Unrecognised and cursed by a youth he had gently corrected, Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen responded only with love and an invitation to talk.
Tag: scholar
The innovator
Shaykh Hammaad al-Ansaaree defines when someone who has fallen into an innovation is rightly called an innovator.
The science of hadeeth
Shaykh Hammaad al-Ansaaree, in just a few words, on the true difficulty of the science of hadeeth.
Got out and pushed the car himself
When the car of a friend broke down mid-journey, Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen got out and pushed it himself.
Democracy
Shaykh Hammaad al-Ansaaree on what the term “democracy” actually means.
Muhammad Amaan Ibn ‘Ali al-Jaamee
An Ethiopian-born scholar who made hijrah to Saudi Arabia to seek knowledge, later becoming a prominent teacher of ‘aqeedah at the Islaamic University of Madeenah.
University property
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen made sure to empty his pen of University ink before leaving, mindful it belonged to the library, not to him.
The humble Shaykh
A pilgrim who had long prayed to meet Shaykh Ibn Baaz finally found him — humble and unassuming as ever.
Those who forsake their beds
Exhausted after ‘Umrah, his companions went straight to sleep — only to find Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen already standing in prayer in the night.
Students from Russia
At the airport during Hajj, Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen sought out a translator so he could personally give da‘wah to a group of Russian pilgrims.