Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen provided free accommodation and support to foreign students, easing the hardships they faced while seeking knowledge.
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The Shaykh grieves upon hearing about the death of Shaykh Ibn Baaz
Shaykh al-Albaanee's reaction on being told, the very same day, of the death of Shaykh Ibn Baaz.
Backbiting of the layman ranks amongst the major sins
If backbiting of the layman ranks amongst the major sins, then backbiting of the scholar is much greater.
Love for his teacher
He would cry whenever he remembered his Shaykh, praising his knowledge and his deep concern for his students.
A pen for a deenaar
Muhammad ibn Salaam al-Baykandee's pen broke whilst in the gathering of a Shaykh, so he announced 'a pen for a deenaar', whereupon pens began to fall upon him [from all directions].
There is nothing I have except that I recall its isnaad
I have written [ahaadeeth] from more than 1,000 Shaykhs, and from each one I have [taken] 10,000 ahaadeeth; There is nothing I have except that I recall its isnaad.
Modesty
Recognised by a stranger and moved to tears, Shaykh al-Albaanee explained why praise from people should never bring pride.
I narrated 50,000 hadeeth from memory
When Abu 'Abdullaah 'Abdur-Rahmaan ibn Ahmad al-Khuttootee (d. 335AH) arrived in al-Basrah (Iraq), he had no books with him. He remained in al-Basrah for some months until his books arrived.
Bequeathed his entire library to the Islaamic University of Madeenah
In his will, Shaykh al-Albaanee bequeathed his entire library to the Islaamic University of Madeenah, out of fondness for his years teaching there.
al-Haafidh
Asked whether their own Shaykh had reached the rank of al-Haafidh, Shaykh al-Albaanee firmly redirected the question elsewhere.