stated in the introduction that the treatise is his, even though he had testified in al-Kalim al-Tayyib that this treatise belongs to the Shaykh.
The student : Glory be to Allah.
The Shaykh : And more than that, the treatise itself, "Sahih al-Kalim al-Tayyib," which he first printed like all my books, "Sahih al-Kalim al-Tayyib by the pen of Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani." In the introduction, I say that my honorable brother Zuha al-Shawi suggested to me that I extract what is authentic from al-Kalim al-Tayyib. He printed all of this repeatedly. When the book became his, he stopped and said this book is his. Well, what about mine? He no longer has any shame, because greed for material things blinded his sight and his insight.
The student: Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh : And the story does not end, and there is no harm in that.
The student : The Description of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) Prayer, O Shaykh, was there theft in it?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The student : From him?
The Shaykh : He.
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