Only one or two are sufficient for us

Reference: ad-Durr ath-Thameen fee Tarjamati Faqeehil-Ummah al-’Allaamah ibn ‘Uthaymeen – Page 228.

Shaykh ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Abdil-’Azeez al-Ghufays narrates:

‘Whilst in the room (allocated to the Shaykh for responding to the people’s questions within al-Masjid al-Haraam, Makkah) he used to be economical in his use of the light. So when the lights were switched on there would be three or four, he would say:

“Only one or two are sufficient for us.”’


Translation originally published on 18 April, 2015.

Graduate of the Islaamic University of Madeenah, having completed the Arabic Language programme at the Institute of Arabic Language before progressing to the Faculty of Sharee'ah, from which he graduated in 2004. He currently resides in Birmingham, UK.