When some youth faced a costly fine after a car accident during ‘Umrah, help arrived to ease their distress.
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Recite a set portion everyday
Shaykh Ibn Baaz’s simple advice on keeping a set daily portion of Qur’aan recitation, however small.
Saving time
To save time reaching the library each morning, Shaykh al-Albaanee took to riding a bicycle — an unusual sight for a turbaned Shaykh in Damascus.
Kind to the children
A little girl would ask Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen for a riyal each time he entered the masjid, and he always obliged — for her and her sister.
Rights of the neighbours
Mid-recording, noise from next door turned out to be the Shaykh’s own neighbours — and he chose not to trouble them over it.
‘Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
A senior Muhaddith and teacher at the Prophet’s Masjid in Madeenah, known for his decades spent transmitting and teaching hadeeth sciences.
The Shaykh disliked attention
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen disliked attention and titles, asking to be introduced simply as an imaam and teacher, not as a senior scholar.
Praying 2 rak’ahs until the imaam ascended the pulpit
Each Jumu‘ah, Shaykh al-Albaanee would pray two rak‘ahs of naafilah repeatedly until the imaam ascended the pulpit.
Fasting on Mondays and Thursdays
Shaykh al-Albaanee was known to fast every Monday and Thursday throughout the year, without fail, unless travelling or unwell.
I have come to this land to seek knowledge
Shaykh Hammaad al-Ansaaree recounts being approached by members of Jamaa‘ah at-Tableegh at al-Masjid an-Nabawee, and his response to their invitation.