Discussion of Zuhayr al-Shawish's actions in Sunan al-Tirmidhi

The Shaykh : I do not have the time to enter into a discussion on a topic as people say, "the world has eaten and drunk from it," but I will give you a picture from a distance.
The student : Bring it so I can see.

The Shaykh : A book titled, "Sunan al-Tirmidhi."
The student : Yes, "Sunan al-Tirmidhi."

The Shaykh : Yes, in this Sunan, I placed under every hadith its grade: authentic, good, weak, and so on.
The student : Yes.

The Shaykh : And this was done at the request of one of the official departments in Saudi Arabia.
The student : Yes.

The Shaykh : He came and agreed with the department to print the book.
The student : In the Saudi department.

The Shaykh : Yes, he printed the book, not just this one, but four Sunans.
The student : Yes, he printed the four Sunans.

The Shaykh : Yes, the Sunans started with Ibn Majah, then al-Tirmidhi, then Abu Dawud, and then al-Nasa'i.
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh : The important thing is, now, so as not to burden you, let me give you one example.
The student : By Allah, I...

The Shaykh : Listen.
The student : I mean, the story was distressing.

The Shaykh : Listen.
The student : And the lying and the saying...

The Shaykh : Listen, may Allah guide you.
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh : So from these books is Sunan al-Tirmidhi.
The student : Sunan al-Tirmidhi.

The Shaykh : Do you know that perhaps Sunan al-Tirmidhi mentions the hadith with the chain of narration: "So-and-so narrated to me, he said, so-and-so narrated to me," and so on.
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh : I did nothing in this book except place its grade under every hadith.
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh : Authentic, good, weak, and so on. I do not know what the agreement was between him and the department.
The student : Yes.

The Shaykh : The important thing is that he came and deleted the chains of narration.
The student : Yes, yes.

The Shaykh : He deleted them.
The student : The chains of narration.

The Shaykh : And he deleted much of al-Tirmidhi's commentary.
The student : This is the book that he printed?

The Shaykh : Yes.
The student : Yes.

The Shaykh : This has been the case for a year or two.
The student : Yes.

The Shaykh : The important thing is that he deleted the chains of narration and deleted some of al-Tirmidhi's commentary.
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh : And he titled it "Authentic Hadiths of al-Tirmidhi, with the Chains of Narration Abbreviated."
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh : In short, the title is "Authentic Hadiths of al-Tirmidhi, with the Chains of Narration Abbreviated, authored by Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani."
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh : And this is a lie.
The student : Yes, meaning he altered the book itself.

The Shaykh : He altered the book.
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh : And he said in the title, "Authentic Hadiths of al-Tirmidhi, with the Chains of Narration Abbreviated, authored by al-Albani." I did not abbreviate the chains of narration.
The student : Yes.

The Shaykh : Because there are strange confusions inside it, for he is ignorant of this science; he is nothing but a printer and publisher.
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh : So if you have literary courage, tell him how you can do this, and this is an example from among dozens.