As is known to many Muslims, the Shaykh disliked attention as well as titles and positions of importance.
Category: Jewels of Guidance
Praying 2 rak’ahs until the imaam ascended the pulpit
Whenever he entered the masjid on the day of Jumu’ah, he would pray two rak’ahs and continue to repeat them until the imaam ascended the pulpit.
Fasting on Mondays and Thursdays
He was known to fast on Mondays and Thursdays – [and] this was throughout the entire year, unless he was travelling or ill.
I have come to this land to seek knowledge
And their going out (khurooj) – there is no good in any of it – since they do not teach the people anything.
The issue is one of desire
I am more knowledgeable about the extent of the importance of this book, and Allaah knows best.
I am a historian
I am a historian. I have not visited a country/city in this world except that I have written its history, and Allaah knows best.
Informing the people of his arrival
So that the people are not denied the opportunity to ask questions and seek fatwa.
Golden words
Know that both illness and good health do not come before or after their [decreed] time.
The taxi driver
Just then it dawned upon the taxi driver that the passenger sitting next to him was indeed the Shaykh, Ibn ‘Uthaymeen; and what a fine mess he had got himself into now!
The Chinese pilgrims
“All Praise be to the One Who has permitted me to see you before my death, since I have longed for this [opportunity] all my life.”