Shaykh Ibn Baaz personally called President Gaddaffi of Libya to correct a ruling that had removed a word of the Qur’aan from public recitation.
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‘Umar ibn Muhammad Fallaatah
A faqeeh, muhaddith and mufassir of West African descent, born near Makkah during his parents’ hijrah, who became a noted scholar of Madeenah.
The Shaykh’s hospitality
A stranded traveller with nowhere to stay knocked on Shaykh Ibn Baaz’s door at 3am — and was welcomed in without hesitation.
I saw you with my own eyes talking to him
A traveller was invited into the Shaykh’s car on two simple conditions: no smoking, and more remembrance of Allaah.
Not concerned about his salary
Shaykh Ibn Baaz never once asked about his own salary, only ever making sure others were paid on time.
‘Abdullaah Ibn Munay’
A senior member of the Council of Senior Scholars, distinguished for his contributions to Islaamic jurisprudence and the judiciary.
The Shaykh didn’t want to seek revenge
Even after learning a man had slandered him, Shaykh Ibn Baaz stopped his assistant taking notes, unwilling to appear to seek revenge.
The definition of the term “jaahiliyyah”
Shaykh Hammaad al-Ansaaree defines the term “jaahiliyyah” as the period before the Prophethood of Muhammad ﷺ.
“The is so-and-so who said such-and-such about you”
Rather than let his students speak ill of a guest who had criticised him, Shaykh Ibn Baaz silenced them and honoured him regardless.
The authenticity of a hadeeth
Shaykh al-Albaanee explains why calling a hadeeth’s narrators trustworthy is not the same as declaring its chain of narration authentic.