Shaykh Ibn Baaz publicly objected when an ignorant bystander wrongly offered a sacrifice to celebrate the King’s arrival.
Category: Jewels of Guidance
Noble manners
A young child asked Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen to greet his father — and the Shaykh’s warm response left a lasting impression.
Where did you get these dates from?
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen’s reaction on learning a simple gift of dates hadn’t come from the giver’s own home.
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.
All rights are not reserved
All of Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen’s printed books were released for noble, charitable causes, with no rights held over them.
His love of reading
Shaykh al-Albaanee once stood on library steps engrossed in a manuscript for over six hours without moving.
The Shaykh continued barefoot
Meeting senior officers barefoot rather than put his shoes back on for appearances, Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen only grew in the respect shown to him.
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.