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.
Tag: wisdom
I know more about it than him
For 20 years, I have not heard a man narrate hadeeth except that I know more about it than him; [however] I had forgotten some knowledge [the extent of which] if a man was to memorise that [which I...
He is responsible for him
It is befitting for a man to encourage his child in [seeking] knowledge, for he is indeed responsible for him
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.
Glad tidings for the believer
Moved to tears on hearing of a dream in which the Prophet ﷺ named him as a reference in matters of hadeeth, Shaykh al-Albaanee prayed Allaah would make him better than people thought of him.
Whoever innovates or accommodates an innovator
Whoever innovates or accommodates an innovator then upon him is the curse of Allaah, His Angels and the whole of mankind.
The jihaad with decisive proofs
The jihaad with decisive proofs [from the Book and the Sunnah] and the tongue takes precedence over the jihaad with the sword and the spear.