When a brother missed the Fajr car pool, Shaykh al-Albaanee insisted they go and check on him.
Category: Shaykh Muhammad Naasiruddeen al-Albaanee
The dream which reduced the Shaykh to tears
A sister relayed a dream in which the Prophet ﷺ named Shaykh al-Albaanee as a reference for questions of hadeeth.
The Zakaah due on a car
Shaykh Ibn Baaz’s father used to say there is zakaah due on everything — even a car, paid by giving others lifts in it.
Persevering during extreme poverty
Shaykh al-Albaanee’s early poverty never stopped his pursuit of knowledge, borrowing and studying books wherever he could find them.
Commanding the good and forbidding the evil
Even during tawaaf and sa‘ee, Shaykh al-Albaanee never stopped commanding good and forbidding evil among the people around him.
His love of reading
Shaykh al-Albaanee once stood on library steps engrossed in a manuscript for over six hours without moving.
Assisting the students
Shaykh al-Albaanee’s car was rarely empty, always giving lifts to students travelling to and from the Islaamic University.
The sincere and humble Shaykh
Shaykh al-Albaanee on how readily he would retract a mistake once it was pointed out to him — his re-printed books bearing witness to it.
The caring employer
Asked to intercede for a loan on an employee’s behalf, Shaykh al-Albaanee’s response revealed his own quiet generosity instead.
A millionaire
Shaykh al-Albaanee personally helped a widow burdened by an interest-bearing bank loan after her husband’s death.