I am more knowledgeable about the extent of the importance of this book, and Allaah knows best.
Tag: anecdote
I am a historian
I am a historian. I have not visited a country/city in this world except that I have written its history, and Allaah knows best.
Informing the people of his arrival
So that the people are not denied the opportunity to ask questions and seek fatwa.
Golden words
Know that both illness and good health do not come before or after their [decreed] time.
The taxi driver
Just then it dawned upon the taxi driver that the passenger sitting next to him was indeed the Shaykh, Ibn ‘Uthaymeen; and what a fine mess he had got himself into now!
The Chinese pilgrims
“All Praise be to the One Who has permitted me to see you before my death, since I have longed for this [opportunity] all my life.”
Enjoining the good and forbidding the evil
May Allaah beautify you with that which he has beautified the man.
Importance of teaching
Last year (1420 AH), there occurred a memorable incident during the month of Ramadhaan, whilst Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen was giving his daily lessons in al-Masjid al-Haraam, Makkah
The Shaykh’s humour
[At this] the Shaykh smiled and [then] laughed, and we all laughed together.
Real scholars
These are the attributes of the real scholars and the importance they attach to the affairs of the ummah, both with their knowledge and actions.