Before [the advent of] electricity, he would go out every moonlit night to read. And in winter, he would go out and sit between two steel barrels for protection against the cold!
Tag: shaykh
Serving the Ummah regardless
A doctor waited a full hour to treat Shaykh Ibn Baaz's ailing leg, delayed again and again by calls from people seeking religious answers.
The Shaykh detested painkillers
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen disliked painkillers, since they kept him from teaching and standing the night in prayer.
The Chinese pilgrims
An elderly scholar leading China's first official Hajj delegation asked only one question on arrival: where is Shaykh Ibn Baaz?
A tear of the Scholar
And the people of knowledge are well known; not everyone who has a certificate [becomes a scholar], [nor he who] has graduated from a [university] faculty or...not everyone who has memorised...
Children playing in masjid during Shaykh's lesson
Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Muhammad BaaJaabir said: “...it is on his clothing, and he did not wash it [off].” “So he sprinkled [water on] on his clothing, and he did not wash it (the impurity) [off].” What does this mean? Do not pay attention to...I mean, do not be distracted with what […]
The incredible story of the lamp
A collection of authentic hadeeth on the nature of true dreams, and the remarkable story of a dream involving a lamp.
From whom should a fatwa be sought
From whom should a fatwa be sought in fiqh matters; bearing in mind the difference [of opinion that exists] between the scholars regarding issues, and how should we [then] evaluate the opinions...
Asking different scholars for a fatwa regarding the same issue
Is it from the methodology of the Salaf to seek a fatwa from a scholar regarding an issue, [and] then go to another [scholar] and seek a fatwa [about the same issue] from him, and so on?
So-and-so is speaking about you
So those who have [sound] knowledge of the religion of Allaah do not pay any attention to fitnah - even if the people created a drama [over it].